Minnesota Dem gov to Iowans: 'Only thing standing between you and nice things' is GOP leadership

28 July 2023

Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz, during a recent appearance in Iowa, drew stark comparisons between his state and the Republican-led home of the first presidential primary.

While Minnesota enshrined abortion as a "fundamental right" earlier this year, Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed a restrictive 6-week abortion ban into law earlier this month.

Additionally, in January, Reynolds "signed into law a bill that bars transgender females from participating in girls' high school and college sports," while Minnesota passed a law in March declaring the state a "refuge" for trans people seeking gender-affirming care.

"I'm not afraid to say, I don't know if you can get much different," the Democratic leader said during his speech. "Talking about restricting reproductive freedoms and we're expanding healthcare to others. As I said, talking about book bans — we're talking about banning hunger. We're expanding and made the nation's most aggressive climate change push of our 2040 plan. And I think, then to look at the numbers, just this last week, CNBC, a pretty respected poll in this, ranked Minnesota the fifth best state for business, bumping Texas, for the first time, out of that spot. We were ranked as the fourth best state to live in. Good states are places where the government provides the services that they need to, whether transportation, education, health care; and then stays out of your personal business. And I will let the leader talk about this. I'll make this case.

Walz continued, "We're used to bad things happening fast and good things taking a long time. I'd make the case to the people of Iowa: The governor and this Republican majority is the only thing standing between you and nice things, like paid family leave if you have to get chemotherapy treatment. You shouldn't have to be worried about dying from that. And we care deeply about making sure our children are served on this. Not just forcing birth and rapes and incest issues or whatever else is trying to be done with this. But caring for them deeply, providing their families with healthcare — prenatal, postnatal health care and food. I think there are two examples of the direction we want to go. One was inclusive, hopeful, and I would make the case. I think it was summed up in one picture, I announced it at a school — Webster Elementary School — that their classmates would all be getting breakfast and lunch without having to worry about it and the children spontaneously hugged us. That was Minnesota session, I don't know if you got an image of the Republicans."

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