Statements

August 11, 2022

Reynolds partners with hate group to ban abortion

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ announcement that she has filed a motion to challenge an injunction on the Fetal…

LGBTQ News Statements

July 25, 2022

Grassley and Ernst must protect marriage equality

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response calling on Iowa’s senators to vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act: “Iowans believe that we…

Jobs News Statements

July 8, 2022

President Biden delivers for working families, while Corporate Kim sells us out

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the country added 372,000 jobs in June…

Gun Violence News Statements

June 2, 2022

How many more of us have to die?

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to reports that three people were killed, including the suspect, in a shooting at Cornerstone Church in Ames…

News Statements Women's Rights

May 3, 2022

Abortion is Health Care

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision: “Iowans know that access…

Gun Violence News Statements

March 7, 2022

STATEMENT: When Words Aren’t Enough, We Must Act

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to a shooting near East High School in Des Moines, that left one teen dead and two more…

Iowa News Reynolds Statements

March 1, 2022

Corporate Kim Reynolds Puts America To Sleep While Creating Nightmare for Iowans

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to Governor Kim Reynolds delivering the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Iowans work…

Education News Statements

April 28, 2021

Public tax dollars belong in public schools

Progress Iowa executive director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to the Iowa Senate passing House File 813, the expansion of charter schools: “Iowa families want their children…

News Presidential Statements

January 6, 2021

STATEMENT: Remove President Trump From Office

In response to thousands of Trump supporters attacking the United States Capitol, Matt Sinovic, executive director of Progress Iowa, issued the following statement:“Today’s riot at the U.S. Capitol was an…

News Statements Voting

November 3, 2020

EVERY VOICE MUST BE HEARD, AND EVERY VOTE COUNTED

A diverse coalition of Iowans are encouraging voter participation today, and calling for every vote cast in this year’s election to be counted so that the voice of every Iowan…