August Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slows In Trump’s Historic Recession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 4, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org August Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slows, Economy Stalling In Trump’s Historic Recession Trump’s disastrous mishandling of COVID-19 led to the worst recession since the Great Depression, Iowa workers are still struggling DES MOINES — The August job report, released this morning, shows that the brunt of […]
10 Damning Quotes on Senator Ernst’s “Insulting” Conspiracy Theories Spreading “Mistruths and Distrust”
After a week of brutal statewide and national headlines and rebuke from Iowa medical experts, Senator Joni Ernst’s conspiracy theory scandal shows no signs of going away. Nonpartisan analysis and fact checks have raked Senator Ernst over the coals for perpetuating categorically false lies that health care professionals are purposely inflating COVID-19 data for profit. […]
Does Miller-Meeks Agree With Ernst’s Conspiracy Theories?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 4, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Does Miller-Meeks Agree With Doctors that Ernst’s Dangerous Conspiracy Theories Could Lead to Worst Outbreak? Iowa Medical Society – which Miller-Meeks used to lead – calls Ernst’s comments “incredibly disappointing” DES MOINES — In a scathing Des Moines Register report yesterday, UnityPoint Health’s chief clinical officer […]
BREAKING: Iowa Medical Society Warns Ernst’s Dangerous Conspiracy Theories Could Lead to Worst Outbreak
Iowa’s Largest Physicians Group: ‘Now is not the time to spread mistruths and distrust’ DES MOINES – In a new report today by the Des Moines Register, UnityPoint Health’s chief medical officer and the Iowa Medical Society criticized Senator Joni Ernst and expressed fear that “Iowans might take COVID-19 less seriously,” after she pushed dangerous […]
Perdue Can’t Cover Up How Trump Administration’s Agenda Hurts Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 3, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Perdue Can’t Cover Up How Trump Administration’s Agenda Hurts Farmers Over three weeks after the derecho, Secretary Perdue is visiting Iowa in a desperate attempt to smooth over Trump’s failed leadership for farmers DES MOINES — Over three weeks after the derecho, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture […]
5 Questions Senator Ernst Must Answer on Her Irresponsible Accusations Against Health Care Workers, Downplaying of COVID-19 Risk
Ernst has stood by her demonstrably false claims – refusing to explain or apologize for alleging that health providers are purposefully overcounting deaths and cases for profit Iowans have yet to hear any explanation or apology from Senator Ernst two days after her comments in the Waterloo Courier sparked local and national headlines with news […]
Hinson Stood Silently By As Ernst Pushed COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Hinson Stood Silently By As Ernst Pushed Debunked QAnon Conspiracy Theory About COVID-19 Will Hinson condemn Ernst’s peddling of conspiracy theories and attempt to downplay the toll of the lives lost to COVID-19? DES MOINES — As she shared an event stage with Senator Joni Ernst […]
Iowa Health Care Workers Scold Ernst for Peddling Conspiracy Theories
“Disgusting,” “Incredibly insulting and infuriating,” “Attacking those on the front lines during a pandemic. Unreal” DES MOINES – Iowa infectious disease experts and health care workers are sharply rebuking Senator Joni Ernst for pushing debunked and deeply alarming conspiracy theories that demonize frontline workers – claiming that health providers are overcounting COVID-19 cases and deaths […]
Miller-Meeks Attempts to Run From Disastrous Health Care Record
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Miller-Meeks Attempts to Run From Disastrous Health Care Record During A Global Pandemic Miller-Meeks’ long record of undermining access to affordable health care would have exacerbated the COVID-19 crisis DES MOINES — State Sen. Marianette Miller-Meeks is desperately trying to outrun her failed health care record […]
Does Reynolds Agree With Ernst COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Are Overcounted?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Does Reynolds Agree With Ernst’s Conspiracy Theories that COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Are Overcounted? After Ernst and Reynolds Downplayed and Ignored COVID-19 Spread, Iowa is Now the Worst Pandemic Hotspot in the Country DES MOINES — As a White House report named Iowa the worst state in […]