- Ashley Hinson played a leading role in securing $829 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modernize locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River, which she publicly touted as "game-changing" for Iowa's agriculture, supply chain, and river communities (PolitiFact, Newsweek).
- Despite advocating for and requesting targeted infrastructure investments, Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that funded these projects, later joining bipartisan letters to prioritize funding for river infrastructure (PolitiFact, Daily Nonpareil).
- In recent years, Hinson has continued to request millions in federal funding for local projects, including airport improvements, wastewater treatment upgrades, drought information systems, and educational infrastructure in Iowa (Sioux City Journal, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).
- Hinson has emphasized the economic importance of upgraded infrastructure, citing the Mississippi River's role in grain exports and the need for modern, resilient systems to support Iowa's economy (Telegraph Herald, Valley News Today).
- Hinson's votes and public statements have drawn criticism from opponents, who accuse her of "flip-flopping"—opposing the infrastructure bill while later taking credit for its investments benefiting her district (Quad-City Times, Gazette).
- Hinson has supported public-private partnerships, prioritized community feedback for project selection, and maintained a preference for "targeted" infrastructure spending focused on local and critical needs (Daily Nonpareil, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).
Ashley Hinson Announced $829 Million In Infrastructure Funding For Mississippi River Locks And Dams In 2022 According to PolitiFact, "On Jan. 19, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, sent a press release that said $829 million in funding was allocated from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to repair and refurbish locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River. The press release served as an announcement by Hinson, Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo." [PolitiFact, 1/21/22]
Ashley Hinson Joined Bipartisan Letter In December 2021 Requesting River Infrastructure Funding According to PolitiFact, "The $829 million allocated to fix parts of the Mississippi River came after Hinson, Bustos, Grassley, Durbin and Blunt requested in a Dec. 10 letter to the Corps of Engineers that projects in the upper Mississippi River area get priority for infrastructure bill money." [PolitiFact, 1/21/22]
January 2022: Ashley Hinson Touted $829 Million In Federal Funding For Mississippi River Locks and Dams According to Newsweek, "On Wednesday, Hinson posted 'BREAKING: We secured $829 million in federal funding to upgrade locks & dams along the Upper Mississippi River. This is game-changing for Iowa's agriculture industry & our Mississippi River communities.' Her initial post celebrating the money for Iowans also included a link to a press release on the more than $800 million, detailing how and where the new money will be used." [Newsweek, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Ashley Hinson Praised Mississippi River Investment Despite Opposing Infrastructure Bill According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), '"The lock and dam system along the Upper Mississippi River is critical to Iowa's agriculture economy and our country's entire supply chain," Hinson said in a statement Wednesday. "(T) his landmark investment will be game-changing for Iowans and communities along the Mississippi River like Dubuque. Over 60 percent of our nation's grain exports travel through this lock and dam system, and it is a massive economic engine for the entire state."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/19/22]
December 2021: Hinson Joined Bipartisan Letter Urging Prioritization Of Lock And Dam Funding According to Daily Nonpareil, "Wednesday's announcement comes a month after Grassley joined Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, and Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, in writing a letter calling on the Corps of Engineers to prioritize funding of lock and dam upgrades on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers, utilizing $2.5 billion set aside for inland waterways provided in the new infrastructure bill." [Daily Nonpareil, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Stated Mississippi River Investment Would Benefit Iowa Economy And Supply Chain According to Daily Nonpareil, "'The lock and dam system along the Upper Mississippi River is critical to Iowa's agriculture economy and our country's entire supply chain,' Hinson said in a statement. '(T)his landmark investment will be game-changing for Iowans and communities along the Mississippi River like Dubuque. 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.'" [Daily Nonpareil, 1/19/22]
December 2021: Hinson Joined Bipartisan Letter Urging Mississippi River Lock Funding According to Valley News Today, "Wednesday's announcement comes a month after Grassley joined Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, and Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, in writing a letter calling on the Corps of Engineers to prioritize funding of lock and dam upgrades on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers utilizing $2.5 billion set aside for inland waterways provided in the new infrastructure bill." [Valley News Today, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Called Mississippi River Upgrade Investment 'Game-Changing' For Iowa According to Valley News Today, "The lock and dam system along the Upper Mississippi River is critical to Iowa's agriculture economy and our country's entire supply chain," Hinson said in a statement. "(T)his landmark investment will be game-changing for Iowans and communities along the Mississippi River like Dubuque. Over 60 percent of our nation's grain exports travel through this lock and dam system, and it is a massive economic engine for the entire state." [Valley News Today, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Joined Lawmakers In Urging Corps Of Engineers To Prioritize Mississippi River Lock And Dam Upgrades According to Quad-City Times, "Wednesday's announcement comes a month after Grassley joined Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, and Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, in writing a letter calling on the Corps of Engineers to prioritize funding of lock and dam upgrades on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers, utilizing $2.5 billion set aside for inland waterways provided in the new infrastructure bill." [Quad-City Times, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Called Mississippi River Investment ‘Game-Changing’ For Iowans And Dubuque According to Quad-City Times, '"The lock and dam system along the Upper Mississippi River is critical to Iowa's agriculture economy and our country's entire supply chain," Hinson said in a statement. "(T)his landmark investment will be game-changing for Iowans and communities along the Mississippi River like Dubuque. 