IDP Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org TODAY: Iowa Democrats to Hold Virtual Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit During harvest, farmers call out Trump’s broken agriculture agenda and plummeting farm economy DES MOINES — This morning, ahead of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s events in Mason City and Ankeny, Iowa Democrats […]
IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Victory in VP Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Resounding Victory in First Vice Presidential Debate DES MOINES – Tonight, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on winning the vice presidential debate: “Tonight, Senator Kamala Harris spoke directly to the American people about her and […]
Does Ernst Agree With GOP Leaders Ending COVID-19 Phase 4 Negotiations?
Senator Ernst and GOP Have Refused to Take COVID-19 Seriously, While Tens of Thousands of Iowans are Unemployed and Small Businesses and Farms Reach a Breaking Point DES MOINES – After months of partisan gimmicks from Senator Joni Ernst and the GOP as they downplayed the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the Trump Administration […]
The Gazette: “Ashley Hinson disrespects the work of disabled Iowans”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 6, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Cedar Rapids Gazette Column: “Ashley Hinson disrespects the work of disabled Iowans” Hinson’s Argument for Subminimum Wages Leaves Iowa Workers Behind DES MOINES – State Sen. Ashley Hinson’s embrace of a subminimum wage to defend her opposition to a minimum-wage increase is just another example of […]
Early Voting Kicks Off in the Hawkeye State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 6, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org As Early Voting Kicks Off in the Hawkeye State, Iowans are Excited to Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Democrats Up and Down the Ticket Iowans across the state got up early Monday morning to vote in record numbers DES MOINES – Yesterday, the first day […]
What Iowans Read About Ernst’s Losing Debate Performance
Iowa Starting Line: “With time running out to turn around her reelection campaign, it seems like Joni Ernst simply doesn’t have any new ideas of how to slow Theresa Greenfield down” Senator Joni Ernst entered Saturday’s Senate debate desperate for a rebound after a disastrous debate last Monday failed to improve her miserable standing in […]
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 […]