by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 12, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids, one of the Democrats competing to run against Republican Senator Chuck Grassley next year, says as a member of the U.S. House she voted to raise the government’s borrowing limit during the Trump Administration and Grassley should...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 3, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines has endorsed one of the Democrats seeking the chance to run for the U.S. Senate seat Republican Chuck Grassley holds today. Axne, the only Democrat in Iowa’s congressional delegation, has been considering whether to...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 27, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Former Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, the Democrat who lost her bid for a second term in the U.S. House last year, is reportedly considering a run for the U.S. Senate. Finkenauer lost her 2020 race in Iowa’s first congressional district by about 2.5% or a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
The three Democrats representing Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to override President Trump’s veto of a major military spending bill, but they’ve also on record now in support of Trump’s call to send $2000 stimulus checks to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 10, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids gave a farewell speech in the U.S. House last night. “These laws we passed and unfortunately on some occasions don’t pass because of stalemates aren’t just dollars and cents on a page. They are...