WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that she will be dropping all charges against State Trooper Ryan Londregan. Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after the announcement: "It was clear months ago that Ms. Moriarty was abusing her position to wron  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Representative Angie Craig is spearheading a new effort to block Members of Congress from receiving a pay raise in upcoming government funding legislation. Rep. Craig led a call with Reps. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) to congressional leaders to focus on lowering costs for working families - instead of giving themselves a pay raise. The group requested that any upcoming government fundi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden's new immigration executive order that would drastically limit asylum by reducing the number of people who can legally seek asylum in our country. "I am deeply disappointed that President Biden issued this cruel executive order. Today, President Biden has signaled to the world that we will turn our back on those suffering from global   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: The WPA Act would establish a fully-funded federal jobs program, targeted to support communities with exceptionally high unemployment rates. The program would be fully paid for by a 0.1% tax on Wall Street stock trades. The jobs encompass a wide range of important community services, including infrastructure, child care, elder care, and health care. At $17 an hour minimum, these jobs provide a genuine opport  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, held a hearing titled "Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency." The hearing focused on the dangers of consolidation, especially in critical supply chains, which can make the economy vulnerable to disruptions and s  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, led a hearing focused on opportunities to support new and emerging farmers. According to the most recent Census of Agriculture, the average age of a producer in the United States is now 58, and in Minnesota it is 57. One of the witnesses who spoke at the hearing about challenges faced   more