America crumbling under Biden, but Iowa GOP fought back

• Linda Upmeyer is co-chair of the Republican Social gathering of Iowa.

After Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Situation of the State handle in January, I instructed Iowans “it takes one take a look at Washington D.C., or simply about every other state within the nation, to appreciate the fields of alternative Iowa has to supply.”

Now that this yr’s legislative session has ended, the outcomes solely additional show my prior declare.

Joe Biden and Democrats have left us, on a regular basis People, within the mud. We face rising inflation, a disaster at our Southern border, document spending, and chaos overseas. Our standing as a nation has suffered. We now face an enormous child method scarcity created by Biden’s personal Meals and Drug Administration and the best gasoline costs in historical past. We’re not the robust, revered nation we have been below President Donald Trump.

When the federal authorities fails to fulfill the wants of on a regular basis People, we should flip to the states to struggle again — and preventing again is what Iowa Republicans have finished over this previous legislative session.

Whereas Iowans’ paychecks stretched skinny due to inflation, Iowa Republicans, below the management of Reynolds, handed the most important tax reduce in Iowa historical past. This invoice will permit Iowans to have a refund of their pockets — the place it belongs. It cuts the state earnings tax all the way down to a flat and honest 3.9% and eliminates taxes on retirement earnings. The GOP additionally eradicated taxes on female merchandise and diapers. Iowa’s biggest power is that we spend money on our individuals, not a bloated authorities paperwork.

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This was aid that Iowans deserved — and earned. The cash Iowans are saving from these tax cuts might be reinvested into our communities and households — making us even stronger and extra resilient.

Reynolds and legislative Republicans took motion to vary our unemployment system to a re-employment system. Proper now, there are extra job openings in Iowa than there are individuals to fill them. Democrats in Washington would a lot quite pay individuals to remain dwelling. Iowa Republicans took a distinct method and incentivized Iowans to return to work by shortening the time individuals can accumulate unemployment from six months to 4 months.

Due to the best gasoline costs in historical past, households are struggling to make ends meet. Let’s be clear what precipitated this: Joe Biden’s warfare on American vitality. On his first day in workplace, Biden closed the Keystone XL pipeline and since has begun a full-out assault on our vitality infrastructure. The Democrats’ response? You must go purchase an electrical automobile when you do not wish to pay the excessive value. That is extremely out of contact.

To decrease vitality prices to Iowans, Reynolds and the Legislature handed a invoice to permit E15 yr round. Corn that grows proper in our lovely fields might be became a cleaner model of gas that prices much less Ethanol blends can prevent roughly 50 cents a gallon. And when costs are nearing $5 a gallon, that provides up. Biden and Washington Democrats ought to take word: That is the way you unleash the facility of American vitality.

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Lastly, Republicans fought again towards the encroaching wokeness in our colleges. For a very long time ladies have fought for main achievements similar to Title IX, however a brand new woke agenda has sought to derail it. Led by Reynolds, Iowa Republicans preserved women sports activities. My assertion in regards to the invoice nonetheless stands: “(It is) inherently a equity situation. Younger women shouldn’t be discouraged from collaborating, or succeeding, in athletics as a result of competitors is out of their capacity to compete. Wokeness doesn’t have a job in our colleges or athletics.”

Whereas the way forward for America below Joe Biden appears to develop darker by the day, we now have a state Legislature and governor who’re prepared to struggle again on our behalf. Iowans ought to be pleased with the accomplishments made throughout this legislative session. With out it, we’d be on the identical downward tailspin we see on the nationwide degree.

Linda Upmeyer is co-chair of the Republican Social gathering of Iowa.