Iowa Labor Groups Rally Democrats, Cite Medicaid Cuts, Before Election

Iowa and national AFL-CIO leaders joined Democratic candidates Josh Turek, Rob Sand and Sarah Trone Garriott at a get-out-the-vote rally in Ankeny ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. Speakers urged union members to canvass and vote for candidates who support labor, framing the 3rd Congressional District race between Trone Garriott and Republican incumbent Zach Nunn as a key contest. Trone Garriott criticized Nunn's record, citing Medicaid cuts as a driver of rising healthcare costs and clinic closures, while a Nunn campaign spokesperson defended his bipartisan record on worker and nursing issues. The event is political campaign activity rather than a policy or regulatory action.

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