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A group of House Democrats is urging leadership to provide tax relief for recipients of unemployment benefits in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the House is expected to vote on this week.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) led a letter urging House leaders to include tax relief legislation she authored, which would provide tax relief for up to $10,200 in unemployment payments on a 2020 tax filing, in the House’s version of the American Rescue Plan.
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, suggested on Wednesday that improved child care support policies from the government might help pull more women into the labor market.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) hosted a virtual roundtable Wednesday afternoon with Small Business Administration (SBA) District Director Jayne Armstrong and some 20 black business owners and nonprofit directors from Iowa’s Third Congressional District.
Today, Iowa’s Congressional delegation urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to expand eligibility of the department’s COVID-19 relief programs to include custom cattle feeders, a sector of Iowa’s agricultural economy operated primarily by family farmers.
Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) issued the following statement on Tom Vilsack’s confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
“I want to extend a sincere congratulations to Secretary Tom Vilsack on his successful and overwhelming bipartisan confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Feb. 19—Creston Mayor Gabe Carroll joined Rep. Cindy Axne and six other mayors from across Iowa's third Congressional district in a virtual roundtable to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on their respective communities Wednesday afternoon.
According to the most recent state profile report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3.7 percent of Iowans have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, while 10.6 percent have received just the first dose.
(Washington) -- Iowa's U.S. House delegation is calling on the Biden Administration to include Iowa community health centers in a COVID vaccine partnership program.
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Emily Woodbury, Ben Kieffer & Amy Mayer, IPR, February 4, 2019
Rural Iowa communities might be missing out on federal dollars that could help with economic development.
O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa, January 30, 2019
Iowa’s two congresswomen are among the 19 rookie Democrats in the U.S. House co-sponsoring a bill that would set up a system to prevent future federal government shut-downs.
Staff reports, Daily Nonpareil, Jan 17, 2019
U.S. Representative Cindy Axne, D-Iowa District 3, was appointed Wednesday to sit on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee.
Staff Writer, WHOtv.com January 15, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an Agriculture Appropriations Bill, geared to reopen the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Posted 3:26 pm, WHOtv.com, January 12, 2019, by Whitney Blakemore
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Congresswoman Cindy Axne took the oath of office to serve as the U.S. Representative for Iowa’s third congressional district last Thursday in Washington D.C., but today made the trip back to Des Moines to get sworn-in in front of the people she represents in Iowa.
Brent Barnett, KMA Land, Jan 4, 2019
(Washington, D.C.) -- You can take 'elect' away from her title. Cindy Axne is officially the U.S. Representative from Iowa's Third Congressional District.