“Tired of Being Sacrificial ‘Pawns’”: Iowa Farmers Speak Out Against Cost-Raising Tariffs
“Tired of Being Sacrificial ‘Pawns’”: Iowa Farmers Speak Out Against Cost-Raising Tariffs DES MOINES – Iowa farmers gathered on Wednesday to call out the Congressional delegation for their harmful D.C. trade policies that are crushing Iowa’s farm economy. Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra, Zach Nunn, and Marianette Miller-Meeks repeatedly voted for tariffs that are driving costs […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart Issues Statement on the Death of Iowa First Lady Billie Lee Ray
IDP Chair Rita Hart Issues Statement on the Death of Iowa First Lady Billie Lee Ray Des Moines – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding the death of Iowa First Lady Billie Lee Ray. “Billie Lee Ray represented the best of Iowa through her philanthropic and charitable work. She was a […]
Iowa Farmers Speak Out Against Congressional Delegation for Supporting Tariffs Hurting Their Farms
Iowa Farmers Speak Out Against Congressional Delegation for Supporting Tariffs Hurting Their Farms Berleen Wobeter, Tama County Cattle Rancher: “Hinson and the Rest of Iowa’s Delegation and Their Talking Points Are Not an Acceptable Response for the Growing Disaster Here on the Ground in Iowa” Dave Muhlbauer, Crawford County Cattle Rancher: “It’s Just a Kick […]
WATCH: Randy Feenstra Refuses to Answer for Spending Taxpayer Dollars on His Own Campaign
WATCH: Randy Feenstra Refuses to Answer for Spending Taxpayer Dollars on His Own Campaign DES MOINES – At a campaign event last night, Randy Feenstra was asked about spending $33,000 in taxpayer dollars on radio ads to promote his gubernatorial campaign, and shamelessly refused to give a straight answer about his shady and unethical behavior. […]
REMINDER: United States Coast Guard Working Without Pay as Iowa Republicans Enjoy A Week-Long Vacation
REMINDER: United States Coast Guard Working Without Pay as Iowa Republicans Enjoy A Week-Long Vacation Republicans Have Majority Control in the U.S. House, Senate and White House Des Moines – After putting United States military members through the longest federal shutdown ever, Iowa Republicans are taking a week-long vacation as military members go unpaid again. Members […]
NEW: Randy Feenstra Caught Using Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Gubernatorial Campaign
NEW: Randy Feenstra Caught Using Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Gubernatorial Campaign DES MOINES – A new report from Bleeding Heartland reveals that Randy Feenstra spent $33,000 in taxpayer-funded federal government resources on statewide radio ads before the Iowa Caucuses in a failed attempt to “make a good impression on activists” and shore up support for […]
Iowa Republicans failing to deliver on E-15
Iowa Republicans failing to deliver on E-15 Feenstra, Nunn, and Iowa Republicans continue getting rolled by their own party on Iowa priorities DES MOINES – Iowa agriculture faces a “financial squeeze” from increased input costs and costly tariffs and Iowa Republicans seem increasingly incapable of offering any relief. In January, after Republicans stripped year-round E-15 from a must-pass spending bill, […]
Des Moines Register: Iowa Delegation Votes to Keep Trump Tariffs on Canada in Losing Effort
Des Moines Register: Iowa Delegation Votes to Keep Trump Tariffs on Canada in Losing Effort All Four of Iowa’s Representatives Voted to Keep in Place 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports from Canada DES MOINES – Iowans woke up this morning to front page news that Ashley Hinson and the entire Iowa GOP congressional delegation voted to keep in place tariffs that are […]
Ashley Hinson, Iowa GOP Congressional Delegation Vote to Keep in Place Chaotic Tariffs That Are Hurting Iowa Farmers
Ashley Hinson, Iowa GOP Congressional Delegation Vote to Keep in Place Chaotic Tariffs That Are Hurting Iowa Farmers All Four of Iowa’s Representatives Voted to Keep in Place 25 Percent Tariffs on All Imports from Canada DES MOINES – Ashley Hinson and the Iowa GOP Congressional delegation refused to provide much needed relief for Iowa farmers, who are struggling under […]
Ashley Hinson and Iowa’s GOP Congressional Delegation Are Silent as Trump Signs Trade Deal with Argentina That Will Hurt Iowa Cattle Ranchers
Ashley Hinson and Iowa’s GOP Congressional Delegation Are Silent as Trump Signs Trade Deal with Argentina That Will Hurt Iowa Cattle Ranchers Associated Press: “The Deal Also Shows the U.S. Quadrupling the Current Amount of Argentine Beef it Imports at a Lower Tariff Rate” DES MOINES – A new U.S.-Argentina trade deal negotiated by the Trump Administration could […]