Press Releases
January 12, 2012
At a statehouse news conference, Iowa legislators discussed why they are among more than 500 state legislators from all 50 states who have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the constitutionality of the health law, arguing that “the minimum coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act is a valid exercise of Congress’s Commerce Clause and Necessary and Proper Clause powers.”
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November 16, 2011
Here’s the question that I want to hear answered today. ‘Why does an Iowan making $17,500 a year pay more in state income taxes than some of the largest, most profitable corporations in the world, corporations which are making money in Iowa?’
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November 14, 2011
All legislative meetings are accessible to working people; Almost all Branstad Administration meetings are not (Des Moines) This fall Democratic legislators in the Iowa Senate and House are holding town hall meetings across Iowa to gather ideas to improve local schools. This fall Democrats have scheduled or already held more than 26 meetings. “Iowans believe [...]
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September 19, 2011
Senator Gronstal has appointed Senator Matt McCoy to serve as chair of Senate Commerce Committee.
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August 29, 2011
A statement by Senator Bob Dvorsky of Coralville, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is below the fold.
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August 19, 2011
State Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids) issued the following statement today in response to the news that the total number of employed Iowans fell by 7,800 since June, and is now down a total of 8,200 since Governor Branstad became Governor in January.
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August 16, 2011
Governor Branstad’s approval rating has finally gone up… in Canada! Check out this editorial from the Toronto Sun gushing over Governor Branstad, who inexplicably proclaimed his love for Canada on Meet the Press last weekend.
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August 15, 2011
Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have refused to help unemployed Iowans and struggling communities. Democrats asked Republicans earlier this month to help request a special session to override Governor Branstad’s line-item veto of legislation prohibiting the closure of local Iowa Workforce Offices. While all Democrats have signed the letter, not a single Republican in the House or Senate acted to keep the workforce offices open.
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August 5, 2011
You may have received Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley’s latest newsletter, titled “POLITICAL IRONY AND A TAX FREE HOLIDAY.” In it, Senator McKinley repeats the claim that Wisconsin was responsible for half of the nation’s job growth in June. PolitiFact’s bottom line: “We rate the state GOP claim False.”
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August 1, 2011
Today Senator Bill Dotzler, chair of the Economic Development Budget Subcommittee, said that Branstad’s plan to close workforce offices “makes as much sense as laying off firefighters and closing fire stations when your downtown and nearby neighborhoods are on fire.”
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