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Dem Leaders: Labor Center will close because of misplaced GOP priorities

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Working families

This is not the first negative consequence of Republican fiscal mismanagement. The Republican budgets for our three universities have already raised tuition on working families.

More Medicaid mess: Iowans lose access to dental care

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

The Medicaid privatization disaster is getting even worse with the decision by UI’s College of Dentistry to stop taking new adult Medicaid patients. Oral health is the number one unmet need in Iowa adults.

Supreme Court decision is good for women’s health care

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

The decision today by the Iowa Supreme Court is a victory for the constitutional rights of Iowa women. It’s a shame that Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans are working overtime to prevent women from accessing health care. That’s wrong. They are politicians, not doctors.

Still no answers on Medicaid mess

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

The failure by the Reynolds Administration to come clean with Iowa taxpayers is even more reason for the State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of Medicaid privatization that explains why it isn’t working.

Putting unconstitutional law on hold is good news for Iowa

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

Governor Reynolds and other Iowa Republican politicians sent a horrible message to everyone in the United States when they passed this unconstitutional law. This dangerous law devalues women and girls and would further reduce access to quality, affordable health care across our state.

Statement from Senate Dem Leader on signing of GOP tax scheme

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Working families

Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans are putting our state at greater financial risk with a tax scheme that is a bad deal for most Iowans. The legislation signed into law today is bursting with giveaways to millionaires, wealthy corporations and people who don’t live in Iowa.

Governor: Reveal the numbers behind Medicaid savings claims

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Consumer protections, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

“We all know for-profit Medicaid has been a disaster for Iowa families and health care providers,” said Jochum. “I believe it has also been a disaster for the state budget. Governor Reynolds, I look forward to a public review of the hundreds of millions of dollars Iowa has spent on privatized Medicaid and the reforms that will start fixing Iowa’s Medicaid mess.”

Jochum to Auditor Mosiman: Open “special investigation” into claims of Iowa Medicaid savings

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

Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque has formally asked Mary Mosiman, the Auditor of the State of Iowa, to “audit the Iowa Medicaid program and the private managed care companies to document and determine the amount of ‘savings’ generated by privatizing the Iowa Medicaid program.”

Senate Dem Leader on passage of GOP tax scheme

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

Republicans passed a tax giveaway bill today that gives most of the benefits to out-of-state companies and millionaires. It’s a bad deal for most Iowans. It will raise property taxes and result in cuts to health care, job creation, education and other services.

2018 End-of-Session Report

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Consumer protections, Education, Energy & Enviroment, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Quality of life, Safer communities, Transparency & accountability, Veterans & service members, Working families

This session, we heard from thousands of Iowans who work hard but struggle to get by. They just want a decent-paying job and the chance to lead a happy, healthy life. Our job in the Legislature is to listen and work to improve the lives of everyday Iowans.

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