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Iowa Dems Get Ad Support For Vote To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
After the U.S. House passed The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 yesterday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running targeted ads to highlight Representative Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer’s votes to lower prescription drug prices. The bill has been in the works for months, and yesterday there was discussion on…
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Finkenauer, Axne Share Iowa Families’ Stories On House Floor
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats’ signature bill H.R. 3 passed the U.S. House today, with a vote of 230-192. It has been a long road for the bill, which had been stuck up on capital hill for a while now. During discussions today, Iowa Reps. Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne both spoke about amendments they…
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Finkenauer and Axne Add Amendments to H.R. 3, Vote Expected Today
H.R. 3, now known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, should be voted on in the U.S. House this week after months of deliberation. The vote is expected to take place today. There has been no shortage of drama with the bill, and some tweaks are still being made…
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Iowa Farmers Still Waiting On Answers From EPA
Farmers in Iowa and around the country are still waiting on a final decision on the Trump Administration’s biofuel policy. The controversy over exemptions that undercut Midwest farmers’ ethanol production in favor of oil companies that got started over the summer is still simmering and unresolved. The Environmental Protection Agency’s public comment period over biofuels…
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Ep135: Rep. Katie Porter Interview, New Polls and a Busy Weekend
Pat Rynard sits down to talk about new polls out on December 10th, qualifications for the December debate, a very busy Iowa weekend and an intense gaggle in Waterloo with Mayor Pete Buttigieg. In the second half, Josh Cook sits down with Katie Porter, California Representative for Orange County, who is originally from Iowa,…
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Up-Ballot: How J.D. Scholten Is Advising 2020 Dems On Rural Outreach
Many, if not all, of the Democrats campaigning for president have done some down-ballot party building over the course of their careers. Several of them, including Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Kamala Harris, told stories on the trail about being in Iowa to knock doors for Barack Obama during his first White House run. We…
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Can Andrew Yang Save Iowa’s Super Smash Bros. Scene?
Andrew Yang has championed a universal basic income policy, coined “the Freedom Dividend.” A big part of his sell has been that you could use this money for any personal need or want. Struggling to afford housing rent prices near your job? $1,000 can help cushion that cost. Buried under student loan debt? Now you…
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Ep134: Kamala Harris Out, Biden’s No Malarkey Tour And CBS Reporters
Pat Rynard sits down with Musadiq Bidar and Adam Brewster, two CBS News embed reporters, to talk about their experience thus far in the state, the state of the race, Kamala Harris dropping out earlier this week, Joe Biden’s No Malarkey Bus Tour, Cory Booker Super PAC ads and more.
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Rachel Junck Becomes Youngest Woman Ever Elected In Iowa
Rachel Junck, an Iowa State University student and born-and-raised Ames native, won her runoff race against incumbent Chris Nelson to win the 4th Ward City Council seat. Rachel is a chemical engineering student at Iowa State and will graduate in the spring of 2021. This is a landmark victory for Junck, as the 20-year-old seals…
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Heart Of Farmland, Lacking Fresh Food: One Iowa Town’s Struggle
Accessing healthy food in rural America can be a struggle. It’s an odd paradox: small farming communities in “the nation’s breadbasket” where buying a loaf of bread might not be an option. Looking at a USDA map of food deserts would alarm most people. Many would be surprised to find they live in one, or…
