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Lanon Baccam: “Adams county, the smallest county by population in the…”

Featuring: Lanon Baccam, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Iowa, District 3

KCCI US House 3rd District Debate

Published October 9, 2024 | Video Starts at 49:12

Well, this district is amazing. Polk county, largest county in the state. Dallas county right here. Fastest growing county in Iowa. Adams county, the smallest county by population in the state. A county of 4000 people. I've been there multiple times and here's what I do know. (49:12–49:17)

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Asserts that Adams County is the smallest county by population in Iowa.

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“I'll fight to pass the Women's Health Protection act and give women their rights back to make decisions about their own bodies.”
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“I'll go after those big corporations price gouging Iowans.”
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“Gas prices have already dropped down to under $3 a gallon.”
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“The abortion ban we have in this state, before most women even know they're pregnant, is Zach Nunn's abortion ban.”
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“Abortion is now banned before most women even know they're pregnant.”
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“He even wants to go further on this issue, supporting a national abortion ban without exceptions, even in the case of rape, incest, or the…”
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“Iowans have had Roe as the law of the land for almost 50 years.”
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“Unfortunately, the congressman supports this abortion ban here in Iowa.”
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“We need to pass the Women's Health Protection act in Congress.”
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“There's a bill in Congress right now that the congressman can sign onto, and unfortunately, he hasn't.”
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“His record shows that access to contraception and IVF could be under threat if he continues to be in Congress here.”
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“We have to find a way to give women their rights back. That means codifying Roe in Congress, passing Women's Health Protection act.”
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“There was a bipartisan border security package that was in Congress, and unfortunately, Congressman Nunn and his colleagues let it die…”
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“This bipartisan bill was supported by the border patrol agents.”
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“It would have added more agents to the border. It would have deployed barriers. It would have deployed smart technology to identify drugs…”
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“It would have forced the president to shut down the border if it became overwhelmed.”
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“Zach Nunn has failed to [pass a bipartisan bill that could have protected us and infused resources into the border patrol].”
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“We have not stopped the flow of fentanyl.”
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“Smart technology can identify drugs like fentanyl coming through in vehicles.”
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“This unjust war from Russia attacking Ukraine.”
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“We have a challenge here with China, in Iran.”
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“Hamas viciously attacked Israel, slaughtered nearly 1200 people, took hundreds of folks hostage.”
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“The farm bill has always been one of those bills in Congress that has received incredible bipartisan support.”
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“It's expired. It expired over a year ago and the extension just expired again.”
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“The school voucher bill you mentioned that congressman then laid the groundwork for here in Iowa.”
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“Iowans are just terrified of what the school voucher is going to do to our communities.”
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“When I served as the USDA's military veterans agriculture liaison, [I worked] with those folks who are in active duty, getting ready to…”
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“We can have red flag laws to make sure guns don't get in the hands of wrong people.”
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“We can have violent history checks as well.”
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“The Affordable Care Act has covered 50 million people.”
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“Medicare now has the ability to negotiate for ten drugs.”
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“The congressman is part of a group that wants to repeal [Medicare's ability to negotiate drug prices] and eliminate it.”
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“The congressman is part of a group that has called for raising the Social Security retirement age to 70.”
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“We continue to see maternal care units being closed across the state.”
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“The abortion is now banned in this state because that's what [Zack Nunn] wanted.”
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“Polk county, largest county in the state.”
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“Dallas county right here. Fastest growing county in Iowa.”
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“We have to ensure that Social Security is solvent for years to come.”
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“We have to make Medicare stronger for these rural communities as well.”
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“There's only one person on this stage who will protect a woman's rights to make their own healthcare decisions.”
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“I will fight to pass a woman's Health Protection act when I get to Congress.”
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“We're going to protect Social Security and Medicare.”
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