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Iowa House Republicans, Candidates Describe Gov. Reynolds Pipeline Veto as "Betrayal"
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed House File 639 in Des Moines on or before June 12, 2025; the bill aimed to limit the application of eminent domain for pipeline initiatives.
- The veto followed years of landowner efforts against the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions 2,500-mile CO2 pipeline crossing Iowa and four other states.
- Landowners and some House Republicans condemned the veto as siding with corporate interests, while supporters argued it would harm a Council Bluffs ethanol plant's pipeline connection and Iowa’s energy competitiveness.
- Rep. Steve Holt expressed full support for overriding the veto and highlighted a divide between grassroots Republicans supporting landowner rights and Senate establishment Republicans resistant to change.
- The veto intensified political tensions, leading to demands that lawmakers convene separately to attempt overriding it and pursue electoral reforms that better represent the majority's stance on eminent domain and pipeline legislation.
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Iowa House Republicans, candidates describe Gov. Reynolds pipeline veto as "betrayal"
DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's been just over 24 hours since Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced she was vetoing a bill that would add restrictions around building pipelines in the state; but the gloves are already off for some elected lawmakers in the party. "It's a betrayal of the Republican party platform, it's a betrayal of those landowners who fought for four years and she didn't even speak with them until recently," said State Representative St…
Iowa Republican tensions mount following Reynolds' pipeline bill veto • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Rep. Charley Thomson chats with attendees at a rally against CO2 pipelines at the Iowa Capitol March 18, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The issue of eminent domain as it pertains to a carbon sequestration pipeline project in Iowa has put Republicans at odds with one another, but Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Wednesday decision to veto a bill on the issue has amplified the tensions. On a call with landowners opposed to the pipeline projec…
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