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As Oil Industry Seeks Bailout, Iowa Dems Push For Biofuel Help
At the same time President Donald Trump is talking about saving the oil and gas industries, Iowa’s House Democrats are urging the Agriculture Department to include the biofuel industry in coronavirus relief funding. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a new $19 billion program “to provide critical support to our farmers and…
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As Oil Industry Seeks Bailout, Iowa Dems Push For Biofuel Help
At the same time President Donald Trump is talking about saving the oil and gas industries, Iowa’s House Democrats are urging the Agriculture Department to include the biofuel industry in coronavirus relief funding. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a new $19 billion program “to provide critical support to our farmers and…
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Steve King Re-Ups ’06 Border Wall Model Amid Trump’s Immigration Halt
In a show of solidarity with President Donald Trump, Iowa Congressman Steve King is reminding constituents of his long-held belief in a border wall as the president works to stop immigration while the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. King’s newsletter was dedicated this week to praising the president for actions he has taken “to…
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IA-04: GOP Super PAC Wants To Get Steve King Out Of Congress
Defending Main Street, a center-right super PAC, is launching an effort this week to try and replace Congressman Steve King with one of his Republican challengers, Fox News reported. The super PAC is expected to spend “just over $100,000” on “microtargeting online, phone calls, and mail pieces,” according to Fox News. According to its website,…
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IA-02: Miller-Meeks Touted Unproven Malaria Drug For COVID Cases
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a physician and Republican candidate for Congress, said in a tweet if she became infected with COVID-19, she would want to try a malaria drug for treatment that a new, large study shows has no benefit and may have worsened health outcomes. In the March 22 tweet, which has since been…
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IA-02: Miller-Meeks Touted Unproven Malaria Drug For COVID Cases
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a physician and Republican candidate for Congress, said in a tweet if she became infected with COVID-19, she would want to try a malaria drug for treatment that a new, large study shows has no benefit and may have worsened health outcomes. In the March 22 tweet, which has since been…
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IA-Sen: Buttigieg Backs Greenfield In Email To Iowa Voters
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on Iowa’s U.S. Senate race today with an email to supporters of Theresa Greenfield, calling her a “different kind of leader” who will help flip the Senate blue. ” … I know we’re ready for a different kind of leader — not just in the White House,…
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IA-Sen: Buttigieg Backs Greenfield In Email To Iowa Voters
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on Iowa’s U.S. Senate race today with an email to supporters of Theresa Greenfield, calling her a “different kind of leader” who will help flip the Senate blue. ” … I know we’re ready for a different kind of leader — not just in the White House,…
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IA-Sen: How The Democrats Have Responded To Coronavirus
Early voting begins Thursday, and with it, the first ballots will be cast to determine who will represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. The third installment of Starting Line’s series of comparative pieces centers on how candidates in the Democratic primary have shifted their campaigns amid the coronavirus pandemic and…
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Finkenauer Pushes For Better Packing Plant Worker Safety
The number of COVID-19 cases linked to meatpacking plants in Iowa is growing daily, an issue Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer wants federal agencies to address by ensuring workers have the protective equipment and testing needed to perform their jobs safely. As of Monday afternoon, COVID-19 outbreaks have been confirmed at Tyson factories in Columbus Junction, Waterloo…
