WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on President Trump's Address to the Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, released the following statement in response to President Trump's address to the joint session of Congress: "As a candidate, Donald Trump promised he'd lower costs on 'Day One.' As President, Trum  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Statement on President Trump's Address WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released the following statement in response to President Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday evening: "Tonight, President Trump made clear he is putting the American people first. Since taking office, he has begun reining in an oversized, inefficient government, bringing safet  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Fischbach Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen and Protect Our Future Health Care Workforce Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Angie Craig (MN-02) in reintroducing the Rebuild America's Health Care Schools Act. This legislation will help support and provide needed relief to hospital-based nursing schools and  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Americans Afford Skills Training WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, which would allow Americans to use 529 education savings accounts to pay for training programs. By broadening the scope of qualified expenses under 529 savings plans to   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by John Zimmerman, immediate past chairman of the National Turkey Federation, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2": * * * Good morning, Chairman Boozman and Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to share the turkey industry's perspective today  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig and Stauber Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Lower Costs for Volunteer Drivers WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) reintroduced the bipartisan Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act to lower costs for volunteer drivers by increasing the charitable mileage reimbursement rate. The bill would quintuple the reimbursement rate from  more