Iowa senator condemns GOP in fiery speech over trans civil rights repeal: ‘Shame on all of you Christians’ (exclusive)
by Curated February 28, 2025 · Gay News / Gay Pride / Gay Rights / The Advocate
Author: Christopher Wiggins
Iowahas already trickled into the Iowa community, with farmers feeling the pinch of the administration’s funding freezes. Elon Musk has initiated spending cuts through the Department of Government Efficiency, which he heads.
“I just think it’s going to break. I think you can only push in so many places before you’ve just about touched everything,” Bisignano said. “They’re going to go after our SNAP program and tighten down the food to kids. They’re going to go after Medicaid and demand that they work when they’re not bright enough, obviously, to know that most people on Medicaid do work—they just don’t have health care.”
Bisignano vowed to continue speaking out, even as Republicans continue their push to roll back protections for marginalized people.
“I’m tired of this. I’m calling them on it,” he said. “Transgender people need champions and voices and not people voting against people because they’re afraid—they need somebody willing to take it on the chin, and I’m willing to do that,” Iowa State Sen. Tony Bisignano told me.
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Author: Christopher Wiggins
