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Siouxland Public Media

An ethics watchdog group is calling for an investigation into Iowa Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne’s failure to report dozens of financial transactions. The Campaign Legal Center says Axne’s undisclosed transactions could be worth more than 600,000 dollars. A spokesperson for the 3rd District representative says any errors were unintentional. Kaufmann says if the alleged ethics violations are true, the penalty should be more than a “slap on the wrist.” Axne is one of four Democrats and three Republican representatives named in the report.

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