Posts Tagged ‘House Democrats’
2013 Iowa Legislature Starts Work Today
The 2013 Iowa Legislature convened at 10 am today. There are 26 new members of the Iowa House this year. The 110 day session is scheduled to adjourn on May 3rd. Here is House Democratic Leader Kevin McCarthy's Opening Day Remarks: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentleman of the House. First, congratulations to all of the [...]
House Republicans Abuse Power; Democrats Leave in Protest
STATEMENT FROM HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY “Yesterday, the Republican Majority Leader gave me a list of the scope of possible bills that might be debated today. Under House Rules, the amendment filing deadline is the day before bills are debated… in other words… yesterday. House Republicans have betrayed our trust and have [...]
Routh To Run for the Iowa House
Norwalk native Katie Routh announced today that she will run for the Iowa House in District 25, which includes Warren County and Madison County. Here's the scoop from the Des Moines Register: Superman’s mom is running for the Iowa state legislature. Katie Routh, a semi-retired schoolteacher from Norwalk, will run for the new 25th House [...]
House Democrats React to Governor’s Condition of the State Address
Governor Terry Branstad delivered the annual Condition of the State address in a joint session of the Iowa Legislature on Tuesday. Democrats joined the Governor's call for bi-partisan on job creation and helping small businesses. In the photo below, State Representative John Wittneben of Estherville was one of the legislators who escorted [...]
