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Featured Statements

Mike Franken
stated on May 5, 2022 in a tweet:

“Senator Grassley hopped off the Finance Committee, where he could be helpful to Iowa and the nation, in favor of the Judiciary Committee"

By Lyle Muller • May 9, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview:

In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.”

By Lyle Muller • January 26, 2022
Abby Finkenauer
stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet:

Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.

By Lyle Muller • December 16, 2021
Progress Iowa
stated on November 15, 2021 in a press release:

"Only one member of Iowa’s federal delegation" voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation.

By Lyle Muller • November 18, 2021
Randy Feenstra
stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet:

The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."

By Sabine Martin • October 28, 2021
Chuck Grassley
stated on October 19, 2021 in a tweet:

"Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s America where inflation is costing households an extra $175 a month.”

By Lyle Muller • October 21, 2021
Cindy Axne
stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview:

"We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."

By Lyle Muller • July 1, 2021
Lindsay James
stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet:

“There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa.

By Lyle Muller • May 12, 2021
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet:

"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”

By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2020 in on 'The Ingraham Angle':

In Iowa, "they have allowed a little over 300 people to re-vote."

By Lyle Muller • November 6, 2020