- Ashley Hinson served as a member of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committees from her first term in Congress, giving her an influential role in federal funding decisions and a platform to advocate for Iowa's interests (AshleHinson.com, Gazette).
- She prioritized targeted infrastructure and community investments, securing millions in federal earmark funding for projects across Iowa, particularly benefitting rural communities (Muscatine Journal, Quad-City Times).
- Hinson emphasized bipartisan work, co-sponsoring and helping pass several bills with Democrats, notably the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act and the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act (Gazette, Globe Gazette).
- She opposed large federal spending packages like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and American Rescue Plan, yet actively sought and promoted funding for Iowa from those laws once passed (a position that drew criticism for perceived inconsistency) (Newsweek, Telegraph Herald).
- Hinson consistently advocated for fiscal discipline, opposing what she described as “wasteful” government spending and promoting targeted, local investments, particularly in appropriations and budget debates (Gazette, Quad-City Times).
- Despite bipartisan efforts and legislative achievements, Hinson faced criticism for voting against significant infrastructure measures while later taking credit for their impact in her district, exposing a potential vulnerability in narratives about her legislative record (Telegraph Herald, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).
2021: Rep. Ashley Hinson Stated Readiness To Work With Majority Party According to KWWL, "'I'm not going to spend the next two years in the minority not getting anything done. I'm ready to work with anyone in the majority party and make sure we hear the priorities of Iowans and making sure we take action on those items,' Rep. Hinson said." [KWWL, 1/28/21]
Ashley Hinson Championed Policy Reforms Through Nonpartisan Coalitions as State Legislator According to a press release from Iowa Field Report, "her tenure in Des Moines has been marked by championing policy reforms through building nonpartisan coalitions." [Press Release - Iowa Field Report, 5/6/20]
April 2025: Hinson Was Credited With Efforts To Work Across The Aisle According to Des Moines Register, "'She really tries and she does work across the aisle a lot — almost too much,' [Colleen Lawler] said." [Des Moines Register, 4/24/25]
2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized Ongoing Use of Proxy Voting in Congress According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "Congresswoman Hinson recently posted a video about what she sees as some of her House colleagues overdoing it on the proxy privilege, and we tend to agree with her. ... Hinson says it’s practically become common practice for some lawmakers who just opt not to come back to Washington for votes. ... As Hinson notes, ‘Iowans are back at work, in person. Hospital workers, truck drivers, grocery store clerks, child care providers and teachers aren’t doing their jobs by proxy - and neither should members of Congress.’” [Editorial - Telegraph Herald, 12/17/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed Proxy Voting In Congress According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, has spent a great deal of time in the close of 2021 trying to end the option of proxy voting in Congress, put in place early in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Stated She Never Used Proxy Voting According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "I've never voted by proxy and I never will." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized Extension Of Proxy Voting According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "proxy voting is being abused by members of both parties. Proxy voting wasn't intended to be common practice. It wasn't intended to be permanent. But Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi just extended it into next year." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Advocated Ending Proxy Voting For Members Of Congress According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Iowans are back at work, in person. Hospital workers, truck drivers, grocery store clerks, child care providers and teachers aren't doing their jobs by proxy - and neither should members of Congress," she said in the release. "I've never voted by proxy and I never will." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Publicly Opposed Proxy Voting Via Facebook And Statements According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson has taken to posting regularly about it on Facebook and issuing statements against the practice, calling for its end." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Only Ashley Hinson Among Tri-State Lawmakers Never Used Proxy Voting According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Among tri-state lawmakers, all but Hinson - on both sides of the aisle - have used proxy voting from time to time." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/26/21]
2021: Todd Dorman Noted Ashley Hinson Condemned Jan. 6 Attack and Co-Sponsored Bipartisan Inquiry Bill According to an opinion piece by Todd Dorman in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "My congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who voted to certify the election results, also condemned the attack and was a co-sponsor of a bill calling for a bipartisan inquiry into the what happened. She thanked Capitol police for 'keeping us safe.'" [Todd Dorman - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/6/22]
2021: Todd Dorman Reported Ashley Hinson Voted Against Similar Bipartisan Jan. 6 Committee Bill in May According to an opinion piece by Todd Dorman in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "In May, Hinson voted against a bill creating a bipartisan committee to investigate the attack that was very similar to one she co-sponsored earlier. She weakly argued a committee might interfere with ongoing prosecutions, but she might be in favor of forming one later. Hinson said she still wanted to 'get to the bottom' of what happened on Jan. 6." [Todd Dorman - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/6/22]
2021: Todd Dorman Stated Ashley Hinson Opposed Need for Congressional Inquiry in June According to an opinion piece by Todd Dorman in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "In June, Hinson said a congressional inquiry is unnecessary." [Todd Dorman - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/6/22]
Hinson Retweeted Post Thanking Capitol Police Days After January 6, 2021 Attack According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, did retweet a post about representatives thanking and celebrating Capitol Police officers in the days after the attack." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/22]
Mathis Criticized Hinson’s Votes Against Jan. 6 Investigation And Capitol Security Funding According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "When Ashley Hinson voted NO on investigating this deadly attack, voted NO on a bipartisan committee from discovering the truth of how this all happened to not repeat history and voted NO on funding for Capitol security - my mind was made up to run," she [Sen. Liz Mathis] said. [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/22]
January 2022: Hinson Did Not Use Proxy Voting While Recovering From COVID-19 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson is still recovering from COVID-19 and so was not in Washington, D.C., last week to vote for a bill called the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act. In accordance with her stated opposition to proxy voting, she opted not to take that route, though she could under House COVID-19 protocols." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/23/22]
2024: Hinson Requested Over $38 Million For Iowa Projects According to The Gazette, "Hinson is second with over $38 million [in requests], while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/7/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Local Iowa Projects According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson is second with over $38 million," referring to her total earmark requests, which included the maximum number of eligible projects for fiscal 2025. [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding For Her Requested Projects According to Sioux City Journal, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
August 2024: Hinson Criticized Congressional Gridlock According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, bemoaned ideological gridlock in Washington, D.C. - between parties and within the House Republican majority - and discussed policy preferences on Israel and the U.S. southern border during a town hall Wednesday in Dubuque." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Ashley Hinson Criticized Ideological Gridlock In The U.S. House According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, bemoaned ideological gridlock in Washington, D.C. between parties and within the House Republican majority and discussed policy preferences on Israel and the U.S. southern border during a town hall Wednesday in Dubuque." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Ashley Hinson Voiced Frustration Over Not Voting On Appropriations Bills According to Telegraph Herald, '"I find it very frustrating," Hinson said. "We should have been in D.C. voting on appropriations bills."' [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Hinson Criticized Gridlock Within Congress And The Republican Party According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, bemoaned ideological gridlock in Washington, D.C. - between parties and within the House Republican majority [...] 'I find it very frustrating,' Hinson said. 'We should have been in D.C. voting on appropriations bills.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
September 2024: Hinson Stated Intent To Prevent Harmful Government Shutdown According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 'Hinson, speaking to reporters Friday morning, said the government funding process is broken and she "will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/24]
2025: Hinson Supported DOGE's Efforts To Uncover Federal Waste According to Gazette, "Hinson said she supports the DOGE's work. 'I actually had a chance to hear directly from Elon this week,' she said. 'The amazing amount of fraud, waste and abuse that is being uncovered is going out publicly. Everything's publicly available, and they're being very, very transparent, as I always have been, too, about my positions on issues, my votes and my work for Iowans.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/7/25]
2025: Hinson Cited Concern For Iowa Taxpayers Over Federal Waste According to Gazette, "Hinson, though, pointed to a DOGE audit that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been wasting money on thousands of unused software licenses. [...] 'That's a huge slap in the face of the Iowa taxpayer,' Hinson said. 'So I will continue to advocate for finding those savings, eliminating that waste, fraud and abuse.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/7/25]
2025: Ashley Hinson Expressed Support For DOGE's Efforts To Uncover Government Waste According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson said she supports the DOGE's work. 'I actually had a chance to hear directly from Elon this week,' she said. 'The amazing amount of fraud, waste and abuse that is being uncovered is going out publicly. Everything's publicly available, and they're being very, very transparent, as I always have been, too, about my positions on issues, my votes and my work for Iowans.'" [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 3/7/25]
2025: Ashley Hinson Cited DOGE Audit On HUD Waste As Negative For Iowa Taxpayers According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson, though, pointed to a DOGE audit that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been wasting money on thousands of unused software licenses. [...] 'That's a huge slap in the face of the Iowa taxpayer,' Hinson said. 'So I will continue to advocate for finding those savings, eliminating that waste, fraud and abuse. And then, in my role as an appropriator ... making sure that we're funding the programs that we need to fund.'" [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 3/7/25]
Ashley Hinson Supported U.S. Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Led By Elon Musk As Of March 2025 According to Muscatine Journal, 'Hinson said she supports the DOGE's work. "I actually had a chance to hear directly from Elon this week," she said. "The amazing amount of fraud, waste and abuse that is being uncovered is going out publicly. Everything's publicly available, and they're being very, very transparent, as I always have been, too, about my positions on issues, my votes and my work for Iowans."' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 3/7/25]
2025: Hinson Supported Musk's DOGE Efforts To Expose Government Waste According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson said she supports DOGE's work. "I actually had a chance to hear directly from Elon this week," she said. "The amazing amount of fraud, waste and abuse that is being uncovered is going out publicly. Everything's publicly available, and they're being very, very transparent, as I always have been, too, about my positions on issues, my votes and my work for Iowans."' [Globe Gazette, 3/7/25]
2025: Hinson's Office Reported Positive Constituent Feedback On Government Efficiency Initiatives According to Telegraph Herald, "Olivia Late, spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, said her office has received positive feedback to different Trump administration initiatives, such as establishing the Department of Government Efficiency. 'Rep. Hinson has been getting overwhelmingly positive feedback from Iowans regarding efforts to make the federal government more efficient for taxpayers,' Late wrote in an email to the Telegraph Herald." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 3/7/25]
March 2025: Hinson Cited VA Secretary's Assurances On Workforce Reductions According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson cited Collins' assurances that none of the reductions in workforce would impact direct care. 'So if that is happening, I certainly want to know about it,' she said. '… Unfortunately, we have some people working within the bureaucracy who are deliberately trying to undermine the Trump administration's goals of finding efficiencies and providing the best service for veterans.' Hinson said she intends to investigate the claims and 'fact find on what's actually happening, because my goal is to make sure veterans are getting the care that they deserve.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 3/8/25]
Ashley Hinson Cited DOGE Audit Of HUD As Evidence Of Wasteful Spending According to Gazette, 'Hinson, though, pointed to a DOGE audit that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been wasting money on thousands of unused software licenses.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/10/25]
April 2025: Hinson Emphasized Congressional Oversight And Reclaiming Power According to Muscatine Journal, "Congress over the decades 'has ceded a lot of its powers to unelected bureaucrats' and is working to 'take a lot of that power back' through legislation strengthening congressional oversight of federal agencies' rules." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Stated Congress Was Reclaiming Power From Bureaucrats According to Globe Gazette, Hinson stated, "Over the course of decades, Congress has ceded a lot of its power to unelected bureaucrats, and what we're trying to do is take a lot of that power back." [Globe Gazette, 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Referenced Use Of Congressional Review Act To Overturn Regulations According to Globe Gazette, Hinson said, "In this past few months, we've passed several what we call congressional review acts (resolutions) ... That is the ability to overturn something that Congress doesn't agree with the president on." [Globe Gazette, 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Cited Efforts To Strengthen Congressional Oversight Of Federal Agencies According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "She added Congress over the decades 'has ceded a lot of its powers to unelected bureaucrats' and is working to 'take a lot of that power back' through legislation strengthening congressional oversight of federal agencies' rules." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 4/25/25]
2018: Ashley Hinson Highlighted Bipartisan Legislative Efforts According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "Right around 90 percent of the legislation I supported and worked on was bipartisan." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/27/18]
2018: Ashley Hinson Advocated for Increased Government Transparency and Tax Oversight According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "I also believe transparency and oversight for your tax dollars is of utmost importance. It seems to be missing in much of government, and something I'm fighting for in the number one state in the nation." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/27/18]
Hinson Previously Led Effort To Ban Use Of Taxpayer Funds For State Elected Officials' Promotional Materials In Iowa Legislature According to Gazette, "She [Ashley Hinson] once led a legislative charge to make it unlawful for state elected officials to use taxpayer dollars to pay for promotional materials." [Gazette, 11/18/19]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Trump Impeachment According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Iowa's Republican U.S. House members, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Randy Feenstra, voted against impeachment." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/13/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Attributed Her Vote Against Impeachment To Concerns Over Division And Procedure According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents eastern Iowa's 1st District, said Trump bears responsibility for the attacks on the Capitol and she wishes Trump had spoken sooner to quell the rioters. But Hinson voted against impeachment, citing what she described as a rushed process and, again, a concern about its impact on a divided nation." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/13/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Her Commitment To Unifying The Country Despite Recent Violence According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Impeachment will only serve to feed the flames and further divide our nation," Hinson said in a statement. "Next week, there will be a peaceful transition of power to the Biden Administration, and we must refocus on moving this country forward and solving the everyday problems facing Americans. … While last week was one of the darkest days in our nation's history, I am committed to unifying our country and serving Iowans because I know there will be brighter days ahead." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/13/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Trump's Impeachment According to Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents Eastern Iowa's 1st District, said Trump bears responsibility for the attacks on the Capitol and she wishes he had spoken sooner to quell the rioters. But the Republican freshman voted against impeachment, citing what she described as a rushed process and, again, concern about its impact on the nation." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/13/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Impeachment Would Further Divide the Nation According to Gazette, "'Impeachment will only serve to feed the flames and further divide our nation,' Hinson said in a statement. 'Next week, there will be a peaceful transition of power to the Biden Administration, and we must re-focus on moving this country forward and solving the everyday problems facing Americans. … While last week was one of the darkest days in our nation's history, I am committed to unifying our country and serving Iowans because I know there will be brighter days ahead.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/13/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Joined Resolution To Honor Officer Eugene Goodman With Congressional Gold Medal According to Gazette, "She's also joined other House members in a resolution honoring Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who led protesters away from the entrance to the Senate chambers where lawmakers were in the process of certifying the presidential election results. They want to award Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal 'for taking on the mob himself.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/15/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Gratitude For Capitol Police's Response On January 6 According to Gazette, "'We'll never really know how bad it could have been without their heroism and what they did to protect us,' Hinson said about the Capitol Police. 'So I am incredibly grateful for their response.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Joined Resolution To Honor Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman According to Globe Gazette, "She's also joined other House members in a resolution honoring Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who led protesters away from the entrance to the Senate chambers where lawmakers were in the process of certifying the presidential election results. They want to award Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal 'for taking on the mob himself.'" [Globe Gazette, 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Expressed Gratitude For Capitol Police Actions During Capitol Attack According to Globe Gazette, "'We'll never really know how bad it could have been without their heroism and what they did to protect us,' Hinson said about the Capitol Police. 'So I am incredibly grateful for their response.'" [Globe Gazette, 1/15/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Stated She Would Serve As A Check On The Biden Administration According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Quad-City Times, "Hinson posted on her Facebook page a willingness to find common ground with the Biden administration, but that post included a doozy of a 'Yeah, but.' 'But you better believe I will serve as a check on the ultra-liberal agenda I expect from the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress,' the post on Hinson's page says." [Erin Murphy - Quad-City Times, 1/23/21]
January 2021: Hinson Stated She Would Serve As A Check On Biden And Democratic Agenda According to Sioux City Journal, 'But you better believe I will serve as a check on the ultra-liberal agenda I expect from the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress,' the post on Hinson's page says. [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 1/23/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Intent To Serve As A Check On The Biden Administration's 'Ultra-Liberal Agenda' According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson posted on her Facebook page a willingness to find common ground with the Biden administration, but that post included a doozy of a "Yeah, but."
