Stories tagged: "Rep. Cindy Axne"

Rep. Cindy Axne wants the Treasury to improve how Americans get stimulus checks from the federal government.  Axne sent a letter to Treasury and the IRS, urging the departments to make improvements to the communication, distribution and financial costs related to sending payments as prepaid debit cards.  “While we understand that sending prepaid debit cards...

Elle Meyers June 4, 2020 8:52 pm EDT

The Council Bluffs area has seen an increase in cases in recent weeks, and the congresswoman had urged the governor to get the testing site up after weeks of delay.

Elle Meyers May 27, 2020 9:03 pm EDT

Rep. Cindy Axne wants to see testing for COVID-19 in Iowa ramped up.  The congresswoman sent a letter along with other members from Iowa to Gov. Kim Reynolds expressing their concern over the capability of the state’s testing program, known as Test Iowa.  The program promised to increase testing capacity in Iowa by 3,000 tests...

Elle Meyers May 20, 2020 2:23 pm EDT

Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne secured significant funding for farmers in the federal relief package passed by Congress in response to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Under the CARES act, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) would receive $14 billion to replenish the organization’s funds and other commodities that help farmers who focus on specialty crops and livestock. The...

Elle Meyers March 28, 2020 9:22 am EDT

Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne held a tele-town hall meeting this week alongside a panel of experts to give voters the chance to ask questions about the novel coronavirus pandemic. The remote town hall was conducted over the phone and allowed attendees to dial in and ask questions one at a time. Axne also included experts...

Elle Meyers March 26, 2020 10:07 am EDT