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March 25, 2021 Iowan of the Week

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.

March 25, 2021 In The News

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.

March 23, 2021 Press Release

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. 

March 21, 2021 In The News

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.

March 20, 2021 In The News

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.

March 19, 2021 Iowan of the Week

Madam Speaker,

March 19, 2021 In The News

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

March 18, 2021 Press Release

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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December 15, 2020 In The News

Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is among the supporters of the recently approved Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020.

 

December 11, 2020 In The News

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.’

 

December 4, 2020 In The News

Time is ticking for when funding for the federal government and COVID-19 related programs will expire.

 

December 3, 2020 In The News

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.

 

November 22, 2020 In The News

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.

 

November 20, 2020 In The News

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.

 

November 9, 2020 In The News

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.

 

November 4, 2020 In The News

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.

 

October 23, 2020 In The News

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.

October 13, 2020 In The News

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.

 

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