Abby Finkenauer: “Wages have basically been stagnant in the State of Iowa for the last 10 years.”

This is another it feels like a slap in the face from this administration when it comes to trade.

It is incredibly important to address this crisis and bring down the cost of childcare for working families.

In your testimony I know you mentioned how the ongoing trade war with China is hurting two industries that are heavily served by railroads, both agriculture and manufacturing, which we feel pretty strongly in Iowa 1 right now.

Parents are turning down raises and promotions because they are afraid to lose childcare assistance benefits or just leaving the workforce all together because it is less expensive to stay home.