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The first session of the 83rd Iowa General Assembly is over, but to paraphrase from some famous words, “What happens in the Statehouse isn’t as important as what happens in your house.” What’s been happening in mine? Well, we had a wonderful Christmas in Dallas, we survived a break-in at the salon and Kim recovered from back surgery. I played several roles in a musical adaptation of Huck Finn at a local theater, and we now have five kids (two nieces and a nephew who are here as Kim’s sister helps her at the shop). The school year at North is out, and I’m looking forward to a summer of grilling out, painting houses, and family fun days!

While knowing what’s happened at our house, let’s talk about what happened at the Statehouse. Maybe you are concerned like I am that:

  •  Iowa has a $6.3 billion budget, one the Des Moines Register called “the biggest budget ever,” which continues endless tax-and-spend policies with fiscal irresponsibility.

  • The majority party pushed ending your ability to deduct your federal taxes before paying state taxes, a “tax on a tax” with a reduction in rates for some but no guarantee those rates won’t again increase.

  • Speaker Murphy held voting open on a bill for 67 hours to strong-arm a 51st vote for a Big Labor bill “prevailing wage” which would raises taxes. Some courageous Democrats opposed this job-killing legislation though none of them hailed from Sioux City. This issue hung in the balance by one vote.

  • Legislators failed to act and allowed judicial fiat to contradict the overwhelming majority of Iowans who support traditional marriage knowing well that Iowans would affirm traditional marriage as 30 other states have when their people were allowed to vote.

  • Legislators gave a “thumbs up” to Governor Culver’s over $700 million bonding scheme which will supposedly create jobs not by creating market-driven incentives and making Iowa business-friendly, but by borrowing from our children who will be free of the debt in their fifties.

Just after the last election (6148 to 6093), Colonel Bud Day wrote to me these words: "If the election didn't go good, try again." I will take Colonel Day's advice. And why? Because Sioux City families deserve a representative who will grow Iowa's economy, cut taxes, improve our schools, and stand up for Sioux City in Des Moines with passion and integrity. Will you join me?

Jeremy

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