Iowa to Lose $4.1 Billion Under Republican’s New Budget Plan
Iowa to Lose $4.1 Billion Under Republican’s New Budget Plan Forty to Sixty Percent of Iowans Enrolled in the ACA Could Lose Their Health Care DES MOINES – Iowa will forfeit $4.1 billion if the Republican’s new budget plan goes through according to – a flyer that North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis passed out […]
Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Highlights Republican Attack on Reproductive Healthcare
Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Highlights Republican Attack on Reproductive Healthcare Three years ago Iowa Republicans applauded the Supreme Court’s Decision to take away women’s rights Washington D.C. – Three years ago today Iowa Republicans applauded as the United States Supreme Court ripped away women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions. Dobbs v. Jackson paved the […]
Republicans’ Budget Bill Would Devastate Rural Hospitals
Republicans’ Budget Bill Would Devastate Rural Hospitals American Hospital Association reports proposed budget would lead to a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years Washington D.C. – The American Hospital Association is warning that the big, bad, budget bill that’s now making its way through the U.S. Senate includes provisions that “further […]
ICYMI: Iowans Household Energy Costs Could Increase by $550 Annually Under Republican’s Budget Cuts
ICYMI: Iowans Household Energy Costs Could Increase by $550 Annually Under Republican’s Budget Cuts Iowa’s Republican Lawmakers in Congress Voted for the Cuts as Part of the Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill Washington D.C. – A bill that Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn, Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson voted for could increase Iowa household energy costs by up to $550 […]
Republicans Plan on Cutting Iowa’s Clean Tax Credits
Republicans Plan on Cutting Iowa’s Clean Tax Credits The clean energy tax credits will add $238 million in annual economic value to Iowa if left intact Washington D.C. – Nearly three-fifths of Iowa’s electricity generation comes from renewable sources, yet Iowa’s congressional delegation is staying silent on taking away the tax credits, which threatens up to $238 million in […]
Will Iowa Republicans Vote to Cut Medicare?
Will Iowa Republicans Vote to Cut Medicare? North Dakota Republican Asks: ‘Why don’t we go after [Medicare]?’ DES MOINES – Iowa House Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn, Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra have already voted for the largest Medicaid cuts in US history to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Will Medicare be next? Yesterday Sen. […]
WATCH: Senator Joni Ernst Triples Down on Telling Constituents “Well, we are all going to die.”
WATCH: Senator Joni Ernst Triples Down on Telling Constituents “Well, we are all going to die.” Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could strip healthcare from 281,000 Iowans, and Ernst doesn’t care DES MOINES – Okay. It’s now official. Joni Ernst is nothing but a mean girl. At her town hall on May 30th, Joni Ernst infamously […]
Iowa’s Economy Ranks 51st in the Nation Thanks to Republicans’ Failed Leadership
Iowa’s Economy Ranks 51st in the Nation Thanks to Republicans’ Failed Leadership Des Moines – In a newly released report, Iowa’s economy ranks 51st – dead last when put against every state in the nation and Washington, D.C. The report also places Iowa 51st in new startup activity and 50th in change among nonfarm payrolls. Early this […]
Week in Review: Iowa Republicans Fail to Defend their Big, Bad Budget Bill
Week in Review: Iowa Republicans Fail to Defend their Big, Bad Budget Bill Joni Ernst says ‘we all are going to die’ when told Republican-led SNAP, Medicaid cuts will kill people Des Moines, IA — From Joni Ernst telling Iowans ‘we all are going to die’ when told Medicaid and SNAP cuts will kill people, to Ashley […]
WATCH: Senator Joni Ernst Tells Constituents Concerned About Medicaid and SNAP “Well, we are all going to die.”
WATCH: Senator Joni Ernst Tells Constituents Concerned About Medicaid and SNAP “Well, we are all going to die.” Ernst has signaled her support for the ‘big, beautiful bill’ that could strip healthcare from 281,000 Iowans Washington D.C. – At her town hall this morning in Butler County, Joni Ernst met a crowd that was demanding […]