Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks Gearing Up to Vote for Massive Medicaid Cuts a Second Time
Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks Gearing Up to Vote for Massive Medicaid Cuts a Second Time The pair signed on to a meaningless letter begging the Senate to scale back cuts they already voted for DES MOINES – After voting for the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks tried to beg the […]
IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Senate’s Passage of Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill
IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Senate’s Passage of Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill The bill will put rural hospitals and nursing homes at risk of closing, raise energy and health care costs for Iowans, and give tax breaks to the ultra-rich DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Joni […]
New Trump Administration data: Iowa still 49th in economic growth, state economy continued to contract in Q1 2025
New Trump Administration data: Iowa still 49th in economic growth, state economy continued to contract in Q1 2025 State GDP shrank 6.1% on inflation-adjusted basis DES MOINES – The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ quarterly state GDP numbers showed Iowa’s economy shrank substantially in the first quarter. In March, data showed Iowa was only one of two states to have […]
IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Ernst’s Vote to Move the Republican’s Big, Bad, Budget-Busting Bill Forward
IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Ernst’s Vote to Move the Republican’s Big, Bad, Budget-Busting Bill Forward The bill will raise health insurance, home energy costs for Iowans DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Joni Ernst casting a deciding vote on a motion to proceed with the […]
Randy Feenstra Continues to Fight Only for Iowa’s Wealthiest
Randy Feenstra Continues to Fight Only for Iowa’s Wealthiest Despite what Randy Feenstra says, the majority of Iowans do not make over $600,000 annually DES MOINES – Randy Feenstra is lying to Iowans about the Republican budget bill when he says it will save Iowa families $10,000 or more a year. The only families who save anywhere near the […]
U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit Worst It’s Ever Been
U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit Worst It’s Ever Been U.S. agricultural trade debt from January to April was $19.7 billion, the largest ever recorded. Washington D.C. – The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is growing rapidly. The debt from January to April of 2025 was measured at $19.7 billion, the largest ever recorded for the first four months of […]
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 […]