Representative Sharon Steckman (D – Mason City) says her top priorities will be helping Iowa’s working families and growing the economy while keeping the state budget balanced.
“Strengthening Iowa’s working families starts with a good education that builds the skilled workforce Iowa needs,” Mrs. Steckman said Monday. “It’s essential that job training and higher education are all accessible and affordable for Iowans because the future of our economy depends on it.
“I’m honored to serve the people of Cerro Gordo County in the Iowa House of Representatives again this year. Too many families are working hard but still not getting ahead. If we can work together to make the economy work for Iowa families again, we’ll have a productive 2017 session.
“Some of my priorities this year include: making K-12 schools the number one in Iowa again; revitalizing rural Iowa; expanding job training opportunities; raising the minimum wage; improving water quality; bringing more local control to the CAFO issue; expanding early childhood education; and encouraging more production and use of renewable energy.”
The 2017 Legislature runs 110 days and is scheduled to adjourn on April 28th.
All things being said I really wish they would leave the funding for community colleges alone. If they are going to take money from the college’s they should take it from the from Iowa. They just waste it on teacher salary’s.
Like no child left behind – federal government controls education – high school grads with a 4th grade IQ – Great job – give yourself a bonus and a raise.
Bo! you have been completely brain washed and hung out to dry as most liberals are going to have to come to terms with. YES !!!!
Brainwashed liberal pumping BS. She makes sure the public sector gets their piece of the pie before the private sector (serbs).
You are one sad person. Your Republicans are going to gut Medicare and Social Security and you will just play along until you find yourself living with your children-if they will have you.
You are one ignorant person with your head so far up your educated ass you are going to suffocate.
Hate to tell you Mr. Brilliant but the Republicans are already plotting to do away with Medicare.
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-social-security-gop-20161209-story.html
Hate to tell YOU genius, I have been hearing that for 20 years. It is a old, old scare tactic used by the left. It would be political suicide to mess with medicare and they know it. Only a lefty would be dumb enough to swallow that. And, you have to be pretty damn gullible to believe anything out of California.
Please LVS……. no name calling
Up yours-She started it and has it coming. The lefty’s better learn that no one believes the crap they put out.
Apparently you didn’t read the article which doesn’t surprise me. Try reading it first. I can also find you the same news on a different web site that is a conservative b.s. site.
Apparently you didn’t read my comment. No one cares or believes it. That has been going on for years and years. If they would stop taking Medicare funds for illegals and immigrants and give back the money they have stolen (Obama) financing his failed insurance plan there would be plenty of money. It will be political suicide for any politician who tries to cut medicare or social security and they know it. What you are reading is just more scare tactics by the left trying to put down Trump.
LVS is such a fu*cking idiotic dumbass.
His head is so far up his ass, that he would need a Plexiglas bellybutton in order to see where he ig going.
Stupid old fu*ker.
LVS, you don’t believe it? How can you read something that can be fact-checked in the Congressional Record or substantiated by a right wing magazine http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2016/12/14/how-gop-social-security-cuts-will-hurt-you/#2efa9745f10c or even going to the Congressman’s own website and still say it isn’t true? You screamed for 8 years about Democrats and liberals “drinking the kool aid” and you are going to say stupid things like that? Wow. And by the way, President Obama didn’t gut Social Security as you say, that practice is a long one. President Bush ‘borrowed’ $1.37 TRILLION to pay for his war. This cold weather must be freezing up what little you have left of a brain.
Bodacious, you’re waging a futile effort in attempting to have an intelligent conversation with LVS.
You should know that by now.
LVS is a pig headed idiot and it is complete waste of time trying to communicate with an ignorant and stupid old fool like LVS.
Plain & simple, LVS is a complete waste of skin and as useless as rubber lips on a woodpecker.
Dumb Ass Greek TROll Gone again.
Because the Ignorant GREEK TROLL, Mr. Poopy Pants decided to do a unsolicited attack on me on this thread I deleted his comments as I will do every time. He has been banned but sneaks back on here using different names. When I deleted him the system took out the whole thread. Sorry
Refute and rebutt those attacks, or even ignore them. But the most cowardly and shameful response is to delete. As you are witnessing deleted comments will only come back to haunt you.
Ignorant TROLL gone again. Sorry the thread went with him but Matt doesn’t seem to want to stop or get rid of this asshole.