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May 6, 2021 Press Release

Today, Representatives Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Jim Costa (CA-14) led a group of thirteen House Democrats who represent farm districts in a letter to House leadership urging the exemption of family-owned farms from any potential changes to the stepped-up basis

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.

May 6, 2021 In The News

A group of House Democrats who represent rural communities are urging leaders in the chamber to ensure that family farms aren’t hurt by legislation based on President Biden’s proposed tax increases.

May 5, 2021 Press Release

This week, the Lugar Center and Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy announced they ranked Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) as Iowa’s most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives for her work during the 116th Congress.

May 5, 2021 In The News

The residents of Hamburg have been wanting a bigger and better levee for a decade. Now they are getting what they've always wanted. The levee will be raised 8 feet preventing water from ever getting into Hamburg.

May 5, 2021 Press Release

This week, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, introduced Rep.

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May 3, 2021 Press Release

Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced that, beginning today, restaurants in central and southwest Iowa are now eligible to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

April 30, 2021 Iowan of the Week

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Jeff Miller, the retired West Des Moines police officer who is currently walking across the entire state of Iowa in honor of his sister Linda, who passed away from Alzheimer’s disease.

April 29, 2021 In The News

As I visit Iowans across the 16 counties in Iowa’s Third Congressional District, I too often hear stories from parents whose children have moved far away because they couldn’t find good-paying jobs here. I’ve also heard from former residents who want to move back and raise their families in their hometowns, but they can’t find jobs that will support them.

April 28, 2021 Press Release

Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce legislation that encourages and incentivizes American businesses to invest in workforce training programs for their employees.

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March 1, 2021 In The News

ANKENY, IA - The placement of a pipe bomb at a polling place in Ankeny is raising eyebrows in Washington, where Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne has responded.

Axne issued a statement Tuesday night condemning the action. She called it a threat to elections and thanked responders who disabled the bomb.

March 1, 2021 In The News

Iowa Representatives Ashley Hinson (IA-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), and Cindy Axne (IA-03) are calling on the Biden Administration to provide more COVID-19 vaccines for rural Iowa.

February 26, 2021 In The News

U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne plans to vote for the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package moving through Congress, saying it will provide a boost to Iowans hit hard by the pandemic and provide necessary relief to businesses and local governments.

February 25, 2021 In The News

A dozen lawmakers sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) and the chairmen of the House Rules and Budget committees on Thursday, urging them to waive federal income tax

February 25, 2021 In The News

A group of House Democrats is urging leadership to provide tax relief for recipients of unemployment benefits in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the House is expected to vote on this week.

February 24, 2021 In The News

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, suggested on Wednesday that improved child care support policies from the government might help pull more women into the labor market.

February 24, 2021 In The News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) hosted a virtual roundtable Wednesday afternoon with Small Business Administration (SBA) District Director Jayne Armstrong and some 20 black business owners and nonprofit directors from Iowa’s Third Congressional District.

February 19, 2021 In The News

Feb. 19—Creston Mayor Gabe Carroll joined Rep. Cindy Axne and six other mayors from across Iowa's third Congressional district in a virtual roundtable to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on their respective communities Wednesday afternoon.

February 19, 2021 In The News

According to the most recent state profile report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3.7 percent of Iowans have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, while 10.6 percent have received just the first dose.

February 18, 2021 In The News

(Washington) -- Iowa's U.S. House delegation is calling on the Biden Administration to include Iowa community health centers in a COVID vaccine partnership program.

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