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Joni Ernst
stated on August 24, 2022 in a newsletter:

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.”

By Lyle Muller • August 30, 2022
Deidre DeJear
stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair:

“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.

By Lyle Muller • August 29, 2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter:

The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”

By Nina Baker • August 1, 2022
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”

By Lyle Muller • June 17, 2022
Zach Wahls
stated on May 31, 2022 in an end-of-year Senate Democrats newsletter:

“There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.”

By Lyle Muller • June 9, 2022
Zach Nunn
stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”

By Lyle Muller • May 27, 2022
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