Ernst Silent As Trump Says SCOTUS Should “End” the ACA
President’s Comments Make Painfully Clear that Ernst and GOP’s Rush to Fill SCOTUS Vacancy is Aimed at Adding the Deciding Vote to Repeal Coverage Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions Today, President Trump announced that he wants the Supreme Court to “end” the Affordable Care Act, which could kick 227,000 Iowans off of health coverage and end […]
IDP Statement on Ernst’s Hypocritical Vote to Advance Anti-ACA Lifetime Appointment
IDP Chair Mark Smith: “Senator Ernst’s vote is one more step forward in her effort to gut coverage protections for pre-existing conditions and undo Iowa’s Medicaid expansion” After repeatedly arguing that an election-year vacancy should be left for voters to decide, today Senator Joni Ernst hypocritically voted to advance a lifetime appointment to the Supreme […]
Ernst went Washington, would gut Social Security
Iowa voters need to know: Joni Ernst went Washington. She took 870 thousand dollars in taxpayer-funded salary over the last five years, bought a luxury DC condo, and even voted to raise her own pay. Ernst was one of only 32 senators to vote in favor of giving herself and her fellow senators a pay […]
Nonpartisan Elections Expert Says DOJ Effort to Shield Ernst’s Dark Money Group is ‘Political, Not Legal’
Ernst Has Refused to Answer Questions on Her Dark Money Scandal After a Federal Court Ordered the FEC to Take Action on “Iowa Values” A new report from Iowa Starting Line details how the Trump Administration has “inserted itself into a court case involving Iowa Values” – Senator Joni Ernst’s dark money group run by […]
Mohr’s Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Record Against Pre-Existing Conditions
DES MOINES — From the Senate to the Statehouse, Iowa Republicans across the board are running from their records of voting to take away Iowan’s health care, including coverage for pre-existing conditions. In House District 94, Rep. Gary Mohr released a television ad falsely claiming his long term support for pre-existing condition coverage. In reality, […]
NEW VIDEO: Ernst’s Soybean Scandal Sweeps Across Local and National News
This morning, Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Iowa’s Senate Race from “Toss-up” to “Leans Democratic,” writing: “The soybeans gaffe seems symptomatic of Ernst’s reelection effort” Senator Joni Ernst’s humiliating “soybean blowup” in last week’s Senate debate continues to reap attention across the country. Ernst’s gaffe – what MSNBC’s Chris Hayes called the “most ‘ouch’ debate moment […]
GOP Mishandling Has Led To Record-High Hospitalizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 19, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org GOP Mishandling Has Led To Record-High Hospitalizations, Iowa Leading the Nation in COVID-19 Positivity Rates President Trump and Governor Reynolds lied to Iowans and refused to follow CDC guidance, now Iowa is a national COVID-19 hotspot DES MOINES — Less than a week after President Trump […]
Ernst Skips Ed Boards, Nonpartisan Forums in Desperate Attempt to Hide From Her Harmful Record
After Desperate Debate Stunt, Ernst Has Spent Election in Damage Control Avoiding Questions on Ongoing Scandals, Failures in Washington Down in the polls and still facing the fallout from one of the most humiliating debate gaffes in the history of Iowa politics, Senator Joni Ernst has refused to show up to key editorial board meetings, […]
Ernst Doubles Down on Privatizing Social Security, Calling It An “Option” That Should Be Considered
After months under scrutiny on her efforts to defund Social Security, Senator Joni Ernst admitted that privatizing the program is still an option on the table that she would consider, in an interview on The Steele Report. Asked if she’s still open to privatizing Social Security, Senator Ernst admitted, “I’ve said I’ve talked about it,” […]
Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, October 18, 2020 CONTACT: press@iowademocrats.org Iowa Dems Dispatch: Highlights from the Hawkeye State With 16 days until the election, Iowa Democrats are meeting voters everywhere and growing momentum in the final stretch DES MOINES — Today marks 16 days until November 3rd, and nearly half a million Iowans have already cast […]