Category Archives: Joni Ernst

Rise Up: Fight Against Child Imprisonment

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dave Bradley

June 20th, 2018 From: Progress Iowa It’s easy to feel powerless when each day brings more and more horrific stories about the parents and children who are detained while peacefully seeking asylum. But there is something you can do to … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst, Progress Iowa, Republican Policy | Tagged separating children from parents at the border | Comments Off

Will An “A” From The NRA Be The New Scarlet Letter?

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Last October following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Gavin Aronson over at the iowainformer.com listed the contributions that Iowa senators and congress members got from the NRA. blogforiowa.com ran a story on this shortly after the Parkland shootings. But it certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, gun control, Joni Ernst, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy | Tagged David Young, Rod Blum, Steve King | Comments Off

WTF, Joni?

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Dave Bradley

I was planning on writing this week about what a horrible week the Republicans were having as more of the veneer eroded from their joke of an administration and their Congress of fools and boobs. Even though they were having … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, gun control, Joni Ernst | Tagged assault weapons, NRA, school shooting | 2 Comments

Why In Hell Do I Call Grassley, Ernst Or State Republicans?

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Bradley

5 minutes Once again last week I engaged in one of the most frustrating exercises I have ever engaged in during my lifetime. And I am getting to be quite an old fart. I often feel like I am pushing … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Big 3 Republicans Flounder As Leaders

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Grassley Obstructing Justice Once More. Remember back to February of 2016 when Justice Scalia died? Remember that Chuck Grassley’s response to Scalia’s death was an almost immediate announcement that he was going to obstruct the constitutional proscribed process of filling … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Republicans In Congress Vote To Cut Medicare & Medicaid

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Iowa’s Republican members of congress have once again leveled a boot into the ass of elderly, poor and disabled Iowans. Thursday the US House held a vote on the 2018 budget resolution. A major feature of that budget is the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Affordable Care Act, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Congress, David Loebsack, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Republican Policy, Steve King | Tagged David Young, medicaid, Rod Blum | Comments Off

Can We Talk About Guns Yet?

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

There hasn’t been a mass shooting in the US that appears to be worthy of mass media attention in the past three weeks, so IS NOW THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT GUNS? Can we finally get something started before the … Continue reading →

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Ernst And Grassley Vote To Cut Medicare And Medicaid

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

As part of the budget bill passed late Thursday night by the senate Medicare will be cut by a massive $500 billion over the next ten years and Medicaid will be cut by an even more massive $1 Trillion over … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Budget, Charles Grassley, David Koch, economic inequality, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Republican Policy | Tagged medicaid | Comments Off

Destroying Net Neutrality

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dave Bradley

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 →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Internet Issues, Joni Ernst | Tagged call to action, free press.org, net neutrality | Comments Off

Joni Ernst Says She Is Likely Yes Vote On Graham-Cassidy

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Senator Joni Ernst said Saturday at a town hall meeting in Iowa City that she will likely vote yes to the Graham-Cassidy health care repeal legislation in the “unlikely” event that it comes up for a vote. Check out more … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Joni Ernst | Tagged ACA Repeal, Graham-Cassidy bill, health care repeal, Joni Ernst town hall meeting Iowa City, Obamacare repeal | Comments Off