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Category Archives: Republican Policy
Brenna Bird: Victim’s Services
Brenna Bird talks about ending the Emergency Contraception for rape victims program. The segment begins at 5:15 and ends at about 6:45: Like many I was somewhat stunned by what Iowa’s new Attorney General had to say on Iowa Press … Continue reading
Posted in church and state, planned parenthood, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged Brenna Bird, Iowa Press, Iowa's emergency contraception program, rape
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Oy! The Climate News Is Bad, Indeed
Last Hours (11:20) – This was made 9 years ago Well, most of us just survived not just the hottest recorded month in history, but the hottest in 120,000 years. Don’t pat yourselves on the back. There will be more … Continue reading
Iowa Congressional Delegation Votes NO On Discharge
(2 minutes) On Wednesday, Democrats in the US House tried to bring up a discharge petition to get a clean debt ceiling bill through congress and end the crisis manufactured by extremist MAGA Republicans in an attempt to force policy … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged Feenstra, Hinson, Iowa congressional delegation, Miller-Meeks, Nunn
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You Are The Hostage! Get it?
I normally would not post a video from Forbes, but this clip shows the ire of Democrats at Matt Gaetz public pronouncement that Republicans are holding the country hostage: (2 minutes): They can’t negotiate because they are simply too extreme … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, debt limit, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged MAGA republicans, Refusal to negotiate in good faith
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Biden Press Conference After Debt Ceiling Talks
We bring the press conference to you to highlight a few things: The President is already making huge cuts in the deficit The press often pays little attention to what the President says – see the exchange that begins … Continue reading
Posted in Biden-Harris, debt ceiling, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy
Tagged cutting the deficit, debt ceiling as hostage, Kevin McCarthy, President Biden
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LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead
Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution. Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, debt ceiling, Economy, Republican Policy, tax cuts for the wealthy, Veterans
Tagged Miller-Meeks
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One More Thought On The Debt Ceiling
Few have the credibility that Professor Robert Reich has on the economy (3 minutes): We need to add some thoughts about what has gotten us into this media frenzied Republican exploited so called “debt crisis.” No matter how anyone looks … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Economy, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged budget process, Democrats fiscally sound, raise taxes on the rich, Republicans fiscally unsound
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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, Veterans
Tagged cuts for poor, cuts for the disabled, cuts to education, cuts to veterans, Iowa US House delegation, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid, SNAP
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A Rant From Twitter:
(5:38) Why Youth Will Not Vote For Republicans: Andrew Wortman lets loose in a rant on why youth in America will no longer vote for Republicans. We are just beginning to see this rebellion taking place. Young voters have long … Continue reading
Now We Are What They Said We Were
(3 minutes) Those of us who have lived in Iowa all or most of their lives know that Iowa has been the butt of many comments on how the state is backward, the populous dumb and way out of step … Continue reading
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