The U.S. House Biofuels Caucus is introducing legislation to make it clear the EPA has the authority to allow year-round sales of E15 and higher blends of ethanol. The bill would overturn a recent federal circuit court ruling that the EPA didn't have the power to take that step. "We're going to … [Read more...]
Third GOP candidate plans to seek third district congressional seat
Republican State Senator Zach Nunn of Bondurant plans to run for congress and challenge the only Democrat in Iowa's D.C. delegation. Nunn served two terms in the Iowa House and was elected to the state senate in 2018. He's also a member of the Iowa National Guard who was deployed this past … [Read more...]
Democrats criticize Iowa’s GOP governor for pace of awarding rent relief
The top Democrat in the Iowa Senate is blasting Republican Governor Kim Reynolds for how the state has managed federal funds to help low-income Iowans pay overdue rent and utility bills during the pandemic. A Des Moines Register analysis found the state has awarded about 2% of the $195 million in … [Read more...]
Axne backs making temporary child tax credit permanent
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne says she's working to make the temporary federal child tax credit permanent. The new credit was included in the pandemic relief package passed in March and starting next week low and middle income parents of kids under the age of six will get $300 a month through the … [Read more...]
Axne spoke with Biden about putting biofuels in infrastructure plan
As congressional leaders juggle three different infrastructure bills, Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne says the one that passed the U.S. House Thursday includes nearly $22 million for six projects in southwest Iowa. Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says she's still lobbying to include funding … [Read more...]
Biden signs bill named in honor of Iowa vet who died by suicide
Three of the Iowans serving in the U.S. House were in the Oval Office yesterday as President Biden signed a bill named for an Iowa veteran who died by suicide five years ago. Brandon Ketchum of Davenport was a Marine sergeant who unsuccessfully sought in-patient treatment at a VA center in Iowa … [Read more...]
Bill named for Iowa Marine who died by suicide headed to Biden’s desk
A bill named in honor of a Davenport veteran who died by suicide has passed the US Senate unanimously last night and is headed to the president's desk. The bill cleared the U.S. House in May and outlines steps to improve mental health care options for veterans who live in rural areas. Iowa … [Read more...]
Axne-sponsored proposals included in corporate accountability package
The U.S. House has passed a proposal from Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne that would force big corporations to disclose if they're outsourcing jobs and using so-called tax havens in other countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes. "Last year 55 profitable U.S. corporations paid no federal corporate … [Read more...]
Bill would give tax credit to eldercare workers
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is cosponsoring a bill she says will help people facing challenges in caring for older people. Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says the Americans Giving Care to Elders or AGE Act would provide tax credits of up to $1,200 to taxpayers earning under 200-thousand … [Read more...]
Axne ‘astounded’ House election bill has stalled in Senate
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, tonight this is a "make-or-break moment" for our republic, and now is not the time to give up on election reform legislation that cleared the U.S. House earlier this year. "The fact that we cannot see that bill getting passed right … [Read more...]