WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, and Condemning Political Violence Unanimously Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced their resolution to honor the life of Minnesota State House Sp  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Exposes Republican Hypocrisy for Undermining State & Local Lawsuits that Seek to Hold Big Oil & Gas Companies Accountable * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on litigation brought by states and municipalities against fossil fuel companies, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) exposed Republicans' hypocrisy in attacking climate  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Democrats Fight Against Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse; Republicans Allow President Trump to Steal from American Taxpayers Democrats successfully fought to allow DACA recipients, also known as "Dreamers," to be employed in the Legislative Branch * WASHINGTON -- During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of t  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Omni Hotels for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal Agency Says Chicago Hotel Failed to Accommodate Employee's Religious Beliefs CHICAGO - Omni Hotels Management Corporation, an international hotel chain company headquartered in Dallas, violated federal law at its Michigan Avenue location in Chicago when it discriminated against an employee by denying his req  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Fischbach Supports Trump Administration's Engagement on Agricultural Trade Policies * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) joined 55 of her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The letter commends the Trump administration for  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Statement On Parliamentarian Ruling On SNAP WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement: "Congressional Republicans have chosen to cut food assistance for millions of Americans to  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Muslim American Members of Congress Call Out Vile, Anti-Muslim, Racist Attacks on Zohran Mamdani * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Andre Carson (IN-07), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12) released the following joint statement: "The vile, anti-Muslim, and racist smears from our colleagues on both sides of the aisle attacking Zohran Mamdani cannot be me  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at U.S. Grain Standards Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit hearing titled "A Review of the U.S. Grain Standards Act." [As prepare  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig, Stakeholders Slam Senate Republicans for Stripping Veterans, Former Foster Youth, Homeless of SNAP Protections Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and stakeholders from the veterans, foster youth and homelessness communities spoke out against Senate Republican efforts to take food away fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Sharice Davids Opening Statement at U.S. Grain Standards Hearing Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Ranking Member Sharice Davids (KS-03) delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing titled "A Review of the U.S. Grain Standards Act." [A  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Ilhan Omar and Anna Paulina Luna Introduce Syria Sanctions Relief Act to End Broad U.S. Sanctions on Syria * WASHINGTON -- Today, Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) unveiled the Syria Sanctions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would repeal existing sanctions programs for Syria. The bill would also strike related statutory references, effectively ending the   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of June 23, 2025 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Condemning the Violent L.A. Riots Over the last few weeks, the American people have witnessed violent, destructive riots in Los Angeles protesting the rightful deportations of dangerous illegal immigrants. So-called "peaceful protesters" set cars on fire,  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Waters, Green, Pressley, and Garcia Reintroduce Downpayment Toward Equity Act in Honor of Homeownership Month In celebration of National Homeownership Month, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, along with Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Whip Emmer Delivers Floor Remarks Remembering the Lives of Melissa and Mark Hortman, Condemning Political Violence WASHINGTON -- Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) delivered remarks on the House floor to remember the lives of Melissa and Mark Hortman, who were tragically murdered earlier this month in Minnesota in an act of political violence. Whip Emmer   more