WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Passage of Republicans' Six-Month Government Spending Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to approve House Republicans' six-month continuing resolution: "I voted no today because the fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Votes to Keep Government Open, Supports Clean Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released a statement following today's passage of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, legislation that extends government funding through the end of the fiscal year: "Congress has a fundamental obligation to keep government open,  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Heinrich Raise Concerns About Potential Termination of Forest Service Employees WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, are pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Meets with Minnesota Housing Leadership Following Federal Funding and Contract Freezes WASHINGTON--Today, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) met with Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. They discussed the state impacts of career staff and field office cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provided updates on funding and contract freezes. They also discusse  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig and Finstad Introduce Bill to Improve Access to Capital for Ag Producers WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the bipartisan Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement (PACE) Act to improve agricultural producers' access to credit.This legislation would modernize current limits on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Ownership   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Finstad, Craig, Sens. Hoeven, Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation Modernizing Loan Limits for Ag Producers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement (PACE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would modernize the current limits on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Ownership and Operating loans. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. SENATOR TINA SMITH REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REPEAL THE COMSTOCK ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) reintroduced her landmark legislation to repeal an arcane 1873 law, the Comstock Act, that anti-choice extremists have repeatedly invoked as a backdoor means to effectively ban abortion nationwide without a single act of Congress. The Comstock Act is a center  more