| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Finstad-Led Prove It Act Passes House Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released a statement after the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 7198, the Prove It Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Finstad, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01).
"Small businesses in southern Minnesota are being crushed by burdensome federal government regulation
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Ranking Member McCollum Statement on House Passage of FY 24 Defense Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act, part of the second six-bill funding package to complete federal funding for Fiscal Year 2024:
"As the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, I am pleased that R
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Rep. Angie Craig Helps Pass Bipartisan Funding Package, Advancing Billions in Critical Funding
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped pass bipartisan government funding legislation - advancing billions in federal funding for border security, substance use prevention and recovery and special education funding.
Rep. Craig was also successful in blocking a Member pay raise from being included in this legislation. This is her third successful push to strip government funding legislation of lang
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Sen. Klobuchar Issues Statement on Additional Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Allies
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024:
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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the announcement of 12,000 additional Afghan Special Immigrant Visas and program reauthorization being included in the Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations funding package.
"Giving our Afghan allies a chance to apply for legal status is the right and necessary thing to do," said Klobuchar. "That is wh
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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig Leads Bipartisan Effort to Designate Today as "National Women in Agriculture Day"
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Angie Craig is leading a bipartisan, bicameral effort to designate today, March 21st, as "National Women in Agriculture Day."
The resolution, which Rep. Craig introduced with Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), seeks to honor the essential role that women play in American agriculture. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
"Women play a
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