WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Renaming of Fort Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. In response to this announcement, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "Secretary Hegseth's decision to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Emmer joins Minnesota Republican Delegation in Slamming Minneapolis Mayor Frey Over His Refusal to Cooperate with ICE Today, Congressman Tom Emmer joined the rest of the Minnesota Republican delegation in a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemning his decision not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations of illegal immigrants. The letter reads (in part): "Just last year, ICE apprehended a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Reintroduces Legislation Protecting Financial Resources for Rural America WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Brad Finstad (MN-01) reintroduced the Investing in Rural America Act with Representative Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and the Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act with Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), two pieces of legislation that would protect critical financial resources for rural communities. "Rural communiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Online Exploitation of Private Images The Stopping HarmfulExploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act ensures that federal prosecutors have appropriate and effective tools to address serious privacy violations WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to take on the online exploitation of explicit, private  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members for 119th Congress Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig announced subcommittee vice ranking members for the committee. "Today, I am pleased to announce the vice ranking members of our subcommittees. I look forward to working with them to work toward getting a farm bill that boosts our r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Craig Responds to Republicans' $230 Billion SNAP Cut Targets Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement in response to the House Republicans' budget resolution which appears to call for $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "A bipartisan farm bill has always been a coalition be more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Fischbach Introduces Investing In Rural America Act Today, Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the Investing in Rural America Act to provide critical capital resources to rural communities through improvements to the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program. "Rural communities across the country are struggling to retain population, much less attract future generations. One way Congress can support them is by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor Jeff Hilborn, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in radio broadcasting. For more than 30 years, anyone who has tuned in to a radio station in the Brainerd Lakes area has benefited from Jeff's behind-the-scenes work, even if they have never heard his voice. Jeff is proud of his North Dakota roots, but after he moved to Brainerd, Minnesota became his h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Stauber Leads Minnesota Republican Delegation in Slamming Minneapolis Mayor Frey Over His Refusal to Cooperate with ICE This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) led the Minnesota Republican delegation in sending a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemning his decision not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations of illegal immigrants. The letter reads (in part): "Just last year, ICE a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on Trump-Vance Administration to Restore Critical Information on Women's Health Research Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Ayana Pressley (MA-07) in urging National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Matthew Memoli to restore the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) website to its full op more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. McCollum: President Trump and Elon Musk Must Work Together with Congress to Conduct Oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday afternoon, President Trump and Elon Musk addressed members of the media during a live press conference in the Oval Office. In response, Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement: "President Trump and Mr. Musk need to adhere to the laws and Constitution of the United States. Their illegal act more PR