Posts Tagged ‘Health Care’

Medicare Actuary Now Says Congress’ Plan ‘Implausible’ Brad Zaun, candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional district, today called on Congressman Leonard Boswell to come clean on the real costs associated with the recent federal takeover of our health care system. “Every day, we find out more information of what the health care bills passed by Leonard ... Full story

With more than 100,000 Iowans drawing unemployment benefits and economists calling long-term joblessness “the new normal,” Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today that Rep. David Loebsack can no longer ignore calls to debate the important issues facing Iowa and the nation. “I’m not willing to accept that millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Iowans ... Full story

DAY 46 AND STILL NO ANSWER: LOEBSACK’S REFUSAL TO DEBATE DOES DISSERVICE TO SECOND DISTRICT VOTERS OTTUMWA – Rep. David Loebsack’s 46-day silence in response to a debate challenge is a disservice to Iowans in the Second Congressional District’s 15 counties, said Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who renewed the challenge today. “I wrote to David Loebsack on June ... Full story

BY SEN. PAUL MCKINLEY Turning Iowa’s current stretch of high unemployment toward a more optimistic path with more jobs, economic growth and prosperity in all 99 counties will require Iowa to become more competitive. In this global economy, we are not just competing against our neighboring states – but with countries from all around the globe. Several ... Full story

OTTUMWA, Iowa – The following is Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ speech following her overwhelmingly victory Tuesday night in the Second Congressional District in which she captured more than 51 percent of the votes in the four-way Republican primary: “Thank you, very, very much. We just received some tremendous news moments ago…and I just want to say how ... Full story

The race for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District continues to be heated. Yesterday afternoon, the Gettemy campaign ripped Miller-Meeks for taking a PAC contribution from the American Medical Association because the AMA supported Obamacare. Miller-Meeks fired back by questioning Gettemy’s association with Rob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy.com. Rob Gettemy reveals $50,000 ... Full story

(Urbandale, IA) - Today, Zaun for Congress announced that it has started airing television and radio ads for the 3rd District Republican Primary. The advertisements are airing across the district. Here’s the ... Full story

Written by Rod Blum These days I often hear the catchphrase “the government should do something about it”. Half of our citizens beg to have their problems taken care of by the government. And sadly, today’s politicians are incapable of telling voters no. Rather they prefer to make big promises they cannot possibly ... Full story

Would it be any wonder if Pelosi also lied about her personal appearance when she lies about the appearance and reality of Obamabacare costs and many other key issues about our government? If your subscription to Capitol File magazine ran out before you saw the May/June 2010 edition you'll notice ... Full story

OTTUMWA, Iowa – President Obama’s highly unusual three-city swing through southeast Iowa on the heels of a late March visit to Iowa City underscores the Democrat Party’s fear that Rep. David Loebsack will be defeated in November, Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “They know David Loebsack is in deep, deep political trouble because he’s betrayed ... Full story