Press Releases
Axne Votes to Bail Out New York and California; Leaves Iowa Behind
Let's be honest - Democrat's Covid relief bill is a blue state bailout. Less than 9 percent of the bill goes towards defeating Covid-19. What about the other 91 percent?...
ICYMI: Iowa Republicans Warn of Democrats Stripping Derecho Relief
Yesterday, Congressman Randy Feenstra warned that Congressional Democrats are looking to strip relief meant to help Americans recovering from natural disasters - like Iowans recovering from last summer's derecho. Democrats are okay...
ICYMI: Upmeyer: Improving Election Systems is the Legislature’s Job
Iowa Field Report | February 23, 2021 "The next election always feels so imminent. The moment one is over, we begin focusing our full attention on the next. This period...
Democrats Are Looking To Weaponize The FEC
There couldn't be a larger juxtaposition between Iowa and D.C. right now. While Iowa Republicans are tightening election rules to root out bad actors, secure our elections, and improve our systems,...
ICYMI: Rita Hart Should Follow Brindisi's Lead
Politico has declared, "The 2020 election cycle is finally over," but is it? Unlike Anthony Brindisi in New York's 22nd District, Rita Hart is still contesting the state-certified results in...
Democrats Divide America
While the Biden Administration is focusing on killing energy jobs and legislating through Executive Orders, Congressional Democrats are focusing their attention on President Trump -- again. Instead of following through on...
RPI Statement on In-Person Learning Legislation
DES MOINES -- Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement on Gov. Kim Reynolds signing Senate File 160, legislation to allow 100 percent in-person learning: "Gov. Reynolds and legislative Republicans...
RPI Statement on Results of Senate District 41 Special Election
DES MOINES -- In response to the results of the special election in Senate District 41, Republican Party of Iowa Co-Chair Linda Upmeyer issued the following statement:"This special election showed us...
Is This What Unity Looks Like?
DES MOINES -- After being lectured for months about unity, the American people are beginning to see that "unity" was never really a part of the plan. It was just the...
The Swamp First Agenda
DES MOINES -- We told you. The radical left-wing of the Democratic Party is running the show. Joe Biden might be President, but he is not the leader of the Democratic...