{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where state = \"MN\" and year = 2025 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=B6BF6C33-92F6-4587-8F5C-F59D674DF378", "Klobuchar and Local Duluth Business Owners Advocate to Change Federal Hemp Ban", "2025-12-30", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "DULUTH, MN \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was joined by Ryan Kopperud, Vice President of Growth for Birdie at Wild State Cider, and Adam Ruhland, CEO of Wild State Cider, to advocate to change the recently enacted federal ban on hemp. Klobuchar is working across the aisle to change it.\n\n\u201cA one-size fits all approach to hemp regulation doesn't work for states like Minnesota that already have strong safety standards in place,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cWe can protect our kids and support our small businesses \u2014 Minnesota\u2019s model proves that\u2019s possible. Under current state rules, small businesses like Wild State Cider are licensed, meet labeling and packaging standards, and ensure their products are available only to adults. I want our state\u2019s small businesses and farmers to know: I\u2019ve got your back.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhat\u2019s at stake here is not just one business. Not just one taproom. It\u2019s manufacturers, distributors, retailers, farmers, labs\u2014the entire system behind these hemp products people already trust. Responsible, compliant, transparent businesses, and the jobs, revenue, and tax base that come with them. This is what happens when policy meets reality. And that reality\u2014for us and for thousands of Minnesota businesses\u2014is frankly terrifying,\u201d said Ryan Kopperud, Vice President of Growth for Birdie at Wild State Cider.\n\nWild State Cider is a well-known cidery based in Duluth that was founded in 2019. The cidery specializes in producing ciders made with natural ingredients. In 2023, Wild State Cider launched a successful line of THC-infused products called \u201cBirdie.\u201d However, a recent bill signed into law includes provisions that could severely impact Minnesota\u2019s hemp industry by banning many products currently manufactured in the state. Senator Klobuchar voted against the bill and voted for an amendment by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to remove the provision impacting Minnesota\u2019s hemp businesses.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=082A36F7-1B14-44EB-81D7-6852ADCB2B2F", "Klobuchar, Sullivan and Colleagues Introduce VISIT USA Act to Promote U.S. Tourism", "2025-12-26", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) \u2014all members of the Senate Commerce Committee \u2013 introduced the bipartisan Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA (VISIT USA) Act to fully restore Brand USA\u2019s funding in Fiscal Years (FY) 2026 and 2027.\n\nBrand USA is a public-private partnership charged with promoting America as a premier international travel destination and clearly communicating U.S. visa and entry policies abroad.\n\nThis legislation will fully fund Brand USA to promote the United States as an international travel destination ahead of several significant events hosted in the U.S., including the 250th anniversary of America\u2019s independence, the FIFA World Cup, and the 2028 Olympic games. President Trump\u2019s FY 2026 budget request also calls for fully funding Brand USA.\n\n\u201cTravel and tourism powers economic growth in communities in Minnesota and across our country,\u201d said Sen. Klobuchar. \u201cOur bipartisan legislation will restore funding for Brand USA, providing the resources it needs to continue to support an additional 1.6 million visitors, $6 billion in spending, and nearly 80,000 jobs every year\u2014all at no cost to taxpayers.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe United States is the third most visited country in the world. As we prepare to host several once-in-a-generation global events\u2014from America250, to the FIFA World Cup, to the 2028 Olympic Games\u2014there has never been a better moment to showcase all that our country has to offer,\u201d Sen. Sullivan said. \u201cRestoring Brand USA\u2019s full funding will help us welcome more international visitors, strengthen our tourism economy, and support the thousands of small businesses that make America and Alaska such remarkable places to experience.\u201d\n\nThis legislation is endorsed by the U.S. Travel Association. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) have introduced companion legislation in the House.\n\n\u201cThis legislation is an important step forward, and we are grateful for Senators Sullivan and Klobuchar for leading this effort,\" said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. \"With the World Cup, America 250 and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon, the U.S. has a pivotal chance to capture global attention. By restoring Brand USA\u2019s resources, Congress can help drive new visitors, support jobs nationwide and ensure the United States stands out on the world stage.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=2CE5D131-E44C-43C6-9E0D-612C6495AFBC", "Klobuchar Announces Federal Funding for Minnesota Broadband Infrastructure", "2025-12-23", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Minnesota\u2019s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal. Minnesota received $652 million in funding to implement its BEAD proposal.