One Month Until SCOTUS Hears GOP Lawsuit to Repeal the ACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, October 10, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org With One Month Until SCOTUS Hears GOP Lawsuit to Repeal the ACA, A Reminder: Health Care Is On The Ballot In November Trump and Ernst are attempting to jam through a lifetime appointment justice who could cast the deciding vote to gut coverage protections for pre-existing […]
Ernst Silent as McConnell Shuts Down COVID-19 Relief Negotiations as Iowa’s Crisis Takes Turn for the Worse
Iowans Pay the Price as Senator Ernst Refuses to Put Politics Aside and Push for Meaningful COVID-19 Relief After Senator Joni Ernst wasted months playing political games with new COVID-19 relief, Mitch McConnell today all but closed the door on a Phase 4 stimulus package, claiming the “proximity to the elections” prevents an action until […]
Ernst’s words and actions on Social Security, prescription drugs, and pre-existing conditions
Joni Ernst has “talked about privatizing Social Security” on video and said we should do it quote “behind closed doors” unquote. Ernst would gut Social Security, let the same Wall Street banks that have donated to her campaign gamble our savings in the markets and make billions off management fees. Joni Ernst has taken over […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democrats and Farmers Speak Out Against Perdue’s Visit, Election Year Politics During harvest, farmers called out Trump’s broken agriculture agenda and plummeting farm economy DES MOINES — This morning, ahead of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s events in Mason City and Ankeny, Iowa Democrats and farmers […]
IDP Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org TODAY: Iowa Democrats to Hold Virtual Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit During harvest, farmers call out Trump’s broken agriculture agenda and plummeting farm economy DES MOINES — This morning, ahead of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s events in Mason City and Ankeny, Iowa Democrats […]
IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Victory in VP Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Resounding Victory in First Vice Presidential Debate DES MOINES – Tonight, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on winning the vice presidential debate: “Tonight, Senator Kamala Harris spoke directly to the American people about her and […]
Does Ernst Agree With GOP Leaders Ending COVID-19 Phase 4 Negotiations?
Senator Ernst and GOP Have Refused to Take COVID-19 Seriously, While Tens of Thousands of Iowans are Unemployed and Small Businesses and Farms Reach a Breaking Point DES MOINES – After months of partisan gimmicks from Senator Joni Ernst and the GOP as they downplayed the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the Trump Administration […]
The Gazette: “Ashley Hinson disrespects the work of disabled Iowans”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 6, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Cedar Rapids Gazette Column: “Ashley Hinson disrespects the work of disabled Iowans” Hinson’s Argument for Subminimum Wages Leaves Iowa Workers Behind DES MOINES – State Sen. Ashley Hinson’s embrace of a subminimum wage to defend her opposition to a minimum-wage increase is just another example of […]
Early Voting Kicks Off in the Hawkeye State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 6, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org As Early Voting Kicks Off in the Hawkeye State, Iowans are Excited to Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Democrats Up and Down the Ticket Iowans across the state got up early Monday morning to vote in record numbers DES MOINES – Yesterday, the first day […]
What Iowans Read About Ernst’s Losing Debate Performance
Iowa Starting Line: “With time running out to turn around her reelection campaign, it seems like Joni Ernst simply doesn’t have any new ideas of how to slow Theresa Greenfield down” Senator Joni Ernst entered Saturday’s Senate debate desperate for a rebound after a disastrous debate last Monday failed to improve her miserable standing in […]