IDP Chair Rita Hart Issues Statement on Local Election Results
IDP Chair Rita Hart Issues Statement on Local Election Results Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding local election results: “Last night, progressive candidates who believe teachers should be supported by their communities and not villainized by politicians who have never stepped foot in a classroom won across the state […]
The Iowa Democratic Party has Sold Out its Largest Fundraiser of the Year
The Iowa Democratic Party has Sold Out its Largest Fundraiser of the Year Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced that it has sold out of tickets to its largest fundraiser of the year, the 2023 Liberty and Justice Celebration. The event will take place at Meadows Event Center on Saturday, November 4, and will feature […]
NEW: Iowa Congressional Delegation Back MAGA Extremist For Speaker
NEW: Iowa Congressional Delegation Back MAGA Extremist For Speaker After managing to waste most of October on their chaotic inability to elect a speaker, House Republicans finally chose Mike Johnson to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. But who did Iowa Republicans and the rest of their party elect as speaker? “After Donald Trump gave his […]
REMINDER: Trump’s Manufacturing Record Failed Iowans
REMINDER: Trump’s Manufacturing Record Failed Iowans As Donald Trump heads back to Iowa tomorrow, this National Manufacturing Day serves as a timely reminder that Trump broke his promises to Iowans, led America to lose manufacturing jobs, and created new incentives for companies to ship jobs overseas. Here’s what you need to know about Trump’s awful record on […]
On Labor Day Weekend, Iowans Across The State Hearing About How Iowa’s New Child Labor Law Violates Federal Law
On Labor Day Weekend, Iowans Across The State Hearing About How Iowa’s New Child Labor Law Violates Federal Law “Iowans spent their Labor Day weekend reading articles in the news about how Iowa Republicans have pulled our state out of sync with federal child labor laws. From allowing 16 year olds to work in demolition, […]
ICYMI: KGAN: MAGA Republicans Push To Undo Lower Drug Costs for Seniors
ICYMI: KGAN: MAGA Republicans Push To Undo Lower Drug Costs for Seniors As President Biden takes on Big Pharma and lowers costs for millions of Americans, MAGA Republicans running for president are calling to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and cause the nearly 650,000 Iowa seniors on Medicare to pay more for their medication. Every […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart on Scott, Pence, Ramaswamy Visiting Iowa This Week
IDP Chair Rita Hart on Scott, Pence, Ramaswamy Visiting Iowa This Week Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement ahead of Tim Scott, Mike Pence, and Vivek Ramaswamy traveling to Iowa over the next two days. “This week some of the most extreme, MAGA presidential contenders are headed back to […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart Highlights First Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
IDP Chair Rita Hart Highlights First Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart responds to the Biden-Harris administration’s announcement of Medicare selecting the first 10 drugs for price negotiation. In 2022, seniors paid $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs for these 10 medications. This provision allows Medicare to negotiate lower […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart’s Responds To Ramaswamy and DeSantis Visit
IDP Chair Rita Hart’s Responds To Ramaswamy and DeSantis Visit IDP Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement on Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis visiting Iowa today: “Ramaswamy and DeSantis are returning to Iowa to push the same extreme message they did on the debate stage this week, pandering to the fringes of […]
IDP Chair Rita Hart’s Statement on the First RNC Debate
IDP Chair Rita Hart’s Statement on the First RNC Debate Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart responds to the first RNC debate: “Instead of offering solutions that would benefit middle-class Iowans, the MAGA candidates on stage chose to focus on whether climate change is a hoax and who wants to pass the most […]