Iowa House needs more Democrats, state representative says

[RandySF]

CLINTON — Iowa State Rep. Mary Wolfe, D-Clinton, would like to do more for Clinton County. She’d like to see the state fund education at a higher level, give more bargaining rights to public employees and provide more rehabilitation for people arrested on drug crimes, Wolfe said.

But her hands are tied.

“I think what’s important to note is that I came in in 2011,” Wolfe said Monday. “Republicans have had control of the entire House. Basically, nothing moves forward in the Iowa House unless the Republican leadership lets it go through.”

Wolfe is running for a sixth term for the State’s 98th District seat, squaring off against Republican Joma Short in the Nov. 3 General Election.

Wolfe said without more Democrats, she doesn’t have much hope of passing certain bills. The only way Wolfe can bring change is to maintain a good relationship with Republican colleagues, she said. She’s co-sponsored bills with Republicans, and when Republicans introduced bills that Wolfe knew would pass without her support, she suggested compromises “to mitigate some of the problems I saw with the bills.”




https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/iowa-house-needs-more-democrats-state-representative-says/article_da79853a-ebbe-11ea-82cf-a7cfdc31ca2c.html

[madaboutharry]

1. No kidding.

The Iowa House is made up of Joni Ernst wannabees. They are absolute crazy RWNJ types who think John Bircher was too left. They’re fetal heartbeat loons who have ruined Iowa for all the good people.