Joni Ernst: “Many of our small communities do not have the taxing base to bring their systems up to standards.”

“Doe a Deer has woven creativity, hard work, and community into every aspect of its business,” said Chair Ernst.

Because unemployment programs are funded primarily by taxing employers, this federal mandate is effectively a reverse Robin Hood tax that takes from struggling small businesses to give to the idle rich and self-sufficient.

I’m disappointed that Senate Democrats refused to protect hardworking families from Big Tech companies who can afford to pay their own way.

In Iowa, we believe in a simple rule: you plug in, you pay up.