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Chairwoman Dvorsky calls on House Republicans to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

by Michael Hunt

| Press Release, Women's Rights
May 16, 2012

Steve King Chooses Partisan Gridlock over Constituent Security in Iowa Des Moines – Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives forthcoming vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). “The Violence Against Women Act was first enacted in 1994 and...
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Chairwoman Dvorsky’s statement following President Obama’s remarks in support of Marriage Equality

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, In the news, Marriage Equality
May 9, 2012

Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement following President Obama’s remarks today (5/9/12) in support of marriage equality. “Today, President Obama echoed the sentiments of countless Iowans who believe all loving couples should be able to honor their commitments through marriage. In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court...
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Iowa Democrats Announce Results of 2012 District Convention Elections

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, Elections & Voting, Press Release
May 2, 2012

Des Moines, IA – Thirty-five Iowa Democrats were elected to serve as National delegates for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, during Saturday’s District Conventions. “The District conventions demonstrated once again our state party’s tremendous capacity to identify outstanding activists and leaders who will represent our Iowa and...
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GOP Agenda Holds State Budget Hostage and Violates Law

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, Jobs & Economy, Women's Rights
May 1, 2012

Over and over the last two years, Republicans in the House and Senate have abandoned their pledge to focus on growing the economy, and instead each time they’ve returned to the Capitol promoting little more than a divisive social agenda. The saga continued in April with Iowa House Republicans holding...
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Chairwoman Dvorsky’s Statement on President Obama’s Commitment to Keeping Student Loan Interest Rates Low, and the impact of the Romney-Ryan Budget on Education

by Michael Hunt

| Education, Press Release
April 26, 2012

Des Moines, IA – With student loans set to double on July 1st affecting 255,000 Iowa students if Congress doesn’t act, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement: “President Obama believes, as I do, that we must keep interest rates on student loans low so more Americans...
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Your Ticket to the 2012 Democratic National Convention

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, Elections & Voting
April 23, 2012

Do you want to experience the unforgettable thrill of standing up to re-nominate Barack Obama for President? Well, this is your chance. In September, the city of Charlotte will welcome thousands of delegates from across the country to the Democratic National Convention. And you could be one of them! Our...
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“Campaign’s Silence on Fair Pay Act Spoke Volumes about Romney’s Agenda”

by Michael Hunt

| Featured Post, In the news, News, Press Release, Women's Rights
April 11, 2012

DES MOINES — Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement responding to the Romney campaign’s refusal to respond to whether the likely Republican nominee for president supported the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act on a conference call this morning: Link to the conference call audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxl05HYTCZ0&feature=youtu.be “Mitt Romney has...
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The Romney-Ryan and Iowa House Republicans’ War on Education

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, Education, Featured Post, Press Release
April 10, 2012

Des Moines – As students from across Iowa prepare to convene for Tuesday’s Greater Together Student Summit at the University of Iowa, The Iowa Democratic Party released the following memorandum to illustrate the devastating impact Republican policies are having on Education in the state of Iowa and throughout the country....
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Iowa Women Reject Romney’s War on Women

by Michael Hunt

| Health Care, In the news, Press Release, Women's Rights
April 2, 2012

Des Moines – Mitt Romney’s run to the far right may win him Tea Party voters, but he’s losing support from women voters in Iowa and as many as a dozen others states, according to the latest USA TODAY/Gallup poll. The results show Romney trailing President Obama among women by...
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Romney’s ‘Etch-A-Sketch’ Can’t Erase Extreme Positions

by Michael Hunt

| Blog post, Health Care, In the news, Press Release, Women's Rights
March 23, 2012

Des Moines – Today, as Americans across the country celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is working harder than ever to reinvent his record on the issue of health care. Even with an already unshakable reputation for flip flopping on...
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Chairwoman Dvorsky calls on House Republicans to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

Chairwoman Dvorsky’s statement following President Obama’s remarks in support of Marriage Equality

Iowa Democrats Announce Results of 2012 District Convention Elections

GOP Agenda Holds State Budget Hostage and Violates Law

Chairwoman Dvorsky’s Statement on President Obama’s Commitment to Keeping Student Loan Interest Rates Low, and the impact of the Romney-Ryan Budget on Education

Your Ticket to the 2012 Democratic National Convention

“Campaign’s Silence on Fair Pay Act Spoke Volumes about Romney’s Agenda”

The Romney-Ryan and Iowa House Republicans’ War on Education

Iowa Women Reject Romney’s War on Women

Romney’s ‘Etch-A-Sketch’ Can’t Erase Extreme Positions

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