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Iowa GOP chair: Appel refusal to pull terrorist passports a dangerous, ignorant response to ISIS threat
DES MOINES—Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann today denounced statements from last week's Iowa Press debate in which Democrat Staci Appel, who is running for Congress in Iowa's Third District, said she would not take away the passports of known American terrorists who admit to joining organizations such as the Islamic State, or ISIS.
During the debate, Appel stated: “I would not be urging taking away their passports,” adding, "I think we need to make sure that we work through the system and look through it on a very diligent basis.”
“Staci Appel was asked outright if she would confiscate passports from known American ...
Iowa GOP: Young offers solutions, balanced approach in IPTV debate
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa—Republican Party of Iowa leaders released the following statements on Thursday's Iowa Public Television debate between Third District congressional candidates David Young, a former aide to Sen. Chuck Grassley, and Staci Appel, a former liberal state senator and financial consultant:
"Iowans saw a clear difference between David Young and Staci Appel during tonight’s debate. David’s experience advocating for Iowans on a broad range of issues combined with his proven record of solutions, delivered him a resounding victory," said Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann, a seventh-generation ...
RPII: Joni Ernst door knocks in Clive for ‘Weekend of Action,’ Chairman Kaufmann appears on ‘Iowa Press’
CLIVE, Iowa—State Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Red Oak, stopped by the Republican Party of Iowa Victory Headquarters in Urbandale Saturday morning to meet volunteers on the first shift of the day for the Iowa GOP's weekend of action. She then went to a Clive neighborhood to door knock with volunteers.
Iowa GOP volunteer Peggy Hermann, a grandmother and retired teacher, canvassed with Ernst. Hermann, a Missouri Valley native, has volunteered for GOP campaigns since 1988."I love Iowa. It's the best kept secret in the country as far as people and communities," she said. "That's why I'm so taken with Joni. I'm a small town girl. She's genuine, and ...
Iowa GOP chair Kaufmann statement on 2nd District IPTV debate
WILTON, Iowa—Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann issued the following statement on tonight's IPTV debate between 2nd District GOP nominee Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Dave Loebsack.
"After watching the first debate in Iowa's Second Congressional District, Iowans saw Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' competence, deep knowledge on health care and military issues, and specific solutions to reign in Washington, D.C.-dysfunction," said Kaufmann, a seventh-generation livestock farmer and community college professor from Wilton.
"Southeastern Iowans have clear choice in this election. I'm voting for Dr. Miller-Meeks, an independent ...
