Protecting Iowa’s Farms & Rural Communities
As a fifth-generation Iowan with farm roots in Warren County, Cindy knows the importance of supporting and investing in our rural communities. In Congress, she is fighting to rebuild our aging infrastructure, grow rural economies, protect our family farmers, and maintain our rural quality of life. Cindy is standing up for Iowa’s family farms – and that starts by ensuring the Farm Bill works for ALL farmers, especially new farmers and small to mid-size farms.
For our rural communities to be competitive, we must reinvest in a solid infrastructure. That means repairing our roads and nearly 5,000 structurally deficient bridges, water and sewer systems, and finally making sure that everyone has access to cellular and broadband technology. Not only will that fix our infrastructure, but it will create thousands of jobs in the process.
Iowa can be the leader in sustainable agriculture and renewable energy. While Cindy worked at the State of Iowa, she oversaw the Governor’s Agenda on Clean Energy and the Environment, helping to bring the wind industry to scale in Iowa. In Congress, Cindy is fighting to increase research and development in the areas of soil health, carbon sequestration, and water quality to clean up our water, improve soil for better yields, and create jobs in the process.
In order to protect our rural quality of life, Cindy is fighting to protect Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates, so our rural hospitals can continue to operate and serve those who are at risk. She is fighting for funding for our public schools so they can retain quality educators, keep up with technology, and bring in more trades and apprenticeship programs for our children. She’s also working to protect and grow our Main Streets by providing tax breaks for our micro businesses that make up 92% of all U.S. Businesses. Cindy is working with local communities to increase cellular and broadband access in rural communities so that employers can bring good paying jobs to our small towns.
In Congress, Cindy has supported our rural communities by:
- Voting for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, invest in the green energy economy, and create hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
- Pushing Congress to pass her agenda to support Rural America.
- Standing against House Democratic Leadership to ensure family farmers impacted by the trade war receive the financial help to keep their farms running.
- Securing an additional $3 billion in the Emergency Supplemental Bill for our Midwest flooded communities.
- Working to protect our small refineries by holding the administration accountable and making sure big oil companies pay their fair share.
- Supporting rural health care by increasing reimbursement rates for rural clinics and eliminating red tape that prevents providers from treating patients.
- Joining the House Rural Broadband Task Force to find solutions to the rural digital divide so our rural small business owners and farms have the technology to compete in today’s economy.
- Authoring and passing legislation through the House that will increase capital for rural small business owners.