Press Releases
May 23, 2019
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Axne sends letter requesting answers following Sec. Mnuchin’s House Financial Services testimony yesterday
WASHINGTON – Following Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s testimony at yesterday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA-03), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter requesting the Treasury Department provide Congress with data regarding the Administration’s claim that Chinese tariffs will not increase costs on American consumers.
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May 22, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03), questioned U.S. Secretary of the Department of Treasury, Steven Mnuchin about the impact the Administration’s tariffs on China are having on everyday Iowa families at a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
May 22, 2019
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Legislation would reestablish CFPB’s Office of Students and Young Consumers and restore supervision to prevent unscrupulous lenders from targeting active duty military
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House passed the Consumers First Act which would better protect vulnerable Iowans, including students and active duty military, from predatory lending practices. The Consumers First Act, legislation Rep. Axne co-sponsored on March 6, would direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to re-establish offices dedicated to protecting student borrowers and require the CFPB to resume their examinations to protect active duty military from unscrupulous lenders.
May 22, 2019
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Bipartisan bills repeal ‘Cadillac Tax’ and Health Insurance Tax (HIT) which, if enacted, will raise premium prices
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03), a member of the House Affordable and Accessible Health Care Task Force, signed onto two bipartisan bills to lower the cost of health care premiums and save Iowa jobs. The so-called ‘Cadillac Tax’ and the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) were created as part of the Affordable Care Act, but their implementation has been delayed by Congress until 2022 and 2020, respectively. Rep. Axne today signed onto two bipartisan bills that would repeal these taxes permanently.
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May 20, 2019
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Bipartisan legislation corrects a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that unfairly penalizes Gold Star families ~
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) signed onto legislation to provide tax relief to the surviving spouses and children of fallen service members. The bipartisan Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act (H.R. 2481) seeks to fix a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is causing Gold Star families to see drastic tax increases.
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May 17, 2019
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Legislation ensures all LGBTQ Americans are granted full protections guaranteed by federal law
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) voted to pass H.R. 5, the bipartisan Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans with regard to employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations.
May 17, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Following reports of the untimely death of a veteran who had been receiving care at the Community Living Center (CLC) at the Des Moines Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), U.S. Rep.
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May 16, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) responded to the news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lied to Congress about the origins of increased approval rates for Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) for oil refineries.
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May 16, 2019
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Bipartisan legislation raises the Chapter 12 operating debt cap from $3 million to $10 million
WASHINGTON – Amid growing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) today signed onto the bipartisan Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019, legislation that would provide a lifeline to Iowa farmers navigating a downturn in the farm economy.
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