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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Rep. Dean Phillips Votes No On Bill That Could Ban Tiktok In The United States
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) voted against H.R. 7521, a bill to require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American or allied company or face a nationwide ban. "As members of Congress, it's our duty to ensure America's national security and our collective personal security - and the risks of misinformation and misuse of personal data is subject to malign actors both home and abroad,  more

U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Laphonza Butler Introduce Legislation to Combat LGBTQ+ Mental Health Crisis
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D - Minn.) and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) -- the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ senator to serve in the Senate -- led five Senate colleagues in introducing the Pride in Mental Health Act which would strengthen mental health and crisis intervention resources for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. "Mental health care is health care. And for some LGBTQ+ youth, receiving access to the mental   more