Friday, April 24, 2009 -
“What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.” – Abraham Lincoln

What an admirable phrase for describing “charity”, the act of not receiving so others of lesser means may receive. The problem is that Abraham Lincoln’s statement references the redistribution of wealth through ...

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Thursday, April 09, 2009 - Today we tried to call up the Marriage Amendment (defining marriage as one man and one woman) and  it was a show down between God’s law and Iowa’s Law.
Iowa’s law won!

44 YES Votes - 42 Republicans, 2 Democrats
54  NO Votes - 0 Republicans, 54 Democrats

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Thursday, April 02, 2009 -
I have been a Representative for 11 years and I have NEVER seen such frustration exhibited by Iowa’s taxpayers. Tuesday night there was a public hearing in the House Chamber on Federal Deductibility.

What is Federal Deductibility? Federal Deductibility is a tax credit that allows Iowan’s to ...

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 - I had a frantic parent contact me, telling me that her school will no longer allow pop to be sold at their sports’ concession stands. She wanted to know what stupid law we passed was responsible for this change? (Paraphrasing her comment)

Well…the new law is the Healthy Kids Act. ...

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Thursday, March 12, 2009 - The Iowa Legislature wants more jobs, but they dislike employers! We could argue forever which came first, the chicken or the egg. But that’s not the case when it comes to creating jobs. We need a willing employer prior to any job creation.

Every legislator steps to the microphone exclaiming ...

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