Weekly Action Item
Please call Senator Ernst (202-224-3254) and Senator Grassley (202-224-3744) to say NO to the NRA and support sensible gun control legislation.
Upcoming Events
One Iowa, the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) advocacy organization, will host its 1st Annual LGBTQ Workplace Culture Summit in both central and eastern Iowa in October. Learn more at OneIowa.org.
One Iowa – Eastern Iowa Summit:
Thursday, October 26
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Kirkwood Regional Center at University of Iowa
2301 Oakdale Blvd
Coralville, IA 52241
Registration link with tentative agendaDes Moines, Saturday, October 21, noon – This is a fundraising event for the Iowa Senate Democrats’ “Senate Majority Fund” with former Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander at the Rooftop, 525 E. Grand Ave. 2nd floor. For details, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1320260074769390/Iowa City, Saturday, October 21, 3:30 p.m. – Fundraising event for Senator Joe Bolkcom and Senator Bob Dvorsky with Jason Kander at Van B’s Brew, 505 E. Washington St. For details, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1945190359102797/Marion, Saturday October 21, 5:00 p.m. – Linn County Democrats’ “Hall of Fame” Banquet. Keynote speaker is Jason Kander. Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Road, Marion. For details, or to buy tickets, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/279869572502560/Cedar Rapids, Monday, October 23, 7:00 p.m. – State Rep. Liz Bennett and I will be hosting a social hour at the Iowa Brewing Co., 708 3rd St. SE. For details, visit:
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Category Archives: Charles Grassley
SCOTUS To Hear Case Designed To Gut Unions
Grassley’s Obstruction About To Pay Huge Returns For The Wealthy Thursday morning the Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME The SCOTUS has once more agreed to hear a case designed to gut public unions. In 2016 an 8 … Continue reading
Destroying Net Neutrality
From: Lucia, FreePress.net Contact you senators to reject Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is against Net Neutrality and affordable internet access. What’s he for? Letting a racist media empire get even more reach and power. Now some good news: … Continue reading
Grassley-Ernst Upcoming Town Halls
Ernst Town Halls Boone Friday (today) 8/11/17 @ 6:00PM Fareway Education Center, 1215 S Marshall St, Ft. Dodge Monday, 8/14/17 @ 4:30PM Monday, Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N 32nd St, Washington Tuesday, 8/15 17 @ 12:30 PM, Washington High … Continue reading
Fill In The Blanks
Often pictures convey complex thoughts much better and quicker than words ever can. Not only that, nearly every one who views a pictorial presentation takes away a different meaning: Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt it has been over 100 years. … Continue reading
Cut Congressional Health Insurance If Our Health Care is Cut!
Bravo, Congressmember Loebsack! Email from Congress member Dave Loebsack concerning the pending legislation to dramatically slash access to healthcare in this country: Thursday, July 27, 2017 “If members of Congress vote to take healthcare coverage from millions of Americans, then they … Continue reading
Chuck Grassley: The Senate’s Keystone Kop
Scene: Outside a major bank in a major city that has just been robbed. The perpetrator got away to begin with, but came back in order to brag to pretty much anyone who would listen that HE had indeed robbed … Continue reading
Where’s Charles?
He’s on a break But who would know? He seems to be hiding He must have camped in a deep dark hole. I just want to talk about health care And maybe my friend dying Will he vote to keep … Continue reading
Call Ernst And Grassley To Stop Cuts To Medicaid
In 2017, Republicans in the Iowa Legislature cut hospital reimbursements, cut funding at our two remaining mental health institutions, failed to address the Medicaid managed-care mess, and wasted $3 million in state money in a misguided attempt to replace birth … Continue reading
Contacting Ernst And Grassley
Tomorrow is Monday. Start the week by calling Iowa’s senators and tell them what a vile piece of crap the AHCA is. If you can’t get through to their phones in Washington, DC there are alternatives. Contact their local offices … Continue reading
Grassley Once More Shows Disdain For Citizens
Chuck Grassley used his incredibly valuable time as one of the investigating senators on the senate committee that is investigating General Michael Flynn and possible connections of the Trump administration to Russia to ask inane, irrelevant and frankly insulting questions … Continue reading
