The Iowa State Fair is continuing through this week. We have had many people stop by and talk with us about agriculture, and the issues they are concerned about. A lot of them have been the main issues we have been hearing about all year in agriculture. On Monday afternoon, one of the people that stopped by to visit was Iowa 3rd District Congresswoman Cindy Axne. She also came to talk about the issues, and what she is trying to see get done about them.
Congresswoman Axne led off by talking about the fact that she can see how happy people are to be back at an event like the Iowa State Fair. She had the chance to be on hand for the Veterans Parade and is happy to see Iowa agriculture being showcased to all attendees.
The Senate just recently passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget resolution. Axne says that the House now has been called back to convene and discuss their version. Axne runs down the things she wants to see addressed.
The Congresswoman talked about legislation that she co-sponsored that addresses a language issue in the Renewable Fuels Standard. If it isn?t changed, it will consistently be under attack.
The Stepped-Up Basis issue has also been talked about a lot at our booth this year. Farmers are concerned that proposed legislation is going to threaten the future of their farms. They want to be able to pass these farms on, and Congresswoman Axne says she is working with the Administration to get farmers and small businesses exempted from any changes. She said she feels there is bipartisan support to make this happen.
Axne also had mentioned childcare on her infrastructure wish list. The Congresswoman said that childcare has become just as viable a part of infrastructure as roads and bridges. Without childcare, many people haven?t been able to return to work, and many families aren?t able to have both parents working. She says that this issue needs to be addressed as well.
And as for the hard-hitting question that I ask everyone at the Iowa State Fair, Congresswoman Axne tells us what her go-to fair treat is.
You can find our full interview video with Congresswoman Axne right here.
