Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has come up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Pod Save America, Love Trapped. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Zach WahlsIowa state senator and Turek's rival for the Democratic Senate nomination

Wahls named Tom Harkin as his political hero, citing the ADA's impact on his family after his mother's multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
“without the Americans with Disabilities Act, and this is a point where Representative Turk and I, I think both are incredibly grateful to Senator Harkin”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:12

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Omar SerratoCalifornia family law attorney and YouTuber known as The Tilted Lawyer

Serrato said Owens's ADA request unexpectedly superseded the hearing and that Marraccini needed to win on the merits rather than risk an ADA violation.
“Nobody was expecting an ADA request to supersede everything, but it does. In California, you don't fuck with ADA law”
Love Trapped: Where is Laura? | EP 11 (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 23:50

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Josh TurekIowa state legislator, Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa

Turek calls Trump's mockery of learning disabilities the behavior of a bully and urges disabled young people not to be defined by it.
“I've dealt with bullies my whole life and we've got a bully in the Oval Office”
Pod Save America: SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:10

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Coverage over time

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Episodes discussing it, by month of release.

Podcasts

Pod Save America · 2 episodes
Love Trapped · 2 episodes

Episodes

Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms?
Pod Save America · May 1, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Dan Pfeiffer and Alex Wagner discuss the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, Trump's grudges and Hegseth's testimony; Tommy Vietor interviews Iowa Senate candidate Zach Wahls.
Where is Laura? | EP 11
Love Trapped · Apr 30, 2026 · 1 h 9 min
Stephanie Young follows the dismissal of Laura Owens's restraining order against Mike Marraccini, her seven new felony charges, her bankruptcy, and a pending plea deal.
Pregnant by the Effing Bachelor | EP 10
Love Trapped · Apr 23, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Stephanie Young chronicles the police raid on Laura Owens's home, her seven-count felony indictment, the state's investigation report, and her renewed restraining order fight with Michael Marraccini.
SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts
Pod Save America · Mar 31, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett dissect Trump's Iran war, its economic fallout and the GOP's health-care-funded war bill, before Tommy Vietor interviews Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek.