NOT ENOUGH VOTES FOR PREVAILING WAGE

Speaker of the House Pat Murphy (D-Dubuque) will leave the voting machines open all weekend in case anyone changes their minds under pressure. The vote was left at 50 – 46 with 51 votes needed to pass.

House Republicans’ victory over prevailing wage was largely due to the outstanding leadership by House Minority Leader Kraig Paulson (R-Cedar Rapids) and also Jeff Kaufman (R-Muscatine).

The will and resolve of the 5 House Democrats who voted against the bill could not be broken under extreme pressure. One Democrat has not voted yet, but she is believed to be voting “no.”

If this bill ultimately fails it will be a huge victory for Iowa taxpayers.