NEW REPORT: Ernst-Backed 2017 GOP Tax Scam Personally Enriched Washington’s Wealthiest Politicians
Despite Ernst’s Promise to ‘Make Washington Squeal,’ Nonpartisan Study Details How the Ernst-Supported Tax Overhaul Amounted to Self-Dealing for Members of Congress A new, scathing report by the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity details the latest evidence of how Senator Joni Ernst’s support for the 2017 GOP Tax Scam shattered her campaign promise to ‘make […]
Ernst Supported Social Security and Medicare Cuts Before – Does She Back the President’s Plan to “Look At” Cuts Later This Year?
After Calling for Social Security Reforms “Behind Closed Doors,” Ernst is Eerily Quiet on Rollbacks After Trump Floats Plan to “Look At” Cuts DES MOINES – With nearly 650,000 Iowans receiving Social Security benefits and over 610,000 on Medicare coverage, Iowans deserve to know: does Senator Joni Ernst agree that Washington should look at cuts […]
Senator Ernst’s Extreme Campaign Against Medicaid Expansion Endangers Her Political Career
With Health Care as a Top Issue to Iowans, Senator Ernst’s Votes to Repeal Coverage for 150,000 Iowans Pose Major Challenges to Her Vulnerable Re-election DES MOINES – As Iowa Republicans face renewed scrutiny from reporters, editorial boards, and patients over their privatization of Medicaid, Senator Joni Ernst is facing a Medicaid reckoning of her […]
Trump in Davos: Cutting Social Security and Medicare is “Easiest of All Things”
Ahead of his trip to Iowa next week, Donald Trump once again broke his promise to defend Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Asked in Davos, Switzerland, if those programs could face funding cuts, Trump told CNBC, “At some point they will be. […] You know, that’s actually the easiest of all things, if you look, […]
On 10th Anniversary of Citizens United, Ernst Once Again Banks on Secret Outside Money to Save Her Political Career
After Super PACs and Dark Money Groups Spent Millions Boosting Her 2014 Campaign, Ernst is Relying on Her Own Dark Money Group to Salvage Her Re-election DES MOINES – 10 years after the Citizens United decision enabled unlimited, secret money to flood our elections, Senator Joni Ernst – who was ranked this month as the […]
Iowa Democratic Party Honors the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Vice Chair June Owens released the following statement as she reflected on Dr. King’s lifelong pursuit of justice: “Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his life to the eradication of racial and economic injustice, all while providing our country with a role model whose lessons will live on for countless generations to come” said […]
Trump’s Three Years of Broken Promises to Iowa Women
In response to this week’s “Women for Trump” bus tour, Iowa Democratic Party Women‘s Caucus Chair Jean Hessburg released the following statement: “A bus ride can’t spin three years of broken promises to Iowa women. Donald Trump doesn’t just have contempt for women—he’s going after our paychecks, hiking our taxes, spiking our health care costs, […]
Iowa Democratic Party Addresses Senate Voting to Approve the USMCA
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s vote to approve the USMCA “A strong agricultural economy, supported by hardworking Iowa farmers, has long been the backbone of our state, and today’s vote ensures that will continue to be the case.” said IDP Chair Troy Price. “I […]
10 Ways Senator Ernst Has Broken Her Promises to Iowans on Health Care
Washington Republicans’ broken promises on health care were back in the spotlight yesterday, as President Trump tweeted blatant lies on Republicans’ continued efforts to roll back coverage protections for pre-existing conditions. For Iowa’s most unpopular politician Senator Joni Ernst, who herself has been fact-checked on her votes to gut coverage for Iowans with pre-existing conditions, […]
ON THIS DAY: Senator Ernst Cashes In During Republican Shutdown
For Ernst, ‘Making Washington Squeal’ Ends When Her Political and Personal Benefits are on the Line DES MOINES – Today marks the one-year anniversary since Senator Joni Ernst, Iowa’s most unpopular Republican, refused to give up her paycheck as her party caused the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Yet, here in Iowa, Senator Ernst hypocritically […]