Press Releases
Earlier this week, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced legislation that will help ensure Iowans in rural communities have access to affordable housing by preserving existing housing options for families.
Axne had previously urged federal health leaders to expand vaccination initiative to include federally qualified community health centers in central, southwest Iowa
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) applauded an announcement by the Biden Administration that six health centers across Iowa will be included in the next expansion phase of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID-19 vaccination initiative, including three in Iowa’s Third Congressional District.
DES MOINES — Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced the opening of the submission window for the 2021 High School Congressional Art Competition in Iowa’s Third Congressional District.
High school students throughout the Third District are invited to submit original pieces of art to Rep. Axne’s office.
The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act includes Axne legislation to invest in public-private partnership ventures to expand broadband locally
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and the members of the House Rural Broadband Task Force reaffirmed their goal of closing the digital divide and extending affordable high-speed internet to all communities by introducing comprehensive legislation to invest in the expansion of broadband connectivity.
Today, the House passed two bills to expand background check requirements for gun purchases
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) issued the following statement on the House’s passage of two pieces of commonsense background check legislation related to the purchase of firearms:
American Rescue Plan includes Axne priorities to protect unemployed Americans from surprise tax bills, fix reimbursement rates for firefighters and EMTs
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) voted to send the American Rescue Plan, the COVID-19 relief deal that Congress has crafted over the past month, to the President’s desk to become law.
Bill would provide $5 billion in low interest financing for local governments and public-private partnerships to build out broadband infrastructure
In an effort to expand broadband access and help close the digital divide, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03), a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force, and Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, have introduced H.R. 1700, the Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (BIFIA).
Earlier today, Reps. Axne and Herrera Beutler introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to Medigap insurance coverage named in memory of John “Jack” Reynolds from Carlisle
The bill would formally document quality and costs of telemedicine to ensure it remains an option for medical appointments beyond current crises
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would require a formal documentation of the costs, efficiency, and quality of telehealth programs during the pandemic.