"But you better believe I will serve as a check on the ultra-liberal agenda I expect from the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress," the post on Hinson's page says.' [Erin Murphy - Daily Nonpareil, 1/24/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Indicated She Would Serve As A Check On Biden Administration's Agenda According to Gazette, 'But you better believe I will serve as a check on the ultra-liberal agenda I expect from the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress,' the post on Hinson's page says. [Gazette, 1/25/21]
April 2021: Hinson Requested Removal Of Capitol Fence According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson would like to see the fencing around the Capitol removed because it sends the wrong message. 'This is the people's house,' Hinson said. 'We need to be safe, but I still think the fence sends the wrong message.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 4/19/21]
2021: Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Investigation Of The January 6 Capitol Riot According to The Gazette, "Hinson later voted against the bipartisan investigation that goes public this week." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/7/22]
2022: Gazette Editorial Board Reported Ashley Hinson's Vote Against Bipartisan Jan. 6 Investigation According to an editorial published in Gazette, "She voted against appointing a bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump loyalists." [Editorial - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/21/22]
Ashley Hinson Noted Increasing Fraud In PPE Loan Assistance Programs In 2023 According to Mitchell County Press-News, 'Literally, there's a lot of fraud with those programs. It's kind of just surfacing now because the loans are coming due. We have a lot of work to track that stuff down.' [Mitchell County Press-News, 2/16/23]
Ashley Hinson Believed Pandemic-Era Loan Programs Led To Billions In Fraud By 2023 According to Mitchell County Press-News, 'According to Hinson, that amounts to billions of dollars in fraud.' [Mitchell County Press-News, 2/16/23]
Ashley Hinson Criticized Federal Grant Abuse As Disrespectful To Taxpayers In 2023 According to Mitchell County Press-News, 'Ultimately, if people are not using it the way it was intended, then that's disrespectful to taxpayers,' Hinson said. 'I see that as a major problem.' [Mitchell County Press-News, 2/16/23]
2023: Hinson Voted Against Full Federal Budget But Promoted Local Projects According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson voted against the full federal budget over what she called wasteful spending, but has promoted local projects she helped insert into it." [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/23]
2022: Hinson Voted Against Federal Budget Despite Promoting Local Projects She Supported According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson voted against the full federal budget over what she called wasteful spending, but has promoted local projects she helped insert into it." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/11/23]
Ashley Hinson Expressed Intent To Avoid Government Shutdown In August 2023 According to Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said it's her intent to avoid a government shutdown, as a bloc of House conservatives this week announced they won't support a funding bill without conditions." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Claimed Congressional Oversight Revealed Key Information On Biden Family According to Telegraph Herald, '“The American people wouldn't know any of this information without our rigorous oversight,” she said. “Throughout this process, the White House has continually moved the goal posts and stonewalled congressional oversight at every turn. The American people deserve answers.'' [Telegraph Herald, 9/17/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Disavowed Impeachment For Political Reasons According to Telegraph Herald, 'Let me be clear: I have never supported impeachment for political reasons as the Democrats did with (former) President (Donald) Trump. The credible allegations uncovered against President Biden thus far warrant additional scrutiny.' [Telegraph Herald, 9/17/23]
September 2023: Hinson Supported Biden Impeachment Inquiry According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Following her press call, Hinson justified her support for the impeachment inquiry in a video posted online. In the video, Hinson said she based her support on findings and claims from ongoing investigations by House committees - including bank records showing 'suspicious' payments to members of the Biden family and that Biden may have used his political stature to aid his son's businesses." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/17/23]
September 2023: Hinson Argued Congressional Oversight Revealed Biden Family Data According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "The American people wouldn't know any of this information without our rigorous oversight," she said. "Throughout this process, the White House has continually moved the goal posts and stonewalled congressional oversight at every turn. The American people deserve answers. Let me be clear: I have never supported impeachment for political reasons - as the Democrats did with (former) President (Donald) Trump. The credible allegations uncovered against President Biden thus far warrant additional scrutiny." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/17/23]
September 2023: Hinson Called For Reforms To Federal Agencies And Telework Policies According to Quad-City Times, "My Make Washington Work Again package will restore integrity to public service, cut burdensome regulations and ensure Washington is accountable to Iowans." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 9/23/23]
Hinson Introduced Anti-Remote Work Federal Legislation With Ernst In 2023 According to Globe Gazette, "In a months-long effort by multiple Iowa lawmakers to change the way federal employees have managed work-from-home policies since the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinson and Ernst have introduced companion legislation to address their grievances." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 9/23/23]
Hinson Announced 'Make Washington Work Again' Legislative Package In 2023 According to Globe Gazette, 'Serious reforms are needed to clean this place up and root out corruption, shrink the ever-growing administrative state, and take power from bureaucrats and give it to people. My Make Washington Work Again package will restore integrity to public service, cut burdensome regulations and ensure Washington is accountable to Iowans.' [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 9/23/23]
September 2023: Hinson Introduced Legislation To Limit Federal Work-From-Home Policies According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "In a months-long effort by multiple Iowa lawmakers to change the way federal employees have managed work-from-home policies since the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinson and Ernst have introduced companion legislation to address their grievances. 'It's no secret that Washington is broken and deeply dysfunctional, and Iowans are sick of it,' Hinson said in a statement. 'Serious reforms are needed to clean this place up and root out corruption, shrink the ever-growing administrative state, and take power from bureaucrats and give it to people. My Make Washington Work Again package will restore integrity to public service, cut burdensome regulations and ensure Washington is accountable to Iowans.' A package of bicameral legislation would move federal agency headquarters outside of Washington, ban senior administration officials from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments, require agencies to implement pre-pandemic telework policies and more." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/23/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Requested To Withhold Her Pay During Government Shutdown According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to 'withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.'" [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/29/23]
September 2023: Hinson Requested Withholding Of Her Pay During Potential Shutdown According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to “withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.”' [Globe Gazette, 9/29/23]
October 2023: Hinson Emphasized Need For Quick Speaker Selection According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 'That said I think it is imperative that we make that decision and get that decided next week as a caucus,' Hinson said. 'We have a lot to do in the coming weeks before that deadline (to avert a government shutdown after government funding runs out) on Nov. 17. In my mind, it's imperative we get that decided so we can move forward (and) we can heal as a conference, but we can also do the work that people sent us there to do. We need to get back to work for the American people.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Said She Hoped Speaker Vote Would Not Take Many Ballots According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 'Hinson said she's hopeful House Republicans can elect a new speaker with one vote on the floor. "I certainly hope it won't take 15 ballots," she said, "but I will be in for as many ballots as it takes for the candidate that I choose."' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Criticized House Rule Allowing Single Member To Oust Speaker According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 'If one member has this much power over the entire institution, I think that's a big problem,' Hinson said. 'So I'm hopeful we can take a look at that and make sure that this kind of breakdown in process doesn't happen again, because I can certainly tell you Matt Gaetz isn't the one suffering right now. It's the people of this district who are worried about the uncertain times ahead for Congress.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Attributed Speaker Ouster To Gaetz's 'Personal Vendetta' According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 'We see a personal vendetta play out by the captain of the 'Chaos Caucus' Matt Gaetz on the floor of the House,' Hinson said. 'It was atrocious. It's abhorrent, and I'm hopeful that we as an institution can do better than that going forward.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 10/6/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Urged Swift Speaker Decision By House GOP According to The Daily Nonpareil, "'That said I think it is imperative that we make that decision and get that decided next week as a caucus,' Hinson said." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 10/7/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Announced House GOP Would Hold Candidate Forum According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson told reporters Thursday House Republicans will hold a 'candidate forum' next week, ideally Tuesday." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 10/7/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Did Not Expect To Be In Iowa's 2nd District During Congressional Speaker Crisis According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, did not expect to be in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District last week, but scheduled numerous area appearances after her party's infighting removed the speaker of the House and crippled Congress." [Telegraph Herald, 10/8/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Expressed Frustration With House Speaker Ouster and Congressional Dysfunction According to Telegraph Herald, "'It has been an immensely frustrating process to go through,' Hinson said, in a Facebook Live video for constituents on Wednesday, before a flight to Iowa. 'I want to be here (in D.C.) working working on funding the government, working on protecting our border.'" [Telegraph Herald, 10/8/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Expressed Frustration Over Legislative Halt Following House Leadership Crisis According to Manchester Press (Iowa), 'So a lot of priorities I have been passionate about and been working on all year came to a grinding halt and it's immensely frustrating.' [Manchester Press (Iowa), 10/11/23]
Ashley Hinson Described Congress As Not Functioning Normally During Her Tenure (2021-2024) According to Manchester Press (Iowa), Hinson said, "I've been there three years and it's not functioned normally since I've been there. I wish it would. I'm trying everything I can to make Washington run more smoothly." [Manchester Press (Iowa), 1/10/24]
June 2020: Hinson Did Not Respond To Media Inquiries On Her Absence From Floor Debates According to Bleeding Heartland, "Neither Hinson nor her Congressional campaign responded to Bleeding Heartland’s repeated inquiries about those absences. [...] Why Hinson avoided the chamber for much of the proceedings on June 13 and 14 is unclear. She didn’t reply to emails seeking comment." [Bleeding Heartland, 7/1/20]
May 28, 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Creating January 6th Commission According to Congressional vote, "Hinson voted NAY creating a January 6th Commission. Bill summary: The select committee must (1) conduct an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances relating to the attack on the Capitol; (2) identify, review, and evaluate the causes of and the lessons learned from this attack; and (3) submit a report containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations to prevent future acts of violence, domestic terrorism, and domestic violent extremism, and to improve the security of the U.S. Capitol Complex and other American democratic institutions." [Congressional vote, 5/28/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed January 6 Commission Citing Ongoing Law Enforcement Investigations According to The Gazette, "Previously, Hinson said she opposed the commission because it might 'interfere with ongoing law enforcement investigations' by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, which she wants to see move forward." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/8/21]
2022: Hinson Called For Accountability For Jan. 6 Criminals According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Congresswoman Hinson has consistently and repeatedly called for anyone who broke the law or was violent on Jan. 6 to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," a spokeswoman said in a statement Wednesday. [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2/11/22]
2021: Hinson Condemned Capitol Violence According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "I think we need a strong condemnation of the violence we saw here today from the president," Hinson said in a call with Iowa reporters just after the attacks. "This is not how our democracy functions. Violence is not the answer and we need the president to say so. Words matter." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2/11/22]
May 2021: Hinson Cited Ongoing Criminal Investigations As Reason For Voting No On Jan. 6 Commission According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "she voted no at this time, she said, because she believes the commission might otherwise 'interfere with ongoing law enforcement investigations' by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security as well as the FBI." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/22/21]
January 2021: Hinson Co-Sponsored Bill To Establish Commission After Capitol Attack According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson pointed to a bill she co-sponsored after the attack in January that would have established such a commission, and reiterated she wants 'to see justice served.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/22/21]
May 2021: Hinson Indicated Openness To Supporting Commission In The Future According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson said she hasn't ruled out voting for such a commission in the future. 'I might support something moving forward, but I want to make sure these investigations come to fruition,' she said." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/22/21]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Supported Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden According to Telegraph Herald, 'Following her press call, Hinson justified her support for the impeachment inquiry in a video posted online.' [Telegraph Herald, 9/17/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Cited Committee Investigation Findings As Basis For Impeachment Inquiry Support According to Telegraph Herald, 'In the video, Hinson said she based her support on findings and claims from ongoing investigations by House committees including bank records showing “suspicious” payments to members of the Biden family and that Biden may have used his political stature to aid his son’s businesses.' [Telegraph Herald, 9/17/23]
October 2023: Hinson Joined Letter Urging DOJ To Investigate Pro-Hamas Groups According to The Gazette, "Hinson joined 34 Republicans on a letter calling on the federal justice department to investigate pro-Hamas groups and protect Jewish communities from a surge in antisemitic threats, she told reporters during a conference call Thursday." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/26/23]
October 2023: Hinson Publicly Condemned Pro-Hamas Demonstrations And Antisemitic Rhetoric In U.S. According to The Gazette, 'I have been disturbed to witness pro-Hamas demonstrations and a rise in antisemitic rhetoric in the United States, even in Cedar Rapids,' Hinson said. [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/26/23]
October 2023: Hinson Asserted Hamas Terrorists Committed Atrocities According to The Gazette, Hinson responded on social media, posting: 'Hamas terrorists murdered Israeli families, raped women & dragged their bodies through the streets, killed 30 Americans & are still holding more hostage.' [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/26/23]
October 2023: Hinson Opposed Justification Of Terrorism As 'Resistance' According to The Gazette, 'Slaughtering entire families isn't "resistance". Murdering babies and raping women isn't "resistance." Terrorism isn't "resistance." I stand with Israel,' Hinson wrote in another post. [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/26/23]
October 2023: Hinson Joined Republican Letter Urging Justice Department To Investigate Pro-Hamas Groups And Protect Jewish Communities According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson joined 34 Republicans on a letter calling on the federal justice department to investigate pro-Hamas groups and protect Jewish communities from a surge in antisemitic threats, she told reporters during a conference call Thursday." [Globe Gazette, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Expressed Disturbance At Rise In Pro-Hamas Demonstrations And Antisemitic Rhetoric According to Globe Gazette, 'I have been disturbed to witness pro-Hamas demonstrations and a rise in antisemitic rhetoric in the United States, even in Cedar Rapids,' Hinson said. [Globe Gazette, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Condemned Characterizing Hamas Attacks As 'Resistance' On Social Media According to Globe Gazette, Hinson responded on social media, posting: 'Hamas terrorists murdered Israeli families, raped women & dragged their bodies through the streets, killed 30 Americans & are still holding more hostage.' 'Slaughtering entire families isn't ʻresistanceʼ,' Hinson wrote in another post. 'Murdering babies and raping women isn't ʻresistance.ʼ Terrorism isn't ʻresistance.ʼ' [Globe Gazette, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Joined 34 Republicans Urging DOJ To Investigate Pro-Hamas Groups According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson joined 34 Republicans on a letter calling on the federal justice department to investigate pro-Hamas groups and protect Jewish communities from a surge in antisemitic threats, she told reporters during a conference call Thursday." [Sioux City Journal, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Publicly Condemned Pro-Hamas Demonstrations and Antisemitic Rhetoric According to Sioux City Journal, "I have been disturbed to witness pro-Hamas demonstrations and a rise in antisemitic rhetoric in the United States, even in Cedar Rapids," Hinson said. [Sioux City Journal, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Rejected Framing Hamas Attacks As 'Resistance' According to Sioux City Journal, Hinson responded on social media, posting: "Hamas terrorists murdered Israeli families, raped women & dragged their bodies through the streets, killed 30 Americans & are still holding more hostage." She continued, "Slaughtering entire families isn't 'resistance'," and "Murdering babies and raping women isn't 'resistance.' Terrorism isn't 'resistance.'" [Sioux City Journal, 10/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Called On Federal Agencies To Investigate Pro-Hamas Groups And Protect Jewish Communities According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson joined 34 Republicans on a letter calling on the federal justice department to investigate pro-Hamas groups and protect Jewish communities from a surge in antisemitic threats, she told reporters during a conference call Thursday." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/27/23]
2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed House Jan. 6 Investigative Commission Citing Interference Concerns According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Previously, Hinson said she opposed the commission because it might 'interfere with ongoing law enforcement investigations' by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, which she wants to see move forward." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/8/21]
Ashley Hinson Supported Certification Of Joe Biden's 2020 Election Win According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson, who voted to certify the election of President Joe Biden, said some of Trump's policies should continue to be considered, especially border security efforts and his attempt to lessen regulatory burdens on farmers and businesses.' [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/17/21]
September 2021: Hinson Supported Certification Of 2020 Election According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson, who voted to certify the election of President Joe Biden, said some of Trump's policies should continue to be considered, especially border security efforts and his attempt to lessen regulatory burdens on farmers and businesses." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/17/21]
2021: Hinson's Voting Record Described As Principled By Phillips According to Gazette, "She votes in a principled fashion and tried to bring people together. 'We think that's a good thing … that civility matters,' he said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/4/21]
2021: Chris Rolwes Claimed Ashley Hinson Used False Equivalencies to Justify Vote Against Gosar Censure According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "As for Gosar, she continues to use false equivalencies in trying to justify her vote against the censure. In a recent Gazette, she mentioned Maxine Waters' statements as a justification for her vote against censure. I don't agree with Waters' past statements; however, they don't compare to a tweet that calls for violence against President Joe Biden or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/24/21]
2021: Hinson Addressed Her Votes Against Jan. 6 Commission And Censuring Paul Gosar According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), '"Mark Meadows was cooperating with the commission as much as a few days before this vote came to the floor," Hinson replied, noting she felt "these votes are not in Congress' lane ... for criminal contempt." She also noted that she "condemned" Gosar's language.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 12/20/21]
2021: Hinson Explained Her Votes Against Jan. 6 Commission and Congressional Censure Measures According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "Hinson replied, noting she felt 'these votes are not in Congress' lane ... for criminal contempt.' She also noted that she 'condemned' Gosar's language." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 12/20/21]
2022: Ashley Hinson Opposed Proxy Voting for Members of Congress According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "I have never voted by proxy, and I never will." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Criticized Congressional Use of Proxy Voting Post-Pandemic According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "members of both parties are abusing this system not because of the virus, but because it is inconvenient to show up for work." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Objected to Virtual Committee Hearings in Congress According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "Another 'temporary' change made during the COVID-19 pandemic was the switch to virtual committee hearings and votes. [...] These are just two examples of the dysfunction of a virtual Congress the grave issues facing the American people deserve our full attention and effort." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Called for Ending Proxy Voting and Virtual Congressional Practices According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "It's time to stop proxy voting and end the lazy practice of doing the people's business virtually. Let's give Americans the dedicated leadership they deserve in Washington." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
November 2020: Ashley Hinson Stated Her Intention To Hire Iowan And Policy-Expert Staff In Congressional Offices According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Maintaining constituent services will be a consideration as she hires staff in both Iowa and Washington, Hinson said. 'I want to make sure I have some Iowans working in my office, but I also want to make sure that I have people who are the experts in their policy areas who have good relationships on the Hill and can help me be effective ... to make sure that we will still have a strong voice in the Iowa delegation,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/13/20]
January 2021: Hinson Criticized Impeachment As A 'Rushed Job' Without Due Process According to Telegraph Herald, '"Speaker Pelosi bypassed regular order, including the process of going through and collecting evidence,' Hinson said. 'We didn't have a single committee hearing on it. We didn't have any of the preliminary votes that are typically involved in this process.' She called the impeachment a 'rushed job' undertaken only to shame Trump with a second impeachment." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/21]
2021: Hinson's Spokeswoman Released Statement On Service And Elections According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "'Ashley is working hard every day to serve Iowans and bring folks together to get things done. Congress does not decide elections, voters do, and Ashley will continue to work to ensure that remains the case,' Sophie Seid, a spokeswoman for Rep. Hinson, said in an emailed statement." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
Hinson Spokeswoman Asserted Hinson's Focus Was On Serving Iowans In 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Ashley is working hard every day to serve Iowans and bring folks together to get things done. Congress does not decide elections, voters do, and Ashley will continue to work to ensure that remains the case,' Sophie Seid, a spokeswoman for Rep. Hinson, said in an emailed statement." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Letter Writer Catheryn Irvine Stated Ashley Hinson Voted Against Impeaching Trump According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette, "I am disappointed that U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson chose party politics over accountability in her vote against impeaching former President Donald Trump for incitement to insurrection." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/22/21]
January 2021: Hinson Was Locked In Her Office During Capitol Attack According to The Gazette, "Three days after being sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ashley Hinson spent several hours locked in her office while the Capitol was under siege by a violent mob." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/16/21]
