Statement from Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan in response to Auditor David Vaudt’s comments regarding Governor Culver’s budget:

“Iowa’s hard-working families deserve better than state Auditor David Vaudt’s cheap shot political attacks. Do Matt Strawn or I need to run just to take some of the politics out of the Auditor’s office?

“Who’s looking over Vaudt’s shoulder at how he does his books? The question is can Iowans really trust David Vaudt even though he’s clearly using his office for political purposes? Vaudt needs to take the politics out of his report and start understanding that he plays an important role for Iowans.”