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Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Trish Bergren of Clarinda, Iowa as Iowan of the Week. Trish is a respected leader in the Clarinda and Page County community who has touched countless lives through her work as the Executive Director of the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum and as the curator for the Nodaway Valley Historical Museum.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced that Iowans who receive Veterans’ benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) wrote to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and four committee chairs to urge inclusion of investments and incentives for the biofuels sector in the House’s infrastructure proposal.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) led the entire Iowa House delegation in honoring the memory and service of Sergeant Brandon Ketchum of Iowa with the introduction of bipartisan legislation named in his honor that would expand access to mental health care for rural veterans.
As a working mom raising two teenage boys, I know firsthand how nerve-racking it can be to budget for the rising cost of child care. And I know what a lack of affordable care means for the average family: if you can’t find or can’t afford child care, you can’t go to work.
Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in honoring Annie Orsini, Assistant Principal at Westridge Elementary School and Jordan Creek Elementary School in West Des Moines, as Iowan of the Week.
Last week, the Biden administration proposed a mammoth $2 trillion jobs plan of such vast scale and ambition it is difficult to summari
President Biden on Wednesday said he was open to compromise with Republicans on how to pay for his approximately $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure package, but insisted that inaction was unacceptable.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced the Protecting the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act to ensure Iowa’s only National Heritage Area is preserved by extending the authorization for funding and eliminating the federal funding cap.
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The upcoming COVID-19 stimulus package is likely the last chance for Iowa's local governments to get federal relief, Rep. Cindy Axne (D) told Linh.
Why it matters: The state's cities and counties are losing millions in tax revenue and municipal fees, as everything from hotel bookings to park shelter rentals have dropped due to the pandemic.
Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne says she’s grateful to once again serve as a voice for Iowa’s farmers on the House Agriculture Committee.
Nearly a decade after being told to lower their town's flood protection levee — and two years after being inundated with Missouri River floodwaters — the residents of the southwest Iowa town of Hamburg finally got some good news Wednesday.
Rep. Cindy Axne (D., Iowa) is warning surprise tax bills could be coming for many Americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
“That's something that they don't expect and it could really impact their family’s finances,” said Axne in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live.
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne is introducing a bill that would put cash into the pockets of rural residents
Axne kicked off an agriculture-focused town hall tour in Indianola on Tuesday with the new legislation and connecting with her roots.
In the past year, America has faced overlapping challenges unlike anything we have seen in a century. A public health crisis has taken 100,000 of our friends and neighbors in just the past five weeks. An economic crisis has driven millions out of work and stretched food pantries to their limits.
We’ve all seen the images of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of the capitol building in Washington, DC, called up to defend our country after Trump’s mob ransacked the place and killed people. Iowa Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) teamed up with Colorado Democrat Rep. Jason Crowe to do obtain cots, food and showers.
A bipartisan letter from two Iowa Congresswomen is seeking more COVID-19 vaccinations for rural areas.
The joint letter from Democrat Cindy Axne and newly elected Republican Ashley Hinson is addressed to the heads of the CDC and Health and Human Services.
Congresswoman Cindy Axne is lobbying the federal government to spend more resources to help more rural areas receive an equal amount of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as more densely populated areas. Axne said rural areas need to receive a vaccine that doesn’t necessarily require cold storage, and shouldn’t be put to the wayside in favor of big cities.