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June 24, 2021 Iowan of the Week

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor DeMarko Walker as Iowan of the Week. Haircuts can make you feel refreshed, like a new and improved version of yourself.

June 24, 2021 In The News

As our communities continue to recover from a difficult year and we focus on how to strengthen our local economies, there has rightly been a lot of discussion about job creation, infrastructure investments and supporting our workers.

June 23, 2021 Press Release

Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) voted with a bipartisan House to restore protections against age discrimination by passing the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA).

June 22, 2021 Press Release

Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced she is co-sponsoring bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will provide additional funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to ensure Iowa restaurants and their workers receive the aid they requested through COVID-19 relief programs created earlier this year.

 

June 17, 2021 Iowan of the Week

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dwana Bradley as Iowan of the Week. Dwana is a mother, a business owner, an educator, and a long-time community advocate. She believes education is the key to life, which speaks to her passion and career as a teacher.

June 16, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), and U.S.

June 15, 2021 In The News

Since the new Congress officially gaveled into session six months ago, great strides have been made in providing relief to the people and businesses in Iowa who needed it most this year and the data shows the aid is really helping.

June 14, 2021 Press Release

Today, Representatives Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) applauded the updated guidance issued late last week by the U.S.

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May 20, 2021 In The News

A bill introduced by Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne taking aim at COVID-19 fraudsters has passed the House.

May 19, 2021 In The News

Manufactured home owners who rent lots around the country would receive additional protections, including the right to renew their lease every year unless a landlord provides "good cause" to deny them, under legislation U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has reintroduced this year.

May 19, 2021 In The News

Military veterans living in rural areas in Iowa and beyond may see greater access to mental health care through a bill making its way through Congress just ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

May 17, 2021 In The News

Though the accommodations may seem small to some, Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa – who worked in human resources when she was pregnant and before she worked in government — said she saw firsthand how places of employment may not give accommodations to those who need it.

May 15, 2021 In The News

It’s time for millionaires and billionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pay their fair share in taxes, but we can’t let the new laws that will tax the rich inadvertently devastate our family farms.

May 13, 2021 In The News

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is sponsoring a bill designed to force big corporations to disclose how many jobs they outsource to other countries and if they’re using so-called tax havens in other countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

May 12, 2021 In The News

More than one third of Iowa’s families say they struggle to afford basic costs of food, medicine, and housing.

Despite improving unemployment numbers and an expanding economy, we are leaving too many of our friends and neighbors behind, and their children too.

May 11, 2021 In The News

The twin American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan are a $4 trillion proposal that would pour reams of cash into a number of sectors, while increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

May 11, 2021 In The News

Congressional Democrats have reintroduced legislation in the House and Senate to shed more light on the use of corporate tax havens and incentives for outsourcing jobs abroad,

May 6, 2021 In The News

Rural Democrats issued a warning Thursday about the Biden administration’s plan to tax unrealized capital gains at death, saying they are worried about the potential impact on family farms.

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