40 Iowa Elected Officials Endorse Priorities Campaign
By Liz Larson, Iowans for Sensible Priorities
Top officials at the Iowa Statehouse favor funding Iowans’ priorities by redirecting money wasted by the Pentagon
Health
care, education, and renewable fuels research are hot topics in the
Iowa Legislature this session and officials are looking for new ways to
fund these important programs. Jack Kibbie, President of the Iowa
Senate, says federal funding could make a big impact in Iowa.
“Iowa
children deserve better schools and access to health care. The
plan proposed by Iowans for Sensible Priorities would provide our state
with the money needed to solve these problems without raising taxes,”
Kibbie said.
Iowans
for Sensible Priorities suggests shifting money away from unneeded and
expensive Cold War and nuclear weapons programs toward social needs
such as education, health care, and energy independence.
Speaker of the House Pat Murphy also supports the plan.
“Our
tax dollars could be better spent here in Iowa helping the people who
need them most – our children. It just makes sense to put our
money to work for us rebuilding schools, providing health care for
children, and helping us use the agricultural resources in our state to
become energy independent,” Murphy said.
Dozens
of other elected officials, including Senate Majority Leader Mike
Gronstal, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Senator Tom
Harkin, U.S. Representatives Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack, and Des
Moines Mayor Frank Cownie, have also endorsed the campaign. For a
complete list of the campaign’s elected official endorsements, go to
sensibleiowans.org/supporters.php.
Iowans
for Sensible Priorities is a non-profit, non-partisan organization
based in Des Moines. The group’s mission is to change the federal
budget to reflect a national commitment to education, healthcare,
energy independence, job training and deficit reduction — all at no
additional taxpayer expense — by shifting spending from obsolete Cold
War and nuclear weapons. To learn more about the campaign, go to
sensibleiowans.org.
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