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Statement on election of new Senate Republican Leaders

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

Iowa taxpayers’ dollars should have never been used as a slush fund to cover the cost of sexual harassment by Senate Republicans. Senators Whitver and Schneider should turn over all campaign funds raised by Senator Dix to begin to cover the costs of the illegal behavior by their caucus.

Statement on resignation of Senate Republican Leader

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

With Senator Dix’s resignation, Republican Senators have an opportunity to finally get it right and change a culture at the Iowa Capitol that puts lobbyists, special interests, and political arrogance ahead of the interests of Iowa families.

Statement on Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

The video posted on Iowa Starting Line is a serious matter for Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix to discuss with his family, his fellow Senate Republicans and Governor Reynolds. Because this involves Senator Dix and a lobbyist, there will be questions about the impact of this relationship on legislation.

Statehouse Republicans ‘still have a giant budget mess on their hands’

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

What’s to blame? A Republican agenda that grossly underfunds our local schools; turns Iowa’s respected, state-run Medicaid safety net into a national disaster; weakens rights of workers and drives down wages; and showers out-of-state corporations with an all-you-can-eat buffet of tax cuts and tax credits.

Statement on deferred confirmation vote for DHS Director

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life, Safer communities

We made a reasonable request today to delay the confirmation vote on Jerry Foxhoven until we can fully assess his leadership at DHS. First, there’s no need to rush this important decision. The deadline to deal with confirmations isn’t until April 15. Second, there are too many unresolved problems with the privatization of Medicaid services by the Reynolds Administration.

3 Senate Republican tax plan claims that don’t add up

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability, Working families

Contrary to the claims of Senate Republicans, their tax plan is NOT fair to many Iowans, it does NOT make Iowa more competitive with other states, and it certainly does NOT take into account the ongoing budget crisis.

Senator Petersen’s prepared remarks on SF 2281

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life

I believe every Iowa woman in our state should have the FREEDOM to care for her body without government intervening. I believe every Iowa woman should have the FREEDOM to decide if and when she wants to be a parent. Unfortunately, that is becoming nearly impossible with Republicans in control of the Iowa Senate.

Nonpartisan analysis confirms GOP tax plan is ‘fiscally irresponsible’

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability, Working families

Contrary to the claims of Senate Republicans, their tax plan is NOT fair to many Iowans, it does NOT make Iowa more competitive with other states, and it certainly does NOT take into account the ongoing budget crisis.

Iowa tax bill needs closer look

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Post includes video, Transparency & accountability, Working families

Last week, Republicans who control the Iowa Senate came out with a 130-page, $1 billion tax plan. Much like what happens in Washington D.C., we’ve seen no spreadsheets to give us a sense of the financial impact the proposal will have on Iowans and our state. In addition, most Iowans ...

Democrats denounce secret meeting on Medicaid problems

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official

Four key Democratic state legislators today denounced plans by officials with Governor Kim Reynolds’s Administration to have a closed-door meeting to discuss the failed Medicaid privatization experiment.

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