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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.
DES MOINES – Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced a new $702,000 federal grant that will be used to reconstruct 9,000 feet of existing runway at the Des Moines International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded more than $627.7 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the Airport Improvement Program on Thursday.
Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the Des Moines International Airport a $702,000 grant to reconstruct the 9,000 feet of the existing runway.
Congresswoman Cindy Axne is expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine by investing more than $11 million in central and Southwest Iowa as part of the American Rescue Plan.
Americans who lost their jobs last year and have already filed their tax returns will have one less headache to deal with.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced a new $18,300 federal grant from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help fund the purchase and installation of two emergency warning sirens in Mount Ayr. The new sirens will replace two sirens that are no longer fully functional.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced that three Community Health Centers in Iowa’s Third Congressional District will receive a total of $11,483,875 in American Rescue Plan funds to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations.
Rep. Axne Backs Legislation to Preserve Child Tax Credit Expansion, Drastically Reduce Child Poverty
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced that she is co-sponsoring legislation to keep changes made to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the American Rescue Plan and make additional improvements to support millions of working families with children struggling to make ends meet.
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Iowa U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne met with Dallas County-area leaders on veterans' issues for a conversation mainly focused on COVID-19 and the impacts of the pandemic on veterans.
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-3rd, said Friday she supports a vote on new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Responding to the chaos and rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday that left four people dead, Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked immediately to have President Donald Trump removed from office.
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne calls Wednesday's unrest in Washington "highly sad, and a disappointing spot on American history."
Congresswoman Cindy Axne will host the first joint meeting of Iowa’s U.S. House delegation and their D.C. staffs this afternoon.
Axne, who just started her second term in Congress, is the dean of the delegation. She spoke briefly Sunday to the other three Iowans who are all starting their first term.
Iowa’s new congressional delegation was officially sworn in Sunday, joining what is the most diverse Congress in American history. Five of Iowa’s six members of Congress took their oaths following their elections in November: Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak, Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, Rep. Cindy Axne of West Des Moines, and Rep.
If Americans are going to receive the latest coronavirus stimulus payment through a government-provided debit card, they should not have to pay fees, Rep. Cindy Axne said in a letter to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.
The massive $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress Monday left out state and local governments that Central Iowa officials said they need as pandemic-related revenue shortfalls continue.
The bill may not become law; President Trump may veto it as he calls for more direct aid.
Congress on Monday night cleared and sent to President Donald Trump the first major COVID-19 relief measure since the spring, a sprawling spending bill that would provide $900 billion in pandemic-related aid but still didn’t go far enough for many Democrats.
Iowa Third District Representative Cindy Axne says the relaxing of COVID-19 prevention measures is confusing during a time when people should be working to slow the spread of the virus.