Vulnerable Democrats Push for Local Priorities in Budget

2021-09-20 13:56:31

by Vulnerable Democrats Push for Local Priorities in Budget

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed it last month. It wasn't the price tag that tripped up the Democrat from a... Read More

Senior Citizens

Legislation to Protect and Increase Sustainable Retirement Investment

2020-12-17 20:26:36

by Sean Trambley

WASHINGTON – This week, Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, Andy Levin, D-Mich., and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., sponsored the Sustainable Investment Policy Act and the Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act, two pieces of legislation aimed at protecting and increasing sustainable investments. The... Read More

House Watch

IA-03: Cindy Axne (D)

2020-10-30 22:31:13

by TWN Staff

About Axne: A fifth-generation Iowan, Axne grew up on the southside of Des Moines. Her childhood included weekends and summers spent on her maternal grandparents’ farm in Warren County, 4-H activities, and playing 6-on-6 basketball for the Valley High Tigers. Following... Read More

2020 Elections

Report: Democrats Who Flipped Red Districts in 2018 Are Steadily Building Cash Advantage

2019-10-25 19:37:19

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The conventional wisdom this summer was that House Democrats who flipped red districts in 2018 would be particularly vulnerable if the chamber moved forward with an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. But an analysis by the Center... Read More

Congress

Iowa's Axne, Leads Freshman Dems In Push to End Surprise Billing

2019-10-01 18:38:55

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON – Representative Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, led a group of freshman House Democrats in introducing legislation to protect Americans from "surprise bills" due to out-of-date insurance directors. The UPDATE Act requires insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to... Read More