One Week Into Trump Shutdown, Iowa Republicans Refuse to Lower Health Care Costs
Iowa’s out-of-touch Republicans have been attending fundraisers and hanging out on private islands instead of negotiating health care
DES MOINES — One week into the Trump Shutdown, Iowa Republicans are still refusing to get serious about ending this shutdown and stopping Iowans’ health insurance costs from skyrocketing. It’s totally disheartening that House Republicans refuse to even come to D.C. to negotiate a compromise that will get this country back up and running. They are not even meeting with folks while they are back here in Iowa so that they can understand what their constituents want them to do about this shutdown.
Instead:
- Randy Feenstra has been attending Republican fundraisers,
- Ashley Hinson was spotted on a private island with $500+ per-night hotel rooms,
- Zach Nunn has been in hiding,
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been keeping her promise of not holding a town hall until hell freezes over.
While Iowa’s out-of-touch Republicans refuse to negotiate health care costs, Democrats’ proposal to extend health care credits for Iowa families has been gaining popularity. A new Washington Post poll found that 71% of Americans, including 80 percent of independents, want these tax credits to be extended. Why won’t our representatives try to make that happen?
In response, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement:
“Iowa Republicans have the ability right now to stop health care premiums from more than doubling for tens of thousands of Iowa families. Stubbornly, they refuse to show up to work to end this Trump Shutdown. Instead, they’ve been letting deployed Iowa National Guard troops go without pay while they attend Republican fundraisers and relax on private islands. Iowans deserve more than out-of-touch politicians who don’t do anything about rising health care costs. Voters will remember this next November.”
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