The human cost of Big Pharma’s greed: Overcharging the Hepatitis C cure
Did you know drug companies exploit charities to increase their profits? Neither did I before reading this piece by Austin Frerick. -promoted by desmoinesdem Susan, a 52-year-old mother of two from...
View ArticleRod Blum comes out against Republican health care plan Updated: So does David...
A little more than two weeks after House Republicans released their alternative to the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Representative Rod Blum (IA-01) announced on Twitter that he will not support the...
View ArticleSeven years of false promises finally caught up with Republicans
Among the U.S. political developments I never would have predicted: the Republican-controlled Congress was unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act under a president ready to sign the bill into law....
View ArticleJohn Norris: Why he may run for governor and what he would bring to the table
With the exhausting battles of the 2017 legislative session behind us, Iowa Democrats can turn their attention to the most pressing task ahead. Next year’s gubernatorial election will likely determine...
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Senate bill would break health care promises from Grassley and Ernst
Iowa’s Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst say they are “continuing to carefully look through the revised health care discussion draft” released by Senate Republican leaders last week. Iowans who...
View ArticleWhat no one is talking about in the “repeal and replace” debate
An Iowan with in-depth knowledge of the health care sector looks at lesser-known benefits that could be lost if Congress replaces the Affordable Care Act. -promoted by desmoinesdem The debate on...
View ArticleOur health care on the line
Ruth Thompson shares her remarks from the Our Lives on the Line health care rally in Des Moines on July 29. She has previously described how the Affordable Care Act saved her daughter from potentially...
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Seven more pitches for seven Iowa Democratic candidates for governor
To all the Democrats who want to hear directly from each contender in the Iowa governor’s race before deciding how to vote next June: this post’s for you. Since Bleeding Heartland published seven...
View ArticleSo much for “carefully” considering tax reform
U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst joined all but one of their Republican colleagues to approve a $1.5 trillion tax cut and health care policy overhaul late last night. Whereas Ernst had told...
View ArticleIA-01: Rod Blum trails generic Democrat, voters don’t like tax bill
Voters in Iowa’s first district favor an unnamed Democrat over two-term Representative Rod Blum by 51 percent to 43 percent, according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling. Respondents in the same...
View ArticleDemocratic gubernatorial candidates should go back to the future
Jeff Cox sees one gubernatorial contender best positioned to help Democrats become the majority party again. Bleeding Heartland welcomes guest posts advocating for candidates in competitive Democratic...
View ArticleTrans health care islands are tenuous
LGBTQ issues are increasingly prominent in Western countries during the past decades. In the United States, orientation has been on the forefront of the national consciousness for a considerable time....
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IA-03: Mystery group backing Eddie Mauro belatedly reported spending to FEC...
A newly-formed political non-profit sent two mass mailings to Iowa Democrats this week in support of Eddie Mauro, one of three candidates seeking the nomination in the third Congressional district. The...
View ArticleReport from Senator Joni Ernst’s town hall in Shenandoah
First-person accounts of political events are always fun to read. Thanks to Susie Olesen, a semi-retired former teacher and school administrator in southwest Iowa, for this write-up. -promoted by...
View ArticleInterview: What drives Senator Jeff Merkley
“We need to use every tool we have to reclaim our country,” U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley told me during his latest visit to Des Moines. “We are at the verge of a tipping point, and maybe we’re almost past...
View ArticleIA-01: Republicans really are writing off Rod Blum (updated)
With just seven weeks remaining before election day, “No Republican organization has put money toward TV ads that could benefit” U.S. Representative Rod Blum in Iowa’s first Congressional district,...
View ArticleGrassley to chair Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley told reporters today that he will lead the Senate Finance Committee in the new Congress. The current chair, Senator Orrin Hatch, is retiring. Grassley’s official website...
View ArticleAll three Iowa Democrats supported Nancy Pelosi for speaker
Nancy Pelosi won an important U.S. House Democratic caucus vote on November 28, and all three Iowans who will be part of the majority next year backed her for speaker. House Democrats voted by secret...
View ArticleFive things to know about Trump’s sabotage budget
Matt Sinovic is the executive director of Progress Iowa. -promoted by Laura Belin This week, the Trump administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, which revives a call to repeal...
View ArticleWhy I’m running to be the best senator money can’t buy
Kimberly Graham is the first declared Democratic challenger to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst. Her campaign website is kimberlyforiowa.com, and she’s on Facebook and Twitter @KimberlyforIowa. -promoted by...
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