We launched a new page on the site today called “Health Care in Iowa”. This new page is aimed to help Iowans understand what changes and what legislation are being proposed in Washington and Des Moines.

Iowans will be able to access legislation, analysis, news articles, and other information about the ideas being discussed. We hope this page will help you make informed decisions on how health care reform proposals will impact you, your family, and your community.

To access the page, you can find it on our home page, or by visiting the link directly at Health Care in Iowa (http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/healthcare)

From this week’s House Republican Newsletter:

On Monday, February 2, Iowa House Republicans announced the launch of a new feature on our website designed to get Iowans’ input for budget savings.

The page is located here and is part of the Republicans’ plan to bring more truth and transparency to Iowans.

As of Tuesday, February 10, over 1000 Iowans posted almost 400 budget savings ideas on the site. The House Republican Staff is pouring over all of the ideas in order to evaluate each idea. Each idea will be evaluated on whether or not it is a cost effective way to reduce government expenditures.

In addition, many ideas will require additional research to identify the potential savings. Each Friday the research staff reads the budget savings ideas posted on the website. The ideas are sorted by issue area and the appropriate staff person is then responsible for researching the suggestion. That work is being done now so a final list of cost savings ideas will be ready in time for debate on the budget.

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