Four of the Iowans who serve in congress have announced who they've invited to use their guest ticket to tonight's State of the Union address. First District Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat from Dubuque, has invited a furloughed federal employee. Jesse Wegner of West Union is president … [Read more...]
Axne co-sponsors Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act
Iowa's two congresswomen are among the 19 rookie Democrats in the U.S. House co-sponsoring a bill that would set up a system to prevent future federal government shut-downs. It's called the Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act. Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines says it would automatically … [Read more...]
Representative Axne named to House Ag Committee
Iowa will have a representative on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a freshman Democrat from Des Moines, has been selected to serve on the Ag Committee - replacing Republican Steve King. He was stripped of all his committee assignments this week following comments to … [Read more...]
Axne refuses federal paycheck during partial gov’t shutdown
One of the Iowans who's a rookie in congress is asking that her paycheck be withheld until the partial government shutdown is over. Democratic Congressoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines represents the third district, which covers 16 southwest Iowa. Axne has sent a letter to the chief administrative … [Read more...]
Axne says border wall is not fiscally responsible or effective
The three Iowa Democrats serving in the U.S. House took their first votes in the 116th congress, joining with other Democrats in passing legislation that would end the partial government shutdown. Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says she supports enhanced … [Read more...]
Two Iowans among record 102 women sworn into U.S. House
Late this morning Iowa time, a record number of women will be sworn in as members of the U.S. House of Representatives and two of them are women from Iowa. Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque from Iowa's first congressional district and third district representative Cindy Axne of West Des Moines are the … [Read more...]
Young to review ‘forensic audit’ of election results before making ’20 decision
Republican David Young of Van Meter plans to review all the data he can from the 2018 election results before deciding whether to run again for congress. Last month Democrat Cindy Axne of West Des Moines defeated Young's bid for a third term, finishing about 7,700 votes ahead of Young in the … [Read more...]
Finkenauer, Axne backing Pelosi for House Speaker
The two Iowa women who won seats in the U.S. House in this year's election are supporting Nancy Pelosi's nomination to become speaker of the House in January. First District Representative-elect Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque issued a written statement. Finkenauer said she is supporting Pelosi for … [Read more...]
‘Protect Mueller’ protests held in 11 Iowa cities
Gatherings were held in 11 Iowa cities just after sunset Thursday -- part of a national protest calling on congress to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Nancy Brown of Urbandale held a sign that read: "Worse than Nixon" -- a … [Read more...]
Finkenauer among at least 98 women headed to US House
Congresswoman-elect Abby Finkenauer says she's interested in serving on the Energy and Commerce Committee after she's sworn into office in January. "It's something that we have to make sure that Iowa's at the forefront in," Finkenauer says, "that we're investing in renewable energy and that we … [Read more...]