April 2025: Hinson Commented on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Security Practices According to Des Moines Register, '"I think making sure we're protecting that classified information is really, really important," Hinson said about Hegseth. "It's my understanding that nothing that was actually classified was communicated."' [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 4/25/25]
April 2025: Hinson Defended Congressional Oversight Of Executive Branch According to Daily Nonpareil, "She added Congress over the decades 'has ceded a lot of its powers to unelected bureaucrats' and is working to 'take a lot of that power back' through legislation strengthening congressional oversight of federal agencies' rules." [Daily Nonpareil, 4/26/25]
January 2021: Hinson Described Capitol Invasion As Unacceptable And Called For Safety According to Sioux City Journal, the invasion of the Capitol raises safety concerns for the Marion Republican. She called it unacceptable that. "People need to be able to feel safe to have this debate. We need to have a better standard," she said. [Sioux City Journal, 1/6/21]
January 2021: Hinson Stated Political Disagreements Should Not Result In Violence According to Sioux City Journal, "That's why I think what happened today was unacceptable. People should never resort to violence. What we had happen here is unacceptable." [Sioux City Journal, 1/6/21]
January 6, 2021: Hinson Reported Sheltering During U.S. Capitol Riot According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Similarly, fellow Iowa U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne, Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra said they and their staffs were all safe. [...] 'It's been a very challenging day for our country,' freshman Rep. Ashley Hinson said. Because of COVID-19 protocols she was in her Longworth House Office Building office and had no contact with the demonstrators. 'We're hunkered down like many other members,' she said shortly before 5 p.m." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/6/21]
January 6, 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated She And Her Staff Sheltered In Place During Capitol Riot According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Similarly, fellow Iowa U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra said they and their staff were all safe and sheltering in place." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 1/6/21]
January 2021: Hinson Voted To Certify The Election Of Joe Biden According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "When she emerged, the new congresswoman joined the majority of her colleagues in both congressional chambers to certify the election of Democrat Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/21]
Ashley Hinson Requested Withholding Of Her Congressional Pay During Shutdown In 2023 According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to 'withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
September 2023: Hinson Requested Her Congressional Pay Be Withheld During Shutdown According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to "withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/30/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Requested Her Congressional Pay Be Withheld During Potential Shutdown According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to 'withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.'" [Globe Gazette, 9/30/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Withheld Her Congressional Pay During Potential Shutdown According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to 'withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.'" [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
2022: Craig W Lohmann Indicated Ashley Hinson Served on House Appropriations and Budget Committees in First Term According to a letter to the editor published in wcfcourier.com, "Her peers have recognized her leadership by placing her on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee. This is a remarkable achievement for a first-term member of Congress." [Letter to the Editor - wcfcourier.com, 9/11/22]
Ashley Hinson Served On Public Safety, Judiciary, And Transportation Committees In Iowa House According to Simple English Wikipedia, "She is on several committees in the Iowa House: the Public Safety, Judiciary and Transportation." [Simple English Wikipedia, 12/22/23]
Hinson Served On Key House Committees In Iowa Legislature According to Wikipedia, "In the Iowa House, Hinson served on the Judiciary committee, the Public Safety committee, and the Transportation committee, which she chaired. She also served on the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee." [Wikipedia, 6/11/24]
Ashley Hinson Served On House Appropriations And Budget Committees In Congress According to AshleyHinson.com, "She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and House Budget Committee, where she oversees the government funding process and fights to ensure every taxpayer dollar is accounted for and spent responsibly." [AshleyHinson.com, 4/3/24]
2021: Ashley Hinson Served on House Appropriations and Budget Committees According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "As a member of the House Appropriations and Budget committees, Hinson told about 60 people at her Cedar Rapids town hall meeting, she's working to turn off the Democratic 'spending spigot.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/8/21]
2021: Letter Writer Ellen Ballas Cited Ashley Hinson's Co-Sponsorship of 'Crucial Communism Teaching Act' According to a letter to the editor published in Daily Nonpareil, "We know that Republican Rep. Maria Salazar, who is the daughter of Cuban exiles, introduced legislation co-sponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson of Iowa, called the 'Crucial Communism Teaching Act.' It follows a similar bill that Salazar introduced last summer also co-sponsored by both congresswomen." [Letter to the Editor - Daily Nonpareil, 12/19/21]
Bustos Said She Collaborated With Hinson On Appropriations According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "We work on Appropriations together. When she was first elected, we sat down and had a half-hour conversation just the two of us about what we can do to work together," she [Rep. Cheri Bustos] said. [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/22]
2024: Hinson Served As The Only Iowan On The House Appropriations Committee According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding For Her Projects According to Muscatine Journal, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $4 Million For Belle Plaine Drinking Water Resiliency Project According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the funding to support upgrades to the city of Belle Plaine's drinking water infrastructure. [...] The improvements would benefit 1,300 households, 120 businesses, three schools and two medical care facilities." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $4 Million For Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the funds to help the city of Independence modernize its wastewater treatment plant constructed in the 1970s. This project would include upgrades in the treatment process, including advanced biological treatment to remove nutrients and a new anaerobic digestion process to reduce sludge volume." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson And Nunn Jointly Requested $500,000 For The Iowa Advanced Drought Information System According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson and Nunn requested the funding to expand Iowa's hydrologic monitoring network to provide Iowans with reliable, timely and accurate drought information. [...] 'Iowans have faced significant challenges with drought in recent years, and this project will draw upon the knowledge of experts at the University of Iowa to provide publicly available drought data to inform decisions from local farmers, researchers, and officials,' Hinson's request states." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $1,620,000 For Cedar Rapids Redundant Power For Resilient Flood Control According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the money to help the city of Cedar Rapids prevent electrical failures of the pump station during severe flooding, bringing it into Federal Emergency Management Agency compliance and protecting homes and businesses." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-icing Facility According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested funds to support construction of an aircraft de-icing pad for The Eastern Iowa Airport. According to request, the facility would reduce the amount of water sent to the city of Cedar Rapids for treatment from 36 million gallons to 7 million gallons. Hinson's office says the project would ensure the continued reliability of air service in Eastern Iowa, improve environmental outcomes and reduce the airport's reliance on Cedar Rapids' wastewater infrastructure." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $3,716,513 For Swine Career And Technical Education Barn At Kirkwood Community College According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the money to create a 'hub for career and technical education, focusing on the in-demand field of swine husbandry and production.' The initiative aims to 'bridge workforce skill gaps and bolster economic vitality in Iowa' with comprehensive education on food supply production." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $2 Million For City Of Ely Urban Renewal Initiative According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the money to support the city of Ely in its redevelopment of the Old Town District, including stormwater, sewer water and road improvements. The requests states the investments will aid the city in attracting new businesses downtown while supporting existing ones." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $1,250,000 For Grinnell Regional Medical Center Labor And Delivery Unit Expansion According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson requested the funds to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing its delivery capacity to up to 250 births annually. [...] Hinson said the project would increase access to high-quality labor and delivery services for rural communities and allow them to better handle acute and unexpected medical needs of obstetrics patients." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Iowa Community Projects According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson is second with over $38 million, while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Maximum 15 Community Projects For Federal Funding According to Quad-City Times, "Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn each submitted the maximum number of requests." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As Only Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding For Her Requested Projects According to Quad-City Times, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Voted For Second Appropriations Minibus Package According to Quad-City Times, "Miller-Meeks, Hinson and Nunn voted for the second package." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Iowa Projects According to Bulletin-Review, "Hinson is second with over $38 million, while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Bulletin-Review (Denison, IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Served As Only Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Bulletin-Review, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Bulletin-Review (Denison, IA), 6/6/24]
Hinson Projects Received Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding Out Of $37 Million Requested For 2024 According to Bulletin-Review, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Bulletin-Review (Denison, IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Community Projects According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson is second with over $38 million, while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Sioux City Journal, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As The Only Iowan On The House Appropriations Committee According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Sioux City Journal, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding From Requests According to Sioux City Journal, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Sioux City Journal, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In FY25 Earmarks According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson is second with over $38 million [in earmark requests], while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As The Only Iowan On The House Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmark Funding For Her Projects According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Iowa Community Projects According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson is second with over $38 million [in earmark requests], while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Globe Gazette, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Was The Only Iowan On The House Appropriations Committee According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Globe Gazette, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson's Projects Received Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding According to Globe Gazette, "Her [Hinson's] projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Globe Gazette, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Explained The Scope Of Her EarMark Requests According to Globe Gazette, 'From improving clean drinking water infrastructure to helping law enforcement better protect our communities, and expanding maternal care access, I'll continue working to secure vital investments for Iowans and return as many taxpayer dollars as possible to the district.' [Globe Gazette, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For Iowa Projects According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson is second with over $38 million," referring to the sum of earmark requests submitted by Ashley Hinson for fiscal 2025. [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As Only Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Had Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding Approved According to Daily Nonpareil, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Submitted Maximum Earmark Requests For Fiscal 2025 According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn each submitted the maximum number of requests" for federal funding for fiscal 2025 appropriations bills. [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmark Funding According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson is second with over $38 million" in earmark requests for fiscal year 2025, following Miller-Meeks. [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As Only Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson's Projects Received Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
March 2024: Ashley Hinson Voted For Government Spending 'Minibus' Package According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "All four of Iowa's Republican U.S. House members voted for the first 'minibus' package. Miller-Meeks, Hinson and Nunn voted for the second package. Feenstra voted against." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Funding For Belle Plaine Drinking Water Project According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the funding to support upgrades to the city of Belle Plaine's drinking water infrastructure. [...] The improvements would benefit 1,300 households, 120 businesses, three schools and two medical care facilities." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Sought $4 Million To Replace Independence Wastewater Plant According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the funds to help the city of Independence modernize its wastewater treatment plant constructed in the 1970s. This project would include upgrades in the treatment process, including advanced biological treatment to remove nutrients and a new anaerobic digestion process to reduce sludge volume." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson And Zach Nunn Requested Funding For Iowa Advanced Drought System According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson and Nunn requested the funding to expand Iowa's hydrologic monitoring network [...] 'Iowans have faced significant challenges with drought in recent years, and this project will draw upon the knowledge of experts at the University of Iowa to provide publicly available drought data to inform decisions from local farmers, researchers, and officials,' Hinson's request states." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Funding For Cedar Rapids Flood Control Power Project According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the money to help the city of Cedar Rapids prevent electrical failures of the pump station during severe flooding, bringing it into Federal Emergency Management Agency compliance and protecting homes and businesses." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport De-Icing Facility According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested funds to support construction of an aircraft de-icing pad for The Eastern Iowa Airport. According to request, the facility would reduce the amount of water sent to the city of Cedar Rapids for treatment from 36 million gallons to 7 million gallons." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $3.7 Million For Swine Education Barn At Kirkwood College According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the money to create a 'hub for career and technical education, focusing on the in-demand field of swine husbandry and production.' [...] The proposed project entails the demolition of the existing Swine Center and construction of a modernized facility." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $2 Million For Ely Urban Renewal Project According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the money to support the city of Ely in its redevelopment of the Old Town District, including stormwater, sewer water and road improvements. The requests states the investments will aid the city in attracting new businesses downtown while supporting existing ones." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $1.25 Million For Grinnell Medical Center Expansion According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "Hinson requested the funds to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing its delivery capacity to up to 250 births annually. [...] Hinson said the project would increase access to high-quality labor and delivery services for rural communities and allow them to better handle acute and unexpected medical needs of obstetrics patients." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee And Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarks According to The Gazette, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee. Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/7/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As The Only Iowan On The House Appropriations Committee According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $2 Million For Ely Urban Renewal Initiative According to Sioux City Journal, 'Hinson requested the money to support the city of Ely in its redevelopment of the Old Town District, including stormwater, sewer water and road improvements.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $1.25 Million For Grinnell Regional Medical Center Labor And Delivery Expansion According to Sioux City Journal, 'Hinson requested the funds to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing its delivery capacity to up to 250 births annually.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Federal Earmarks For Iowa Projects According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson is second with over $38 million" in requested project earmarks for fiscal 2025. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Served As The Only Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Secured Over $27 Million In Earmarked Funding Out Of $37.06 Million Requested According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Voted For The Second Federal Appropriations ‘Minibus’ Package In March According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Miller-Meeks, Hinson and Nunn voted for the second package. Feenstra voted against." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $4 Million For Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson requested the funds to help the city of Independence modernize its wastewater treatment plant constructed in the 1970s." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $1.1 Million For Gundersen OB Department Upgrade In Fayette County According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "This project would fund the expansion and modernization of the maternity health care unit at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union, Iowa." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $275,000 For Dysart Public Works Maintenance Facility Renovation According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Project Name: Dysart Public Works Maintenance Facility Renovation. Requested Amount: $275,000, Intended Recipient: City of Dysart." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Waterloo Courier Reported Hinson Requested Over $38 Million In Earmarks For FY2025 According to Waterloo Courier, "Hinson is second with over $38 million, while Nunn requested nearly $25 million." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Waterloo Courier Reported Hinson Submitted Maximum 15 Community Project Requests According to Waterloo Courier, "Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn each submitted the maximum number of requests." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Served As Sole Iowan On House Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo Courier, "Hinson is the only Iowan now serving on the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Secured Over $27 Million Of Earmarked Funding From $37.06 Million Requested According to Waterloo Courier, "Her projects received more than $27 million in earmarked funding out of $37.06 million requested." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $4 Million For Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement According to Waterloo Courier, "Hinson requested the funds to help the city of Independence modernize its wastewater treatment plant constructed in the 1970s. This project would include upgrades in the treatment process, including advanced biological treatment to remove nutrients and a new anaerobic digestion process to reduce sludge volume." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $1.1 Million For Gundersen OB Department Upgrade At Palmer Lutheran Hospital According to Waterloo Courier, "This project would fund the expansion and modernization of the maternity health care unit at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union, Iowa." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Requested $275,000 For Dysart Public Works Maintenance Facility Renovation According to Waterloo Courier, "Project Name: Dysart Public Works Maintenance Facility Renovation Requested Amount: $275,000 [...] Intended Recipient: City of Dysart." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
August 2024: Hinson Supported Recent House Appropriations Bills Covering Homeland Security, State, Defense, And Veterans Affairs According to Telegraph Herald, "In recent weeks, the U.S. House passed four of the 12 appropriations bills the Republican majority has promised to consider individually - for the Department of Homeland Security; Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs; Department of Defense; and Department of Veterans Affairs." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Hinson Attributed Failure Of Additional Appropriations Bills To Far-Right Republican And Democratic Opposition According to Telegraph Herald, "The House recently failed to pass appropriations bills for the U.S. Department of Energy and federal water programs, legislative branch funding and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. In those cases, 10 of the furthest-right House Republicans withheld their support along with all House Democrats." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Claimed Credit for Projects Funded by American Rescue Plan Act According to a letter to the editor published in Telegraph Herald, "She [Hinson] began by stating the importance of elected officials working together, and cited local projects made possible by American Rescue Plan Act. She took credit for making these funds available even though she voted against those funds." [Letter to the Editor - Telegraph Herald, 8/9/24]
September 2024: Hinson Voted For House Funding Resolution Tying Government Funding To SAVE Act According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Every member of Iowa's all-Republican House delegation voted for the funding resolution." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/24]
September 2024: Hinson Supported Advancing 12 Single-Subject Budget Bills According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 'She said she worked to get 12 single-subject budget bills out of committee and across the House floor.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/24]
September 2024: Hinson Said She Worked To Move Budget Bills Through Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She said she worked to get 12 single-subject budget bills out of committee and across the House floor." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/24]
September 2024: Hinson Emphasized Efforts To Advance Individual Budget Bills According to Daily Nonpareil, 'She said she worked to get 12 single-subject budget bills out of committee and across the House floor.' [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Served On House Budget Writing Committee In 2024 According to Globe Gazette, "said Hinson, who serves on the House budget writing committee." [Globe Gazette, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Supported Single-Subject Budget Bills In 2024 According to Globe Gazette, "She said she worked to get 12 single-subject budget bills out of committee and across the House floor. 'They would actually cut wasteful spending, and I believe they should have been voted on individually and enacted,' Hinson said." [Globe Gazette, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Served On Federal Committees And In Local Charities By 2024 According to Des Moines Register, "Political experience and civic activities: Currently serving on the House Appropriations Committee and Select Committee on Competition with the Chinese Communist Party; formerly a member of the Iowa House of Representatives; involved with local charities in the community." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 10/20/24]
Ashley Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee As A First-Term Lawmaker According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/11/24]
Ashley Hinson Secured A Spot On The House Appropriations Committee In Her First Term According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances and appealing to young Republican women as a 'minivan driving mom' who flipped a blue seat red in 2020 by campaigning on kitchen-table issues and pledging to be a taxpayer advocate." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 11/11/24]
Hinson Held Spot On U.S. House Appropriations Committee As First-Term Lawmaker According to Globe Gazette, "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances and appealing to young Republican women as a 'minivan driving mom' who flipped a blue seat red in 2020 by campaigning on kitchen-table issues and pledging to be a taxpayer advocate." [Globe Gazette, 11/11/24]
2021: Hinson Joined The House Appropriations Committee As A First-Term Lawmaker According to The Daily Nonpareil, "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances and appealing to young Republican women as a 'minivan driving mom' who flipped a blue seat red in 2020 by campaigning on kitchen-table issues and pledging to be a taxpayer advocate." [Daily Nonpareil, 11/11/24]
