WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Representatives Angie Craig and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Medicaid payments from being issued on behalf of deceased enrollees and reduce wasteful government spending. A recent report spanning 14 states revealed more than $249 million - and $3.7 million in Minnesota - made in payments on behalf of deceased enrollees between 2009 and 2019. The bipartisan Leveraging   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement following the Army Review Boards Agency's decision to award St. Peter native Earl Meyer the Purple Heart for his service in the Korean War. Senator Klobuchar worked with the Army and the Meyer family to secure this recognition after it was initially denied. "Earl Meyer put his life on the line in defense of our free  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 2:30 p.m. on May 1, 2024, at 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda: * S. 465, BADGES for Native Communities Act * S. 2695, Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act * S. 616, Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023 * S. 2868, A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced two grants for Minnesota middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities to strengthen Minnesota's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent pipeline. One award sponsors the North Star STEM Alliance, a program that supports public, private, and Tribal colleges and universities in their efforts to signific  more