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http://www.radioiowa.com/2017/08/14/iowa-senators-denounce-terrorism-in-charlottesville/
Iowa senators denounce terrorism in Charlottesville
AUGUST 14, 2017 BY O. KAY HENDERSON
Iowas top politicians are responding to this weekends events in Virginia.
Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann was the first to issue a statement Saturday via Twitter. Kaufmann said the racism and bigotry on display in Charlottesville is stupid, shameful and destructive.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was next, saying what white nationalists were doing in Charlottesville was homegrown terrorism. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst also called it terrorism that was fueled by racist hatred that has no place in our society.....
By early this morning, all but one member of Iowas congressional delegation had tweeted on the situation. Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa City, said on Saturday that the vile hatred displayed by white supremacists in Charlotesville is unacceptable and unAmerican. Congressman David Young, a Republican from Van Meter, tweeted on Sunday from Israel, where hes on a congressional trip. Young condemned the hatred on display in Charlottesville and tweeted a few Bible verses. Congressman Rod Blum, a Republican from Dubuque, posted a message on Facebook. Blum quoted Gandi and said there was no place in a civil society for racist supremacy groups. Republican Congressman Steve King of Kiron has not Tweeted since July 27th and has not issued a statement on Charlottesville....more
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