Lawmakers Say Session Will Focus on Jobs and Economy

[47of74]

Source: KCRG

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers say they expect the upcoming legislative session to deal primarily with issues surrounding jobs and the economy.

Those topics were key to a special election campaign Tuesday for an eastern Iowa Senate seat, won by Democrat Liz Mathis.

Her victory left Democrats with a narrow majority in the Senate.

Both Democrats and Republicans say they expect pocketbook issues to be the dominant theme of the session that begins Jan. 9.

Read more: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Lawmakers-Say-Session-Will-Focus-on-Jobs-and-Economy--133767113.html

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While I'm sure that Democrats would love to focus on important issues, I don't think Republicans will be able to keep from indulging their right wing urges once the session actually begins.

[valerief]

1. Jobs in what country? nt

[Scuba]

2. Watch out. Here in Wisconsin Governor Koch, er, Walker called a "special jobs session"...

... they made sex education in schools "abstinence only" with mention of contraception forbidden.

... they honored the "pregnancy crisis centers" that provide desperate, pregnant women with an anti-abortion speech in lieu of healthcare.

... they recognized "National Adoption Month".

... they spent a long time debating the definition of a bicycle.



Not a whisper about jobs, but then we have the R's in charge. Hopefully Iowa will do better.

[47of74]

3. Yeah, I don't trust the Republicans in any matters...

...big or small.

[snot]

4. I'd like less news on what they say, more on what they DO –-

"Dems" included.

[AlbertCat]

5. more on what they DO

Exactly, what do Repugs actually DO?

Could the reason we hear nothing about them doing anything.... be obvious?

[alp227]

6. I thought this was about US Congress...oh, but good on Iowa.

They're going to do more than what the obstructionist make-Obama-a-one-term-President Boehner & Co. are doing.

[russspeakeasy]

7. Neither party wants to focus on the problems, because

neither of them has any ideas. Pocketbook issues? , bullshit....

[Donnachaidh]

8. they've been saying that for what, 10 years now?

Pigs will fly before we see TRUE work on issues that help the 99%. Most in Congress are the 1%, or 1% wannabees -- they have no interest in working for us.

Time to tent the place and spray for critters.

[sarcasmo]

9. Lies, all lies.

[MichiganVote]

10. Yeah sure. Like we just about believe that bullshit.

[toddwv]

11. That's Republi-speak for trying to ban abortion and lowering taxes for rich people

[47of74]

12. Yep...

...and stupid shit like trying to write a gay marriage ban into the Constitution.