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."' [Quad-City Times, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Praised Funding For Upper Mississippi River Lock And Dam Modernization According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), '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.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Called Inland Waterway System 'Crucial' To Grain Producers According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson called the inland waterway system "crucial" to grain producers and the nation's entire supply chain, with more than 60 percent of the nation's grain exports traveling through the lock and dam system.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Maintained Consistency In Support For Locks And Dams Modernization According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson, however, said she's been consistent in her support of modernizing locks and dams, some more than 80 years old.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Joined Lawmakers In Praising Army Corps Of Engineers Investment In Mississippi River Infrastructure According to Globe Gazette, "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." [Globe Gazette, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Said She Consistently Supported Modernizing Locks And Dams According to Globe Gazette, “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.” [Globe Gazette, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Praised Army Corps Funding For Upper Mississippi Locks And Dams Modernization According to Daily Nonpareil, '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.' [Daily Nonpareil, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Claimed Consistency In Supporting Modernization Of Locks And Dams According to Daily Nonpareil, '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.' [Daily Nonpareil, 1/20/22]
January 2022: Hinson Claimed Credit For Leading Bipartisan Push For Mississippi River Funding According to NBC - 13 WHO, "On Wednesday, though, Hinson claimed credit for helping 'lead a bipartisan group' in urging the Mississippi River funding from President Biden." [NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 1/20/22]
March 2021: Hinson Toured Dubuque To Assess Local Infrastructure And Nonprofit Needs According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, made two stops in Dubuque on Thursday to learn about local challenges and how additional funding could address them. Hinson toured Lock and Dam No. 11 and Dubuque nonprofit Hills & Dales to discuss funding needs as part of a wider tour to meet with constituents in her district." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 3/26/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Partnered Across The Aisle For Mississippi River Locks And Dams Funding According to Gazette, "For example, Hinson said, she and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos are asking that the Army Corps of Engineers 'prioritize the already-authorized Mississippi River locks and dams improvement project within its plans for the next fiscal year, instead of allowing that critical project to sit on the back burner any longer.'" [Gazette, 6/7/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Funding To Prevent Losses From Mississippi River Locks Closures According to Gazette, "An unplanned closure of the locks and dams there would result in a $1.57 billion loss to the economies of 132 counties in 17 states, the congresswomen wrote in their justification. Although Lock and Dam 25 is located in Missouri, Hinson included it at the request of northeast Iowa's Clayton County Farm Bureau because of its importance to the movement of grain from Iowa to export markets, as well as fuel and other goods upriver to Iowa." [Gazette, 6/7/21]
2021: Hinson Collaborated With Rep. Cheri Bustos On Mississippi River Locks And Dams Request According to Globe Gazette, 'For example, Hinson said, she and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos, who represents the Quad-Cities, are asking that the Army Corps of Engineers "prioritize the already-authorized Mississippi River locks and dams improvement project within its plans for the next fiscal year."' [Globe Gazette, 6/7/21]
2021: Hinson Requested $22.5 Million For Mississippi River Lock And Dam Upgrades According to Globe Gazette, 'The $22.5 million requested represents a down payment on the $1 billion in maintenance backlogs faced by the Corps, which recently received about $2.9 million for essential infrastructure upgrades at Lock & Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg.' [Globe Gazette, 6/7/21]
2021: Hinson Collaborated With Rep. Cheri Bustos On Mississippi River Project Request According to Daily Nonpareil, "For example, Hinson said, she and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos, who represents the Quad-Cities, are asking that the Army Corps of Engineers 'prioritize the already-authorized Mississippi River locks and dams improvement project within its plans for the next fiscal year, instead of allowing that critical project to sit on the back burner any longer.'" [Daily Nonpareil, 6/7/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Partnered With Rep. Cheri Bustos On Mississippi River Project Request According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "For example, Hinson said, she and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos are asking that the Army Corps of Engineers 'prioritize the already-authorized Mississippi River locks and dams improvement project within its plans for the next fiscal year, instead of allowing that critical project to sit on the back burner any longer.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 6/7/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Collaborated With Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos On Mississippi River Project According to Valley News Today, 'For example, Hinson said, she and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos are asking that the Army Corps of Engineers "prioritize the already-authorized Mississippi River locks and dams improvement project within its plans for the next fiscal year, instead of allowing that critical project to sit on the back burner any longer."' [Valley News Today, 6/8/21]
