WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * House Agriculture Democrats Raise Concerns Over Trump Administration's Chaotic Tariff Policy Today, Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) led Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, expressing concerns over the Trump administration's whiplash tariffs wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Opposes Firing USPS Board of Governors, Privatizing Postal Service WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) joined 159 members of Congress in expressing serious concerns over the Administration's proposal to fire the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service with the Department of Commerce. In a letter to President Donald  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Baldwin, Klobuchar, and Ernst Call Out Canada for Exploiting Loophole Hurting American Dairy Farmers Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of Agriculture Br  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Helps Introduce Legislation to Restore National Park and Forest Service Staffing, Protect Public Lands WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) helped introduce two bills to address the consequences of recent federal staff cuts at the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Protect Our Parks Act of 2025 and the Save Our Forests Act of 2025  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Richard W. Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I am a law professor at the University  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * US Rep. Kelly Morrison Highlights Local Nursing Home Resident's Fight to Protect Medicaid Congresswoman Morrison recognized 85-year-old Bloomington resident Bob Christianson on the U.S. House floor WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke on the House floor to recognize 85 year old Bob Christianson, a local nursing home resident in Bloomington, Minnesota. Mr. Christians  more