WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Slashes the Red Tape Her new bill requires federal agencies to prove that new regulations are legal, not harmful. WASHINGTON - After the Biden administration enacted more than $1.8 trillion in regulations that added 356 million new hours of paperwork, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad, Hageman, Moran, Ernst Reintroduce the House Passed Prove It Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) reintroduced the Prove It Act, bicameral legislation that gives small businesses a voice in the regulatory process. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced companion legislation in the United   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Cuts to Crucial Health Research Funding WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the proposed cut to National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants. Today, 22 state attorneys general - including Minnesota's - filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration challenging this action. "This illegal move endangers critical clinica  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 11 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturers Report Increased Optimism for Business in 2025 St. Paul, MN - Most Minnesota manufacturers expect improving or similar business conditions for 2025 compared to last year, according to an annual survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. More than 85%   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fischbach Joins Colleagues in Letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin on the Importance of the American Biofuels Industry Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) joined nearly 30 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to recently confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. The letter emphasizes the important role of the American biofuels industry in maxim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Outlines Agenda for Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member, Unveils Fact Sheet WASHINGTON--Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) outlined her agenda as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The Congresswoman also unveiled her fact sheet here and below. "As Ranking Member of the Workforce Protect  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Newhouse Strengthen Market Access for Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 (link is external) to increase support for the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in international markets. "Robust agricultural tra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * Runway Safety Reducing runway safety risk remains a top priority for the FAA. The FAA created the Surface Safety Metric (SSM) to more accurately identify the greatest risks in the runway environment. Unlike previous metrics that focused on the number and severity of runway incursions, the SSM incorporates all types of relevant events that occur in the runway env  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 11 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Cut Victim Services, Endangering Minnesotans St. Paul, MN - The Trump Administration is taking dangerous and unilateral action to cut funding for victim support services such as domestic violence shelters and sexual assault advocates. Recently, the Office on Violence Against Women halted all 2025 funding opportunities. Trump  more