WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Votes to Restore Fiscal Order, Supports Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) issued the following statement after voting in support of H.Con.Res. 14, legislation that establishes the congressional budget: "Today's vote was a procedural step that unlocks the budget reconciliation process, allowing us to have serious conversations about Washington's o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Omar Fights Back Against Republican Budget Plan During Debate WASHINGTON- Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor during debate to vocalize her opposition to the Republican budget plan. She sits on the House Budget Committee and offered four amendments this week to alter the legislative text. The full video can be found here (link is external). Full transcript below:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Addresses Problems Facing Farmers at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the Committee hearing on Perspectives from th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and All Agriculture Committee Democrats Press USDA on Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, led all Committee Democrats in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to explain recent mass layoffs at the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Health Care in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas The legislation would allow international doctors trained in the United States to remain in the country if they practice in underserved areas WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced their bipa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Department of Agriculture Avian Flu Strategy WASHINGTON -- Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the avian flu strategy released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today. "The Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Republican Budget Resolution WASHINGTON - Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement after voting against the House Republican budget resolution that betrayed the middle class by deeply cutting Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax break  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Rep. Fischbach Votes for Budget Framework Washington, D.C. - Today, the House voted on H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Congresswoman Fischbach voted in favor of this framework. "This resolution sets the framework   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Votes No on House Republican Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance their budget proposal on Tuesday night, furthering a GOP scheme that would make massive cuts to critical services that Americans rely on while spiking the deficit. Following the vote, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Todd Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Trade Laws, Protect American Workers WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws to fight against unfair trade practices and protect American workers. The bill would improve the  more