Hinson Was Appointed To Appropriations Committee As First-Term Lawmaker According to Sioux City Journal, "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 11/12/24]
2021-2024: Hinson Served On The House Appropriations Committee As A First-Term Lawmaker According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances and appealing to young Republican women as a 'minivan driving mom' who flipped a blue seat red in 2020 by campaigning on kitchen-table issues and pledging to be a taxpayer advocate." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 11/12/24]
Ashley Hinson Was Considered A Rising Star In The GOP And Served On The House Appropriations Committee According to Globe Gazette, "The former state lawmaker and KCRG-TV news anchor has been heralded as a rising star within the party. She landed a coveted spot as a first-term lawmaker on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and has proved adept at communicating the party's message in media appearances and appealing to young Republican women as a 'minivan driving mom' who flipped a blue seat red in 2020 by campaigning on kitchen-table issues and pledging to be a taxpayer advocate." [Globe Gazette, 11/14/24]
2025: Hinson Introduced Legislation To Move Federal Agencies Out Of D.C. According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson also recently introduced legislation—the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement (SWAMP) Act—that would move federal agency headquarters outside of Washington, D.C.' [Globe Gazette, 2/1/25]
2025: Hinson Proposed Iowa As USDA Headquarters Location According to Globe Gazette, 'For example, Hinson said Iowa—the nation's top corn producing state—could be ideal to be the next headquarters for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.' [Globe Gazette, 2/1/25]
2025: Hinson Argued Moving Agencies Would Reduce Distant Bureaucracy According to Globe Gazette, 'Too often, federal bureaucrats do issue one-size-fits-all regulations,' Hinson said. '...We don't need these distant bureaucrats dictating policy from afar. We can drain the swamp, move these federal agencies out of it and closer to the people.' [Globe Gazette, 2/1/25]
February 2025: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee And Focused On Local Impact Of Federal Funding According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, is learning the impact of local programs that use federal funding at a time when the new Trump administration is making efforts to cut spending." [Telegraph Herald, 2/4/25]
Ashley Hinson Expressed Commitment To Oversight Of Veterans' Health Care Amid Job Cuts According to Gazette, 'Hinson cited Collins' assurances that none of the reductions in workforce would impact direct care.' and '"So if that is happening, I certainly want to know about it," she said. "… Unfortunately, we have some people working within the bureaucracy who are deliberately trying to undermine the Trump administration's goals of finding efficiencies and providing the best service for veterans." Hinson said she intends to investigate the claims and "fact find on what's actually happening, because my goal is to make sure veterans are getting the care that they deserve."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/10/25]
Ashley Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee According to Gazette, "Hinson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee's, said last week the House is not looking to cut benefits but to find savings with the elimination of duplicative programs and 'waste, fraud and abuse' as well as 'eligibility adjustments' through new work requirements for federal food assistance and Medicaid." [Gazette, 4/17/25]
2025: Hinson Stated House Was Seeking Savings, Not Cutting Benefits According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "Hinson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee's, said last week the House is not looking to cut benefits but to find savings with the elimination of duplicative programs and 'waste, fraud and abuse' as well as 'eligibility adjustments' through new work requirements for federal food assistance and Medicaid." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 4/17/25]
Ashley Hinson Served On The House Appropriations Committee And The Select Committee On The Chinese Communist Party As Of 2025 According to Des Moines Register, "She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party." [Des Moines Register, 4/29/25]
Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee And Select Committee On The Chinese Communist Party According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party." [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 4/30/25]
2017: Ashley Hinson Sponsored Sales Tax Exemption for Paper Recycling Mills According to an editorial published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson sponsored HF 103, which would provide a sales tax exemption on sewer bills paid by paper recycling mills." [Editorial - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/5/17]
2017: Steve Dunn Reported Ashley Hinson Chaired Subcommittee Advancing HF 158 According to an opinion piece by Steve Dunn in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson chaired the subcommittee that sent the measure on to the full Judiciary Committee. She was working to fine-tune the legislation right up to the time she was told by Baltimore that the bill was dead for this session." [Steve Dunn - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/17]
2017: Steve Dunn Indicated Ashley Hinson Co-Sponsored Legislation on HOA Transparency According to an opinion piece by Steve Dunn in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "HF 158, which was introduced by state Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, had seven co-sponsors in addition to Hinson." [Steve Dunn - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/17]
2017: Steve Dunn Praised Ashley Hinson's Work on HOA Bill and Planned Future Collaboration According to an opinion piece by Steve Dunn in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Kudos to the bill's sponsor, Salmon, and Hinson for her work on behalf of the thousands of Iowans who own townhouses in homeowner associations. [...] As I told Hinson, I look forward to working with her on a new bill for 2018. She agreed to meet some of us in Des Moines later this summer or this fall to get a head start on new legislation." [Steve Dunn - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/17]
2019: Ashley Hinson Chaired The Iowa House Transportation Committee According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She served with Finkenauer for one term in the Iowa House. They both were on the Transportation Committee, which Hinson now chairs." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/21/19]
January 2019: Ashley Hinson Chaired The Iowa House Transportation Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She served with Finkenauer for one term in the Iowa House. They both were on the Transportation Committee, which Hinson now chairs." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/22/19]
2019: Ashley Hinson Managed Bills On Driverless Vehicles And Female Genital Mutilation According to Telegraph Herald, "In the Iowa House this session, Hinson served as the floor manager for multiple bills that were signed into law, including one authorizing driverless vehicles to operate on public highways and another creating a criminal offense for female genital mutilation." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/14/19]
Ashley Hinson Served As State Representative In Iowa In January 2019 According to The Gazette, "State Rep. Ashley Hinson looks on during the Condition of the State address in the House Chamber at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/15/19]
2019: Hinson Identified As Leader On House Transportation Committee And Member Of Three Other Committees According to Gazette, "Hinson is a second-term representative who leads the House Transportation Committee and serves on the Judiciary, State Government and Appropriations committees." [Gazette, 8/6/19]
2020: Hinson Claimed To Have Passed Multiple Bills In Iowa House According to Telegraph Herald, "In my time at the Iowa House, I've passed several bills that I've written into law," she said. "I think that's a clear indication of who can go and be able to be an effective voice for their constituents." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/1/20]
Ashley Hinson Was Named Vice Chair Of The House Appropriations Committee As A Freshman Legislator According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "She was named to vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee as a freshman, notably, and also served on the judiciary and transportation committees in that first term." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/4/20]
Ashley Hinson Served On Transportation, Economic Growth, And Local Government Committees In Her Second Iowa House Term According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "In her second term, Hinson remained on transportation but left appropriations and judiciary. She instead served on economic growth and local government committees." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/4/20]
Ashley Hinson Served Two Terms As Iowa State Representative According to NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 'and then served two terms as a state representative.' [NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 11/5/20]
January 2021: Hinson Co-Sponsored 13 Pieces Of Legislation In Her First Week In Congress According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Since voting to certify the presidential election results, Hinson has 'put her head down' and co-sponsored 13 pieces of legislation already. Seven are anti-abortion bills, three she called 'government transparency' bills, one would allow concealed carry of firearms in any state which allows it, one would allow post-9/11 veterans to use federal funds to pay student loans and one would be a constitutional amendment to prevent adding more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Was Selected For House Appropriations Committee According to The Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has been selected to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, which has vast control over how federal funds are spent." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/14/21]
2021: Hinson Was First Freshman From Iowa's 1st District To Join Appropriations According to The Gazette, "The Marion Republican is the first freshman from Iowa's 1st Congressional District to land a seat on Appropriations." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/14/21]
2021: Hinson Outlined Her Appropriations Committee Goals According to The Gazette, "As a member of the committee, Hinson said she would 'fight for priorities that matter to Iowans and rural America, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly, push back on Democrats' liberal agenda and bring some desperately needed transparency to government spending.'" [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/14/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Sought A Role In Shaping The Relief Package As An Appropriations Committee Member According to Gazette, "With her assignment on the House Appropriations Committee, Hinson hopes to have a role in shaping the relief package, 'but again, I hope it's targeted relief.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Hoped For Role Shaping Biden's Relief Package Via Appropriations Committee According to Globe Gazette, "With her assignment on the House Appropriations Committee, Hinson hopes to have a role in shaping the relief package, 'but again, I hope it's targeted relief.'" [Globe Gazette, 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Signed On To Bill Creating Bipartisan Commission To Investigate Capitol Attack According to Globe Gazette, "She has signed on to a bill to establish a bipartisan national commission, similar to the one that looked into the 9/11 attack on America, to investigate the invasion of the Capitol Jan. 6." [Globe Gazette, 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Was Appointed To House Appropriations Committee, The First From Iowa's First District According to Telegraph Herald, "The centerpiece of that was the announcement that she has been chosen by Republican House leadership to serve on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, responsible for deciding federal government spending. That appointment is remarkable not only because seats there rarely go to representatives as new to Congress as Hinson, but also because Hinson is the first representative from Iowa's First Congressional District to get that appointment." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/21]
2021: Hinson Said She Would Use Appropriations Role To Block 'Liberal Agenda' According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson did say she would use her seat to try to block the "liberal agenda" she expects Democrats to push through now that they have the trifecta in D.C., like Republicans do in Des Moines.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/21]
2021: Hinson Was Appointed To The U.S. House Appropriations Committee According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's assignment to the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, which controls the purse strings that fund the federal government, 'is a big deal' for her district and the state." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Hinson Became The First 1st District Iowan On Appropriations According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson, who defeated Abby Finkenauer, the Democratic incumbent, in November, is the first Iowa 1st Congressional District representative to serve on House Appropriations, according to her staff." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Political Scientists Characterized Hinson's Committee Assignment As Prestigious According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Appropriations is one of the few committees that are designated as 'exclusive' by both parties in the House, which means that they are high-priority and powerful committee assignments, Drake University political scientist Dennis Goldford said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Was Assigned To House Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's assignment to the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Committee, which controls the purse strings that fund the federal government, 'is a big deal' for her district and the state." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Hinson Was First Iowa 1st District Representative To Serve On House Appropriations According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, who defeated Abby Finkenauer, the Democratic incumbent, in November, is the first Iowa 1st Congressional District representative to serve on House Appropriations, according to her staff." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Was Named To The House Budget Committee According to Globe Gazette, "On Wednesday morning, she was officially named one of 12 House Republicans on the committee, with additional members to be named later, according to House Republicans." [Globe Gazette, 1/27/21]
Ashley Hinson Also Received An Assignment To The House Appropriations Committee In January 2021 According to Globe Gazette, "The announcement follows last week's news of Hinson being named to the House Appropriations Committee, a prestige committee assignment that political experts say shows House Republicans are positioning Hinson for success." [Globe Gazette, 1/27/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Was Named To The House Budget Committee According to The Gazette, "On Wednesday, she was officially named one of 12 House Republicans on the committee, with additional members to be named later, according to House Republicans." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/27/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Was Named To The House Appropriations Committee According to The Gazette, "The announcement follows last week's news of Hinson being named to the House Appropriations Committee, a prestige committee assignment that political experts say shows House Republicans are positioning Hinson for success." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/27/21]
Ashley Hinson Attributed Her Committee Appointment To Iowa Legislature Experience According to The Gazette, "Hinson said she thinks she was named to the committee because of her background on an appropriations subcommittee in the Iowa Legislature." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/27/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Was Named To The House Budget Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "On Wednesday morning, she was one of 12 House Republicans named to the committee, with additional members to be named later. House Democrats named 21 members Tuesday." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Was Named To The House Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Last week Hinson was named to the House Appropriations Committee, a prestige assignment political experts say shows House Republicans are positioning Hinson for success." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
Ashley Hinson Characterized House Budget Committee Assignment As 'Stellar' In January 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"It's a stellar committee assignment,' Hinson said in a phone call with The Courier Wednesday morning." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
Ashley Hinson Was Among Eight Republican Freshmen Appointed To The House Budget Committee In January 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "He and Hinson are two of eight freshmen on the Republican side of the committee." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
Ashley Hinson Asserted Freshman Members Bring New Perspective To Budget Committee In January 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"What I think it speaks to is the strength of our freshman class,' Hinson said, adding she thought the new voices would 'add perspective to that committee.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
Christopher Larimer Claimed Dual Committee Assignments Raised Hinson's Profile In January 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"By putting her on those two committees, it immediately raises her profile within the party. That's something she can use on the campaign trail,' said Christopher Larimer, associate professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/27/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Served On Appropriations Subcommittee Funding FEMA And On Budget Committee According to Gazette, "Hinson will take their concerns back to Washington, where she sits on a subcommittee of House Appropriations that funds the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hinson also is on the Budget Committee, 'which gives Iowans a seat at the table during that entire spending process,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/29/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Indicated She Sits On House Appropriations Subcommittee For FEMA Funding According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson will take their concerns back to Washington, where she sits on a subcommittee of House Appropriations that funds the Federal Emergency Management Agency.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/1/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Served On The House Budget Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson also is on the Budget Committee, "which gives Iowans a seat at the table during that entire spending process," she said.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/1/21]
January-April 2021: Hinson Sponsored Or Co-Sponsored 100 Pieces Of Legislation In First 100 Days According to Gazette, "Since being sworn in Jan. 3, Hinson has signed on to more than 100 pieces of legislation, including health care for veterans and COVID-19 relief and bills promoting biofuels, holding Big Tech accountable for perceived censorship and reducing government red tape and regulations." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
April 13, 2021: Hinson Marked 100 Days In Office With Video Highlighting Legislative Efforts According to Gazette, "On April 13, her hundredth day in the U.S. House, Hinson posted a video on social media highlighting her efforts ‘on what matters to Iowans sitting around the kitchen table, not the latest headlines consuming the Washington, D.C., bubble.’" [Gazette, 4/16/21]
2021: Hinson Met With Biden Administration Officials Including Buttigieg On Bipartisan Legislation According to Gazette, "At the same time, Hinson has had several meetings with Biden administration officials, including a phone call with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg this week. A meeting with the president's legislative liaison gave her an opportunity to discuss the importance of the PPP Equity Act." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
2021: Hinson Co-Sponsored Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act Supporting Veteran Mental Health According to Gazette, "Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act: Ensures veterans receive inpatient psychiatric care by the VA and supports a new mental health center for veterans in Iowa. Sgt. Brandon Ketchum of Davenport committed suicide after he was denied access to mental health services related to PTSD at a VA facility in Iowa." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
2021: Hinson Co-Sponsored Bill To Prevent Congressional Pay Raises When Government Is In Deficit According to Gazette, "No Pay Raise for Congress Act: Prevents members from getting an automatic pay raise if the federal government is running a deficit." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
2021: Hinson Sponsored Or Co-Sponsored 100 Pieces Of Legislation In Her First 100 Days In Congress According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Since being sworn in Jan. 3, Hinson has signed on to more than 100 pieces of legislation, including health care for veterans and COVID-19 relief and bills promoting biofuels, holding Big Tech accountable for perceived censorship and reducing government red tape and regulations." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 4/19/21]
April 2021: Hinson Teamed Up With Rep. Spanberger On Paycheck Protection Program Equity Act According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "This week, she also teamed up with Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia on the Paycheck Protection Program Equity Act to fix a provision that prevents farmers and small business people from getting the full PPP forgivable loan amount." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 4/19/21]
Ashley Hinson Requested $26.4 Million For Community Projects In Iowa's 1st District According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, who is on the House Appropriations Committee, has requested $26.4 million for community projects in the 1st District." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
Ashley Hinson Detailed Specific Funding Requests For 1st District Projects According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her list includes $22.5 million to modernize the lock and dam system in Clayton County, $1 million to improve the Independence airport's parking apron, $1 million to construct a roadway in Cedar Rapids, $500,000 for affordable housing projects in Jones County, $200,000 to construct a new child care facility in Decorah and $200,000 to expand the Marshalltown Medical Clinic." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
Ashley Hinson Requested $50,000 For Black Hawk County Leader In Me Program Expansion According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "But she's only requesting $50,000 for Black Hawk County — to expand the Leader in Me program to two new schools." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
Ashley Hinson Processed Over 200 Community Project Funding Requests According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson received more than 200 requests for funding, but some projects 'weren't ready to go, or they didn't meet requirements.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
Ashley Hinson Selected 10 Community Projects Based On Requirements And Community Support According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "'Obviously there were more needs than we were able to fulfill,' Hinson said. 'Those 10 were the ones that met all requirements, had a really good chance of being successful and, again, just had that all-important community buy in, which I think is really important.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Requested $26.4 Million For Community Projects In Iowa's 1st District According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "Hinson, who is on the House Appropriations Committee, has requested $26.4 million for community projects in the 1st District." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Prioritized Lock And Dam, Airport, Road, Housing, Child Care, And Clinic Projects In Funding Requests According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), Hinson's list included "$22.5 million to modernize the lock and dam system in Clayton County, $1 million to improve the Independence airport's parking apron, $1 million to construct a roadway in Cedar Rapids, $500,000 for affordable housing projects in Jones County, $200,000 to construct a new child care facility in Decorah and $200,000 to expand the Marshalltown Medical Clinic." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Limited Black Hawk County Project Requests To Education Program Expansion According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "she's only requesting $50,000 for Black Hawk County — to expand the Leader in Me program to two new schools. No projects were requested for Bremer County." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Selected Projects With Strong Community Buy-In For Funding Requests According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), Hinson said, '"Those 10 were the ones that met all requirements, had a really good chance of being successful and, again, just had that all-important community buy in, which I think is really important."' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 5/28/21]
June 2021: Ashley Hinson Served On U.S. House Appropriations And Budget Committees According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson, who sits on the House Appropriations and Budget committees, [said] they are asking that 'money already being designated to certain federal programs be allocated to these projects within those programs.'" [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 6/8/21]
2021: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee According to Telegraph Herald, 'U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa; and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., all serve on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, the job of which is to shape the federal budget for fiscal year 2022 before a vote on the floor of Congress.' [Telegraph Herald, 7/4/21]
2021: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "They also serve together on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/18/21]
July 2021: Hinson Participated In Marking Up Spending Bills As House Appropriations Committee Member According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson has been in Washington this week marking up spending bills as a member of the House Appropriations Committee. She's supported some of the Democratic proposals but voted against final passage because 'I think that these bills disrespect taxpayers.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/19/21]
2021: Hinson Requested $51 Million For Iowa Projects In House Appropriations Bills According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Many of the $51 million in projects requested by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, are included in House appropriations bills." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/3/21]
