By Bob Eschliman Editor This morning at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, DC, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a new proposal to encourage paid family leave in America without government mandates. “I believe we can fix this problem by creatively applying our free enterprise principles […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) joined a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to raise directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping concerns about China’s ays in approving agricultural biotech products. President Xi will be meeting with President Obama yet this week. The U.S. is also […]
From Press Release Today at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management hearing entitled, “Examining the Use of Agency Regulatory Guidance,” U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) expressed concerns raised by Iowans over the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recently […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made the following statement after the Justice Department failed to provide a substantive response to a Sept. 14, 2015, letter from he and Government Affairs Chairman U.S. Ron Johnson. The senators asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch for […]
From Press Release More than three months after a report was released from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) following Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) request for an investigation into the VA Central Iowa Health Care System’s mental health care programs and treatment provided […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Republicans promised a much robust effort to retake the Iowa Senate at the conclusion of the 2015 session that saw GOP senators relegated to irrelevancy by Democrats, who hold a 1-seat majority, and Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs). That effort began today […]
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese governors from the provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Shaanxi in Seattle, Wash. Their conversations were during the Third Annual U.S.-China Governors Forum and Dialogue, which was arranged by the Chinese Association […]
From Press Release Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) stressed the urgent need to address rampant problems at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing entitled, “Improving VA Accountability: Examining First-Hand Accounts of Department of Veterans Affairs Whistleblowers.” The Iowa Senator […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Public Information Board, the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, Register Media, IowaWatch.org, and the Iowa Newspaper Association will be hosting a celebration of freedom of information and open government Thursday, Oct. 8, in Des Moines. To register for the event, CLICK HERE. The […]
From Press Release Friday, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will speak at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. Saturday, he will be in Iowa to host the opening of his campaign office and speak at the Cornerstone Republican Gala in Winnebago County. Details of his Iowa […]
From Press Release Thursday, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will meet with Iowa voters at a town hall in Davenport to discuss his agenda for building a New American Century. Details of the event follow: Thursday, Sept. 24 6:30 p.m. — The Champions Club, Modern Woodman […]
From Press Release Monday, the Cruz for President campaign announced the addition of several Iowa, Georgia, and Nevada leaders and activists formerly allied with Governor Scott Walker who will now help rally support for Cruz. In Iowa, Phyllis Gannon of Greene County, Barb Pape of Clayton County, and Dean […]
From Press Release Monday evening, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to to the floor of the United States Senate to call for support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – which would ban abortions after five months of pregnancy – and share the story of the Pickering family […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suspended his campaign Monday evening in downtown Madison. He made the following statement: “As a kid, I was drawn to Ronald Reagan because he was a Republican and a conservative. But most of all, I admired him because […]
Update 3: Loras Shulte, a member of the RPI State Central Committee, was said to have spen out strongly in support of the defund Planned Parenthood resolution. He explained why this morning. By Bob Eschliman Editor By a nearly unanimous vote, the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central […]
From Press Release U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA 6) made the following statement after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would accept 10,000 additional Syrian refugees on top of the […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, fresh off a successful debate performance last week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, will be back in Iowa later this week. Her itinerary follows. Friday, Sept. 25 9:45 a.m. — Quad Cities New Ideas Forum, […]
From Press Release Following tonight’s speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will stick around Iowa for a couple days. He will stay in the first-in-the-nation caucus state through Wednesday. His itinerary follows. Monday, […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee threw in a couple of attacks on President Obama over the weekend. First, he released a statement critical of the president’s nomination of the first openly gay head of a U.S. military branch, then he responded to […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is raising questions about a Justice Department office’s ability to be impartial in its investigation into grants practices. His concern follows new allegations that the office in charge of the internal review not only approved the actions in question, but […]
From Press Release Five U.S. governors, six Chinese governors and officials of both countries will meet at a forum on Tuesday afternoon in Seattle and will later meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss opportunities for collaboration on clean technology and economic development. Participants in the Third U.S.-China […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, made the following comment on the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that it will expand doctors’ access to buprenorphine, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction. Grassley and four […]
From Press Release Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to address potential future outbreaks of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: “I lo forward to thoroughly reviewing the USDA’s proposed plan to ensure our farmers and […]
From Press Release Representative Rod Blum will be holding his first Women in Business Forum at the University of Northern Iowa. The forum is designed to encourage continued dialogue on the topic of women in business in Iowa, and identify and connect interested women to a network of service […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released the following statement, along with a link to a position paper, Friday afternoon. The position paper deals with the Second Amendment and his plans to protect it, if elected President. The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Having been declared the winner of the “undercard debate” in Ohio last month and arguably the candidate who will likely see the biggest gains from the prime-time debate in California earlier this week, the focus has suddenly shifted to former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Not […]
