DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Kim Reynolds’ failure to address the needs of Iowans:

“From private school vouchers to tax breaks for the well-off and well-connected to taxpayer-funded settlements for their friends, Republican chickens are coming home to roost. Nothing in Governor Reynolds’ speech tonight indicated she is taking our state in a new direction as we face an ag economy downturn, persistently high prices, and a culture of corruption in Des Moines. Instead, Governor Reynolds and her allies in the legislature seem intent on catering to the powerful and the wealthy, not regular Iowans. Democratic legislators are ready to get to work solving problems and the IDP is already organizing to hold Republicans accountable for the path our state is on.”