Des Moines Register: Cindy Axne: A little less politics, and a little more progress February 12, 2020 Cindy Axne I know what you’re thinking. After the Iowa caucuses and the constant onslaught of 2020 news, you’re probably tired of hearing about politics. And it is no controversial statement to say that, more and more, it…
Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network: Axne-led ASF protection bill heads to President’s desk February 11, 2020 Dustin Hoffman On Monday, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation introduced by Iowa 3rd District Democrat Representative Cindy Axne to protect Iowa’s pork industry and the national pork supply from a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak. Representative Axne’s…
Creston News: Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne holds Creston town hall to share accomplishments, goals and hear concerns January 31, 2020 Dustin Maeder U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 3rd congressional district Cindy Axne held a town hall Thursday at the SWCC Performing Arts Center in Creston. Axne, a fifth-generation Iowan who grew up in Warren County, became…
KMA Lands: Axne pushes bill cutting health administration costs January 29, 2020 Mike Peterson (Washington) — Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne supports a measure designed to reduce red tape and paperwork doctors and patients, alike, are dealing with. Axne, along with Ohio Congressman Troy Balderson, cosponsor the Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act…
KMA Land: Axne introduces bill to protect workers who lose jobs to outsourcing January 16, 2020 Ryan Matheny (Washington, D.C.) — Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is continuing her push against companies who outsource jobs to other countries. This week, Axne introduced the Offshoring Notification Act in response to massive layoffs at Wells Fargo in Des…
Iowa Starting Line: Cindy Axne Held Most 2019 Town Halls Of Any Freshman Member January 14, 2020 Elizabeth Meyer It’s official: Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne was the most accessible House member of the freshman class in 2019. Axne, elected to represent the 3rd District in 2018, held 57 public town halls in 2019, according to…
Creston News: Rep. Axne outraises Young for the 7th consecutive quarter January 8, 2020 DES MOINES — Today, Rep. Cindy Axne’s re-election campaign announced it has raised more than $620,000 during the fourth quarter of 2019, marking the seventh consecutive quarter in which Axne has outraised her opponent, former Congressman David Young. Rep. Axne has…
Radio Iowa: Hamburg levee fight sparks Ernst and Axne bills seeking Corps changes January 2, 2020 O. Kay Henderson A bipartisan group of lawmakers who represent Iowa and Nebraska are joining to sponsor legislation that would help communities like Hamburg that are fighting federal rules about making temporary levees permanent. Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne of…
KMA Land: Axne, Ernst team up on levee legislation December 19, 2019 Mike Peterson (Washington) — Bipartisan efforts continue in Washington to aid communities like Hamburg in securing adequate flood prevention structures. On Wednesday, Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne and Iowa Senator Joni Ernst introduced legislation in Congress to give communities and the U.S. Army Corps…
KMA Lands: Grassley, Ernst, Axne hail USMCA agreement December 10, 2019 Mike Peterson (Washington) — Congressional representatives across KMAland are celebrating a deal reached on the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the deal with the White House on the modified USMCA Tuesday morning. Pelosi’s announcement came roughly an hour after House Democrats…