Mike Blouin
Mike Blouin
Michael Thomas "Mike" Blouin, American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate in the 2006 race for Governor of Iowa but lost in the primary to Chet Culver...
available career create interested interests iowa might opportunity pursue student
Every student should have the educational opportunities available to them so that they can enthusiastically pursue any career opportunity they might be interested in. And then we need to create those career opportunities in Iowa so that they have the opportunity to live out their educational interests between our rivers.
enhancing high kinds school talk
Much of the talk has been about enhancing high school kinds of offerings. That's way too late.
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If we want Iowa to thrive ? not just survive in coming years ? but really thrive, we should establish Iowa as a health care leader and take the bold and responsible steps to protect our children.
five fund six
It's going to take five or six years, at a minimum, to fund it properly, and it's going to take another 10 years to see outcomes.
choose tilt
Chet, there you go again. I can tilt at windmills or try to make a difference. I choose to try to make a difference.
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She has the right experience and the right values to help me move the complex and broken system of health care.
addressing deal safety staff
You can have the most state?of?the?art facility, but if you don't have the staff there to deal with it, you're not addressing the real safety issues.
apply economic help rule standing steal towns
We always had a standing rule on economic development that towns didn't steal from each other. If they were going to do that, they didn't get any help from the state. I think the same thing should apply here.