WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Emmer continues push for solutions for grieving veteran families Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer sent a letter to Chairman John Carter and Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilConVA) urging language to support veteran families to be included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Announces 2025 Art Competition Winner ROCHESTER, MN - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced his selection of "Sparkling Sunset" by Ava Siok, as the winner of this year's First District Congressional Art Competition. Ava is a senior at Winona Senior High School. The winner from each congressional district will receive two roundtrip tickets to Washington, D.C., compliments of Sout  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Advances Through Committee The legislation would ensure Americans reach help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing  more

EAGAN, Minnesota, May 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Marks Trump's First 100 Days with 100 Headlines Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding President Trump's first 100 days in office. "Family farmers are struggling right now. They need certainty. They need access to new markets and   more

EAGAN, Minnesota, May 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Slams President's Proposed Cuts to Critical Farm Programs Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement in response to the president's 2026 budget proposal which cuts around $5 billion from critical U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that support farm c  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig, Senators Klobuchar and Smith Demand Answers on Frozen Energy Projects for Rural Minnesota WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Angie Craig (MN-02) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) demanded answers from the Administration about the status of key renewable energy projects that help Minnesota farmers and small businesses lower their costs. In a letter to Department of  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, House Republicans just wasted another week in Washington with no legislation to show for it that would address our shrinking economy or rising cost of living. Instead, they launched a series of attacks on a national park, an endangered species, and the ability of states to set strong standards to protect the a  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on Trump Administration Releasing Heating Assistance Funding for Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Following news that the Trump Administration responded to her bipartisan push to release $12 million in frozen emergency heating assistance for thousands of eligible Minnesotans, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement: "Cutting heating assista  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * US Rep. Kelly Morrison Joins Freshman Democrats in Demanding Speaker Johnson Bring Legislation to the Floor to Lower Costs Nearly half a year in, the Republican majority in Congress has not brought one single bill to the floor that would lower costs for American families WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined more than 30 freshman House Democrats in calling on Sp  more