WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Jeff Goetzke, manager of drone operations at CHS Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning the proposed rule for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The manager expressed strong support for the move toward a regulated, scalable framework but argued that key aspects of the proposal risk undermining existing safe operations, stifling innovation, and imposing unnecessary  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Boozman Lead Senate Recognition of 4-H * Senate Adopts Resolution Designating October 5-11 National 4-H Week WASHINGTON?-?U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), co-chairs of the Senate 4-H Caucus, are celebrating National 4-H Week by leading a resolution recognizing the importance of the progr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fischbach, Minnnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Urge Senator Klobuchar and Smith to Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congressmen Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) in sending a letter to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), pressing them to end the D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces the Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act * WASHINGTON-Today, Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) re-introduced the Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act, legislation to ensure that federal employees who are furloughed or required to work without pay during the ongoing lapse in federal funding are eligible to be reimbursed for childcare expenses incurred during the shutdo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Warns About Health Care Crisis for Minnesotans at House Steering and Policy Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03), a doctor for more than 20 years, joined the U.S. House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to highlight how President Trump and his Republican majority have created a health care crisis that will kick mill  more