2021: Hinson Clarified House Appropriations Directed Previously Appropriated Funds According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, who sits on the House Appropriations and Budget committees, explained the House is directing that 'money already being designated to certain federal programs be allocated to these projects within those programs.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/3/21]
2021: Hinson Advocated Allocating Previously Approved Federal Money To Iowa Projects According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "If the money already is approved to be spent, she said, she would prefer it go to projects in Iowa rather than somewhere else." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/3/21]
2021: Nine Hinson Project Requests Included In House Appropriations Bills According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Nine of her requests were included in House appropriations bills. Those include $5 million for Tower Terrace Road construction in Cedar Rapids. Another $1.365 million was part of two bills, including $50,000 for the Leader In Me project in Black Hawk County, $200,000 for the Marshalltown medical clinic construction project, $500,000 for Jones County affordable housing and $615,000 for the Chaplain Schmitt Island trail connection in Dubuque County." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/3/21]
2022: Rep. Ashley Hinson Secured Over $53 Million In Community Project Funding For Eastern Iowa According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson successfully included 10 projects totaling more than $53 million for Eastern Iowa through representatives' Community Project Funding." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 3/20/22]
2022: Hinson Stated She Fought For Targeted Investments In Her District According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "This legislation includes targeted investments I fought for that will have a transformational impact on our district, security assistance to Ukraine as they battle (Russian president Vladimir) Putin, and a modernization of the Violence Against Women's Act," Hinson, a Republican, said in a release after the vote. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 3/20/22]
2022: Hinson Reported Receiving Several Hundred Project Funding Requests According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson said her office received 'several hundred requests,' and she will consider some that didn't make the cut for future funding." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 3/20/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Requested Community Project Funding For Multiple Iowa Infrastructure Projects According to Globe Gazette, "Northeast Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican who sits on the Appropriations Committee, requested funding for neighborhood revitalization in Waterloo, emergency services facilities in Gilbertville and Independence and flood mitigation projects in Cedar Rapids and Guttenberg, among other requests." [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Cited Community Buy-In As Key For Project Funding Requests According to Globe Gazette, "Her goal in asking for community project funding is 'to bring as many targeted resources into the district where they will have the most transformational impact.' She seeks funding only for projects that have community buy-in and support, Hinson said this week." [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson And Mariannette Miller-Meeks Jointly Requested $1 Million For UI Flood Center According to Globe Gazette, "She joined Hinson in asking for $1 million for the UI Flood Center because 'having both members submit requests will hopefully increase the likelihood of receiving the necessary funding,' according to her office." [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Listed Specific Appropriations Requests Spanning Infrastructure, Flood Mitigation, And Education According to Globe Gazette, "Rep. Ashley Hinson $1 million for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity's Targeted Neighborhood Revitalization in the Church Row and Walnut neighborhoods in Waterloo $500,000 to construct a new emergency services building in Gilbertville $1.1 million to create a Smart Automation Certification Alliance Center apprenticeship hub at Hawkeye Community College $245,000 for construction and renovation of the Buchanan County Emergency Management operations center in Independence $3.425 million to Guttenberg for the rehabilitation of ponds constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s to assist with flood control, but have become a potential health hazard $372,000 for upgrades at Northeast Community College's National Education Center for Agricultural Safety $1 million for improvements at Dubuque's Granger Creek lift station $7 million to Fayette County to rehabilitate several miles of rural roads with material sourced from soybeans rather than petroleum polymers $1.725 million to Cedar Rapids for the construction a Fifth Avenue gatewell and pump station $358,885 to Kirkwood Community College to support its aviation maintenance technician program in partnership with The Eastern Iowa Airport $7 million for taxiway expansion at The Eastern Iowa Airport $7 million to Marion for the Alburnett Road extension $3.5 million for improvements to the Maquoketa wastewater treatment plant $333,200 to Osage Municipal Utilities for fiber-optic build out in Orchard (With Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks) $1 million to the University of Iowa Flood Center to improve forecasting ability by installing hydrologic stations in 28 Eastern and Southeastern counties." [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
2022: Letter Writer John Meyer Claimed Ashley Hinson Opposed Key Veterans Legislation According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Surely Ms. Hinson isn't referring to her voting record for veterans in Congress. Because looking at the votes she's made, it's clear she is not in fact fighting for veterans like me. One bill in particular that Hinson did not support was the EVEST Act, a bill that would automatically enroll qualified veterans into the VA Health Care System. [...] And let's not forget Hinson's vote against the American Rescue Plan, a bill that had a number of provisions in it for veterans. There was $17 billion in that bill to help veterans. It ensured the VA had funding to provide health care services for veterans, including funding for homelessness programs, and to implement a rapid retraining assistance program to help veterans impacted by the pandemic." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/28/22]
2022: Hinson Co-Sponsored Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, Now Law According to Gazette, "The bill was sponsored by Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of West Des Moines and co-sponsored by Hinson and fellow Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Randy Feenstra of Hull." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/22]
2021-2022: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee In First Term According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson has had an attention-grabbing debut in Congress, joining the powerful Appropriations Committee in her first term." [Des Moines Register, 9/7/22]
2022: Hinson Co-Sponsored Legislation Expanding Rural Veterans' Mental Health Services According to The Daily Nonpareil, "The bill was sponsored by Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of West Des Moines and co-sponsored by Hinson and fellow Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Randy Feenstra of Hull." [The Daily Nonpareil, 9/8/22]
June 2022: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, Co-Sponsored By Hinson, Was Signed Into Law According to The Daily Nonpareil, "President Joe Biden in June signed the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act into law. The legislation was named for Sgt. Brandon Ketchum, a Davenport veteran who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and died by suicide in 2016 after being denied inpatient psychiatric care at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center." [The Daily Nonpareil, 9/8/22]
September 2022: Hinson Stated Support For Expanded Mental Health Care Access For Rural Veterans According to The Daily Nonpareil, "'Veterans should always get the care they need, no matter their zip code,' Hinson tweeted of the ad and 'working across the aisle to help expand mental health care services for vets in rural areas.'" [The Daily Nonpareil, 9/8/22]
2022: Letter Writer Craig W Lohmann Noted Ashley Hinson Served on House Appropriations and Budget Committees as a First-Term Member of Congress According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her peers have recognized her leadership by placing her on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee. This is a remarkable achievement for a first-term member of Congress." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 9/11/22]
2022: Hinson Voted Against $28 Million FDA Infant Formula Appropriations Bill According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "A separate measure, which Hinson voted against, would provide $28 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/22]
2022: Hinson's Campaign Criticized FDA Appropriations Bill For Lacking Guardrails According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson's campaign said the bill, which passed the House and stalled in the Senate, lacked guardrails to ensure the funding was spent appropriately or immediately." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/22]
Hinson Served On U.S. House Appropriations Committee During 2022 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson serves on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, tasked with building budgets for the chamber. She spoke at length Monday of her successes while on that committee, such as helping secure funding for Chaplain Schmitt Island's trail system and to upgrade or replace locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 9/27/22]
2017-2021: Hinson Served In Iowa House According to Gazette, "Hinson served in the Iowa House from 2017 to 2021. She won a seat in the U.S. House in the 2020 election, defeating incumbent Democrat Abby Finkenauer." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/9/22]
2022: Hinson Served On U.S. House Appropriations Committee According to Gazette, "Hinson, a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, said she is running to serve as a check against 'reckless' spending and energy policies pushed by the Biden administration and House Democrats she argues have fueled 'rampant inflation.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/9/22]
2022: Hinson Claimed Bipartisan Record Highlighted By Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act According to Gazette, "Most notably, Hinson was the lead Republican on the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, which was sponsored by Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Axne and signed into law by Biden." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/9/22]
2022: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson, a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, said she is running to serve as a check against 'reckless' spending and energy policies pushed by the Biden administration and House Democrats she argues have fueled 'rampant inflation.'" [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/9/22]
2021-2022: Ashley Hinson Introduced 27 Bills and Co-Sponsored Over 300 According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "She introduced 27 bills and co-sponsored more than 300, about half of which were bipartisan." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/23/22]
2021-2022: Ashley Hinson Appointed To House Appropriations and Budget Committees According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "She serves on the House Budget Committee and was one of two House freshmen appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, a weighty role that will be beneficial to eastern Iowans." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/23/22]
2022: Telegraph Herald Editorial Board Cited Hinson's Committee Appointments and Legislative Effectiveness According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "She serves on the House Budget Committee and was one of two House freshmen appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, a weighty role that will be beneficial to eastern Iowans. She introduced 27 bills and co-sponsored more than 300, about half of which were bipartisan. She was her party's lead on the bipartisan Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, which was signed into law last year. She co-sponsored the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, which also became law." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/23/22]
Hinson Joined Appropriations Committee In First Congressional Term According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson had an attention-grabbing debut in Congress, joining the powerful Appropriations Committee in her first term." [Des Moines Register, 11/10/22]
December 2022: Congress Included 13 Out Of 15 Hinson Community Project Funding Requests In Omnibus Bill According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "But 13 of the 15 community project funding requests Hinson put forward were included in the omnibus spending bill." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 12/24/22]
2022: Hinson Requested Millions For Eastern Iowa District Infrastructure According to Gazette, "Among the largest recipients that Hinson requested for her district that will receive funding is $7 million for The Eastern Iowa Airport Taxiway Expansion Project, $7 million for an Alburnett Road extension, and $4 million for rural road construction in West Union." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/24/22]
January 2023: Ashley Hinson Returned To House Appropriations Committee According to Telegraph Herald, "During her weekly call with Iowa reporters, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, discussed her return to the House Appropriations Committee, voting to defund new IRS agents and taking a harder line against China." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/15/23]
January 2023: Ashley Hinson Returned To House Appropriations Committee According to Telegraph Herald, "During her weekly call with Iowa reporters, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, discussed her return to the House Appropriations Committee, voting to defund new IRS agents and taking a harder line against China." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 1/15/23]
January 2023: Hinson Joined House Appropriations Committee According to Charles City Press (Iowa), "As the new congressional session begins, Hinson will be a member of the appropriations committee, though she has not yet received her subcommittee assignments." [Charles City Press (Iowa), 1/20/23]
January 2023: Hinson Cited Developing Bipartisan Relationships According to Charles City Press (Iowa), '"There are clearly issues where we can find consensus," said Hinson. "I've developed good relationships on both sides of the aisle."' [Charles City Press (Iowa), 1/20/23]
March 2023: Ashley Hinson Discussed Agriculture Budget Priorities With Tom Vilsack During Appropriations Hearing According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, discussed priorities for next year's federal budget with U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack during a U.S. House Appropriations Committee subcommittee hearing on Thursday." [Telegraph Herald, 3/31/23]
March 2023: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture And FDA According to Telegraph Herald, "Vilsack - a Democrat and first U.S. agriculture secretary to serve under two presidents - spoke before the Subcommittee on Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, on which Hinson serves." [Telegraph Herald, 3/31/23]
Ashley Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee In 2023 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson - whose district includes Dubuque, Delaware and Clayton counties - serves on the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for building the federal government's budget." [Telegraph Herald, 4/1/23]
Ashley Hinson Joined House Select Committee On Strategic Competition With China In 2023 According to Telegraph Herald, "Both serve on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, created when Republicans took majority control of the House this year." [Telegraph Herald, 4/1/23]
Ashley Hinson Expressed Hope For Bipartisan Appropriations Progress In 2023 According to Telegraph Herald, "I feel confident that the Senate will be able to move several of the (House) appropriations bills this year," she said. "That's a place where we'll work together because we have to." [Telegraph Herald, 4/1/23]
2022: Hinson Secured $375,000 In Earmark Funding For NECAS Equipment Upgrades According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson, through her seat on the House Appropriations Committee, secured $375,000 for equipment upgrades at NECAS — headquartered at Northeast Iowa Community College's campus in Peosta — in the federal budget passed last December through a Community Project Funding Request." [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/23]
2023: Hinson Met With NECAS Director To Discuss Earmark-funded Upgrades According to Telegraph Herald, "Dan Neenan, director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, met with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, about his organization's plans for earmark funding Hinson included in the federal budget last year." [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/23]
2022: Hinson Secured $375,000 In Federal Funding For NECAS Equipment Upgrades According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson, through her seat on the House Appropriations Committee, secured $375,000 for equipment upgrades at NECAS... in the federal budget passed last December through a Community Project Funding Request." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/11/23]
2023: Hinson Secured $375,000 For NECAS Upgrades According to Dyersville Commercial (Iowa), "Through the appropriations process, Hinson said she secured $375,000 from a community project fund during the last budget cycle to be used to upgrade NECAS' operations." [Dyersville Commercial (Iowa), 4/12/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Farm Bill And Appropriations Work In Press Call According to Telegraph Herald, 'U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, focused on the in-development farm bill, her role on the House Appropriations Committee and lambasting Biden's energy policy during her weekly press call with Iowa reporters last week not mentioning the impeachment inquiry announced by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.' [Telegraph Herald, 9/17/23]
September 2023: Hinson Focused On Farm Bill, Appropriations Committee Role, And Energy Policy Critique According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, focused on the in-development farm bill, her role on the House Appropriations Committee and lambasting Biden's energy policy during her weekly press call with Iowa reporters last week - not mentioning the impeachment inquiry announced by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy into Biden related to his family's business dealings." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/17/23]
Ashley Hinson Served On The Appropriations Committee In 2023 According to Telegraph Herald, "I am on the Appropriations Committee. I just want to move these bills forward. I've spent all year working on them." [Telegraph Herald, 10/8/23]
October 2023: Hinson Served On The House Appropriations Committee According to Telegraph Herald, Hinson said, "I am on the Appropriations Committee. I just want to move these bills forward. I've spent all year working on them." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/8/23]
Ashley Hinson Served As A Member Of The Appropriations Committee According to Manchester Press (Iowa), "A member of the appropriations committee, Hinson said it's important that the House get a speaker elected and get back to work." [Manchester Press (Iowa), 10/11/23]
2023: Hinson Served On House Agriculture Committee According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson and Van Orden both serve on the House Agriculture Committee, tasked with developing the 2023 Farm Bill." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
Hinson Served On House Agriculture Committee In 2023 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson and Van Orden both serve on the House Agriculture Committee, tasked with developing the 2023 Farm Bill." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
Ashley Hinson Stated Appropriations Bills Were Progressing Concurrently With Farm Bill In 2023 According to New Hampton Tribune, '"We are working through the appropriations bills process. I think we're going to have two or three of those on the floor this week," said Hinson. "We had a little hiccup there in the middle when we had the Speaker battle. That's settled now. So our job is to get the appropriations bill done. With that said, both of these are happening concurrently."' [New Hampton Tribune (Iowa), 11/2/23]
Hinson Previously Chaired Iowa House Transportation Committee And Passed Related State Legislation According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson has been working on this sort of legislation for some time, having chaired the Iowa House Transportation Committee when she was a state lawmaker and passing state legislation that would enable her federal bill to go into effect in Iowa if passed." [Telegraph Herald, 12/8/23]
Ashley Hinson Previously Chaired Iowa House Transportation Committee According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson has been working on this sort of legislation for some time, having chaired the Iowa House of Representatives Transportation Committee when she was a state lawmaker." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/9/23]
December 2023: Hinson Drew On Legislative Experience As Former Iowa House Transportation Chair According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson has been working on this sort of legislation for some time, having chaired the Iowa House of Representatives Transportation Committee when she was a state lawmaker." [Telegraph Herald, 12/9/23]
March 2024: Ashley Hinson Voted To Approve $1.2 Trillion Government Funding Package According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson, Nunn and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted to approve that bill, while Feenstra voted against it." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 3/22/24]
March 2024: Ashley Hinson Voted To Approve Government Funding Package To Avert Shutdown According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson, Nunn and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted to approve that bill, while Feenstra voted against it." [Globe Gazette, 3/22/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Cited Her Role On House Appropriations Committee In Supporting Cedar Rapids Flood Protection According to Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion, a Republican representing the 2nd Congressional District, touted her role on the House Appropriations Committee in helping secure funding the city's flood protection and said 'flood mitigation is about saving lives, but it's also about saving livelihoods, and that is really what is at stake here.'" [Gazette, 3/28/24]
April 2024: Hinson Highlighted Congressional Efforts On Mental Health Funding According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson also highlighted her efforts in Congress to provide funding for mental health resources, particularly for veterans, and support for HUD programs like block grants that support mental health services at the state level.' [Daily Nonpareil, 4/27/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Voted for House Funding Package to Avert Shutdown According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn voted in favor. Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, of Hull, voted against." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/22/24]
2021: Letter Writer Jan Patterson Stated Ashley Hinson Voted Against Removing Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Iowa Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against removing Greene, signaling her support for her colleague." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 2/27/21]
2021: Letter Writer Jan Patterson Asserted Ashley Hinson Called For Unity But Did Not Support Removal Of Greene According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson has called for unity and chastised others not of her party for not wanting to unify. But, when it came time to send a clear signal that hateful language and dangerous conspiracy theories had no place in American politics, Hinson sided with racism, xenophobia, and conspiracies." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 2/27/21]
June 2020: Hinson Voted But Did Not Participate In Debate On Restriction Of Absentee Voting According to Bleeding Heartland, "I saw Hinson was coming in from a back area to vote, then leaving before debate resumed. [...] Hinson left the chamber, having voted against the amendment." [Bleeding Heartland, 7/1/20]
2024: Hinson Co-Sponsored The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access Act According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson eventually signed on to co-sponsor that legislation after Corkery entered the race." [Telegraph Herald, 9/28/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Co-Sponsored The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access Act According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson eventually signed on to co-sponsor that legislation after Corkery entered the race." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/28/24]
2024: Hinson Portrayed Herself As Bipartisan And Co-Sponsored Legislation With Democrats According to The Gazette, 'Hinson's latest TV ad aired last week. It portrays the sophomore congresswoman as willing to work on bipartisan issues [...] She has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Signed On As Co-Sponsor To Metastatic Breast Cancer Bill According to Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery said she was spurred to run for the U.S. House seat after Hinson declined initially to sign on as a co-sponsor to bipartisan legislation introduced by Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst that would give eligible metastatic breast cancer patients access to support and medical care years sooner than current law allows [...]. Hinson's said she is supportive of the bill and has since signed on as a co-sponsor." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Highlighted Bipartisan Legislative Achievements According to Globe Gazette, 'She has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden.' [Globe Gazette, 10/21/24]
2024: Hinson Highlighted Bipartisan Work Including Maternal Care And Veterans Legislation According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'She has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
2024: Hinson Partnered With Democrats on Maternal Health and Veterans Mental Health Acts According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/26/24]
October 2024: Ashley Hinson Highlighted Bipartisan Legislative Work In Ad According to The Gazette, "Hinson has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/28/24]
October 2024: Hinson Cited Work With Democrats On Maternal Health And Veterans Legislation According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/28/24]
2024: Hinson Cited Bipartisan Legislative Efforts On Maternal Health And Veterans Issues According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "Hinson has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/29/24]
October 2024: Hinson Cited Work With Democrats On Maternal And Veterans Health Legislation According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson has partnered with Democrats to co-sponsor and pass various forms of legislation, including the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act and Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act signed into law by President Joe Biden." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/29/24]
