WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act (S. 622). * * * S. 622 would amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe tribe certain federal land located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. The Department of Agriculture would need to transfer land that federal   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Emmer Announces Second Constituent Telephone Town Hall * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer announced that he will hold a telephone town hall on Wednesday, June 4th. This event will serve as an opportunity for constituents of Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District to receive a legislative update from Congressman Emmer, ask questions, and share their input. "Congress is a c  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Recognizes C-SPAN's Decades of Senate Coverage, Discusses Need for Public Access Across All Platforms * WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) celebrated the 39th anniversary of C-SPAN 2's first Senate broadcast on June 2, 1986. Earlier today, Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to celebrate C-SPAN's historic co  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Rescissions WASHINGTON -- Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after Congress officially received the Trump administration's rescissions request: "Today, the House has officially received the rescissions request from the White   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks on Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee markup of S. 222, Whole Milk for Hea  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 4 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news on June 3, 2025: * * * Secretary Simon Celebrates Crow Wing County Election Workers Three election workers received the first Excellence in Elections Awards * On Monday, June 2, 2025, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon awarded the first three recipients of the statewide Excellence in Elections Award. The award honors election workers for their outstanding service to the State of Minnesota  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Secures More than $1.8 Million for Head Start Programs in Scott, Dakota Counties * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that she has secured $1,836,883 in federal grant funding for Scott, Carver and Dakota County's Community Action Partnership (CAP) Agency to support Head Start programming. "Minnesota's Head Start programs set our kids up for success, and it  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Leads House Democrats in Demanding Federal Budget Fully Fund Public Broadcasting * Funding Request Comes Amid Trump Administration's Continued Attacks on Public Journalism Goldman is Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Public Broadcasting Caucus Read the Letter Here (link is external) Washington, D.C - Co-Chair of the Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus Congressman Dan Goldman (  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Reintroduces Package of Police Accountability Legislation * WASHINGTON--Following the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder in her district, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced a package of bills to address continued police brutality and misuse of force. The package includes crucial legislation that creates a federal agency to investigate misuse of force by police and a bill to pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 3, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Increases Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum COUNTERING TRADE PRACTICES THAT UNDERMINE NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to increase the tariff to 50% on steel and aluminum. * President Trump is taking action to protect America's critical steel and aluminum industries, which have been harmed by unfair trade practices and global   more