From Press Release On Saturday, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will attend the Clay County Fair before hosting a town meeting in Palo Alto County as part of her 99 county tour. Both the fair and town meeting are open to the public. Saturday, Sept. 19 10:30 a.m. — […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Thursday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Know Before You Owe Student Loan Act, which would require student loan counseling annually before new student loans may be disbursed. It also adds several pieces of information the loan counseling must include. Grassley introduced the bill […]
From Press Release Public meeting dates for the Governor’s Working Group on Justice Policy Reform today were announced after Gov. Terry Branstad announced the formation of the group at the Iowa Summit on Justice and Disparities on Aug. 28. The summit was organized by the Iowa-Nebraska State Conference of […]
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today ivered testimony before the National Commission on the Future of the Army in Arlington, Virginia. “I encourage you to consider the Army National Guard’s capabilities, value, and strategic importance for our states and the nation’s security. As Iowa’s Commander-in-Chief, I want […]
From Press Release In a letter to President Obama today, U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), John McCain (R-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), renewed their call for him to immediately nominate an Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Today’s letter follows a July 25 letter […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement to express his concerns about H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act: “We should not be sending any funds whatsoever to Planned Parenthood,” said King. “H.R. 3134 simply restates current law – the Hyde Amendment. This […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking about the handling of multiple claims of sexual harassment, bullying, gender discrimination and witness intimidation by senior Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) managers dating back to 2012, including alleged attempts to prevent independent oversight by […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will speak at 5 p.m. at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event to be held Saturday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. But, he also has an additional Iowa stop planned for the next morning. At 11:45 […]
From Press Release Donald J. Trump was endorsed by Veterans for a Strong America, the leading organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with than 500,000 veterans nationwide. Mr. Trump was joined by VSA Chairman Joel Arends and than a thousand vets aboard the USS Iowa (BB 61) […]
By The Iowa Statesman After Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul goes on the attack tonight during tonight’s GOP primary debate on CNN, frontrunner Donald Trump at least won’t be able to say the former is lacking in intelligence in any way. In a campaign season that has […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham will return to Iowa this weekend to campaign in the Des Moines metro area, Indianola, Winterset, Waukee, Boone, Iowa Falls and Ames. Graham will also attend the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Annual Family Banquet and Presidential Forum on […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’ campaign continued its break-the-rules style in its most recent ad buy, running movie theater advertisements of its 30-second “Blessing” ad during previews of the blockbuster film “War Room” in early primary states. “Blessing” earlier ran in early primary states […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the White House nominated Judge Rebecca Ebinger to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Grassley recommended Ebinger and Judge Leonard Strand to the […]
From Press Release U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is raising questions about a new policy memorandum issued by the Obama administration that may, according to the President, allow for hundreds of thousands of foreign workers being admitted to the United States, which could result […]
From Press Release Tuesday, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad issued a proclamation of disaster emergency for two counties in response to recent severe weather. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of severe storm systems that affected Guthrie and Hamilton […]
By The Iowa Statesman Tuesday, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad appointed David M. Porter as judge to the District Court in the 5C Judicial District to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Richard G. Blane. Porter, 38, of Johnston, currently serves as an Assistant Polk County […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is part of a bipartisan group of senators urging United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to aggressively address currency issues in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. In a letter to Froman and Lew, Grassley […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor With the resignation of state Rep. Chuck Soderberg (R-Le Mars) to take over as executive vice president of the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announced Tuesday a special election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, in House District 5. House District […]
By The Iowa Statesman The NFL football season kicked off last weekend, which means political football season can’t be too far behind. Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio — himself a college football player — to the opportunity to release a new video titled “Catching Footballs, Fielding Questions.” […]
By The Iowa Statesman Ahead of his town hall event in Nevada where he revealed his plans to address labor issues nationally, as he did in Wisconsin, Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker released a new video titled “Real Reform.” Building on his “Recall the Recall” message, the […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be campaigning in Iowa again this weekend with stops planned in Atlantic, Greenfield, Des Moines, and Marshalltown. The first “The Huck Stops Here” event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Family Table Restaurant, located […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor In a new investigative hidden-cameras video, Project Veritas journalists have caught Hillary Clinton campaign staff in Nevada not only skirting election law but mocking it. In the video, released last Friday, Las Vegas attorney Christina Gupana, a Hillary for America staffer, advised campaign workers to […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Ever since the first video from the Center for Medical Progress saw the light of day, Planned Parenthood has insisted that it had done nothing wrong and the videos were heavily edited. Based on by several top-level Planned Parenthood officials in the fourth episode […]
Current polling data, surprisingly, continues to match what we see on the ground in Iowa. As a result, we continue to feel confident there has been little change in the field — other than Rick Perry’s announced departure — headed into Wednesday’s second debate. We currently continue to project 140,000 […]
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