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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) questioned Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday concerning emergency aid and direct payments for Iowans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Finkenauer questioned the Secretary during a Friday morning House Small Business Committee hearing and followed up with additional information in a letter sent to his office.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) and Congressman Dan Bishop (R-NC) on Friday introduced the Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes (COACH) Act, bipartisan legislation creating an easy-to-access federal resource guide to help childcare providers start and grow their small businesses.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) and Congressman Dan Bishop (R-NC) on Thursday introduced the bipartisan Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) added several key Northeast Iowa priorities to the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) as it advanced through the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday with large bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) led a telephone town hall on Tuesday night, gathering stories and insights from Iowans on access to insurance and concerns over prescription drug prices while providing an update on Congressional action to improve our health care system.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) on Tuesday announced a federal grant for the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. The $300,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration will help the university with its urgent response to the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) on Monday announced a $6,000 federal grant for the City of Sabula in Jackson County.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) this week introduced the Relief for Rural Development Borrowers Act to assist rural businesses, hospitals and schools through the Coronavirus pandemic by covering six months of payments on certain federal loans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) on Wednesday helped pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, to deliver major investments in Iowa’s roads, bridges and other key infrastructure while also ensuring strong “Buy America” and wage protections for workers and manufacturers and new opportunities for Iowa’s homegrown biofuels.