ICYMI: Rep. Axne: Defending health care means strengthening protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 5, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org ICYMI: Rep. Axne: Defending health care means strengthening, not repealing, current protections DES MOINES – Ahead of tonight’s 3rd congressional district debate, Congresswoman Cindy Axne wrote an op-ed in The Perry Chief about the heightened need for affordable, high-quality health care for Iowans during the COVID-19 […]
David Young Voted Repeatedly to Gut Care for Iowans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 5, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Before Tonight’s IA-03 Debate, A Reminder: David Young Voted Repeatedly to Gut Care for Iowans DES MOINES – Heading into the 3rd congressional district debate tonight, rejected Congressman David Young is desperately trying to re-write his record on health care. But the facts speak for themselves: […]
POLITICO: Ernst Refuses to Oppose GOP’s Lawsuit to Repeal ACA, Gut Coverage Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
Sen. Ernst Claims the ACA “In the Court’s Hands” As She Rushes to Appoint a Lifetime Justice to Cast Deciding Vote to Strike it Down Senator Joni Ernst *once again* refused to oppose the GOP’s lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act that could gut coverage protections for pre-existing conditions and undo Medicaid expansion, […]
WATCH: Ernst Dodges Questions on Votes to Repeal Health Care, Admits She Has No Plan if GOP’s Anti-ACA Lawsuit is Successful
Ernst Repeatedly Avoids Answering for Her Efforts to Gut Coverage Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions Amid a Deadly Pandemic Senator Joni Ernst did not want to talk about her six years of voting to gut health care during Monday’s Senate debate. But only minutes in, Ernst was already grasping at straws to avoid discussing how she […]
Sen. Joni Ernst changed in Washington
Iowa voters need to know: Joni Ernst has taken over $600,000 from Big Pharma and the insurance industry, opposed lowering drug prices, and wrote a bill that would let insurers deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes, cancer and even the coronavirus. Joni Ernst has changed. During her last campaign, Joni Ernst said […]
Ashley Hinson Triples Down On Raiding 401Ks For Family & Medical Leave
DES MOINES — In an interview with WHO-TV’s The Insiders on Sunday, State Rep. Ashley Hinson tripled down on her privileged, out-of-touch suggestion that Iowans should “borrow from their 401k” to afford paid family and medical leave. Here’s what Ashley Hinson had to say on WHO-TV’s The Insiders: Host Dave Price: Many parents do not […]
IDP Unveils Giant Inflatable Pig to Remind Voters of Ernst’s Broken Promise to ‘Make Washington Squeal’
Emblazoned with “Corporate Special Interests,” Washington Wilbur Will Travel Across Iowa in Election Home Stretch To set the stage for tonight’s first U.S. Senate debate, the Iowa Democratic Party raised the curtain on Washington Wilbur – a 5-foot tall embodiment of Senator Joni Ernst’s broken promise to “make ’em squeal” in Washington. Senator Ernst promised […]
Ernst opposed lowering drug costs, tried to let insurers discriminate against pre-existing conditions
Iowa voters need to know: Joni Ernst has taken over $600,000 from Big Pharma and the insurance industry, opposed lowering drug prices, and wrote a bill that would let insurers deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes, cancer and even the coronavirus. Joni Ernst has changed. Learn more.
IDP Chair Statement on Nomination of Judge Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court
Chair Smith: “Senator Ernst is trying to ram through a lifetime appointment who could cast the deciding vote to gut coverage protections for pre-existing conditions and dismantle Medicaid expansion after the election” DES MOINES – Instead of working to pass urgent COVID-19 relief, Republicans in the Senate are rushing to confirm a lifetime appointment to […]
ICYMI: Miller-Meeks Doubles Down On Her Attacks On Seniors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 25, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org ICYMI: Miller-Meeks Doubles Down On Her Attacks to Medicare, Social Security During last night’s IA-02 debate, Miller-Meeks reiterated her support for raising the age of retirement, denying seniors Medicare and Social Security benefits DES MOINES — The 2nd congressional district debate last night made it clear: […]