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to announce that Minnesota\u2019s broadband funding proposal has been approved, which will bring fast, affordable, reliable internet to families in every corner of our state,\u201d said Senator Klobuchar. \u201cThis funding is available thanks to my bipartisan legislation that I fought to pass so that Minnesota families\u2014regardless of their ZIP code\u2014have access to high-speed internet.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis BEAD milestone represents a major step forward in our commitment to ensuring every Minnesotan \u2014 regardless of geography \u2014 has access to reliable, high quality broadband,\u201d said Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Matt Varilek. \u201cMinnesota extends its sincere appreciation to the many Internet service providers and partners across the state who worked alongside us to shape this proposal. Their dedication, expertise and willingness to engage deeply in this effort have been essential to reaching this point. With this BEAD approval, Minnesota is one step closer to closing the digital divide and building a more connected future for all.\u201d\n\nThis development advances Minnesota\u2019s affordable broadband rollout to unserved and underserved areas of the state.\n\nKlobuchar has long led efforts to expand broadband access, support rural broadband, and bridge the digital divide.\n\nKlobuchar\u2019s Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act was incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and has delivered significant federal funding to Minnesota for expanding high-speed internet access statewide.\n\nIn June 2023, Klobuchar announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce had awarded major federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring reliable, affordable, high-speed internet access to every household in Minnesota. The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, Klobuchar\u2019s legislation with then-House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to expand high-speed internet nationwide, served as the basis for the program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.\n\nIn March 2023, Klobuchar and Senators John Thune (R-SD), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand broadband access to rural communities. The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act would strengthen funding mechanisms for the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), which promotes universal access to broadband and other telecommunications services. Currently, the USF is primarily funded through landline fees, disproportionately impacting seniors, who are more likely to use landlines than other Americans.\n\nIn February 2023, Klobuchar introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to strengthen broadband access for rural communities. The Rural Broadband Protection Act would ensure that providers applying for federal funding can reliably deliver broadband to underserved, rural communities.\n\nIn July 2021, Klobuchar introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to expand rural broadband access by streamlining the funding process and removing barriers for broadband connectivity in hard-to-serve rural areas.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bill-improve-va-sexual-assault-response", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Improve VA Sexual Assault Response", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the VA SAFE Care Act, which would equip VA medical facilities with the appropriate tools to support and care for veterans that have experienced sexual assault. 1 in 3 female veterans, and 1 in 50 male veterans, have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment.\n\n\u201cOur veterans have put their lives on the line for our country, and their safety and security is paramount,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison. \u201cIt is completely unacceptable that so many of our service members have experienced sexual assault. We must make sure that we have the proper resources and guidelines to care for those who have sacrificed so much for us \u2013 which is why I\u2019m proud to introduce the VA SAFE Care Act.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Morrison is a member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee and a doctor who spent part of her training caring for veterans at a VA medical center.\n\nThe VA SAFE Care Act is a tailored approach to requiring VA to strengthen its guidance for delivering care to veterans impacted by sexual assault by:\n\nStrengthening referral processes to community providers for facilities without a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) on staff\n\nMaking sure facilities with SANEs have a supply of rape kits\n\nMaking sure veterans receive prophylaxes for STDs or pregnancy when indicated\n\nImproving mental health and law enforcement referrals\n\nImproving training for appropriate clinical providers and VA police\n\nDuring her time in Congress, Representative Morrison has been fiercely dedicated to improving the lives and care of veterans, including:\n\nPassing legislation to improve veteran mental health care and prevent suicide\n\nDemanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs after learning that every VA medical center in America is understaffed\n\nLeading the effort to protect reproductive health care for veterans\n\nCreating a veterans advisory council made up of veterans and community leaders from Minnesota\u2019s Third District\n\nRead the full text of the bill HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=5FFA1D8D-0F75-4EC2-B3AF-F28835728882", "Klobuchar Statement on Instacart Ending Dynamic Pricing", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, released the following statement on Instacart announcing it will end its practice of charging some customers more than others for the same products. This follows Klobuchar leading a group of seven other Senators in calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Instacart\u2019s dynamic pricing.