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Ayanna Pressley to Iowa Gov. Reynolds: Iowa Can’t Be a ‘Model of Governance’ Because It’s Too White
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Ayanna Pressley
, Kim Reynolds
Name: Ayanna Pressley
Employment: House of Representatives
Position: Representative Elect
Name: Kim Reynolds
Employment: Iowa
Position: Governer
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
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URL: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
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02/06/2025 11:12 am
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PRESSLEY Governor Reynolds my ░░░░░░░░ colleagues invited you here ░░░░░░░░ to promote what they ░░░░░░░░ as a model of ░░░░░░░░ Simply put Republicans vision ░░░░░░░░ America is to be ░░░░░░░░ like Iowa Governor Reynolds ░░░░░░░░ s learn more about ░░░░░░░░ state Do you know ░░░░░░░░ percentage of Iowans are ░░░░░░░░ and what percentage are ░░░░░░░░ Reynolds I don t ░░░░░░░░ the exact percentages now ░░░░░░░░ by far a larger ░░░░░░░░ of white population PRESSLEY ░░░░░░░░ s correct Iowa is ░░░░░░░░ Reynolds 90 PRESSLEY percent ░░░░░░░░ Yeah PRESSLEY white and ░░░░░░░░ four and a half ░░░░░░░░ black So that is ░░░░░░░░ different from the national ░░░░░░░░ So when Republicans suggest ░░░░░░░░ should be a national ░░░░░░░░ they re advocating for ░░░░░░░░ government that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ our country So let ░░░░░░░░ talk about what this ░░░░░░░░ of governance actually means ░░░░░░░░ practice In Iowa you ░░░░░░░░ State Senate Bill 2385 ░░░░░░░░ eliminate more than 80 ░░░░░░░░ boards and commissions including ░░░░░░░░ representing black Iowans Latinos ░░░░░░░░ people with disabilities and ░░░░░░░░ Pacific Islanders communities that ░░░░░░░░ marginalized and vulnerable and ░░░░░░░░ fought for decades to ░░░░░░░░ a seat at the ░░░░░░░░ Now Republicans call this ░░░░░░░░ responsibility I just call ░░░░░░░░ erasure Governor Reynolds the ░░░░░░░░ Legislative Services Agency conducted ░░░░░░░░ nonpartisan analysis of that ░░░░░░░░ Do you know how ░░░░░░░░ money was saved when ░░░░░░░░ eliminated those commissions Reynolds ░░░░░░░░ it was not about ░░░░░░░░ money It was about ░░░░░░░░ more resources behind PRESSLEY ░░░░░░░░ my time Reynolds the ░░░░░░░░ of Human Rights PRESSLEY ░░░░░░░░ my time Reynolds so ░░░░░░░░ we could PRESSLEY Reclaiming ░░░░░░░░ time Reynolds actually PRESSLEY ░░░░░░░░ my time Reynolds provide ░░░░░░░░ more resources for minority ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk PRESSLEY Reclaiming my ░░░░░░░░ Let me help you ░░░░░░░░ the math Roughly 112 ░░░░░░░░ in your state budget ░░░░░░░░ saved So that is ░░░░░░░░ percent Barely a rounding ░░░░░░░░
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