Following up on the House Republicans announcing their plan for 2009, here is a background, and relevant votes, on their plan for financial security and accountability, which has three parts:
- Security for families – Protect Iowans identity from theft, keep our schools in the hands of locally elected officials, and raise education standards
- Security for taxpayers – Ban pork barrel spending, freeze property taxes, and rein in runaway government spending
- Security for businesses – Strengthen Iowa’s Right to Work law, repeal the tax increase on small businesses, focus on creation of jobs built around renewable energy
To read the plan, click here…
Today House Republicans rolled out their plans for the 2009 legislative session. The plan provides accountability and financial security for families, businesses, and taxpayers in Iowa.
The House Republican plan includes the following:
- Security for families: Protect Iowans identity from theft, keep our schools in the hands of locally elected officials, and raise education standards,.
- Security for taxpayers: Ban pork barrel spending, freeze property taxes, and rein in runaway government spending.
- Security for businesses: Strengthen Iowa’s Right to Work law, repeal the tax increase on small businesses, focus on creation of jobs built around renewable energy.
“Two years ago Iowans gave Democrats the keys to the car and said be careful, behave yourselves and most importantly, don’t wreck the car,” said House Republican Leader Christopher Rants. “While Iowans were busy working, raising their kids and being involved in their communities, Democrats raised their taxes, increased government spending and attacked our right to work. Democrats wrecked the car.”
Read the rest of the agenda…
Today nine House Republicans submitted a letter to the leadership in the House: Speaker of the House Pat Murphy, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Republican Leader Christopher Rants and the Chief Clerk of the House.
Republicans who represent areas that sustained severe damage during the historic flooding and tornado disasters are requesting that the leadership in the House poll the 100 members to see if they are supportive of convening a special Legislative session to deal with disaster relief.
Reps. Kraig Paulsen (Hiawatha), Jeff Kaufmann (Wilton), Sandy Greiner (Keota), Dawn Pettengill (Mt. Auburn), Tom Sands (Columbus Junction), Pat Grassley (New Hartford), Tami Wiencek (Waterloo), Dan Rasmussen (Independence) and Bill Schickel (Mason City) each submitted a letter individually to the leadership.
Click to read more and for a copy of the letter…
A new September 2008 Newsletter is available for viewing. Click the link below to see a PDF version.
Caucus Newsletter 9-26-2008 (PDF)
In this edition:
- Jumpstart Funds Announced for Flood Relief
- ISU gets new Biorenewables Center
- Medicaid Experiencing Fast Growth
- Rules on Voluntary Annexation
The House Democrats released their plan for the 2009 legislative session yesterday. But history suggest that the promises in their plan don’t coincide with what they’ve done in the past.
Forced Unionism
They Say:
“This plan is a partnership between state government and Iowa families based on shared Iowa values – accountability, fairness, innovation and self-reliance.”
“As Iowans face these challenges, we have the right to demand that our state government is on the side of middle-class Iowa families.”
They Did:
Democrats voted on two separate occasion to force Iowans who don’t belong to a union to pay union dues. The votes are as follows:
Vote: Senate File 413 (3/13/2007) – Labor Committee Minutes. Voting in favor: R. Olson, T. Taylor, Abdul-Samad, Hunter, Jochum, Mascher, Murphy, Palmer, Staed, Winckler
Vote: Amendment H-8184 (3/19/2008) – House Journal Page 744
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