\n\n\u201cGrocery prices are already too high\u2014Americans shouldn\u2019t be forced to pay even more because companies use artificial intelligence to inflate prices. I called on the FTC to investigate Instacart\u2019s use of dynamic pricing to charge customers more for the same product because it is wrong and deceptive. Customers deserve fair prices and real competition to lower costs.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=E3DCCC10-4427-49D9-9EC2-9436FD12A89F", "Klobuchar, Firefighters and Advocates Celebrate Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Being Signed Into Law", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "ST. LOUIS PARK, MN \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was joined by Minnesota Professional Firefighters Association President Scott Vadnais, IAFF Saint Paul Local 21 President Kyle Thornberg, IAFF Minneapolis Local 82 President Mark Lakosky, St. Louis Park Fire Chief Peter Hanline, Julie and Meghan Paidar, St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed, and St. Louis Park firefighters to celebrate the passage of Klobuchar\u2019s bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act and honor the memory of Captain Michael Paidar, who died in 2020 from an aggressive form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia while serving with the Saint Paul Fire Department.\n\n\u201cPassing this bipartisan legislation was a critical victory for our firefighters who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, and their loved ones,\u201d said Senator Klobuchar. \u201cWith the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act now signed into law, we are ensuring that the Public Safety Officers\u2019 Benefits Program covers service-related cancers\u2014honoring the memory of Captain Paidar and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Senator Klobuchar for leading the bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. Every day, our nation\u2019s first responders selflessly serve and protect their communities. Unfortunately, through exposures on the job, many are also fighting occupational cancer. As our family knows firsthand, the lives of the first responder and their family are forever changed upon the cancer diagnosis. Mike loved being a career firefighter and paramedic. Losing him to Leukemia in 2020 was devastating not only for our family, but also for his fire family and our communities. This important legislation will honor his legacy and recognize the sacrifices of our fallen, allowing first responders and their families to receive the PSOB benefits they rightly deserve,\u201d said Julie Paidar, widow of St. Paul Fire Captain Michael Paidar.\n\n\u201cMinnesota's firefighters and their families are better protected than ever today because of the passage of the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act,\u201d said Scott Vadnais, President of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Association. \u201cThanks to Senator Klobuchar's steadfast leadership of the bipartisan effort to pass this bill, firefighters who perish in the line of duty from job-related cancer will get the benefits they deserve. Cancer is by far the greatest threat to firefighter safety, and the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act recognizes the constant risk for contracting cancer taken by our firefighters every day when they show up for work, in the same way we recognize the other risks of the dangerous nature of firefighting.\u201d\n\nThe Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers. Last week, the President signed the bill into law.\n\nPreviously, firefighters were only eligible for support under the Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program for physical injuries sustained in the line-of-duty, or for deaths from duty-related heart attacks, strokes, mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, and 9/11 related illnesses.\n\nIn 2021, after strong advocacy from the Paidar family, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety awarded line-of-duty benefits to Captain Paidar\u2019s widow Julie. This was the first time that a firefighter\u2019s family had received benefits for cancer incurred in the line-of-duty through Minnesota\u2019s state Public Safety Officer Benefits program. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act extends similar benefits to firefighters and other first responders across the country as a part of the federal PSOB program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-returns-more-32-million-constituents-minnesotas-second-district-2025", "Rep. Craig Returns More Than $3.2 Million to Constituents in Minnesota\u2019s Second District in 2025", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "EAGAN, MN \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that her office has returned more than $3.2 million to constituents across Minnesota's Second District this year.