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Get Ready to Pay More at the Pump – Gas Tax Goes to the Floor Today | The Iowa Republican
Feb 24, 2015 Comments Off adminBy the end of the day, the Republican controlled Iowa House of Representatives and the Democrat controlled Iowa Senate are likely to pass an increase in the gas tax for the first time since 1989. While it’s been 26 years since the gas tax has been increased, the issue has been a popular topic of ...
Continue Reading» GOP Presidential Hopefuls Flock to Iowa Freedom Summit » GOPUSA
Jan 26, 2015 Comments Off adminRepublican presidential hopefuls visited Des Moines Saturday for the inaugural Iowa Freedom Summit, a high-profile event hosted by Iowa Congressman Steve King that his political foes eagerly criticized by pointing to controversial views of the staunchly conservative lawmaker. The event, as one television news correspondent said to a camera on the balcony of Hoyt Sherman Place's ...
Continue ReadingIowans Cheer on Ernst as She Shines in SOTU Rebuttal
Jan 21, 2015 Comments Off adminCLIVE – Almost everyone who gathered into the Polk County Republicans’ office to watch Joni Ernst’s televised speech was already familiar with many of the main points she used. However, this time, Ernst’s message was intended for a national audience. Even if they had heard it before, the assembled group had a hard time finding ...
Continue ReadingWhat Obama Got Right and Wrong in the State of the Union
Jan 21, 2015 Comments Off adminHeritage Foundation experts weighed in on the policies President Obama mentioned in his State of the Union Tuesday night—and how they hurt or help America. Here are all their takes on the big issues. Economy Energy Education Legal Health Care Life and Marriage Foreign Policy and National Security What Obama Got Right and Wrong in the State of the Union.
Continue ReadingGov. Branstad delivers his inaugural address
Jan 16, 2015 Comments Off adminGov. Terry Branstad Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today delivered his inaugural address after taking the oath of office to serve his sixth non-consecutive term as Iowa’s governor. This is the governor’s seventh inauguration – one as lt. governor and six as governor. A photo of Branstad can be found here. The following is the governor’s inaugural ...
Continue ReadingErnst to Deliver GOP Response to Obama’s State of the Union speech | The Iowa Republican
Jan 15, 2015 Comments Off adminWASHINGTON, DC – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today announced that U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Ernst to Deliver GOP Response to Obama’s State of the Union speech | The ...
Continue ReadingWhite House releases details of Obama Cedar Falls speech
Jan 14, 2015 Comments Off adminCEDAR FALLS | President Barack Obama will use his trip to Cedar Falls Utilities today to highlight efforts to improve Internet quality and announce proposals to help other cities catch up to Cedar Falls.Obama was holding a private event at 2 p.m. at CFU, 1 Utility Parkway.Jeff Zients, director of the White House National Economic ...
Continue ReadingWelcome President Obama
Jan 14, 2015 Comments Off adminRepublicans Welcome President to the Cedar Valley Highlights success of local control Waterloo, Iowa, January 14, 2015 The Republicans of Black Hawk County welcome President Obama's visit today and thank him for highlighting the success of Cedar Falls Utilities in making Cedar Falls one of the most connected cities in the world. This is an example of ...
Continue ReadingBranstad: Straw poll likely will go forward – TheGazette
Jan 8, 2015 Comments Off adminIowa Gov. Terry Branstad said on Wednesday he thinks the Republican Party of Iowa’s controversial straw poll will continue, as he and other party leaders continue to say it’s the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses that are their top priority. The state GOP central committee is scheduled to meet Saturday to decide the fate of the Iowa ...
Continue ReadingBoehner Reelected; Young supports, Blum and King back Webster | The Iowa Republican
Jan 6, 2015 Comments Off adminJohn Boehner was reelected as Speaker of the U.S. House Tuesday afternoon despite a revolt from some Republicans, including two Iowa congressmen. Steve King and new First District Representative Rod Blum backed Daniel Webster of Florida as the new House speaker. King and Blum were among 25 Republicans who voted for someone other than Boehner. The Ohio ...
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FOX Politics- Beer battle brewing in Congress as craft producers seek tax break February 27, 2015A battle over beer is brewing on Capitol Hill. And it's over ... what else? Taxes.Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
- 'Knives are out': Hawaii Dem faces backlash for taking on Obama over 'Islamist' extremism February 27, 2015She was Hawaii's golden girl after winning a seat in Congress with support from top liberal groups, but now that Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been critical of President Obama, her political reputation in the bluest of the blue states is taking a hit.Malia Zimmerman
- Congress OKs stopgap DHS funding bill, lawmakers remain at impasse in immigration fight February 27, 2015After a dramatic and chaotic day of votes, Congress late Friday approved a stopgap bill to keep money flowing to the Homeland Security Department past a midnight deadline and avert a partial agency shutdown -- though Congress is no closer to a long-term deal.
- Jeb Bush stands firm on controversial immigration, education policies at CPAC February 27, 2015Jeb Bush stood firm at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, defending his position on immigration reform and Common Core before a sometimes skeptical crowd of voters who don’t always see eye to eye with his policies.
- Lawmakers won't be silenced over Obama administration's proposed ammo ban February 27, 2015Lawmakers are firing back at a proposal by the Obama administration to ban one of the most common bullets used with the popular AR-15 rifle, with more than 100 members of Congress signing a letter opposing the move on ammo.Maxim Lott
- Beer battle brewing in Congress as craft producers seek tax break February 27, 2015