WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine the renomination of Jennifer L. Homendy to be Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) discussed the current NTSB investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse and asked how to prevent future disasters. Senator Klobuchar said to Ms. Homendy, "I will say a lot of my focus is on the bridge becau  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the EPA Accountability to Farm Country Act, legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and farmer stakeholders to review rules and regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that may impact the agricultural sector and provide recommendations on how to limit the impact. If EPA does not mitigate the effect of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the agency investigate SeaQuest, a USDA-licensed facility with a location in Roseville, Minnesota. The facility has been the subject of ABC News and KSTP-TV investigative reports uncovering allegations of animal mistreatment as well as employee and guest safety concerns.   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has finalized a rule that will set the first-ever nationwide drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the "forever chemicals" that are dangerous to human health: "Reducing the contamination of 'forever chemicals' in our drinking wat  more