WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the U.S. Air Force announced that the Montana Air National Guard Base (MANG) in Great Falls will officially be the first of four selected military bases to receive delivery of new C-130J aircraft. Tester applied pressure on Air Force leadership resulting in MANG being selected for delivery ahead of the Connecticut, Minnesota, and Illinois Air National   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called for urgent funding to support the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD. In her speech, Klobuchar emphasized the importance of securing this funding quickly to fully reopen the Port of Baltimore and to provide passage over the Patapsco River for thousands of individuals daily. "Everyone saw [the I-35W bridge collapse] as  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: COTTAGE GROVE, MN - U.S. Representative Angie Craig secured $1.6 million in federal funding for the City of Cottage Grove to redesign and realign the Jamaica and Keats Avenue interchanges along U.S. Highway 61. Last year, Rep. Craig launched a push for federal funding to help Cottage Grove improve traffic flow between the Jamaica and Keats Avenue interchanges on U.S. Highway 61. This project would also he  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar signed a letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken, alongside 55 Democrats led by Representatives Pocan, McGovern and Schakowsky urging the Biden Administration to withhold pending and future weapons assistance to Israel. This comes following the seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, killed in an Israeli airstrike. Representatives also expres  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding awards for 27 farms and small businesses across rural and Greater Minnesota to install clean energy technology on their farms. This round of funding for Minnesota totals nearly $2 million. This initiative is possible through the more than $144 million in grant funding for underutilized re  more