WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, and Rep. Peter Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following joint news release: * * * The co-leads teamed up to ensure Congress will fortify protections before the end-of-year deadline. * * * Representatives Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Peter Stauber (MN-8) have joined forces to write a bipartisan letter calling on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to hold a markup on H.R. 7257, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 (GLRI). GLRI aims to ensure safe wat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Tom Emmer celebrated the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. Included in the legislation was Congressman Emmer's Ammunition Supply Chain Act, which aims to identify and address vulnerabilities in America's ammunition supply chain to ensure the United States military has an uninterrupted and abundant supply of ammunition. "This year's NDAA supports significant quality of life impr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the statement below following FBI Director Christopher Wray's resignation announcement: "The motto of the FBI is 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity' and those words perfectly describe Christopher Wray. For decades, he has dedicated his life to law enforcement and public safety. "Appointed by President Trump to lead the FBI and overwhelmingly confirmed more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Senator Amy Klobuchar, Chair of the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement after a federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger's proposed merger with Albertsons. "Families across the country are grappling with the price of groceries and we must ensure consumers have the benefits of robust competition - lower prices, higher quality and innovation. The bipartisan hearing I held on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: At a Senate Committee on Rules and Administration hearing titled "Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police," U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over Capitol Police, led the discussion with testimony from Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Tom Manger about the progress made since Manger was appointed Chief in July 2021 and the Department's preparations for the upcoming Joint Session o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced their Stop Campus Hazing Act to improve the reporting and prevention of hazing on college campuses has passed the U.S. Senate. This bipartisan legislation would require colleges to include hazing incidents in their annual campus safety report and establish a campus-wide, research-based program to educate students about the dangers of hazing. In addition, the bill  more PR