2021: Hinson Requested $22.5 Million For Locks And Dam 25 On Mississippi River According to Daily Nonpareil, "Locks and Dam 25 (Clayton County), $22,500,000" was one of the projects included in Hinson's community project funding requests. [Daily Nonpareil, 6/8/21]
2021: Hinson And Bustos Secured $22.5 Million For Mississippi River Lock And Dam Project According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "their bipartisan request for $22.5 million for lock and dam - as well as environmental - renovations on the Mississippi River had passed the Appropriations Committee as part of the 2021 funding bill for Energy and Water Development." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/18/21]
2021: Hinson Explained Importance Of Mississippi River Infrastructure For Midwest Economy According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), '"This is absolutely a crucial issue for our river economies," said Hinson during her weekly call with Iowa press on Friday. "This is about safety, expediency, efficiency and making sure we have viable ways to get our products to market. The entire country is dependent upon the river economy of the Mississippi River. It's a huge win for the Midwest, specifically Iowa's farmers and ag producers."' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/18/21]
2021: Hinson And Rep. Bustos Secured $22.5 Million For Mississippi River Locks And Dams According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Also, $22.5 million that Hinson and Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Busto requested for improving Mississippi River locks and dams was approved." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/3/21]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act In July 2021 According to PolitiFact, "Hinson spoke out against the infrastructure bill and voted against it in July but later was included in a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to request that funds be allocated for direct use on the river." [PolitiFact, 1/21/22]
2021: Hinson Voted Against The Infrastructure Bill Funding The River Investments According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson, though, voted against the infrastructure bill, which Democrats jumped on." [Daily Nonpareil, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Opposed Infrastructure Bill Funding Locks And Dams According to Valley News Today, "Hinson, though, voted against the infrastructure bill, which Democrats jumped on." [Valley News Today, 1/19/22]
January 2022: DCCC Criticized Hinson For Taking Credit For Funding She Opposed According to Valley News Today, "'Ashley Hinson's sad and desperate attempt to take credit for funding she opposed is a slap in the ace to the farmers, small business owners, and communities that will benefit from these 'game-changing' investments in Iowa's infrastructure,' Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesperson Elena Kuhn said in a statement." [Valley News Today, 1/19/22]
January 2022: Hinson Voted Against The Infrastructure Bill Funding The Lock And Dam Investments According to Quad-City Times, 'Hinson, though, voted against the infrastructure bill, which Democrats jumped on.' [Quad-City Times, 1/19/22]
January 2022: DCCC Criticized Hinson For Taking Credit For Funding She Opposed According to Quad-City Times, '"Ashley Hinson's sad and desperate attempt to take credit for funding she opposed is a slap in the face to the farmers, small business owners, and communities that will benefit from these 'game-changing' investments in Iowa's infrastructure," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesperson Elena Kuhn said in a statement.' [Quad-City Times, 1/19/22]
2021: Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Package But Advocated For Targeted Infrastructure Spending According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson, who voted against a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package earlier this year, defended her advocacy for "targeted infrastructure spending."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
January 2022: Mathis Accused Hinson Of Flip-Flopping On Infrastructure Funding According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), '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.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/20/22]
March 2021: Hinson Planned To Advocate For Infrastructure Funding As House Appropriations Committee Member According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson, who serves on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, said she plans to advocate for the funding to improve the country's infrastructure, including the locks and dams." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 3/26/21]
March 2021: Hinson Framed Infrastructure Investment As Critical To U.S. Global Competitiveness According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "I see infrastructure as a true economic development opportunity for our country," she said. "When countries like China and Brazil are talking about how much they're investing in their infrastructure, we have to be able to keep up to be globally competitive." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 3/26/21]
May 2021: Hinson Noted Constituent Support For Infrastructure Spending, Especially Broadband According to Daily Nonpareil, "People who spoke to her at meetings have been supportive of infrastructure spending, especially for broadband, Hinson said. Biden has proposed about $1.7 trillion in infrastructure spending on everything from roads to broadband to climate change." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 5/27/21]
May 2021: Hinson Highlighted Preference For Targeted Infrastructure Plans Over Broad Spending Packages According to Daily Nonpareil, "The difference between that proposal and the Biden infrastructure plan is that it's targeted, Hinson said. 'That was the theme I heard, as well, from constituents, who were talking about what they perceive to be actual infrastructure and where they'd like to see that investment go,' she said." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 5/27/21]
May 2021: Hinson Held Three Town Halls And Commented On Infrastructure Bill Negotiations According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She held three town halls this week. She said voters were 'concerned about the price tag' on the infrastructure bill, which is still being worked out between the Biden administration and the Senate." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Explained Differences In Infrastructure Proposals And Expressed Fiscal Concerns According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "'It's good news, I guess, that they've decided to come down a little bit,' she said of the difference between Biden's $1.7 trillion package and Senate Republicans' $928 billion counteroffer released Thursday. 'But it's still too expensive in my mind, and we still haven't seen an actual bill in the House.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Ashley Hinson Reported Constituents' Concerns Over Infrastructure Bill Costs According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She said voters were 'concerned about the price tag' on the infrastructure bill, which is still being worked out between the Biden administration and the Senate." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
