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Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Tammy Ross and The East Union ASPIRE “More” Learning Center in Afton, Iowa for the tenacity and persistence they show daily to serve the people of their community. Tammy, ASPIRE More, and the town of Afton are the blueprints for what being an Iowan is all about, and what it means to support your neighbors.
Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is backing proposed legislation that would invest over $90 billion to improve broadband access in rural communities across the country.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Improving Child Care for Working Families Act, to expand Iowa families’ ability to pay for child care expenses.
Tuesday, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Improving Child Care for Working Families Act, to expand Iowa families’ ability to pay for child care expenses.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Iowa in February 2020, 110,000 fewer Iowans are employed, an estimated 86,000 renters still haven’t caught up on rent and more than 339,500 people statewide have been infected by COVID-19.
People who received unemployment insurance in 2020 and who already have filed their income tax return will not need to file an amendment to take advanta
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) issued the following statement on her vote with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to advance H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act:
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Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is among the supporters of the recently approved Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020.
On Dec. 10, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation authored by Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) to rename the U.S. Post Office in Clarinda in honor of Jessie Field Shambaugh, the former school superintendent from Page County and longtime Iowa educator known to many as the ‘Mother of 4-H.’
Time is ticking for when funding for the federal government and COVID-19 related programs will expire.
Congresswoman Cindy Axne says pandemic relief programs approved in the spring are in danger of ending and congress must take action to extend unemployment benefits.
“This is all happening when week after week we see initial claims higher than the worst that we saw in the Great Recession,” Axne says.
Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa), a first-term lawmaker who won reelection in a state carried by President Trump, is urging the White House and congressional leaders to reach an agreement on a coronavirus relief package before the end of the year.
Norah Perez's children had been going to day care since they were four months old. That came to an abrupt end this spring when the coronavirus hit and their day care closed.
Rural businesses and communities have been waiting for Congress to pass a second stimulus package for months. With Election Day behind us, Congress should not delay in passing another stimulus bill. Two bipartisan proposed bills should be included, because they offer common-sense solutions to help rural economies weather the pandemic.
Elizabeth and Richard Huff were a bit surprised when the loan bill came.
A notice on U.S. Small Business Administration letterhead alerted them Sept. 17 that they needed to start paying off their $85,000 disaster assistance line of credit next year. The terms were reasonable. The first installment would be $414.
Iowa U.S. House District 3 Congresswoman Cindy Axne met with restaurant owners at a roundtable discussion at the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Office on Wednesday afternoon.
The Congresswoman for Iowa’s Third District is seeking information on the lack of forgiveness from the U.S. Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness applications.