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Iowa Democrats Issue Joint Statement Marking One Year of Republicans' Abortion Ban This Week

July 28, 2025
DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart, Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner, and Iowa Democratic House Leader Brian Meyer issued the following joint statement regarding the first… Read More

D.C. Republicans Try to Take Early Vacation

July 24, 2025
Republicans in the House gaveled out early, even though they haven’t passed a farm bill since 2018 Des Moines - Just because Iowa’s Congressional delegation left D.C. early –… Read More

ICYMI: Iowa Republicans Hopelessly Out-Of-Touch on State's Shrinking Economy

July 22, 2025
Iowa is facing a shrinking GDP, declining revenue, and a terrible job market, yet Republicans are blind to the state’s economic woes Des Moines – Iowa Republicans like Zach Nunn love… Read More

NEW POLL: Kim Reynolds Remains the Most Unpopular Governor in America for Sixth Consecutive Quarter

July 17, 2025
Iowa Republicans continue to carry out her unpopular agenda Des Moines – A new poll from Morning Consult shows Governor Kim Reynolds is once again ranked the most unpopular governor in the… Read More

IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Rising Inflation

July 15, 2025
DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement regarding the announcement that inflation numbers picked up again in June: “President Trump and Republicans… Read More

Will Mariannette Miller-Meeks Use This Week at Home to Keep Her Town Hall Promise?

July 7, 2025
Miller-Meeks promised Iowans she would hold an in-person town hall more than two months ago On Thursday, Marianette Miller-Meeks voted to threaten rural hospitals with closure, rip health care… Read More

IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on the Passage of Republicans' Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill

July 3, 2025
The bill kicks more than 100,000 Iowans off Medicaid, puts rural hospitals and nursing homes at risk, raises energy costs, and adds more than $3 trillion to the national debt to fund tax breaks for… Read More

Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks Gearing Up to Vote for Massive Medicaid Cuts a Second Time

July 2, 2025
The pair signed on to a meaningless letter begging the Senate to scale back cuts they already voted for DES MOINES - After voting for the largest cut to Medicaid in American history, Zach Nunn and… Read More

Rita Hart Releases Statement On Brenna Bird Chickening Out of Governor's Race

July 2, 2025
Des Moines - Rita Hart released the following statement on Brenna Bird’s announcement that she will not be running for governor in 2026: “Whatever office Brenna Bird is running for, she… Read More

IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Senate's Passage of Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill

July 1, 2025
The bill will put rural hospitals and nursing homes at risk of closing, raise energy and health care costs for Iowans, and give tax breaks to the ultra-rich DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party… Read More

IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Ernst's Vote to Move the Republican's Big, Bad, Budget-Busting Bill Forward

June 30, 2025
The bill will raise health insurance, home energy costs for Iowans DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Joni Ernst casting a deciding vote on… Read More

New Trump Administration Data: Iowa Still 49th in Economic Growth, State Economy Continued to Contract in Q1 2025

June 30, 2025
State GDP shrank 6.1% on inflation-adjusted basis DES MOINES - The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ quarterly state GDP numbers showed Iowa’s economy shrank substantially in the first… Read More

Randy Feenstra Continues to Fight Only for Iowa's Wealthiest

June 27, 2025
Despite what Randy Feenstra says, the majority of Iowans do not make over $600,000 annually DES MOINES - Randy Feenstra is lying to Iowans about the Republican budget bill when he says it will save… Read More

Iowa to Lose $4.1 Billion Under Republican's New Budget Plan

June 25, 2025
Forty to Sixty Percent of Iowans Enrolled in the ACA Could Lose Their Health Care DES MOINES - Iowa will forfeit $4.1 billion if the Republican’s new budget plan goes through according to -… Read More

U.S. Agricultural Trade Deficit Worst It's Ever Been

June 25, 2025
U.S. agricultural trade debt from January to April was $19.7 billion, the largest ever recorded. Washington D.C. – The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is growing rapidly. The debt from January… Read More