WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum and House Appropriations Committee Democrats Urge Senate to Reject Republicans' Dangerous Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, joined Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats urg  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below on the Continuing Resolution. "I support the thirty-day short-term extension to keep the government open to complete bipartisan negotiations on the actual budget. I will not support the partisan proposal in part because it does not include Minnesota infrastructure projects, u  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry released the following testimony by John Zimmerman, immediate past chairman of the National Turkey Federation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mann and Ranking Member Costa, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to share the turkey industry's perspective today. My name is John Zimme  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on Senate Continuing Resolution Vote, Opposing Harmful and Radical Funding Proposal EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government. "Senate Democrats have a responsibility to stand up against their Republican colleagues and block this harmful and radical funding p  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Stauber Applauds Largest Deregulation Effort in American History WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will undertake 31 deregulatory actions to unleash American energy, invigorate the American auto industry, and lower the cost of living for Americans. "President Biden  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Voting No on Dangerous Republican Spending Bill WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement on her decision to vote no on the Continuing Resolution (CR): "I will be voting no on cloture for the Continuing Resolution. "Donald Trump and Republicans are forcing two terrible choices on us, both of which are bad for the people of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Adam Schiff, and Colleagues Urge Housing and Urban Development Secretary to Fund Critical Homelessness Programs WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a letter to the Trump Administration demanding congressionally-appropriated funding for Continuum of Care (CoC) programs aimed at co  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * US Rep. Kelly Morrison Joins Democratic Physicians in Announcing Launch of Congressional Doctors Caucus Rep. Morrison is one of six Democratic physicians in the House WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined all six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives to formally announce the launch of the Congressional Doctors Ca  more