Ernst Rushes to Confirm Anti-ACA SCOTUS Nominee on Same Day Iowa Reaches 100k COVID-19 Milestone
Instead of Focusing on Phase 4 Relief, Senator Ernst Rushes to Confirm a Lifetime Appointment Whose Vote to Repeal the ACA Could Gut Protections for Iowans With Pre-Existing Conditions This morning, Iowa’s health and economic crisis reached a new tragic milestone: 100,000 Iowans have now contracted the coronavirus. But instead of putting Iowans first by […]
Iowa Democrats Condemn Trump’s Potential Super-Spreader Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, October 10, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democrats Condemn Trump’s Dangerous Des Moines Rally, Potential Super-Spreader Event President Trump — who may still be contagious with coronavirus — is threatening Iowans’ safety with this shameless political stunt DES MOINES — Ahead of President Trump’s reckless Des Moines rally, Iowa Democratic Party Chair […]
Iowa Democratic Party Continues “Early Vote Express”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, October 10, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Party Continues “Early Vote Express” Tour Continues in Eastern Iowa; Heads to Northern Iowa on Monday DES MOINES — This weekend, Iowa Democrats will continue the Early Vote Express, a multi-stop, statewide bus tour from now through Election Day aimed at laying out the […]
One Month Until SCOTUS Hears GOP Lawsuit to Repeal the ACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, October 10, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org With One Month Until SCOTUS Hears GOP Lawsuit to Repeal the ACA, A Reminder: Health Care Is On The Ballot In November Trump and Ernst are attempting to jam through a lifetime appointment justice who could cast the deciding vote to gut coverage protections for pre-existing […]
Ernst Silent as McConnell Shuts Down COVID-19 Relief Negotiations as Iowa’s Crisis Takes Turn for the Worse
Iowans Pay the Price as Senator Ernst Refuses to Put Politics Aside and Push for Meaningful COVID-19 Relief After Senator Joni Ernst wasted months playing political games with new COVID-19 relief, Mitch McConnell today all but closed the door on a Phase 4 stimulus package, claiming the “proximity to the elections” prevents an action until […]
Ernst’s words and actions on Social Security, prescription drugs, and pre-existing conditions
Joni Ernst has “talked about privatizing Social Security” on video and said we should do it quote “behind closed doors” unquote. Ernst would gut Social Security, let the same Wall Street banks that have donated to her campaign gamble our savings in the markets and make billions off management fees. Joni Ernst has taken over […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democrats and Farmers Speak Out Against Perdue’s Visit, Election Year Politics During harvest, farmers called out Trump’s broken agriculture agenda and plummeting farm economy DES MOINES — This morning, ahead of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s events in Mason City and Ankeny, Iowa Democrats and farmers […]
IDP Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org TODAY: Iowa Democrats to Hold Virtual Press Conference Ahead of Agriculture Secretary Perdue Visit During harvest, farmers call out Trump’s broken agriculture agenda and plummeting farm economy DES MOINES — This morning, ahead of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s events in Mason City and Ankeny, Iowa Democrats […]
IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Victory in VP Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 7, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org IDP Chair Congratulates Kamala Harris on Resounding Victory in First Vice Presidential Debate DES MOINES – Tonight, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on winning the vice presidential debate: “Tonight, Senator Kamala Harris spoke directly to the American people about her and […]
Does Ernst Agree With GOP Leaders Ending COVID-19 Phase 4 Negotiations?
Senator Ernst and GOP Have Refused to Take COVID-19 Seriously, While Tens of Thousands of Iowans are Unemployed and Small Businesses and Farms Reach a Breaking Point DES MOINES – After months of partisan gimmicks from Senator Joni Ernst and the GOP as they downplayed the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, the Trump Administration […]