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 […]

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 […]