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Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is co-sponsoring legislation to make a retroactive change in the federal Paycheck Protection Program for some farmers and small business owners.
The PPP was created last spring and quickly ran out of money. A third round of funding was approved by Congress in December.
“Currently, there’s a technicality with the PPP that’s preventing some Iowa farmers and self-employed small business owners from receiving their full PPP forgivable loan,” Hinson said.
House Republicans introduced a slate of bills Friday they billed as "natural solutions" to climate change and an alternative to Sen. Debbie Stabenow's soon-to-be-reintroduced Growing Climate Solutions Act.
On a call with reporters, Republican Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee and fellow Republicans discussed salvage logging, biochar, soil health and Stabenow’s legislation.
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Ashley Hinson (IA-01) introduced the Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment (PRECISE ACT). This legislation would make it easier for Iowans to access precision agriculture practices and technology by making these tools and devices eligible for existing USDA federal programs under the Farm Bill. |
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson made a stop in Tama County on April 12. She first met with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) for a lunch meeting at Murph’s Creamery and Grill in Toledo before departing for a meeting on the Meskwaki Settlement.
Hinson’s visit to Murph’s comes in conjunction with the restaurant being named as a Top 10 finalist for the Iowa’s Best Burger Contest put on by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced new legislation Tuesday to make permanent five of former President Donald Trump's executive orders that President Biden already repealed.