Ernst Gives Corporate Donors Free Pass on PPP Oversight
After raking in $1.9 million in contributions from corporate PACs, Senator Joni Ernst is now working to divert oversight away from PPP loans going to Wall Street and Fortune 500 companies, rather than Iowa small businesses as intended. Independent watchdogs have sounded “an oversight alarm” on the GOP’s refusal to disclose the names of businesses […]
ACA At Stake: Senator Ernst’s Silent Support for GOP Lawsuit Threatens Health Protections for 1.3 Million Iowans
Ernst Complicit in GOP Lawsuit to Enable Discrimination Against Iowans With Pre-Existing Conditions On Thursday, GOP leaders will file opening briefs in their lawsuit before the Supreme Court to repeal the entire ACA. With critical health care at stake, this week the IDP will spotlight Senator Ernst’s egregious silent support for the lawsuit and her […]
Vice President Joe Biden To Keynote 2020 Hall of Fame Celebration
Virtual event recognizes outstanding party leaders ahead of the 2020 election DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced Vice President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker at the 2020 Hall of Fame event on Sunday, July 26 at 5pm CDT. This year’s virtual event will be the first annual Hall of Fame celebration […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Juneteenth
DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Vice-Chair June Owens released the following statement on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth: “On this 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, Iowans across our state reflect on the immeasurable injustice suffered by those bought and sold into slavery as well as the significant civil rights achievements our country has made since […]
New Evidence: Senator Ernst’s Illegal Dark Money Arrangement in Full Operation During General Election
IDP Unveiled Three New Dark Money-Tied Fundraisers – Including One Scheduled for Today – Hosted by Consultant at Center of Illegal Scheme, An Arrangement With Sole Mission to Boost Senator Ernst’s Re-Election Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith unveiled a new slate of evidence showing ongoing illegal coordination between Senator Joni Ernst and Iowa […]
Mike Pence Back in Iowa to Repeat Broken Promises to Workers
DES MOINES — Vice President Mike Pence is in Iowa for his second victory lap in six weeks to prop up the Trump administration’s failed response to the coronavirus. Since Pence’s last visit, the economy has entered a recession, more than 40,000 Americans have died, and virus hotspots continue to grow without proper workplace protections […]
Hinson Brags About Vote to Protect Businesses from COVID-19 Lawsuits
Calls efforts by frontline workers to hold employers accountable during global pandemic ‘frivolous lawsuits’ DES MOINES — As Iowa continues to lead the nation in packing plant outbreaks of COVID-19, GOP congressional candidate and State Representative Ashley Hinson is bragging about her role to make it harder for workers to hold their employers accountable if […]
Iowa Democratic Party Announces Delegation to National Convention
54 member delegation will represent Iowa at the Democratic National Convention in August DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced the results of the State Convention, including the 54 members of Iowa’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention. 1,781 Iowa Democrats voted in the State Convention, which was conducted through online forms and […]
New DMR Poll: Ernst Net Favorability Crashes 22% – Trailing With Key Independents, Women Voters
Poll is Third in First 10 Days of General Election to Show Senator Ernst’s Favorability In Steep Fallout With Iowa Voters The first general election poll from the “gold standard” Des Moines Register/Mediacom exposes disastrous election-year prospects for the third-most unpopular senator in the country Joni Ernst. Over the past year, Senator Ernst’s favorability plummeted […]
IDP Chair on Unanimous Passage of Police Reform Bill
Ends police chokeholds, bans dept. hiring of cops with bad records, gives attorney general more authority over misconduct investigations DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair and State Rep. Mark Smith released the following statement after the Iowa House and Senate unanimously passed the Plan for a More Perfect Union into law: “This is one […]