- Ashley Hinson has consistently criticized the Biden administration’s economic and spending policies, arguing they are harmful and out of touch for Iowans and Americans (Iowa Torch, Daily Nonpareil, Globe Gazette).
- Hinson has supported targeted and responsible government financial relief during the pandemic, expressing strong backing for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and direct payments to individuals (Gazette, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).
- She emphasized the need for infrastructure plans to focus on traditional projects and broadband expansion, showing some willingness to work with Democrats on a compromise bill (Telegraph Herald).
- Despite this willingness to collaborate, Hinson ultimately voted against the federal infrastructure bill, citing concerns over federal spending and linkage with other Democratic priorities (Telegraph Herald).
- Hinson has repeatedly cited inflation and rising costs as direct challenges resulting from the administration’s policies, highlighting the effect on fixed-income residents, families, and small businesses (Gazette).
- Potential vulnerability: Hinson's vote against the major infrastructure bill has been criticized as contradicting her expressed support for some aspects of infrastructure investment (Gazette letter to the editor).
2023: Ashley Hinson Criticized The Biden Administration's Policy Agenda According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Iowa Torch, "The Biden Administration and many on the left continue issuing out of touch proposals and policies that fly..." [Ashley Hinson - Iowa Torch, 6/28/23]
May 2021: Hinson Expressed Willingness To Compromise On Infrastructure With Democrats According to Telegraph Herald, 'That's where I think you'll find Republicans are willing to work with Democrats and move forward,' Hinson said Thursday after a tour in Dubuque. 'I think there's an appetite for that. We've seen that tide shift a little bit over the past couple of weeks. I think people are willing to come to the table. I certainly am.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/9/21]
May 2021: Hinson Expressed Willingness To Compromise On Infrastructure Bill According to Telegraph Herald, "'That's where I think you'll find Republicans are willing to work with Democrats and move forward,' Hinson said Thursday after a tour in Dubuque. 'I think there's an appetite for that. We've seen that tide shift a little bit over the past couple of weeks. I think people are willing to come to the table. I certainly am.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/9/21]
May 2021: Hinson Supported Traditional Infrastructure Focus With Broadband Expansion According to Telegraph Herald, 'Both Ernst and Hinson said they still want a bill that sticks to traditional infrastructure, except where broadband expansion is concerned. Both said they would broaden the definition there because they believe that is needed.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/9/21]
May 2021: Hinson Supported Focusing Infrastructure Bill On Traditional Projects And Broadband According to Telegraph Herald, "Both Ernst and Hinson said they still want a bill that sticks to traditional infrastructure, except where broadband expansion is concerned. Both said they would broaden the definition there because they believe that is needed." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/9/21]
2021: Letter Writer Shari Flatt Claimed Ashley Hinson Opposed Investing in Infrastructure According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Investing in infrastructure, she voted no." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/12/21]
November 2021: Hinson Voted Against Federal Infrastructure Bill According to Telegraph Herald, "The area's only Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, voted against the bill and stood by that decision in an interview with the Telegraph Herald Editorial Board. 'For me, it was the sum of the parts that was my biggest beef with that bill,' she said. 'Very clearly, those bills were tied together (infrastructure and Democrats' still delayed reconciliation package)... For me, it was about pumping the brakes on spending in general right now.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/14/21]
2020: Hinson Supported PPP As Effective For Business Owners During Pandemic According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Said Hinson, 'I think the PPP (paycheck protection program) has been incredibly effective for the business owners I've talked with. They've used that to keep their doors open in a very challenging time for our country. [...] I think we need to be looking at, as we're making those investments, let's look at some of the data first to make sure the funds actually reach the places they needed to reach.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/20]
2020: Hinson Urged Targeted And Responsible Pandemic Relief Spending According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "'I want to see money targeted in the best way to get the solutions that we need,' Hinson said. 'I think we do need to be cognizant of the fact that we don't just have an endless pot of money here to work from.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Described PPP As Effective For Businesses According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "I think the PPP (paycheck protection program) has been incredibly effective for the business owners I've talked with. They've used that to keep their doors open in a very challenging time for our country. … I think we need to be looking at, as we're making those investments, let's look at some of the data first to make sure the funds actually reach the places they needed to reach." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/7/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Supported Targeted COVID-19 Relief Spending According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "I want to see money targeted in the best way to get the solutions that we need. I think we do need to be cognizant of the fact that we don't just have an endless pot of money here to work from." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/7/20]
February 2021: Hinson Supported Paycheck Protection Program And Direct Payments According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "She noted the paycheck protection program was a 'critical lifeline,' as well as direct assistance payments." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/27/21]
January 2022: Hinson Criticized Biden's First-Year Policies For Worsening Conditions For Iowans According to Daily Nonpareil, 'I think my take-away is that here we are one year into his administration and Iowans and Americans are worse off,' the 1st District Republican said Thursday on a call with reporters. [Daily Nonpareil, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Highlighted Challenges Faced By Iowans From Biden Policies According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson also said she is going to continue to put names and faces on the challenges Iowans face as a result of Biden administration policies.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Described Inflation As Amplifying Hardships For Iowa Residents According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Inflation is more than a number to Iowa's elderly on fixed incomes "worried about paying their energy bills, the mom who's putting less in their grocery cart because they're concerned about putting gas in the tank and the small business trying to get people to come to work so they can keep their lights on," Hinson said.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Criticized Biden Administration For Iowa Economic Conditions According to Globe Gazette, "President Joe Biden spoke for nearly two hours Wednesday at a news conference, but nothing he said led U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to think he has solutions to the mounting pressures Iowans face. 'I think my take-away is that here we are one year into his administration and Iowans and Americans are worse off,' the 1st District Republican said Thursday on a call with reporters." [Globe Gazette, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Cited Biden Administration For Economic Hardship Among Iowans According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson also said she is going to continue to put names and faces on the challenges Iowans face as a result of Biden administration policies. Inflation is more than a number to Iowa's elderly on fixed incomes 'worried about paying their energy bills, the mom who's putting less in their grocery cart because they're concerned about putting gas in the tank and the small business trying to get people to come to work so they can keep their lights on,' Hinson said." [Globe Gazette, 1/20/22]