On this edition of Iowa Press, businessman and Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang discusses the 2020 race as he campaigns ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

A panel of political journalists join moderator David Yepsen at the Iowa Press table.

Program support provided by: Associated General Contractors of Iowa and Iowa Bankers Association.

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If you're an American TV viewer or an Iowan with an Internet connection you have probably seen an ad starring Tom Steyer. Once campaigning for President Trump's impeachment, Steyer is now waging his own presidential run. We sit down with democratic presidential hopeful billionaire businessman Tom Steyer on this edition of Iowa Press.

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As of January 1st, he is former Mayor Pete. South Bend, Indiana native Pete Buttigieg is now focused on the finish line in the February 3rd Iowa Caucuses. He's our guest on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Presidential candidates are seizing the national headlines and traipsing through Iowa. But Statehouse politics at the Iowa legislature are heating up too. And many issues could be bubbling to the surface in 2020. To talk about it we sit down with a trio of Iowa political reporters on this edition of Iowa Press.

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David Yepsen:       Iowans will be flipping the calendar to 2020 in the days ahead, but we're already one year into a presidential campaign. What political trends can we expect in the new year? We sit down with a pair of Iowa political scientists on this edition of Iowa press

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A republican trifecta of power still maintains control in state government. But after multiple years of Iowa republican legislation, what's still on the agenda? We sit down with Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Less than 60 days until Iowans kick off the 2020 presidential race at caucus sites across the state. We sit down with a candidate aiming to win Iowa during his second presidential run, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Iowans sat down for turkey and relaxation this week as politics and issues hovered over the Thanksgiving season. We gather insight from journalists covering rural Iowa on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Partisan tensions raging in Washington with impeachment hearings. But what are the issues and policies driving the Iowa electorate ahead of 2020? We sit down with a pair of Iowa online political writers, Laura Belin and Shane Vander Hart, on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Just when a massive field of 2020 presidential candidates begins to slowly narrow new faces are jumping into the race. What does it mean for the Iowa Caucuses? We gather a roundtable of Iowa political reporters on this edition of Iowa Press.

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