Cindy Winckler

Senator Cindy Winckler of Iowa Senate District 49-Davenport-Iowa Senate

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Feels like a good time to revisit this. It’s not abortion issues OR economic issues. Abortion issues ARE economic issues.

[Janet Petersen @janet4iowa]

Gov Reynolds turned down $30 million in funding for the summer food program for Iowa kids, but she signed off on using $14.6 million + $18.7 million in federal funds (ARPA) to fix up this parking lot and office by the Capitol and office space on Park Ave.

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

@TheRyanHamilton So very moving…..

[Brad Buck @DrBradBuck]

Dear @IAGovernor, some feedback from a Superintendent in the other 210, or so, districts not represented in the conversations: special education as a fee for service is a non-starter. And, with this seemingly newfound trust in districts & care for spec. education students: 5% SSA

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

@tdownsep @SenClaireCelsi Where did they get the list of 400 books to ban? Who decided these were the “right” books to ban? What was the process?

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

@SenClaireCelsi At a time when the DE gave no guidance to schools on the implementation of the book ban. Their justification was “the law was clear”, so subjective decision-making is in order.

[Joe Bolkcom @JoeBolkcom]

Iowa lacks the ‘capacity’ in so many ways
https://t.co/EKMpJTbxvU

[Iowa Senate Democrats @IowaSenate]

ICYMI: This was the 2023 Republican agenda: private-school vouchers, books bans, denying food to hungry kids, weakening child labor protections, and attacking LGBTQ Iowans.

This session will go down in history as one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in Iowa. #ialegis

[State Rep. Austin Baeth @AustinBaeth]

Even Colbert is laughing at the Iowa GOP’s child labor bill. But Republicans are being quite logical here: If you’re taking away food stamps and health insurance from poor families, it only makes sense to let the kids work 6-hr shifts in the factory to make up the difference.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Now the bill moves to the Iowa House.

We recently investigated this bill, and uncovered that it began in the office of Gov. Kim Reynolds and was written by top corporate lobbyists led by the restaurant association.

[Iowa Senate Democrats @IowaSenate]

.@PJochum observed the 7-year anniversary of Medicaid privatization, one of the biggest mistakes made by Republican politicians in Iowa.

“Iowa taxpayers are spending more & getting less with privatization,” she said. “It’s not too late to chart a different course.” #ialegis

[Sarah Trone Garriott @SarahforIowa]

Blank check budgets.

Monday and Tuesday Senate Republicans introduced and passed budgets with NO NUMBERS in them. No information on what their plans are. No opportunity for the public to respond—shutting Iowans out of the process again.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

I said it before, I’ll say it again for the people on the right.

[Patrick Rynard @patrynard]

This seems like a good time to mention that I called the Scott County Auditor's office first thing Wednesday morning cause I thought something looked off with the absentee numbers and wanted to get something clarified. Never did get my call returned.....

[Bob Kressig @bobkressig]

Great information for the upcoming election. Make sure you vote! 🗳#2022elections

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

The application for student debt relief is NOW OPEN: https://t.co/220SyfMhUk

Millions of middle class Americans are eligible for up to $20,000 in federal student loan relief from the Biden administration.

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

Time for a change! Iowa needs a new way of working for all!

DeJear best understands Iowa’s needs
https://t.co/IHUGEmKoR9

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

Vice President Harris delivers remarks on the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/fFjJyE5rl0

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

@brittvickstrom Thank you Britt!

[Cindy Winckler @CindyWinckler]

@Clay_Masters @tjbarton83 @IowaCapDispatch In 2018 the legislature required that absentee envelopes are prepared to identify when the return ballot hit the post office, in an effort to determine legally mailed returns. Then last session, 2021, the legislature changed the law again…..voter suppression for sure.