Farmers Lose $11 Million to Support Local Food Systems in Latest Round of Republican Cuts
Farmers Lose $11 Million to Support Local Food Systems in Latest Round of Republican Cuts Iowa’s Congressional Delegation is Silent as Iowa is Left in the Dust DES MOINES, IA – More than $11 million in funding that the USDA contracted to Iowa farmers has expired, leaving farmers with unpaid bills and even more unpredictability as […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart Releases Statement on Special Election In House District 100
IDP Chair Rita Hart Releases Statement on Special Election In House District 100 DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement regarding tonight’s State House District 100 special election results: “Tonight, Nannette Griffin proved Democrats are on their way back – performing competitively in a district that Donald Trump won by […]
Iowa Republicans Vote to Cut Rural Broadband Expansion, Police Funding and Fail to Protect Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
Iowa Republicans Vote to Cut Rural Broadband Expansion, Police Funding and Fail to Protect Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits Miller-Meeks, Nunn, Feenstra and Hinson vote to give Trump ultimate power over tariffs DES MOINES – Today, Iowa’s Republican Congressional Delegation voted to approve a temporary funding bill that denies veterans who were exposed to toxic […]
Iowa Democrats’ Statement on Donald Trump’s Joint Address
Iowa Democrats’ Statement on Donald Trump’s Joint Address DES MOINES – Following Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress this evening, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement: “Republicans have been in control for 43 days, and they have already lost focus on their promise to bring down prices and grow our economy. Last […]
Iowa Republicans Vote to cut Medicaid, Lower Taxes for Millionaires & Billionaires
Iowa Republicans Vote to cut Medicaid, Lower Taxes for Millionaires & Billionaires DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement after Iowa Republicans voted for a budget resolution that will raise costs for Iowans and lower taxes for millionaires and billionaires. “Iowa Republicans unanimously voted to support a bill that will […]
IDP Statement on white supremacists marching in Des Moines
IDP Statement on white supremacists marching in Des Moines DES MOINES – IDP Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding a white nationalist group that marched in Des Moines today: “Today, a white supremacist group that primarily exists to spread hate and fear by marching with their flags and hiding their faces with white masks, […]
IDP Statement on More Farm Economy Layoffs
IDP Statement on More Farm Economy Layoffs DES MOINES – Following reports that John Deere will lay off 119 workers at its Ankeny works Friday morning, Chair Rita issued the following statement: “Over 100 Iowa families got devastating news from John Deere in Ankeny this morning. Iowans need our leaders in both Washington and Des Moines to […]
VA and USDA Federal Employees Fired by Donald Trump Share Their Stories
VA and USDA Federal Employees Fired by Donald Trump Share Their Stories Des Moines, IA – This afternoon, IDP Chair Rita Hart was joined in a virtual press conference by federal employees in Iowa who shared their experience with the ongoing mass firings being carried out by Donald Trump. “I was met at the door by […]
Questions Remain Unanswered as Iowa’s Congressional Delegation Spends the Week at Home
Questions Remain Unanswered as Iowa’s Congressional Delegation Spends the Week at Home From Shuttering the Department of Education to cutting Medicaid and vital USDA programs, Iowa’s Congressional Delegation has a lot to answer for during their week-long break DES MOINES – Members of Congress are working in their districts this week and Iowa’s Congressional Delegation has […]
Iowa AG Brenna Bird Blocking Cancer Research in Iowa
Iowa AG Brenna Bird Blocking Cancer Research in Iowa Iowa has the second-highest and fastest-growing cancer rates in the U.S. DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is blocking life-saving medical research and putting MAGA extremists ahead of Iowans by refusing to challenge Donald Trump’s attempt to cap medical research. A U.S. district court judge […]