Ashley Hinson Represented Iowa's First District In 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson, the Republican serving Iowa's First District, told reporters on a call Friday that the bill -- slated to come before the House of Representatives later that day -- would still get a no from her." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/26/21]
February 2024: Hinson Participated In Various Congressional Caucuses According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson caucuses with the Republican Study Committee, Rural Broadband Caucus, Maternity Care Caucus and the Pre-K and Child Care Caucus." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 2/9/24]
2024: Hinson Highlighted Upcoming Congressional Activity In Early 2025 According to Des Moines Register, '"I'm very excited about that," Hinson said. "I think stay tuned - quarter one of the 119th Congress is going to be very busy."' [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 12/2/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Predicted A Busy First Quarter For The 119th Congress According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "I think stay tuned - quarter one of the 119th Congress is going to be very busy." [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 12/3/24]
2017: Steve Dunn Reported Ashley Hinson Declined Running for Judiciary Committee Chair According to an opinion piece by Steve Dunn in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "I also encouraged her to run for the Judiciary Committee chairmanship. She pointed out that she is not a lawyer." [Steve Dunn - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/17]
Ashley Hinson Expressed Uncertainty About Leadership's Desire To Send Bill To Conference Committee According to Globe Gazette, '"I'm not sure that's a fight we want to have," Hinson said. "There are very passionate people on both sides of this issue, but there are many issues right now that we are dealing with that are more of a priority for a lot of people."' [Globe Gazette, 4/3/18]
2022: Craig W Lohmann Claimed Ashley Hinson Was Positioned To Support Iowans and Iowa Economy as House Majority Member According to a letter to the editor published in wcfcourier.com, "Hinson will be in great position to support America and specifically Iowans and our Iowa economy in the next Congress as a member of the majority party." [Letter to the Editor - wcfcourier.com, 9/11/22]
January 2022: Ashley Hinson Faced Criticism For Taking Credit For Infrastructure Funds She Voted Against According to Newsweek, "Representative Ashely Hinson was criticized after touting the benefits of a bill she voted against on social media." [Newsweek, 1/20/22]
Ashley Hinson's Office Explained Her Opposition To Infrastructure Bill Was Due To Other Spending According to Newsweek, "a spokesperson for Hinson said: 'Congresswoman Hinson opposed the infrastructure package because it was tied to trillions of other spending in the House. Since the bill was signed into law, this money was going to be spent regardless. If there's federal money on the table she is, of course, going to do everything she can to make sure it is reinvested in Iowa.'" [Newsweek, 1/20/22]
Ashley Hinson Collaborated With Bipartisan Lawmakers To Ask For Mississippi River Project Funding According to Newsweek, "That's why she worked with a bipartisan group of her colleagues in asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize [Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Project (NESP)] construction along the Upper Mississippi River. Hinson worked with Senators Chuck Grassley, Dick Durbin, Roy Blunt and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos to put together the letter in which they asked for funding to the NESP." [Newsweek, 1/20/22]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Claimed Ashley Hinson Voted Against Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson voted against President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure plan to fix Iowa's crumbling roads and bridges." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Taxpayers, Rural America, And Security In First Eight Months In Office According to The Gazette, Rep. Ashley Hinson's priorities in her first eight months representing Iowa's 1st District have been "standing up for taxpayers, standing up for rural America and standing up for safety and security," she said Wednesday. [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/8/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Served On Congressional Jobs And Economy Task Force According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 'Hinson also serves on congressional Republicans' Jobs and Economy Task Force, where she focuses on the 21st Century workforce.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/17/21]
Ashley Hinson Claimed To Advocate For Targeted Investments In Iowa Infrastructure In 2021 According to Muscatine Journal, Hinson said she's 'continuing to advocate for those targeted investments and resources wherever possible, while working to make sure taxpayers get the best deal throughout this entire process.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/7/21]
Ashley Hinson Cited Securing Federal Funds For Iowa Infrastructure Projects In 2021 According to Muscatine Journal, 'the Marion Republican referred to securing $5 million dollars to upgrade the Port of Dubuque and $2.9 million for upgrades of Lock & Dam No. 11 at Guttenberg.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/7/21]
2021: Chris Rolwes Stated Ashley Hinson Did Not Support Infrastructure Bill According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "I continue to be disappointed but not surprised with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's lack of support for the infrastructure bill and her failure to vote for the censure of Rep. Paul Gosar. The infrastructure bill is desperately needed in Iowa and across America and contains funding for many projects that will benefit this district as well as the state of Iowa." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/24/21]
2021: Chris Rolwes Stated Ashley Hinson Did Not Vote to Censure Rep. Paul Gosar According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "I continue to be disappointed but not surprised with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's lack of support for the infrastructure bill and her failure to vote for the censure of Rep. Paul Gosar." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/24/21]
2021: Letter Writer Dave Bradley Stated Ashley Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bills According to a letter to the editor published in Quad-City Times, "Voting against their constituents, Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson opposed both infrastructure bills." [Letter to the Editor - Quad-City Times, 11/30/21]
2021: Letter Writer Dave Bradley Claimed Ashley Hinson Was Not Bothered by Poor Iowa Internet Access According to a letter to the editor published in Quad-City Times, "Iowa has about the worst internet access, second to Alaska. Apparently that doesn't bother Miller-Meeks and Hinson, as Iowans await upgrades from infrastructure funding." [Letter to the Editor - Quad-City Times, 11/30/21]
January 2022: Hinson's Office Stated She Would Compete For Iowa Funding Despite Opposition To Bill According to NBC - 13 WHO, "On Thursday morning, Hinson's office said even though the Congresswoman was opposed to the bill, now that it is law she will work to get as much money for the state of Iowa as she can, especially if that means denying funding from certain other states - specifically California and New York and other states 'like' them." [NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Supported Lock and Dam Modernization Funding According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson also welcomed the announcement's potential benefits to Iowa's agricultural industry. 'Over 60% of our nation's grain exports travel through this lock and dam system, and it is a massive economic engine for the entire state,' she said in a press release. 'That's why I helped lead a bipartisan group of my colleagues in urging the Administration to prioritize funding for these essential upgrades.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/23/22]
2022: Letter Writer Roger White Accused Ashley Hinson of Taking Credit for Infrastructure Funding She Opposed According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Ashley Hinson is the latest one to display her Trumpublican hypocrisy as she issued a press release regarding lock and dam upgrades as follows: ‘That’s why I helped lead a bipartisan group of my colleagues in urging the administration to prioritize funding for these essential upgrades.’ Except the funding for the projects she takes credit for only exists because Biden and the Democrats made it happen. Hinson and most of the Trumpublicans in Congress did nothing to obtain the funds. In fact, they did everything in their power to kill the bill. The only representative from Iowa who supported the Biden infrastructure bill was Rep. Cindy Axne." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/23/22]
2022: Letter Writer Roger White Accused Ashley Hinson of Taking Credit for Infrastructure Funding She Opposed According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Ashley Hinson is the latest one to display her Trumpublican hypocrisy as she issued a press release regarding lock and dam upgrades as follows: 'That's why I helped lead a bipartisan group of my colleagues in urging the administration to prioritize funding for these essential upgrades.' Except the funding for the projects she takes credit for only exists because Biden and the Democrats made it happen. Hinson and most of the Trumpublicans in Congress did nothing to obtain the funds. In fact, they did everything in their power to kill the bill. The only representative from Iowa who supported the Biden infrastructure bill was Rep. Cindy Axne." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/23/22]
January 2022: Hinson Defended Voting Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Package According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson, who voted against a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package earlier this year, defended her advocacy for “targeted infrastructure spending.”' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Supported Funding For Mississippi River Lock And Dam Modernization According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'On Wednesday, though, she joined fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos in praising the Army Corps of Engineers announcement it would spend $829 million for modernizing locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Identified The Inland Waterway System As Crucial For Producers According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson called the inland waterway system “crucial” to grain producers and the nation's entire supply chain, with more than 60% of the nation's grain exports traveling through the lock and dam system.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Was Accused Of Flip-Flopping On Infrastructure Spending By Mathis According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Democrats, including her challenger in this fall's election, state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha, were quick to accuse Hinson of a flip-flop supporting infrastructure spending, then opposing it and now claiming credit for it.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Defended Consistent Support For Lock And Dam Modernization According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson, however, said she's been consistent in her support of modernizing locks and dams, some more than 80 years old. It was one of the priorities Hinson, a member of both the Appropriations and Budget committees, said she pushed for when the infrastructure package was being put together.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Explained Her Vote Against The Infrastructure Package As Opposition To Untargeted Funding According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'she said she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure package because the funding wasn't targeted and was tied to trillions of spending she couldn't support. After it passed, Hinson said she continued to fight for her priorities.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Expressed Intention To Secure Federal Funds For Iowa According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'If there's federal money on the table, do you think I'm going to sit back and let that go to states like California? New York? Hell, no, I'm going to make sure as much of it comes back to Iowa as possible,' she said. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $4 Million For Belle Plaine Drinking Water Resiliency Project According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the funding to support upgrades to the city of Belle Plaine's drinking water infrastructure. [...] The improvements would benefit 1,300 households, 120 businesses, three schools and two medical care facilities." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $4 Million For Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the funds to help the city of Independence modernize its wastewater treatment plant constructed in the 1970s. This project would include upgrades in the treatment process, including advanced biological treatment to remove nutrients and a new anaerobic digestion process to reduce sludge volume." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Co-Requested $500,000 For Iowa Advanced Drought Information System According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson and Nunn requested the funding to expand Iowa's hydrologic monitoring network to provide Iowans with reliable, timely and accurate drought information. [...] 'Iowans have faced significant challenges with drought in recent years, and this project will draw upon the knowledge of experts at the University of Iowa to provide publicly available drought data to inform decisions from local farmers, researchers, and officials,' Hinson's request states." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $1.62 Million For Cedar Rapids Redundant Power For Flood Control According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the money to help the city of Cedar Rapids prevent electrical failures of the pump station during severe flooding, bringing it into Federal Emergency Management Agency compliance and protecting homes and businesses." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-icing Facility According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested funds to support construction of an aircraft de-icing pad for The Eastern Iowa Airport. [...] Hinson's office says the project would ensure the continued reliability of air service in Eastern Iowa, improve environmental outcomes and reduce the airport's reliance on Cedar Rapids' wastewater infrastructure." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $3.7 Million For Swine Career And Technical Education Barn At Kirkwood Community College According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the money to create a 'hub for career and technical education, focusing on the in-demand field of swine husbandry and production.' [...] The proposed project entails the demolition of the existing Swine Center and construction of a modernized facility." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $2 Million For Ely Urban Renewal Initiative According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the money to support the city of Ely in its redevelopment of the Old Town District, including stormwater, sewer water and road improvements. The requests states the investments will aid the city in attracting new businesses downtown while supporting existing ones." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $1.25 Million For Grinnell Regional Medical Center Labor And Delivery Unit Expansion According to Quad-City Times, "Hinson requested the funds to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing its delivery capacity to up to 250 births annually. [...] Hinson said the project would increase access to high-quality labor and delivery services for rural communities and allow them to better handle acute and unexpected medical needs of obstetrics patients." [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Supported Federal Funding For Rural And Community Projects According to Bulletin-Review, Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette, "As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government." [Bulletin-Review (Denison, IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Hinson Pledged To Secure Investments For Drinking Water, Law Enforcement, And Maternal Care According to Bulletin-Review, Hinson stated, "From improving clean drinking water infrastructure to helping law enforcement better protect our communities, and expanding maternal care access, I'll continue working to secure vital investments for Iowans and return as many taxpayer dollars as possible to the district." [Bulletin-Review (Denison, IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Announced Ongoing Efforts To Secure Vital Investments For Iowans According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "'From improving clean drinking water infrastructure to helping law enforcement better protect our communities, and expanding maternal care access, I'll continue working to secure vital investments for Iowans and return as many taxpayer dollars as possible to the district.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Committed To Improving Infrastructure And Health Care Access For Iowans According to Sioux City Journal, 'From improving clean drinking water infrastructure to helping law enforcement better protect our communities, and expanding maternal care access, I'll continue working to secure vital investments for Iowans and return as many taxpayer dollars as possible to the district.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
August 2024: Ashley Hinson Highlighted Infrastructure And Workforce Wins Despite Divided Government According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson said she agreed with frustrations over gridlock and that the city has seen local benefits of congressional action. "When we look at what we've been able to do for Dubuque and our district, we've gotten some wins in divided government (in areas of infrastructure and workforce), which is hard," she said.' [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Hinson Highlighted Local Benefits Of Congressional Action Amid Gridlock According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said she agreed with frustrations over gridlock and that the city has seen local benefits of congressional action. 'When we look at what we've been able to do for Dubuque and our district, we've gotten some wins in divided government (in areas of infrastructure and workforce), which is hard,' she said." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Legislation According to The Gazette, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and legislation capping the price of insulin." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/14/24]
Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Legislation According to Waterloo Courier, "Corkery also cited Hinson’s votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and legislation capping the price of insulin." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 8/14/24]
Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Legislation According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and legislation capping the price of insulin." [Daily Nonpareil, 8/14/24]
2024: Hinson Highlighted Record Of Delivering Results In Divided Government According to Daily Nonpareil, '"I think if you look at my record of success for Iowans, I have continued to deliver even in divided government," Hinson said.' [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2021: Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law According to Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35. [...] Hinson said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects in the district." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Asserted Record Of Delivering Results For Iowans In Divided Government According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'I think if you look at my record of success for Iowans, I have continued to deliver even in divided government,' Hinson said. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill Due To Large Price Tag And Supported Targeted District Projects According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects in the district." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/21/24]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Bill According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
Ashley Hinson Said She Opposed Infrastructure Bill Due To Cost, Favored Targeted Projects According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects in the district." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap According to The Gazette, "Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/28/24]
October 2024: Hinson Faced Criticism For Voting Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap According to Globe Gazette, "Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/28/24]
2020: Letter Writer Randy Ray Stated Ashley Hinson Passed Legislation For Iowa Communities As State Legislator According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "In the Iowa Legislature, Hinson has passed legislation to help Iowa communities." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/17/20]
2020: Letter Writer Randy Ray Noted Ashley Hinson Secured Flood Protection Funding As House Infrastructure Committee Member According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She found a way to fund flood protection as a member of the House Infrastructure Committee." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/17/20]
2020: Letter Writer Randy Ray Reported Ashley Hinson Chaired Iowa House Transportation Committee According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She got the job done as chair of the Transportation Committee." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/17/20]
2021: Hinson Prioritized Rural Iowa Issues On Appropriations Committee According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, “Her priority on the committee will be to ensure that issues 'important to rural America and Iowa aren't overlooked.' That includes resources for derecho recovery, infrastructure improvement and biofuel investment.” [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Advocated For Targeted Infrastructure Investments According to Journal-Eureka, Hinson said, "I think we're at an impasse because fundamentally I think there's just a different perspective on what infrastructure really is [...] We need targeted investments in infrastructure." [Journal-Eureka (Anamosa, Iowa), 7/29/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Announced Inclusion Of $22.5 Million Funding Request For Lock And Dam Upgrades According to Iowa Farmer Today, 'This is a huge win' for Iowa, the Midwest and the entire country, Republican 1st District U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said about a $22.5 million funding request she and Illinois Democratic U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos got included in the House Appropriations Committee funding bill for Energy and Water Development. [Iowa Farmer Today, 7/29/21]
2022: Hinson Pledged To Advocate For Targeted Infrastructure Improvements In Her District According to Telegraph Herald, "However, given that the infrastructure act did pass, she said she will seek to bring targeted infrastructure improvements to the First Congressional District. 'You have dozens of representatives fighting for that money, so I will continue to speak up for that money,' Hinson said." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/17/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Advocated For Targeted Infrastructure Investments In Fiscal 2022 Requests According to Globe Gazette, "Her fiscal 2022 requests were for targeted infrastructure investments including Tower Terrace Road in Linn County and a new fire station in Northeast Iowa's Protivin, as well as a Winneshiek County child care center. Those investments 'are going to make a huge investment and change in the community,' she said." [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Asserted Importance Of Return On Investment For Taxpayer-Funded Projects According to Globe Gazette, 'The (return on investment) for taxpayers is critical in my mind,' she said. 'We're looking to make true investments where they will pay dividends.' [Globe Gazette, 6/7/22]
Hinson Opposed Federal Infrastructure Bill But Praised Projects Funded By It According to Gazette, "Mathis and Bohannan criticized Hinson and Miller-Meeks for voting against the federal infrastructure bill signed into law while praising projects supported by their funding." [Gazette, 9/4/22]
2021-2022: Hinson Supported Mental Health Care, Mississippi River Infrastructure, And Biofuels Legislation According to Gazette, "She has also helped pass legislation to expand access to mental health care services for veterans in rural areas, directed funding to upgrade and modernize locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River and supported legislation boosting ethanol sales that support the state's biofuels industry." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/9/22]
2021–2022: Hinson Demonstrated Bipartisanship On E15 Ethanol And Veterans Mental Health According to Globe Gazette, Hinson broke with her party as one of seven Republicans to support a House-passed bill that allows for the year-round sale nationwide of E15 ethanol blend. [...] Most notably, Hinson was the lead Republican on the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act, which was sponsored by Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Axne and signed into law by Biden. [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/9/22]
Hinson Voted Against Infrastructure Bill But Supported Lock And Dam Funding For Iowa According to Gazette, 'Hinson said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag and that it was "being used as a bargaining chip" for trillions in social spending she said would worsen inflation. But, once the spending was approved, "I went to bat for Iowa taxpayers, and I went to bat to make sure those resources came here." Hinson said she partnered with Democratic U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois to seek funding for locks and dams in a separate U.S. House bill and later joined in a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers to encourage it to prioritize lock and dam upgrades.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/12/22]
2022: Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill But Sought Local Funding Post-Passage According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag and that it was "being used as a bargaining chip" for trillions in social spending she said would worsen inflation. But, once the spending was approved, "I went to bat for Iowa taxpayers, and I went to bat to make sure those resources came here."' [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/12/22]
2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill But Took Credit For Mississippi River Funding According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "Hinson took some credit for a federal allocation to modernize the upper Mississippi River lock and dam system. [...] But the $829 million came from the infrastructure bill - on which Hinson voted no." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/23/22]
2021-2022: Local Officials Praised Ashley Hinson's Efforts On Dubuque Metro Status According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "Local officials give Hinson big props for her work to reverse a proposed change by the Office of Management and Budget that threatened Dubuque's status as a metropolitan statistical area, which would have been highly detrimental to Dubuque in attaining federal funding." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/23/22]
