First District Debate: Rod Blum (R) & Pat Murphy (D)

Live coverage of the Iowa First District Congressional debate between Rod Blum and Pat Murphy from Coe College in Cedar Rapids.

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by max.walker 10/9/2014 12:21:16 AM
Sounds like Rod Blum and Joni Ernst are on the same page: Let’s get rid of the federal minimum wage. #ia01

by SamRoecker via twitter 10/9/2014 12:21:35 AM
On the minimum wage @rodblum is copying the at @joniernst line. It should be decided by states. #IA01 #IAvotes

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:21:47 AM
On the minimum wage @rodblum is copying the at @joniernst line. It should be decided by states. #IA01 #IAvotes

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:21:47 AM
.@BlumforCongress : Each state should set their own minimum wage, not the feds. #ia01

by shanevanderhart via twitter 10/9/2014 12:21:50 AM
.@BlumforCongress : North Dakota can have a higher minimum wage because their economy is booming. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:22:33 AM
.@PatMurphy4Iowa introduced bill in Iowa House to raise minimum wage to $10 .10. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:23:19 AM
If you want to live the American Dream, you can't do it at $7 .50 an hour. @PatMurphy4Iowa #IAvotes #IA01

by DebiNagle via twitter 10/9/2014 12:23:42 AM
If you want to live the American Dream, you can't do it at $7 .50 an hour. @PatMurphy4Iowa #IAvotes #IA01

by DebiNagle via twitter 10/9/2014 12:23:42 AM
Oddest answer of this debate season so far: Rod Blum saying families don’t care about the minimum wage. #ia01

by SamRoecker via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:05 AM
Mr. Blum, majority of Iowans are proud of our early support of marriage equality. Will you protect the LGBT people of Iowa? #IAvotes

by BobbyBauch via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:07 AM
. @BlumforCongress : States should set own min. wage, not feds. Look at EITC instead. @patmurphy4iowa one-size fits all fed. solution. #ia01

by PatchDC via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:18 AM
"If you want to live the American dream, you can't do it at $7 .25 an hour. That is why we must #RaiseTheWage " #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:25 AM
"If you want to live the American dream, you can't do it at $7 .25 an hour. That is why we must #RaiseTheWage " #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:25 AM
.@BlumforCongress : Min. wage is an issue that Democrats want to talk about because they don’t want to talk about job loss under Obama. #ia01

by shanevanderhart via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:43 AM
Crowd errupts for @murphy4Iowa on minimum wage answer. #IAvotes #IA01

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:49 AM
Crowd errupts for @murphy4Iowa on minimum wage answer. #IAvotes #IA01

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:24:49 AM
.@PatMurphy4Iowa blames Bush for recession says there has been six years of consistent growth under Obama. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:25:18 AM
Crowd erupts in boos/cheers when @MurphyforIowa says recession started under PresGWB #IA01 debate #IAvotes

by O. Kay Henderson via twitter 10/9/2014 12:25:23 AM
Crowd erupts in boos/cheers when @MurphyforIowa says recession started under PresGWB #IA01 debate #IAvotes

by O. Kay Henderson via twitter 10/9/2014 12:25:23 AM
"When we #RaiseTheWage to $10 .10 there will be 28,000 Iowans that no longer need food stamps." #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:26:20 AM
"When we #RaiseTheWage to $10 .10 there will be 28,000 Iowans that no longer need food stamps." #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:26:20 AM
Rod Blum making Murphy look silly! You go @BlumforCongress !!! #iBackBlum #IA01 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzdwDGsCIAAMQ-m.jpg

by Jon Lewis via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:10 AM
Read the whole story of Eagle Point and @rodblum on not paying OT wages here. #IA01 #IAvotes thelittledailyreport.blogspot.com/2014/09/blum_2…

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:20 AM
Read the whole story of Eagle Point and @rodblum on not paying OT wages here. #IA01 #IAvotes thelittledailyreport.blogspot.com/2014/09/blum_2…

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:20 AM
Is @BlumforCongress defending not paying his employees a fair wage? #IA01 #IAvotes "It's the law of the land" @PatMurphy4Iowa

by DebiNagle via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:29 AM
Is @BlumforCongress defending not paying his employees a fair wage? #IA01 #IAvotes "It's the law of the land" @PatMurphy4Iowa

by DebiNagle via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:29 AM
Minimum wage increase will impact job creation... So more people will end up on food stamps, etc. #ia01

by shanevanderhart via twitter 10/9/2014 12:27:35 AM
. @patmurphy4iowa blames weak @BarackObama economy on George W. Bush. Wow. @BlumforCongress : You can’t legislate prosperity. #ia01

by PatchDC via twitter 10/9/2014 12:28:05 AM
Forget the moderators lets let @BlumforCongress and @PatMurphy4Iowa just go at it! #ia01

by RyanRhodes via twitter 10/9/2014 12:28:11 AM
.@PatMurphy4Iowa apparently doesn’t understand the concept of a salaried employees who receive a fair wage. #ia01

by shanevanderhart via twitter 10/9/2014 12:28:31 AM
"American workers need employers that will play by the rules, and #IA01 needs a Congressman that will play by the rules." #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:28:47 AM
"American workers need employers that will play by the rules, and #IA01 needs a Congressman that will play by the rules." #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:28:47 AM
The Views of @rodblum on Social Security Should Concern Iowa's Seniors. #IA01 #IAVotes #privatize
thelittledailyreport.blogspot.com/2014/09/FICA.h…

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:30:28 AM
The Views of @rodblum on Social Security Should Concern Iowa's Seniors. #IA01 #IAVotes #privatize
thelittledailyreport.blogspot.com/2014/09/FICA.h…

by Mike Little via twitter 10/9/2014 12:30:28 AM
.@BlumforCongress : Unemployment was the highest under @PatMurphy4Iowa as Speaker. Deficit spending as well. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:30:39 AM
#IA01 debate much more fiery than #IA03 #IA02 debates. Applause for candidates. Moderators "losing track here" watch: kcrg.com

by Clay Masters via twitter 10/9/2014 12:30:49 AM
.@PatMurphy4Iowa if I don’t have accurate information I am not going to vote to put troops on the ground. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:31:43 AM
Braley's House seat "@SamRoecker :Oddest answer of this debate season so far:RodBlum saying families don’t care about the minimum wage #ia01 ”

by KristiIA via twitter 10/9/2014 12:31:51 AM
"We need to make sure we take care of our troops when they get home." That's the American way. #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:32:25 AM
"We need to make sure we take care of our troops when they get home." That's the American way. #IA01 #IAvotes

by Rep. Pat Murphy via twitter 10/9/2014 12:32:25 AM
.@BlumforCongress : Obama foreign policy can be summed up as allies don’t respect us, enemies don’t fear us. #ia01

by CaffThoughts via twitter 10/9/2014 12:32:26 AM
REALITY CHECK: @patmurphy4iowa 's—25 yr. career pol.—desperate, dishonest attacks on @BlumforCongress backfire: iowagop.org/2014/10/03/rpi… #ia01

by PatchDC via twitter 10/9/2014 12:32:40 AM
Uuuuhhhh. Does Rod Blum know what the Arab Spring is? It doesn't sound like it... #IAvotes

by BobbyBauch via twitter 10/9/2014 12:32:59 AM
.@BlumforCongress : Obama foreign policy led to ISIS #ia01

by shanevanderhart via twitter 10/9/2014 12:33:01 AM