Democrat Staci Appel -- a candidate in Iowa's third congressional district -- says it's time to raise the nation's minimum wage. "I think working families have gone without an increase in the minimum wage since 2009," Appel says. "And, you know, 71 percent of Americans favor increasing the … [Read more...]
Latham says gov’t shutdown fight “not pretty,” but country now knows where GOP stands (AUDIO)
Republican Congressman Tom Latham last night delivered his first public speech in Iowa since voting for the deal that ended the federal government shutdown. Latham spoke for about six minutes at the Polk County Republican fundraiser in Des Moines. "The fights that we have had, not pretty to … [Read more...]
King says Tea Party critics should “respect” Latham’s vote to end the shutdown
Congressman Steve King says Republicans need to "respect" Congressman Tom Latham's decision to support the deal that ended the government shutdown. Some Republicans, including Tea Party activists, have started talking about recruiting a candidate to challenge Latham in a Republican primary. "I … [Read more...]
U.S. House passes flood funding for Cedar Rapids
The U.S. House approved a measure last night that includes funding for flood prevention infrastructure along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. All four of Iowa's representatives in the House voted in favor of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), including Democrat Bruce Braley of … [Read more...]
Grassley & King vote no, the rest of Iowa’s delegation votes for deal to end shutdown, extend debt limit
Republicans Chuck Grassley and Steve King were the only two members of Iowa's congressional delegation to vote against the deal that has ended the federal government shutdown and extended the government's borrowing authority. King said once spending issues and the debt limit were joined in one bill, … [Read more...]
Latham blasts Pentagon for halting death benefits for fallen soldiers
Republican Congressman Tom Latham has emailed supporters today with an appeal for donations to a group that has offered to help pay for military funerals. Because of the government shutdown, the Pentagon is not covering the costs of military funerals or paying out the 100-thousand dollar death … [Read more...]
Mowrer and Appel accuse King and Latham of “recklessness”
Two Democrats who hope to face-off against Iowa's Republican Congressmen in 2014 both say the government shut-down highlights the "recklessness" of Republicans in the U.S. House. Jim Mowrer of Boone is the only Democrat running in Iowa's fourth district which is currently represented by Republican … [Read more...]
Grassley, Harkin to accept salary during shutdown
Both of Iowa's U.S. Senators are among a small minority of senators who plan to take a paycheck during the government shut-down. CNN contacted all 100 U.S. senators and the 435 members of the U.S. House. Republican Chuck Grassley and Democrat Tom Harkin are among just seven senators who plan to … [Read more...]
Congressman King says shut-down impact on economy minor compared to damage from “ObamaCare”
Republican Congressman Steve King says the president's Affordable Care Act will be a far greater damper on the U.S. economy than any government shut-down. "We would recover from that, that inconvenience, from the tension of it all, from the uncertainty. We will recover from that, but we will … [Read more...]
“2014 Republican Victory Office” for Branstad, Latham, others opening Saturday
Governor Terry Branstad's campaign is sending out invitations to the "grand opening" of the "2014 Republican Victory Office" this Saturday afternoon in Urbandale. However, while Branstad has hired staff and is raising campaign money, he has not officially announced that he'll seek a sixth term as … [Read more...]