Statewide Iowa — Both Republican and Democratic leaders in Iowa say voters on both sides of the political spectrum are motivated by President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the vacancy U.S. Supreme Court.
Iowa Democratic Party chairman Mark Smith.
(as said) “I think this is a significant issue,” Smith says. “The indications are that most Americans feel that this is a vote that should wait until after the election.”
Smith says a quarter of a million Iowans could lose insurance coverage if Barrett joins other conservatives on the court and rules the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Eric Branstad, a senior advisor to President Trump’s Iowa reelection effort, emphasizes that Barrett is a working mom with a big family.
(as said) “I think is going to be a huge boost for the suburb moms across the state that work so hard,” Branstad says, “and they’ll see their voice heard through what would be Justice Barrett.”
Both of Iowa’s Republican U.S. Senators are members of the senate committee that will open hearings on Barrett’s nomination in two weeks.
