Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Labor Day 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Labor Day 2020 DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith released the following statement on Labor Day 2020: “Organized labor is the backbone of our nation’s workforce.This year, as workers simultaneously live through a global pandemic and historic recession, […]
Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 4, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State Iowa Democrats spent the week fighting for the issues that matter most: health care, the ag industry, USPS, and more DES MOINES — In a week riddled with another dramatic uptick in coronavirus cases and conspiracy theories peddled […]
Statement by Vice Admiral Michael Franken on The Atlantic Report of President Trump Attacking the Sacrifice of U.S. Service Members
“The failure of Senator Joni Ernst and other Iowa Republicans to condemn these shameful statements is utterly disqualifying and must not stand.” Following a disturbing report by The Atlantic of President Donald Trump repeatedly disparaging fallen American soldiers and wounded veterans as “losers” and “suckers” and refusing to honor their sacrifice, retired Navy Vice Admiral […]
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 […]