2022: Telegraph Herald Editorial Board Credited Hinson with Working to Retain Dubuque's Metropolitan Status According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "Local officials give Hinson big props for her work to reverse a proposed change by the Office of Management and Budget that threatened Dubuque's status as a metropolitan statistical area, which would have been highly detrimental to Dubuque in attaining federal funding." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/23/22]
2022: Telegraph Herald Editorial Board Criticized Hinson for Taking Credit on Lock and Dam Funding from Bill She Opposed According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "One big misstep in her first term came earlier this year when Hinson took some credit for a federal allocation to modernize the upper Mississippi River lock and dam system. [...] But the $829 million came from the infrastructure bill on which Hinson voted no." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/23/22]
2022: Telegraph Herald Editorial Board Reported Hinson's Opposition to Infrastructure Bill Funding Lock and Dam Upgrades According to an editorial published in Telegraph Herald, "In fact, she described the bill as 'tossing trillions of hard-working Americans' money up in the air like Monopoly money,' and 'Washington gamesmanship at its absolute worst.' Taking a victory lap on the lock and dam funding when it came from the very bill she opposed feels a lot like Washington gamesmanship. When called out on it, Hinson refused to back down, saying she had long fought for lock and dam upgrades. That might be, but when you vote no on the funding measure, you don't get to take credit for the win." [Editorial - Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/23/22]
2023: Hinson Helped Secure Federal Funding For Mississippi River Locks And Dams According to Telegraph Herald, "The pair helped secure millions of dollars in federal funding for the Upper Mississippi River Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program which will replace several locks and dams lower on the river with new ones double the length, as well as fund extensive environmental improvements and pushed funding it further with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the passage of which both had opposed." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 2/15/23]
2023: Hinson Helped Secure Funding For Upper Mississippi River Navigation And Ecosystem Sustainability Program According to Telegraph Herald, "The pair helped secure millions of dollars in federal funding for the Upper Mississippi River Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program - which will replace several locks and dams lower on the river with new ones double the length, as well as fund extensive environmental improvements." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/15/23]
2023: Hinson Opposed Passage Of The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law According to Telegraph Herald, "The pair [...] pushed funding it further with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the passage of which both had opposed." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/15/23]
2023: Hinson Said Earmark For NECAS Was A Good Investment According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said that her earmark funding request for NECAS upgrades was a good investment for the state and nation. 'When I look at how many of my constituents are in the agricultural industry, I see that as a really good investment, to continue these safety programs,' she said. 'And look at that impact — $375,000 here in Iowa and 27 states they're doing this programming already.'" [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/23]
June 2023: Hinson Voted Against 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson, who voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which included $34.7 billion to enhance flood mitigation, resilience and disaster preparedness programs in the U.S." [Globe Gazette, 6/9/23]
October 2023: Hinson Linked Tour Of Jail To Broader Congressional Efforts On Surveillance Equipment According to Telegraph Herald, "when visiting the jail's control center, she asked what company manufactured the jail's camera systems, because she has sought to ban the use of surveillance equipment manufactured by Chinese companies from being used in government buildings." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Expressed Outrage At Cybercrime Issues And Intended To Help In Congress According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson voiced outrage at the cybercrime problems and said she hoped she could find a way to help in Congress. 'Anytime we try to legislate a private company, it's hard,' she said. 'But if it's in the name of something like this, we can figure out a way to navigate this. When people are using platforms to commit a crime, it's different.'" [Telegraph Herald, 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Linked Jail Surveillance Issue To Legislative Work On Chinese Equipment According to Telegraph Herald, "when visiting the jail's control center, she asked what company manufactured the jail's camera systems, because she has sought to ban the use of surveillance equipment manufactured by Chinese companies from being used in government buildings." [Telegraph Herald, 10/6/23]
Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Bill According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/18/23]
Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill But Advocated For Targeted Funding According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects throughout the district." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/18/23]
Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/18/23]
Hinson Defended Vote Against Infrastructure Bill, Supported Targeted District Projects According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects throughout the district." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/18/23]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Cap Bill In 2023 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/19/23]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill Over Cost Concerns And Supported Targeted Funding According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects throughout the district." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/19/23]
Hinson Secured District Project Funding Despite Infrastructure Bill Opposition According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag but has helped secure funding for projects in the district." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/21/23]
December 2023: Hinson Introduced Workforce-Tailored Legislative Package Including The BEST Act, Workforce Solutions Act, and REAL Trucking Act According to Manchester Press (Iowa), "Hinson's legislative package includes the BEST Act that provides a tax credit for employers that maintain a qualified training program for employees not seeking college degrees, the Workforce Solutions Act that identifies barriers to new career paths in energy and manufacturing sectors and the REAL Trucking Act that enables 18-20 year olds to obtain commercial drivers licenses for interstate travel." [Manchester Press (Iowa), 12/27/23]
December 2023: XL Specialized Trailers CEO Recognized Hinson's Legislative Interest In The Labor Sector According to Manchester Press (Iowa), 'XL Specialized Trailers President and CEO Stuart Sleper, said Hinson's visit was important. "She has a lot of legislation in the works that will directly apply to our labor force and our company."' [Manchester Press (Iowa), 12/27/23]
March 2024: Hinson Described TikTok As Security Threat Due To Chinese Influence According to Telegraph Herald, "In an interview with the Telegraph Herald after her remarks, Hinson reiterated her concerns. 'It's very clear to me that China's bad across the board, and this is just one of the tools that they are able to use to spy on Americans,' she said Wednesday. 'We saw them weaponize the platform last week with misinformation and the alert that they sent out urging kids to call in and lying to them about our intentions here. ... I think they proved our point for us about the danger that this app poses under influence from the Chinese Communist Party.'" [Telegraph Herald, 3/17/24]
March 2024: Hinson Supported Bill To Force Divestment Or Ban Of TikTok According to Telegraph Herald, "Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, also joined Congress in pushing for the divestment of China-owned ByteDance from TikTok or else banning the platform in the U.S. [...] Hinson serves on the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and spoke on the House floor Wednesday in support of the bill that would require the Chinese owner of TikTok to sell the video app or see it banned in the U.S. The House passed the bill later that morning, 352-65, with Hinson in support." [Telegraph Herald, 3/17/24]
Ashley Hinson Expected Bipartisan Support For Trucking Age Bill According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson said she expects the bill will not be a partisan issue." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/9/23]
Ashley Hinson Noted Difference Between Her Bill And 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Pilot According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "She said her bill differs from a similar pilot program included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 because it would encode the age change nationwide instead of as a limited pilot." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 12/9/23]
December 2023: Hinson's Bill Differed From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Trucking Pilot According to Telegraph Herald, "She said her bill differs from a similar pilot program included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 because it would encode the age change nationwide instead of as a limited pilot." [Telegraph Herald, 12/9/23]
Ashley Hinson Introduced Legislation On Child Care, Lobbying Bans, And Workforce Opportunities According to AshleyHinson.com, "She has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to improve child care access for working families in Iowa, root out corruption in Washington through federal lobbying bans, and create opportunities for workers in the community." [AshleyHinson.com, 4/3/24]
2021: Letter Writer Ellen Ballas Claimed Ashley Hinson Opposed the American Rescue Plan Act According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She and Miller-Meeks abandoned Iowa families by opposing the 'American Rescue Plan Act.' The expectation is that Congress will help constituents by voting for legislation that fosters the American pursuit of individual aspirations." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/17/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Stated $700 Million Of COVID Relief Reached Prisoners Including Dylann Roof And Larry Nassar According to The Gazette, Hinson said, "$700 million in a coronavirus relief package went to prisoners such as Dylann Roof, who killed nine members of a Black South Carolina church congregation, and Larry Nassar, a coach convicted of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/8/21]
2020: Ashley Hinson Voted For Iowa Legislation Addressing Racial Justice Issues According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Finkenauer also thanked Hinson for her vote in support of legislation approved by the Iowa Legislature this year addressing racial justice issues." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/7/20]
2020: Hinson Supported The Paycheck Protection Program And Targeted Stimulus Funds During The Coronavirus Pandemic According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson praised the paycheck protection program for businesses that was included in the last stimulus and applauded Trump for signing an executive order continuing some extra unemployment benefits for workers. 'I want to see money targeted in the best way to get the solutions that we need, and I think we do need to be cognizant of the fact that we don't have an endless pot of money here to work from,' Hinson said." [Des Moines Register, 9/9/20]
September 2020: DCCC Criticized Ashley Hinson's COVID Relief Vote According to Quad-City Times, "The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of U.S. House Democrats, unveiled a new ad criticizing Ashley Hinson for her vote to support a new Iowa law that provided extra legal protections for businesses from COVID-related lawsuits. Hinson is the Republican challenger to first-term incumbent and Democratic U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer in eastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 9/22/20]
Democrats Criticized Hinson's 2020 Vote On COVID Liability Protections According to Daily Nonpareil, "The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of U.S. House Democrats, unveiled a new ad criticizing Ashley Hinson for her vote to support a new Iowa law that provided extra legal protections for businesses from COVID-related lawsuits. Hinson is the Republican challenger to first-term incumbent and Democratic U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer in eastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District. The ad (youtu.be/pisOqXbGHtI) notes COVID outbreaks at Iowa nursing homes against the backdrop of Hinson's vote for the Republican-led proposal." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/24/20]
2020: Hinson Advocated for PPP Continuation and Criticized COVID-19 Aid Including Direct Payments to Illegal Immigrants In an interview with Mitchell County Press-News, Ashley Hinson said, "I think, first and foremost, the continuation of the PPP program absolutely needs to be in whatever aid package moves forward. It's what kept our small businesses alive, and it's what's going to keep them going through the economic downturn that we are experiencing right now. [...] But when I'm seeing packages pass that include direct payments to illegal immigrants and reductions in funding to our police, I think that's the wrong direction. And that's why people are frustrated with Washington." [Interview - Ashley Hinson with Mitchell County Press-News, 10/28/20]
November 2020: Hinson Prioritized Passing COVID-19 Relief Bill For Iowa Businesses According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said her priority will be getting the long-stalled, next COVID-19 pandemic relief bill passed - one that will 'work for Iowa businesses.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/5/20]
2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Commitment To Bipartisanship And Addressing Health Care And Economic Issues According to a press release from the Telegraph Herald, "Iowans sent me to Congress to help end the chaos and dysfunction in D.C. and tackle tough issues that impact them each day. From fixing our broken health care system, to helping families keep more of their paychecks, I will work with anyone to help Iowans and move our country forward," Hinson said. [Press Release - Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/7/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Uniting The Country And Readiness For Biden Administration According to Gazette, '"In 12 days, Joe Biden's going to be the president of the United States, and right now my priority is making sure that my team is ready to go, we're in place, ready to get to work for Iowa's 1st District on day one of his administration.'" [Gazette, 1/8/21]
January 2021: Hinson Prioritized Bipartisanship And Relief For Iowans According to Globe Gazette, '"What's important now, Hinson said, is uniting the country [...] right now my priority is making sure that my team is ready to go, we're in place, ready to get to work for Iowa's 1st District on day one of his administration."' [Globe Gazette, 1/8/21]
January 2021: Hinson Called For Congressional Focus On Pandemic Relief According to Globe Gazette, '"Rather than 'more Washington chaos and dysfunction,' Hinson said Congress should 'deliver the relief for small businesses and families, provide that certainty for workers and ensure our kids can get back to school safely.'"' [Globe Gazette, 1/8/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed Trump's Impeachment Citing National Division According to Gazette, "Hinson again explained her opposition to the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying it 'only served to further divide our nation just a week out from the peaceful transition of power.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/15/21]
January 2021: Hinson Opposed Impeachment Of Trump, Cited Division According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson again explained her opposition to the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying it 'only served to further divide our nation just a week out from the peaceful transition of power.'" [Globe Gazette, 1/15/21]
2021: Hinson Withheld Support On Biden's American Rescue Plan Pending Bill Language According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson said she would wait until she saw actual bill language before deciding if she would support it. “I hope it’s targeted relief,” she said.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/21]
January 2021: Hinson Offered To Work With Biden On Pandemic Relief Measures According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'The freshman Republican said Friday she is opposed to several of President Joe Biden's initial policy proposals but eager to work with him on pandemic relief measures.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/22/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Pledged To Work Across The Political Divide With Biden Administration According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Quad-City Times, "U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks were among 17 freshman House Republicans who signed a letter to Biden in which they pledged to avoid partisan gridlock and help the administration address important issues like the COVID-19 pandemic response, infrastructure and the economy." [Erin Murphy - Quad-City Times, 1/23/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Willingness To Find Common Ground With Biden Administration According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Quad-City Times, "'I stand ready to find common ground with the Biden Administration where possible so that we can help Iowans & Americans,' Hinson tweeted in part on Inauguration Day." [Erin Murphy - Quad-City Times, 1/23/21]
January 2021: Hinson Signed Letter Pledging Bipartisanship With Biden Administration According to Sioux City Journal, "U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks were among 17 freshman House Republicans who signed a letter to Biden in which they pledged to avoid partisan gridlock and help the administration address important issues like the COVID-19 pandemic response, infrastructure and the economy." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 1/23/21]
January 2021: Hinson Expressed Willingness To Work With Biden Administration According to Sioux City Journal, 'I stand ready to find common ground with the Biden Administration where possible so that we can help Iowans & Americans,' Hinson tweeted in part on Inauguration Day. [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 1/23/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Pledged To Work Across The Political Divide According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Daily Nonpareil, "U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks were among 17 freshman House Republicans who signed a letter to Biden in which they pledged to avoid partisan gridlock and help the administration address important issues like the COVID-19 pandemic response, infrastructure and the economy." [Erin Murphy - Daily Nonpareil, 1/24/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Readiness To Find Common Ground With Biden Administration According to an opinion piece by Erin Murphy in Daily Nonpareil, '"I stand ready to find common ground with the Biden Administration where possible so that we can help Iowans & Americans," Hinson tweeted in part on Inauguration Day.' [Erin Murphy - Daily Nonpareil, 1/24/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Pledged To Avoid Partisan Gridlock And Work With Biden Administration According to Gazette, "U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks were among 17 freshman House Republicans who signed a letter to Biden in which they pledged to avoid partisan gridlock and help the administration address important issues like the COVID-19 pandemic response, infrastructure and the economy." [Gazette, 1/25/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Readiness To Find Common Ground With Biden Administration According to Gazette, 'I stand ready to find common ground with the Biden Administration where possible so that we can help Iowans & Americans,' Hinson tweeted in part on Inauguration Day. [Gazette, 1/25/21]
February 2021: Hinson Served On House Budget Committee And Planned To Influence Relief Packages According to Telegraph Herald, 'She said her seat on the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee will play a bigger role in relief packages later in the year.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/11/21]
April 2021: Indivisible Iowa Protested Hinson's Vote Against American Rescue Plan According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson's a hypocrite' and 'Hinson and Ernst voted against the American Rescue Plan' — referring to 1st District Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson — were typical signs." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 4/2/21]
April 2021: Hinson Opposed Biden Administration On Several Legislative Initiatives Including COVID-19 Relief And Minimum Wage According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Harmful Hinson, a Facebook group [...] gave her agenda a grade of F based on her opposition to removing QAnon supporter Rep. Marjory Taylor Greene from House committees and her votes against the Biden American Rescue Plan and coronavirus pandemic relief, raising the federal minimum wage, the George Floyd bill and House Resolution 1 to reduce the impact of money in politics and expand voter access." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 4/19/21]
June 2020: Hinson Was Frequently Absent From Chamber During Debates On High-Profile Iowa House Bills According to Bleeding Heartland, "the two-term Republican mostly stayed out of the House chamber while colleagues debated controversial bills. [...] she was absent during most of the House deliberations on imposing a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, establishing a barrier to voting by mail, and giving businesses near-total immunity from lawsuits related to COVID-19." [Bleeding Heartland, 7/1/20]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Claimed Ashley Hinson Obstructed Legislation to Help Iowans According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Rep. Ashley Hinson has spent her time in Congress thus far obstructing legislation designed to help Iowans and voting to protect the twice impeached former president from any accountability for inciting a violent insurrection." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Claimed Ashley Hinson Obstructed Legislation Intended to Help Iowans According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Rep. Ashley Hinson has spent her time in Congress thus far obstructing legislation designed to help Iowans and voting to protect the twice impeached former president from any accountability for inciting a violent insurrection. Hinson refuses to meet with community members and organizations and her voting record is abysmal." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Sought To Limit Democratic Spending Initiatives As Budget Committee Member According to The Gazette, Hinson told about 60 people at her Cedar Rapids town hall meeting she's working to turn off the Democratic "spending spigot." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/8/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Taxpayer Advocacy, Rural America, and Security According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Rep. Ashley Hinson's priorities in her first eight months representing Iowa's 1st District have been 'standing up for taxpayers, standing up for rural America and standing up for safety and security,' she said Wednesday." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/8/21]
2021: Mark McWhinney Credited Ashley Hinson With Opposing Democratic Spending Proposals According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "Thank you, Rep. Ashley Hinson, for holding the line in Washington. [...] Hinson is a strong advocate for fiscal conservative values in Washington and is fighting back against socialism." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register, 11/28/21]
2021: Letter Writer Quoted Ashley Hinson Opposing Government Spending According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "And, as Hinson said recently, it’s not the government’s money, it’s our money." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register, 11/28/21]
2021: Letter Writer Dave Bradley Claimed Ashley Hinson Described Infrastructure Legislation as Socialist and Marxist According to a letter to the editor published in Quad-City Times, "Hinson deceptively called taxpayer-funded infrastructure legislation socialist and Marxist." [Letter to the Editor - Quad-City Times, 11/30/21]
Ashley Hinson Defended Opposition To Democratic Spending Bills In 2021 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is defending a series of votes against what she calls 'reckless and out-of-touch' spending bills that Democrats say would address concerns of the 1st District Republican's northeast Iowa constituents. 'Iowans sent me to Washington to stop that chaos and dysfunction in Congress, not enable it further,' Hinson said Friday about her votes against a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, the Build Back Better plan and short-term funding to avert a federal government shutdown." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/3/21]
Ashley Hinson Criticized 'Wasteful Spending' In Build Back Better Plan In 2021 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "'This is not what Iowans want — millions and millions of dollars for research on butterflies and desert fish and studying climate change on lactating individuals. That's not what Iowans want to spend money on right now,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/3/21]
Ashley Hinson Supported Targeted Policy Solutions Over Broad Spending In 2021 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "'I'm focused on targeted policy solutions and targeted spending opportunities to help support the people of the 1st District,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/3/21]
2021: Letter Writer Doug Reimer Claimed Ashley Hinson Fought Congressional Democrats' Spending According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "Ashley Hinson ran on a promise to hold Pelosi and the Democrats accountable and to stand up for us taxpayers. Making good on her promise, Hinson has been a real beacon of hope for us Iowans. She's fighting back for us and is still able to get important work done for her constituents." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register (Iowa), 12/12/21]
January 2022: Hinson Criticized Biden Administration As Leaving Iowans Worse Off According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'one year into his administration and Iowans and Americans are worse off,' the 1st District Republican said Thursday on a call with reporters. [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Cited Inflation, Supply Issues, And Workforce Crisis Under Biden According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Inflation is at a 40-year high, and American businesses and consumers face supply issues, Hinson said. There is a workforce crisis, a border crisis and America's standing the world is under attack.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Called Democratic Control A 'Trifecta Of Trouble' According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Yet we're hearing from President Biden that they want to double down on these priorities however they can,' Hinson said, calling Democratic control of the White House, Senate and House a 'trifecta of trouble.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Criticized Biden Administration's Impact On Iowans According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '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. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