2022: Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill But Later Sought Funds For Mississippi River Locks And Dams According to Gazette, "Hinson spoke out against the infrastructure bill and voted against it, but later was included in a bipartisan letter to the Army Corps of Engineers to request that funds be allocated for use on the river." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/25/22]
January 2022: Ashley Hinson Partnered On Locks And Dams Funding In Separate House Bill According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, had partnered with Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, in including funding for locks and dams in a separate U.S. House bill but she did not join Grassley in voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/19/22]
January 2022: Ashley Hinson Encouraged Army Corps To Prioritize Lock And Dam Upgrades According to The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "However, she later joined in a letter to the Army Corps to encourage it to prioritize lock and dam upgrades." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/19/22]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-Icing Facility According to Sioux City Journal, "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." [Sioux City Journal, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $3.7 Million For Kirkwood Community College Swine Career and Technical Education Barn According to Sioux City 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.'" [Sioux City Journal, 6/6/24]
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, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $4 Million For Belle Plaine Drinking Water Resiliency Project According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson requested the funding to support upgrades to the city of Belle Plaine's drinking water infrastructure. [...] The project would allow the city to improve water quality from its emergency well, construct additional wells to bolster the water supply, upgrade electrical systems and strengthen water storage and distribution." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $4 Million For Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement 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. 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-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-Icing Facility According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "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." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For The Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-icing Facility According to Globe Gazette, '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.' [Globe Gazette, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson And Zach Nunn Requested $500,000 For Iowa Advanced Drought Information System According to Daily Nonpareil, "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,' Hinson's request states." [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Requested $7 Million For Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft De-icing Facility According to Daily Nonpareil, "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." [Daily Nonpareil, 6/6/24]
October 2016: Ashley Hinson Supported High-Speed Rail If Sustainable Within State Budget According to The Gazette, "The candidates agreed Iowa should support high-speed rail that would connect Eastern Iowa to Chicago, but only if it is sustainable within the state budget, Hinson said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/13/16]
May 2021: Hinson Served On House Appropriations Committee And Requested $26.4 Million In Project Funding According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, who is on the House Appropriations Committee, has requested $26.4 million for community project funding in the 1st District. Members of Congress can request 10 earmarks through the appropriations bill." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Listed Specific Community Project Funding Requests For Iowa’s 1st District According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her list includes $22.5 million requested by the Clayton County Farm Bureau to modernize the lock and dam system along the Mississippi River, $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. Hinson is also 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]
May 2021: Hinson's Office Disputed Prioritization Or Exclusion Of Counties In Funding Requests According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson's office disputed that counties were prioritized or left out, noting there were specific types of allowed projects -- some of which had already been authorized, like the lock and dam funding. Others were for authorized programs whose projects weren't yet authorized, like Leader in Me." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/28/21]
May 2021: Hinson Explained Criteria For Selecting Project Funding Requests 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]
2019: Rep. Ashley Hinson Proposed Bill To Modernize Iowa Truck Platooning Laws According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, said the bill is proposed to help address challenges truck drivers face on congested highways, but also could open the door to vehicle platoons." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/1/19]
April 2025: Hinson Supported Private Sector Innovation Over Government According to Globe Gazette, Hinson said innovation should come from the private sector, not the government, and listed some of the government contracts DOGE recently ended, including a $10 million grant to nonprofit Associacao Elos for men in Mozambique to be circumcised to help reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. [Globe Gazette, 4/24/25]
Ashley Hinson Cited Chinese Communist Party As A Threat To Economic Development In Iowa In 2023 According to Mitchell County Press-News, "Outside of the pandemic and inflation, according to Hinson, another crushing force holding economic development back in Mitchell County is the Chinese Communist Party." [Mitchell County Press-News, 2/16/23]