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Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'You're hearing people call her Joni Hearse': Ernst challenger on backlash to Medicaid comment
Democratic Iowa state Representative J.D. Scholten joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss his decision to challenge Senator Joni Ernst after she told a town hall that 'we all are going to die' in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts.
Toronto Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says he made after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift backlash. Scholten, from northwest Iowa, was first elected to the statehouse in 2023 after twice losing congressional races in Iowa's reliably conservative 4th Congressional District.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iowa State Rep. J.D. Scholten holds rally in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Iowa State Representative J.D. Scholten (D) held a 'We the People' rally in Sioux City on Friday night. The rally took place at The Marquee downtown. Around 40 people were in attendance, enjoying some beverages. The rally had musicians performing, along with people speaking out about how they're feeling about what's been happening on the state and federal levels, such as potential cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and how the Iowa legislative session is going so far. Scholten said that when it comes to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), there should be efficiency, and the federal government should try to have an audit system. However, he said that what DOGE is doing is not efficient and 'ridiculous.' 'It's not efficient to fire USDA people who are working on getting the bird flu under control and then all of a sudden, rehire them back. It's not efficient to do a lot of these things, for what, it's to give more tax breaks to the super wealthy. well, a lot of us aren't the super wealthy and a lot of us have needs and so the working class is getting screwed out of all of this. And that's what a lot of people are feeling, that frustration,' said State Rep. Scholten, (D) District 1. Morningside University hosts first 'She Grows' event One of the rally attendees, Sioux City resident Bernie Scolaro, said this is not the time to be silent about what's going on in the government and that people should stand up for themselves. 'We're watching the state and the national government take away and strip away a lot of rights for people, just most recently, with the Iowa Civil Rights Code, they took away trans(gender) rights and LGBTQ rights are in jeopardy, as women's rights. And I'm really concerned about what our government is beginning to look like,' Scolaro said Scholten will be holding two more rallies this weekend: one in Des Moines on Saturday and one in Davenport on Sunday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
