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"What has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? When parents have to worry every time their kids walk out the door to school, to the movie theater, or to the park? Guns are the leading killer of children in America, and the numbers are rising – not declining."
– President Joe Biden, 4/17/23 [[link removed]]

📱 ON THE INTERNET 📱

Iowa Senate Democrats: Watch as Zach Wahls sums up the legislative session so far on WHO 13’s “Today in Iowa Sunday”: “There's been this fixation from the Republican Party on just pouring the gasoline on a lot of these culture war issues.” [[link removed]]

Iowa House Democrats: In Iowa, 46.7% of households receiving food assistance contain one or more individuals with a disability. State Representative Josh Turek breaks down just who the GOP cuts to food assistance will be hurting: Iowa's children, persons with a disability, veterans, and seniors. [[link removed]]

Iowa Democratic Party: Iowa Democrats will continue to do what's best for Iowa. [[link removed]]

Vice President Kamala Harris: When we invest in climate, clean energy, and U.S.-based manufacturing, we invest in American jobs. [[link removed]]

📰 IN THE NEWS 📰

Iowans on public assistance need our help. Instead, lawmakers raise hurdles. [[link removed]]

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained [[link removed]]

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⏰ TAKE A BREAK ⏰

It was Bring Your Mom to Work Day [[link removed]] for Iowa representatives Sami Scheetz, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and Adam Zabner as they joined their mothers at an Iowa Unity Coalition event last week.

Hala Abumaizer-Scheetz, Dr. Geetha Srinivas, and Kineret Zabner shared their experiences as immigrants coming to Iowa and how they feel about their children's new jobs in the Iowa House.

Iowa representatives Sami Scheetz, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and Adam Zabner stand with their mothers (Hala Abumaizer-Scheetz, Dr. Geetha Srinivas, and Kineret Zabner) at an Iowa Unity Coalition event on April 13, 2023. Their mothers are holding flowers and plaques. [[link removed]]

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