First district Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer got engaged this weekend. Finkenauer, who's from Dubuque, was elected to the U.S. House in 2018. Her fiance is Daniel Wasta, the Iowa political director for Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. The couple's been dating for nearly two years … [Read more...]
Finkenauer addresses infrastructure, impeachment in Cedar Rapids stop
Iowa Congressman Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat from Dubuque, emphasized infrastructure needs in the district Monday and answered questions about impeachment. Finkenauer toured aging bridges and held a roundtable discussion in Cedar Rapids with the Oregon congressman who's chairman of the … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Axne talks about support of House Speaker’s impeachment inquiry
The three Democrats in the Iowa congressional delegation support the move to begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says her support of the inquiry is based on the oath she took when entering Congress earlier this … [Read more...]
Axne, Loebsack, Finkenauer back impeachment inquiry
The three Democrats from Iowa serving in the U.S. House have issued written statements indicating they support the move to begin an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City said the American people deserve the truth and there is no other way … [Read more...]
Iowa Congresswoman Axne calls for impeachment inquiry
First-term Congresswoman Cindy Axne says congress has a responsibility to open an impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions. Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says it's a "clear abuse of power" if it's proven President Trump threatened to withhold U.S. aid in order to pressure … [Read more...]
Loebsack says, if true, whistleblower’s complaint ‘game changing’
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City says the allegations surrounding President Trump's call with Ukraine's president are "game changing" -- if proven true. House Democrats will hold a members-only meeting this afternoon, according to national media reports, to discuss the Trump … [Read more...]
Finkenauer and FCC member visit northeast Iowa farm
Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer hosted a member of the Federal Communications Commission on a Dyersville farm Monday to highlight the need to ensure farmers have access to broadband. "That's so important for their yields and for their margins and also it's good for the environment to have … [Read more...]
Finkenauer sponsors bill to boost Medicare payments to Iowa doctors
Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque is sponsoring legislation aimed at increasing pay for rural doctors. "Iowa doctors have been shortchanged by a government formula that underestimates the cost of labor and practice expenses," Finkenauer says. Doctors in rural areas are paid … [Read more...]
Federal disaster aid bill, with money for Iowa flood victims, clears House
The U.S. House has approved a $19.1 billion disaster relief package that includes flood aid for Iowans and the president's likely to sign it into law yet this week. The bill passed the U.S. Senate late last month, but three House Republicans blocked a procedural move the past week to send the … [Read more...]
Hinson says she’s running to combat chaos in Washington
The Republican from Marion who filed her statement of candidacy Monday released a video early this morning formally announcing her campaign for Iowa's first district congressional seat. Ashley Hinson, serving in her second term in the Iowa House, started the video by talking about previous career … [Read more...]