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Abby Finkenauer

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'''Abby Lea Finkenauer''' is a [[left-wing]] [[Democrat]] politician serving as the current U.S. representative from [[Iowa]]'s 1st district, having previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives.
 
==Iowa House of Representatives==
Beyond being staunchly [[pro-abortion]], Finkenauer voted in March 2016 against banning the sale of fetal tissue.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/22096/58117/151127/prohibits-sale-of-fetal-tissue#58117 HF 2329 - Prohibits Sale of Fetal Tissue - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
 
In April 2017, Finkenauer voted against prohibiting abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/22614/58840/151127/prohibits-abortion-after-20-weeks-of-pregnancy#58840 SF 471 - Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
 
Finkenauer voted with the majority of her party line in April 2018 against requiring law enforcement agencies to comply with [[ICE]] detainer requests.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/24479/62619/151127/requires-law-enforcement-for-comply-with-ice-detainer-requests#62619 SF 481 - Requires Law Enforcement for Comply with ICE Detainer Requests - Iowa Key Vote]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Finkenauer was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2018, defeating [[Republican]] then-incumbent [[Rod Blum]] by just over 5% of the vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2018 Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2018]</ref>
 
===Tenure===
Finkenauer voted in May 2019 along with her party line in favor of the [[globalist]], [[left-wing]] Climate Action Now Act.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26353/67056/151127/climate-action-now-act#67056 HR 9 - Climate Action Now Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
 
Finkenauer voted in favor of the radical [[Equality Act]] on May 17, 2019.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26388/67163/151127/equality-act#67163 HR 5 - Equality Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
 
Known for being a [[snowflake]], Finkenauer wasted taxpayer dollars in using her time concurring with the House [[Democrat]] majority in condemning [[Donald Trump]]'s comments deemed by them to be “racist”.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26760/67995/151127/condemning-president-trumps-racist-comments-directed-at-members-of-congress#67995 H Res 489 - Condemning President Trump's Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress - National Key Vote]</ref>
 
Finkenauer voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26793/68355/151127/bipartisan-budget-act-of-2019#68355 HR 3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 - National Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Finkenauer supported the [[impeachment coup]] against [[Donald Trump]], initially announcing support for the inquiry in September 2019<ref>[https://finkenauer.house.gov/media/press-releases/finkenauer-statement-house-impeachment-inquiry Finkenauer Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry]</ref> and later voting along with her party line on both articles to impeach the president.<ref>[https://finkenauer.house.gov/media/press-releases/finkenauer-statement-articles-impeachment Finkenauer Statement on Articles of Impeachment]</ref>
 
Finkanuer voted in favor of the [[left-wing]], [[wishful thinking]]-based Lower Drug Costs Now Act, also known as [[H.R.3]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/27482/70426/151127/lower-drug-costs-now-act-of-2019#70426 HR 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - National Key Vote]</ref>
 
After [[President Trump]] led a swift and decisive foreign policy move to successfully kill Qasem Soleimani, Finkenauer joined her outraged [[Democrat]] colleagues in voting for a bill to limit Trump's power to authorize military power against [[Iran]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/27571/70934/151127/no-war-against-iran-act#70934 HR 550 - No War Against Iran Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
 
Finkenauer co-sponsored legislation in February 2020 to express disapproval of the [[Trump administration]]'s actions toward the [[socialist]] [[Medicaid]] program (''not'' to be confused with [[Medicare]]).<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/27584/70973/151127/expressing-disapproval-of-the-trump-administrations-harmful-actions-towards-medicaid#70973 H Res 826 - Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration's harmful actions towards Medicaid - National Key Vote]</ref>
==Political positions==
==References==
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==External links==
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