Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Disastrous GOP Federal Budget

Every Republican member of the Iowa Congressional Delegation voted to cut billions from Medicare and Medicaid and raise taxes on middle class families.   Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement on the 2018 Republican Federal budget. The IDP is also calling on concerned Iowans to make their voices heard with […]

Iowa Democratic Party Congratulates Public Unions on Successful Recertification Efforts

Despite an unprecedented and politically motivated assault from the Iowa GOP, the overwhelming majority of public labor unions have voted to re-certify their contracts. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “We are so proud of our brothers and sisters in Labor who put everything on the line to protect workers’ rights […]

GOP BUDGET LOOMING DISASTER FOR IOWA FAMILIES

BACKGROUND Last week, Senate Republicans passed a partisan budget resolution that would make drastic cuts to vital programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, to give giant tax breaks to wealthy corporations and the 1% – all at the expense of working Americans. This week, House Republicans are expected to follow suit. As they did with health care, Republicans […]

Iowa Democratic Party Chair statement on Gov. Reynolds’ withdrawal of Iowa’s stopgap insurance plan

Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price issued the following statement in response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ decision to withdraw Iowa’s stopgap insurance plan. “Governor Reynolds pulled the plug on Iowans’ healthcare today, choosing to put political attacks ahead of solutions for the people of our state. Thanks to Reynolds’ decision, premiums for 72,000 Iowans […]

Iowa Democratic Party Chair statement on Iowa Senate Leadership

Iowa Democratic Party Chair, Troy Price, released the following statement about the Iowa Senate Democrats leadership: “We want to congratulate Senator Janet Petersen on her new role as Minority Leader and for making history as the first Democratic woman to serve in that position. We have the utmost confidence in her leadership and know she will […]

Reynolds Fails to Advocate for Iowa in Bipartisan Effort to Stabilize Health Care Markets

Once again, Governor Reynolds failed to show leadership on health care when she neglected to sign on to a letter from a group of bipartisan governors to Congress urging them to pass legislation to stabilize insurance markets. “It’s absolutely ridiculous that Governor Reynolds has failed time and time again to be the leader Iowa deserves on health […]

Iowa Democratic Party Launches ReynoldsBudgetCrisis.Org

The Party continues to hold Governor Reynolds responsible for her role in the state’s budget crisis.   Today, the Iowa Democratic Party launched ReynoldsBudgetCrisis.Org in a continuation of the effort to hold Governor Reynolds responsible for her role in the state’s budget crisis. At this website, Iowans can get the facts about Reynolds’ mismanagement and misplaced priorities that led […]

ICYMI: Des Moines Register Editorial: “Not Even Death Spares You” From Reynolds Budget Crisis

New Editorial Highlights Human Impact of Reynolds Budget Crisis’ Service Cuts   As the Reynolds Budget Crisis continues to make life harder for the people of Iowa, the Des Moines Register published an editorial highlighting the real consequences of Governor Kim Reynolds’ budgetary mismanagement and service cuts. Despite increasing the cost of running the state by nearly 1 […]

Iowans Hold Reynolds Accountable for Budget Crisis

Iowa Democratic Party petition garners more than 1,200 signatures in support of audit.   In the wake of the Reynolds Budget Crisis, the Iowa Democratic Party launched a petition calling for a nonpartisan audit of the state budget. To date, over 1,200 people have added their names to hold Governor Kim Reynolds accountable for her […]

WATCH: Governor Kim Reynolds “Didn’t Take a Stand” for Iowa Wind Jobs

After EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a plan that would threaten critical tax credits for wind farmers, Governor Reynolds refused to take a stand and protect Iowa’s wind energy jobs. Watch HERE. Wind energy employs about 9,000 Iowans and makes up about 36.6 percent of our energy supply. This is not the first time Governor Reynolds declined to take Trump […]