U.s Representative Cynthia Axne
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Recent News About U.s Representative Cynthia Axne
Rep. Axne Urges Trinity Health to Use Any Cost Savings to Benefit Patients Following MercyOne Merger
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This week, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) sent a letter to the CEOs of Trinity Health and MercyOne health systems following news that Trinity Health will acquire the facilities and assets of Iowa-based Mercy One Health System. The transaction is expected to be completed summer 2022.
Rep. Axne Statement on Texas Elementary School Shooting
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) issued the following statement amid the news that multiple students and teachers were shot and killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Rep. Axne Introduces New Bill to Bolster Police Recruitment Nationwide
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This week, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) helped introduce the bipartisan Pathways to Policing Act, led by Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03), to help recruit police officers in Iowa and in communities across the country.
Axne-Backed Bills to Address the Nationwide Infant Formula Shortage Pass the House
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Yesterday, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) voted with a bipartisan majority of her colleagues to pass two pieces of legislation to combat the ongoing infant formula shortage caused in part by a shutdown at an Abbott manufacturing plant.
Rep. Axne Submits 15 Community Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 to House Appropriations Committee
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA03), announced funding requests for fifteen community projects in Iowa’s Third Congressional District that she submitted to the House Appropriations Committee.
Rep. Axne’s Legislation to Expand College and Vocational School Affordability Programs for Student Veterans Passes House
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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 370-43, passed legislation introduced this January by Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) to expand higher education access for veterans to include those who are enrolled part-time.
Rep. Axne Presses FDA to Take Immediate Steps to Resolve Baby Formula Shortage
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf encouraging him to take all necessary steps to remedy the current infant formula shortage and prevent shortages from occurring again in the future.
Axne-Backed Legislation to Strengthen the Nation’s Workforce Passes House
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA03) voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of legislation that will invest in strengthening and modernizing the nation’s workforce development system and will allow the U.S. to train nearly 1 million workers per year by 2028.
Rep. Axne Applauds USDA Announcement to Begin Disaster Aid Relief to Farmers
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA03) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that farmers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021, including the 2020 derecho, will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses.
Rep. Axne Announces Winner of 2022 Congressional Art Competition
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Today, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA03) announced that Ella Rivas, a junior at Saydel High School in Des Moines, is the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Iowa’s Third Congressional District. Ella’s drawing will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Rep. Axne Named Iowa’s Most Bipartisan House Member
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced that she was ranked the most bipartisan member of the Iowa Congressional delegation for the 1st session of the 117th Congress by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy.
Reps. Axne, Gottheimer Lead 19 House Democrats In Push To Support Small, Rural Police Departments
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Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) led a letter to House Leadership urging them to bring bipartisan, bicameral legislation — H.R. 6448, the Invest to Protect Act — to the House floor to better support rural and small police departments.
Rep. Axne Moves Iowa Office to West Des Moines
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On May 1, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) moved her Iowa office to a new location in West Des Moines. This move was coordinated by the landlord, R&R Realty, to accommodate a new tenant expanding into the rented space she and her staff had previously occupied in Des Moines.
Rep. Axne Unveils Rural Prosperity Agenda to Ensure Federal Investments in Iowa
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) unveiled her new Rural Prosperity Agenda – a package of bipartisan legislation that she supports which she will be pushing Congress to pass to ensure Iowans and all rural communities receive the investments they need to prosper.
Rep. Axne Statement on Reports that Supreme Court is Weighing Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA03), responded to reports that the U.S. Supreme Court is working on a decision that could strike down nearly 50 years of legal precedent on Constitutional reproductive rights by overturning Roe v Wade:
Rep. Axne Introduces Updated Legislation to Improve Market Transparency and Support Local Cattle Producers
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Today, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA03) and Congressman Randy Feenstra (IA04) introduced updated bipartisan legislation to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meatpackers.
Rep. Axne Leads Letter Urging Action to Protect Americans From ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans
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Wednesday, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra about upcoming changes to how medical debt will be considered in credit reports following a CFPB report indicating medical debt is less predictive of future repayment than reporting on traditional credit obligations.
Rep. Axne Leads Letter Urging Action to Protect Americans From ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans
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Yesterday, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA03) heard testimony from independent cattle producers and then took their concerns directly to the CEOs of the four largest meatpacking companies during a House Agriculture Committee hearing on issues in the cattle industry.
Rep. Axne Leads Letter Urging Action to Protect Americans From ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure key telehealth services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for two years after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Rep. Axne Leads Letter Urging Action to Protect Americans From ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans
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Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman requesting that the Board take swift action to address the significant delays in rail shipments impacting agricultural goods.
