WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Reintroduces Legislation to Strengthen Crop Insurance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) reintroduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, legislation that will strengthen crop insurance and make higher coverage levels more affordable. "Crop insurance is the number one risk management tool that farmers depend on," said Rep. Finsta  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Election of Pope Leo XIV WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV: "Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope in the history of the Church -- and he is from the Midwest. This is a deeply moving and meaningful moment for Catholics in Minnesota and around the world. Pope Leo's first message today was wishing peace to all  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Firing of Consumer Product Safety Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar(D-MN), member of the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with S  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Funding for Duluth International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith released the following statement on the Duluth International Airport receiving $5,980,000 in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Terminal Programs for the replacement of its air traffic control tower. "I've been fighting for fun  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Introduces Bill to Cut Taxes for Small Business Owners WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during Small Business Week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig re-introduced her bill to cut taxes for small businesses and put more money back into Minnesotans' pockets. Rep. Craig's Small Business Tax Relief Act will cut the corporate tax rate for small businesses to 18%, increase the self-employment tax deducti  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Highlights Threat of Proposed Medicaid Cuts on Minnesota Hospitals Proposal to gut Medicaid by at least $880 billion would lead to cuts to services and hospital closures in Minnesota Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) hosted a virtual press conference to highlight the devastating effects that Medicaid cuts would have on the health care system in Minnesota.   more