WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum: Republicans in Congress are Abdicating their Oversight Responsibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement on Thursday: "Since Day One of his presidency, Trump has brazenly defied the laws and Constitution of the United States to ram through his radical MAGA agenda. This week, we learned he illegally allowed an unelected billionaire and his interns to fire career publi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Helps Introduce Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) introduced the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. This legislation will help grow and strengthen the workforce by allowing individuals to use their 529 savings accounts to cover the costs of workforce training and credentialing programs. "I have traveled across southern Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Highways and Transit issued the following information for a hearing entitled "America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2025, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Honorable James H. Willox, Commissioner, Converse County, Wyoming, on behalf of the National Association of Counties * Michael Hanson, Director, Office of Traffic Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Governors H more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar Reintroduces the Department of Peacebuilding Act, Continuing the Legacy of Dennis Kucinich, Mark Dayton, and Barbara Lee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is proud to reintroduce the Department of Peacebuilding Act, legislation to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding (DoP) dedicated to preventing violence and fostering a culture of peace at home and abroad. This bill carries forward the vision of form more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, the House passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, or the HALT Fentanyl Act. This legislation would make the currently temporary Schedule I category for fentanyl, or anything mixed with it, permanent. "Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 - 49. It affects every income level in every demographic in every corner of the country. Even in Minnesota's rural and relatively safe 7th District more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Smith, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge EPA to Prioritize Biofuels as Part of Administration's Energy Agenda WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) led nearly 30 colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize renewable fuels as the Agency works to set the new Administration's energy agenda. In a bipartisan letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the lawmakers emph more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the firing of Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub by the Trump Administration. "A fully functioning Federal Election Commission is critical to safeguarding our democracy. At a time when we should be working to take on corruption and strengthen trust in our political institutions, President Trump is trying to illegally dismiss a Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), joined by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act to prevent companies from using algorithms to collude to set higher prices. As recent reporting, a Justice Department lawsuit, and multiple private lawsuits have shown, big corp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison sent a letter (https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:3eb4136b-3b26-450c-a1ed-3d718ad88268) with 60 House Democratic colleagues to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Secretary of Commerce Jeremy Pelter, and Acting United States Trade Representative Juan Millan, demanding the administration rescind the executive order levying a 25 percent blanket tariff on Canadian imports and a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (D-MN) joined Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA) in introducing the Love Lives On Act to ensure military spouses of fallen servicemembers maintain access to survivor benefits if they remarry, regardless of age. This bipartisan legislation is being led in the Senate by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) is joining her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in introducing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to Elon Musk's illegal invasion of Americans' privacy. It will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from being able to access Americans' most sensitive personal information, like Social Security numbers, tax information, and bankin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. McCollum: The White House Needs to Tell Congress what Elon Musk and his Team are Doing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) joined over 150 of her Democratic colleagues in a letter (see attachment) to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers about the alarming access to payment systems reportedly given to Elon Musk. Later Thursday, Congresswoman McCollum released the following statement: "The more PR