In her weekly press conference, Governor Kim Reynolds made it quite clear that not only was she on board with the partisan revenge politics of ACA repeal in Washington, but that she also does not care about the particulars of those efforts, even if they hurt Iowans.
Reynolds expressed frustration with her D.C. colleagues’ inability to come to an agreement on repeal due to several Republican senators’ concerns that the stipulations of the proposal would do great harm to their states and the American people.
Despite the fact that repealing the bill without a replacement would raise premiums by 20%, Reynolds is still staunchly in support of repealing the increasingly popular program.
The Gazette quoted her as saying: “They have to do something. Doing nothing is not an option.”
In that same press conference, Reynolds repeated time and time again that she was only looking for a short term solution, declining to take a position that might result in meaningful change for Iowa.
Last week, Reynolds was just as vague, saying: “My support is for them to get something done. That’s where I’m at.”
“This kind of strict adherence to D.C. partisan politics without attention to the actual substance of policies is disastrous,” said Executive Director Kevin Geiken. “We need leadership that will examine each issue through the lens of what’s best for Iowans. In her seven year tenure, Governor Reynolds has proven that she can’t be trusted to put our state ahead of her blind allegiance to the Republican Party.”