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IADEMO2004

(5,869 posts)
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 05:26 PM Apr 2018

Ernst introduces legislation aimed a slowing high suicide rate among farmers

http://www.kmaland.com/news/ernst-introduces-legislation-aimed-a-slowing-high-suicide-rate-among/article_666ebed8-440b-11e8-867f-dfbbda8f06e2.html


Ernst says she hopes federal dollars can be leveraged with state and local funding to improve access to mental healthcare, especially for rural areas where help can be far away.

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Take the dog cone off your neck climb down from the ivory tower and meet an Iowan you Koch head. You and your new friends don't recognize your own handy work?

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Ernst introduces legislation aimed a slowing high suicide rate among farmers (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Apr 2018 OP
Can I nominate her for the Sarah Palin award? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #1
Dumb and Dumber Ohiogal Apr 2018 #4
Anticipating the revolting reality of Trump's tarriffs? Wwcd Apr 2018 #2
Build an economy for the many instead of an economy for the few, CrispyQ Apr 2018 #3
Jesus effing christ how stupid is she? rurallib Apr 2018 #5
Just look how hard they worked on the name of this cover their ass bill. IADEMO2004 Apr 2018 #7
Pretty fucking stupid. 47of74 May 2018 #8
I was shocked to my core rurallib May 2018 #9
Step one: Stop voting for Republicans. progressoid Apr 2018 #6

CrispyQ

(38,175 posts)
3. Build an economy for the many instead of an economy for the few,
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 06:38 PM
Apr 2018

& you will solve a TON of problems in this country, you GOP sellout.

rurallib

(63,177 posts)
5. Jesus effing christ how stupid is she?
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 08:03 PM
Apr 2018

Monsanto and bayer merging
prices low, costs high
Trump fucks up trade w/china
trump fucking up NAFTA

they don't need mental health - they need people in government who have a fucking clue what is going on.

IADEMO2004

(5,869 posts)
7. Just look how hard they worked on the name of this cover their ass bill.
Fri Apr 20, 2018, 09:19 AM
Apr 2018
https://www.ernst.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/400fc9c6-7ba4-4f0c-8aa5-2eb0efc44635/657D23B571026133FA672109DE9776EC.farmers-first-co.pdf


This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Facilitating Accessible

Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act’’

or the ‘‘FARMERS FIRST Act’’.

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So busy pretending to fix problems they created.
 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
8. Pretty fucking stupid.
Wed May 2, 2018, 01:58 PM
May 2018

Along with her supporters.

The night she was elected was the first night I wanted to move out of Iowa.

rurallib

(63,177 posts)
9. I was shocked to my core
Wed May 2, 2018, 02:02 PM
May 2018

I thought Iowans were smarter than falling for a puppet who refused to answer most questions over a congressman who had sincerely and productively moved Iowa forward for eight(?) years.

And that was when I began understanding how manipulable Iowans were

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