January 2022: Hinson Highlighted Inflation And Supply Issues As Major Concerns According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Inflation is at a 40-year high, and American businesses and consumers face supply issues, Hinson said. There is a workforce crisis, a border crisis and America's standing the world is under attack.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/24/22]
2024: Hinson Stated She Intended To Deliver Investments While Cutting Wasteful Spending According to Muscatine Journal, "'As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government,' Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Investments For Iowa, Especially Rural Communities According to Quad-City Times, "As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government," Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette. [Quad-City Times, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Stated Focus On Cutting Spending And Investing In Rural Iowa According to Daily Nonpareil, "As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government," Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette. [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Targeted Investments And Reducing Spending According to Southwest Iowa Herald, "'As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government,' Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette." [Southwest Iowa Herald, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Stated Focus On Cutting Federal Spending While Investing In Iowa According to Sioux City Journal, '"As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government," Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 6/8/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Emphasized Fiscal Discipline And Targeted Investments For Rural Iowa According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration's wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government," Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/8/24]
2024: Hinson Stated Focus On Cutting 'Wasteful Spending' While Investing In Iowa According to Waterloo Courier, "'As a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am laser focused on cutting the Biden Administration’s wasteful spending while delivering targeted and impactful investments for Iowa, especially in rural communities that have often been overlooked by the federal government,' Hinson said in a statement to The Gazette." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 6/8/24]
Hinson Expressed Opposition To Omnibus Spending And Supported Conservative Outcomes According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Continuing resolutions are never my first choice, but when I look at what we tried to pass this week, that CR would have prevented a big, giant Christmas omnibus package. And it would have stopped Democrats in December from piling on more spending until we can get President Trump back in the White House. So I will continue working to ensure we get the most conservative outcome possible, and I will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/24]
September 2024: Hinson Supported Government Funding Resolution Defeated In House According to Daily Nonpareil, "Every member of Iowa's all-Republican House delegation voted for the funding resolution." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
September 2024: Hinson Criticized The Government Funding Process As Broken According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson, speaking to reporters Friday morning, said the government funding process is broken and she 'will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown.'" [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
September 2024: Hinson Described Continuing Resolutions As Unpreferred But Needed According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Continuing resolutions are never my first choice, but when I look at what we tried to pass this week, that CR would have prevented a big, giant Christmas omnibus package. And it would have stopped Democrats in December from piling on more spending until we can get President Trump back in the White House.' [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
September 2024: Hinson Expressed Commitment To Conservative Budget Outcomes According to Daily Nonpareil, 'So I will continue working to ensure we get the most conservative outcome possible, and I will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown.' [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Worked To Prevent Government Shutdowns In 2024 According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson, speaking to reporters Friday morning, said the government funding process is broken and she 'will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown.'" [Globe Gazette, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Preferred Stopgap Funding Over Omnibus Packages In 2024 According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said, 'Continuing resolutions are never my first choice, but when I look at what we tried to pass this week, that CR would have prevented a big, giant Christmas omnibus package. And it would have stopped Democrats in December from piling on more spending until we can get President Trump back in the White House.'" [Globe Gazette, 9/22/24]
2024: Hinson Served On U.S. House Appropriations Committee And Prioritized Inflation Reduction According to The Gazette, 'Hinson, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said a priority is reducing inflation by slowing government growth and spending, reducing taxes and "regulatory burdens" on small businesses, and supporting targeted investments like airport expansion projects.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Introduced Legislation Requiring Cuts To Rules For Each New Rule Issued According to Daily Nonpareil, "She also introduced legislation that would require federal departments and agencies to cut two existing rules for each new rule issued and offset any costs imposed by new rules while operating under a regulatory cost cap." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Capping Insulin Prices According to Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2024: Jody Puffett Criticized Ashley Hinson’s Voting Record And Spending Position According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Puffett lamented that the package did not include money to bolster U.S. border security. [...] 'Ashley (Hinson) talks about reducing wasteful spending and her concerns over our debt but her actions on various bills don't align with her words; in fact, her votes continue to perpetuate the problem,' she said." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/20/24]
2024: Hinson Introduced Legislation To Mandate Two Rules Cut For Each New Federal Rule According to Globe Gazette, 'She also introduced legislation that would require federal departments and agencies to cut two existing rules for each new rule issued and offset any costs imposed by new rules while operating under a regulatory cost cap.' [Globe Gazette, 10/21/24]
2024: Iowa Democrats Noted Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/29/24]
October 2024: Hinson Was Criticized By Opponents For Voting Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap According to Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/29/24]
April 2025: Hinson Highlighted Bipartisan Initiatives For Government Efficiency And Veterans According to Gazette, "Hinson also discussed her bipartisan initiatives to improve government efficiency and support for veterans." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/24/25]
2019: Ashley Hinson Publicly Opposed Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson issued a statement opposing congressional Democrats' opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/27/19]
2020: Ashley Hinson Identified Congressional Priorities Including Taxes, Drug Costs, Healthcare, And Border Security According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, 'Hinson said her priorities in Congress include reducing taxes on Iowans, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, "reforming our broken health care system" and securing the border.' [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 11/5/20]
2021: Ashley Hinson Described House Funding As Broken According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"There's no question that the way we fund the government is broken. I see this is as an opportunity to begin to fix the damage that has been done and start the hard work of getting our fiscal house back in order," she said.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
2021: Hinson Emphasized Fiscal Responsibility As Appropriator According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"I can promise taxpayers and Iowans that I'm going to be watching like a hawk. I'm going to do everything I can to protect their taxpayer dollars from being used irresponsibly. I want to make sure we're pushing for limited funds to be used for things that are important to Iowans' priorities."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/18/21]
January 2021: Hinson Joined GOP Letter Expressing Willingness To Work With Biden Administration According to Gazette, "Just hours before Joe Biden was inaugurated Wednesday as the Democratic president, Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson joined GOP colleagues in a letter expressing their willingness to work together on key issues." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/21]
January 2021: Hinson Publicly Supported Cooperation Where Possible With Biden Administration According to Gazette, "Hinson, who represents northeast Iowa's 1st District, tweeted: 'People are tired of the chaos and dysfunction that runs DC. As our nation prepares for the peaceful transition of presidential power, I stand ready to find common ground with the Biden Administration where possible so that we can help Iowans & Americans.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/21]
January 2021: Hinson Vowed To Serve As A Check On Biden And Democrats' Agenda According to Gazette, "In a broader statement posted to Facebook, Hinson nonetheless vowed to 'serve as a check on the ultra-liberal agenda I expect from the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress. I will be watching like a hawk to protect your taxpayer dollars and will always fight for conservative policy priorities like upholding the Second Amendment, maintaining a strong national defense, and protecting the unborn,' the statement said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/21]
February 2021: Hinson Opposed Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15 In The Relief Bill According to Waterloo Courier, "'I'm hopeful that the Senate doesn't overrule the parliamentarian, but that's still possible,' she said. 'I just can't support that.'" [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 2/28/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Took Office As Iowa's 1st District Republican Representative According to Globe Gazette, "Iowa 1st District Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson said. Since taking office in January, she voted against Democratic spending bills that she said 'blatantly disrespected taxpayers.'" [Globe Gazette, 6/7/21]
June 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed "Wasteful Spending" But Supported Project Funding For Iowa According to Daily Nonpareil, "Iowa 1st District Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson said, 'I came to D.C. to be a taxpayer advocate. I am against wasteful spending and believe we need to cut excessive spending.' Since taking office in January, she voted against Democratic spending bills that she said 'blatantly disrespected taxpayers.' 'But I also was elected to fight for Iowa,' she said, explaining that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic majority were going to revive earmarks with or without Republicans. 'I would rather this money go to Iowa than to California. I want to bring taxpayer dollars back to Iowa to be reinvested at home.'" [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 6/8/21]
2022: Letter Writer Sherry Kiskunas Criticized Ashley Hinson's Vote Against Inflation Reduction Act According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "I don't understand why Ashley Hinson voted against the Inflation Reduction Act to lower costs for Iowans, including prescription drug prices. Why would you vote against lowering prescription costs and capping insulin prices for seniors?" [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/28/22]
2022: Letter Writer Sherry Kiskunas Alleged Ashley Hinson Prioritized Partisan Blame Over Helping Iowans According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Republicans like Ashley Hinson would rather blame the president and pander for votes than work to find solutions to put more money in our pockets. Her concern isn't helping Iowans in a time of need; she is more concerned about blaming the other political party." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/28/22]
2022: Mathis Criticized Hinson For Voting Against House Bill Expanding Health Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Toxins According to Gazette, "Democratic challenger and state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha has criticized Hinson over her support of veterans, noting the first-term Republican incumbent voted against a House bill that would have expanded health care benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazardous substances during their military service." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/22]
2022: Hinson Voted For Senate Version Of Burn Pit Health Benefit Bill That Became Law According to Gazette, "While Hinson did vote against the bill that originated in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 3967, she voted for the U.S. Senate version of the bill, S. 3373, which passed and became law." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/22]
2022: Hinson Voted Against House Bill To Automatically Enroll Veterans In VA Health Care According to Gazette, "Hinson also voted against a House-passed bill that would automatically enroll eligible veterans in the VA Health Care System as they transition out the military." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/7/22]
December 2022: Hinson Criticized Media Focus On Jan. 6 Committee Actions According to Sioux City Journal, "While the media remains obsessed with the Jan. 6 Committee, Rep. Hinson will continue to be laser focused on the issues that Iowans are talking about around their kitchen tables every night: how they're going to pay the bills in the Biden economy, securing the border, and restoring American energy independence." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 12/19/22]
Ashley Hinson Touted Efforts To Make Federal Tax Cuts Permanent In Congress By August 2023 According to Gazette, "The Marion Republican began the hourlong public event touting her work and priorities in Congress. That includes her efforts to try to make federal tax cuts enacted in 2017 permanent for individuals and small businesses; expand the federal child tax credit and making it eligible for expecting parents to apply; increase domestic energy production and support the year-round sale of higher ethanol blends; and legislation that would force federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one proposed." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
Ashley Hinson Blamed Democratic Spending Bills For Inflation In August 2023 According to Gazette, "Hinson blamed spending bills passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Joe Biden for driving inflation and higher energy prices." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
Ashley Hinson Supported Continuing Resolution To Prevent Shutdown In August 2023 According to Gazette, "Hinson, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, said congressional leaders continue to discuss how to avoid a government shutdown when the new federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Hinson said a short-term spending measure known as a continuing resolution will be necessary to keep the government funded until at least early December, giving Congress more time to reach agreement on a spending bill." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Government Shutdown Proposals In August 2023 According to Gazette, '"I don't think shutting the government down completely is good for anyone right now," Hinson said to a question. "And I don't support advocating for that. … I've worked hard to craft bills that I think do a good job of reflecting our priorities in our district, while still cutting wasteful spending."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
Ashley Hinson Claimed She Reviewed Federal Budget To Cut Spending In August 2023 According to Gazette, 'Hinson asserted she and other GOP members of the House budget writing committee have "gone through with a fine tooth comb" to reduce government spending "in a very measured way."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
Ashley Hinson Emphasized Changing Presidency And Senate For Budget Reform In August 2023 According to Gazette, '"I want to make sure we do everything we can to fund the government in a responsible way, (and) get the best deal we can for taxpayers," Hinson said. "But, then focus on making sure we change the occupant in the White House and win back the Senate, because that's the only way we can make real, transformative change to the federal budgeting process, which I agree has been broken for decades."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/22/23]
August 2023: Hinson Expressed Intent To Avoid Government Shutdown According to Daily Nonpareil, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said it's her intent to avoid a government shutdown, as a bloc of House conservatives this week announced they won't support a funding bill without conditions." [Daily Nonpareil, 8/22/23]
2023: Hinson Introduced Legislation Targeting Federal Telework Policies According to The Daily Nonpareil, 'In a months-long effort by multiple Iowa lawmakers to change the way federal employees have managed work-from-home policies since the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinson and Ernst have introduced companion legislation to address their grievances.' [The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 9/23/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Stated Need To Keep Government Open To Support Troops And Services According to Sioux City Journal, "Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, told reporters Friday Congress can and should keep the government open so troops and law enforcement are paid, border security operations continue, and essential services for veterans and seniors are not interrupted." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Criticized Congressional Dysfunction Following Spending Bill Vote According to Sioux City Journal, '"This is not a game," Hinson said in a statement following the vote. "Taxpayers should not bear the consequences of Washington's chaos and dysfunction. I am committed to working on solutions to keep the government open while advancing fiscally conservative spending legislation."' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Opposed Government Shutdowns As Costly And Disruptive According to Sioux City Journal, "Both Hinson and Miller-Meeks noted a shutdown ends up costing the federal government billions more in back pay to furloughed workers, extra administrative work, lost revenue and late fees on interest payments, and further reduces the productivity of federal government agencies." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Urged Passing Conservative Spending Bills Without Shutdowns According to Sioux City Journal, '"The way I see it, our troops, our veterans and families shouldn't be collateral in this process," Hinson told reporters Friday during a conference call. "And so my message to my colleagues is that we can pass these conservative spending bills, and we should do it without shutting the government down. I would also say to them that I think a shutdown gives up leverage when it comes to negotiating going forward."' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/30/23]
October 2023: Hinson Cited Congressional Dysfunction As Hindering Federal Budget Work According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson acknowledged after the tour on Thursday that the dysfunction in Congress was getting in the way of crucial federal business, calling it 'embarrassing' and 'abhorrent.'" [Telegraph Herald, 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Urged Quick Action To Elect A New Speaker To Address Deadlines According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Hinson, speaking to reporters Thursday morning during a visit to Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, said [...] "That said I think it is imperative that we make that decision and get that decided next week as a caucus," Hinson said. "We have a lot to do in the coming weeks before that deadline (to avert a government shutdown after government funding runs out) on Nov. 17. In my mind, it's imperative we get that decided so we can move forward [and] we can heal as a conference, but we can also do the work that people sent us there to do. We need to get back to work for the American people."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/6/23]
October 2023: Hinson Expressed Frustration Over House Dysfunction According to Telegraph Herald, Hinson said, "It has been an immensely frustrating process to go through [...] I want to be here (in D.C.) working - working on funding the government, working on protecting our border." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/8/23]
Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Legislation According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/21/23]
December 2023: Hinson Addressed Legislative Gridlock And The Need For Consensus In Congress According to Manchester Press (Iowa), 'Hinson addressed Congress and the number of bills passed by both houses this year. While a number of bills passed on suspensions, the number of rule bills passed were far fewer. Hinson said the challenge is a divided government. "We have to have consensus to move forward and sometimes that doesn't happen. That doesn't mean it's a bad thing, some bills shouldn't go further and I think that's important to note in this process."' [Manchester Press (Iowa), 12/27/23]
December 2023: Hinson Highlighted Her Bipartisan Work And Focus On Wasteful Spending According to Manchester Press (Iowa), 'Hinson said she's always tried to focus on "the art of the possible," pointing to the latest spending bills as an example. "I've always been willing to work. I was in the minority my first two years, the majority the last two and I've always been able to work across the aisle to make sure Iowa's priorities were reflected while at the same time being laser focused on targeting wasteful spending."' [Manchester Press (Iowa), 12/27/23]
October 2023: Hinson Cited Congressional Divisions As Barrier To Major Reforms According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "she acknowledged that divisions in Congress - within each chamber, within each party and between them - were likely to prevent comprehensive fixes, even though she agreed with some significant reforms proposed in Dubuque." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
June 2020: Hinson Was Absent During Debate On Infrastructure Funding Bill But Returned For Final Passage Vote According to Bleeding Heartland, "Hinson had also stayed out of the chamber when the House considered an infrastructure funding bill. [...] you can see her coming out of the door on the left at around 0:20 to vote for final passage of that bill. She left about 25 seconds later, before the House moved on to the larger budget bill containing the absentee voting language." [Bleeding Heartland, 7/1/20]
June 2021: Ashley Hinson Narrowed Community Project Requests To 10 Projects Totaling $26.4 Million According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson narrowed more than 200 general requests to 10 totaling $26.4 million, ranging from $50,000 for the Leader in Me leadership program in Waterloo to $22.5 million for improving locks and dams on the Mississippi River." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 6/8/21]
Ashley Hinson Listed Ten 2021 Community Project Funding Requests Across Iowa District According to Daily Nonpareil, Hinson's listed funding requests included: Leader in Me (Black Hawk County), $50,000; Independence Airport (Buchanan County), $1,000,000; Locks and Dam 25 (Clayton County), $22,500,000; Chaplain Schmitt Trail (Dubuque County), $615,000; Protivin Fire Department (Howard County), $100,000; EMS center (Jackson County), $263,000; Affordable housing (Jones County), $500,000; Tower Terrace Road (Linn County), $1,000,000; Health care (Marshall County), $200,000; Child care center (Winneshiek County), $200,000. [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 6/8/21]
October 2022: Ashley Hinson Remained Hospitalized Overnight But Was Improving According to ABC - 8 WQAD (Davenport, Iowa), "'Congresswoman Hinson is feeling better, but still undergoing treatment for a kidney infection at UnityPoint St. Luke's Hospital, and will remain there overnight,' Peacock tweeted. 'She sincerely appreciates everyone who has reached out, and is grateful for the incredible doctors and nurses at St. Luke's Hospital who have provided phenomenal care. We will continue to provide updates.'" [ABC - 8 WQAD (Davenport, Iowa), 10/17/22]
October 2022: Hinson's Chief Of Staff Expected Her 'Back On The Road Soon' According to ABC - 8 WQAD (Davenport, Iowa), "Hinson's chief of staff says she is expected to be back on the road soon." [ABC - 8 WQAD (Davenport, Iowa), 10/17/22]
October 2022: Hinson Was Hospitalized For Kidney Infection According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson was admitted Sunday night to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for treatment of a kidney infection, according to a statement attributed to Jimmy Peacock, Hinson's chief of staff." [Telegraph Herald, 10/17/22]
Hinson Announced Intention To Return To Public Activities After Hospitalization In 2022 According to Telegraph Herald, it states that Hinson "is looking forward to being back on the road soon." [Telegraph Herald, 10/17/22]
October 2022: Ashley Hinson Was Released From Hospital After Kidney Infection Treatment According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion was released from a Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday after being admitted Sunday night for a kidney infection, days before early voting begins and a televised debate in the race for the 2nd Congressional District that was subsequently canceled." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/22]
Ashley Hinson Stated Her Intent To Rest At Home And Resume Campaigning Soon After Hospital Release In October 2022 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "In a statement, Hinson said she will continue resting at home, and looks forward to resuming campaigning soon." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/22]
Ashley Hinson Credited UnityPoint-St. Luke’s Hospital Staff For Exceptional Care In October 2022 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "The doctors and nurses at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital have been incredible, and I want to thank each of them for their exceptional care." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/22]
October 2022: Ashley Hinson Was Hospitalized For A Kidney Infection According to Des Moines Register, "Congresswoman Hinson was admitted to UnityPoint St. Luke's Hospital yesterday evening where she is being treated for a kidney infection. She is looking forward to being back on the road soon. She appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes," Chief of Staff Jimmy Peacock said in a statement Monday morning. [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 10/18/22]