\n\nSince coming to Congress in 2019, Rep. Craig and her casework team have worked to help constituents resolve issues with federal agencies and access the refunds and benefits they deserve. Through these efforts, Rep. Craig has returned $8.77 million to residents of Minnesota's Second District and resolved over 2,700 individual issues with federal agencies. In 2025 alone, Rep. Craig\u2019s constituent services team successfully closed 878 cases\n\n\"Working through issues with federal agencies can be confusing and frustrating, and as a result too many Minnesotans choose to forgo the refunds, benefits and payments they are rightfully owed,\" said Rep. Craig. \"To combat this, my office has spent countless hours cutting through red tape and advocating on behalf of constituents. I\u2019m thrilled to announce that this year we\u2019ve successfully put over $3.2 million back into the pockets of hardworking Minnesotans.\"\n\nIf residents of Minnesota's Second Congressional District are having trouble with a federal agency, they should visit Rep. Craig's website at https://craig.house.gov/casework.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/walz-s-radical-negligence-why-minnesota-taxpayer-dollars-funded-fraud-not-families", "Walz\u2019s Radical Negligence: Why Minnesota Taxpayer Dollars Funded Fraud, Not Families", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "The fraud and financial waste exposed in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz are not just scandals; they\u2019re a display of radical negligence, proving he is entirely unfit to manage a single taxpayer dime or protect Minnesotans.\n\nThe theft of $1 billion from vulnerable Minnesotans across our state\u2019s human services program, including the notorious $250 million Feeding Our Future conspiracy, was not accidental. It happened because the Walz Administration allowed it.\n\nDuring the COVID pandemic, Walz\u2019s reckless policies removed all financial guardrails from critical food aid programs. He prioritized theatrics and lost control over basic tax dollar security. By abandoning common-sense accountability measures, Walz paved the way for criminals to stack fraudulent schemes on fraudulent schemes.\n\nThis catastrophic lack of oversight is evident across Walz\u2019s record:\n\n\u00b7 He failed to conduct required security reviews on the systems that determine SNAP eligibility, resulting in 186,000 deceased individuals still receiving benefits and 355,000 recipients taking resources from multiple states.\n\n\u00b7 He allowed the misreporting of issuance data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three years straight (2021-2023).\n\n\u00b7 Walz refused to complete a request for data from the USDA to combat fraud, including fraud that is linked to funding Al-Shabaab terrorists.\n\nThe lack of action to protect taxpayer dollars is why I sent a letter to U.S. Attorney David Rosen demanding a full investigation into the fraudulent funding of terrorists. I also sent a letter directly to Walz requesting a full explanation for why the security measures have not been completed and what steps his administration will take moving forward.\n\nHowever, demanding answers is only the first step. We must also change the law to ensure this stonewalling never happens again. To stop this abuse of taxpayer dollars and restore common-sense accountability, I have cosponsored the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act. This legislation provides a direct remedy to the Walz Administration's refusal to comply with federal oversight. By requiring states to provide beneficiary-level data and case files to the USDA within 30 days of a request, this bill reduces the ability for fraud to thrive without detection. It ensures that if a state fails to be transparent with its records, it faces mandatory corrective action and the withholding of federal funds. We are creating the federal guardrails necessary to ensure that every dollar intended for vulnerable families actually reaches them, rather than being diverted into the pockets of criminals.\n\nThe price of Walz\u2019s negligence is being paid in your tax dollars. He must comply with federal law and release Minnesota\u2019s SNAP data. Minnesotans deserve a leader who will protect their\n\nbank accounts and families, instead of someone who obstructs justice to further a radical agenda.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-advocates-two-life-saving-bills-protect-our-childrens", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Advocates for Two Life-Saving Bills to Protect Our Children\u2019s Health and Safety at House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke at the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging the Committee to advance two of Representative Morrison\u2019s bipartisan and life-saving bills to protect our children\u2019s health and safety: the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025, and the Allergen Disclosure in Non-Food Articles (ADINA) Act.\n\nRepresentative Morrison spoke on her bipartisan Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025, which will reauthorize crucial federal resources to support newborn screenings.. Over 15 million children in the United States have rare diseases, and newborn screening allows for early diagnosis and treatment. The legislation, first signed into law in 2008, saves or improves the lives of thousands of babies a year \u2013 Representative Morrison urged the Energy and Commerce Committee to advance the bill to full committee consideration without delay.\n\nRepresentative Morrison also spoke in support of her bipartisan bill the ADINA Act, which she introduced earlier this year. Inspired by Minnesota\u2019s Third District constituent Adina, who suffered a severe allergy attack due to an unlabeled allergen in a prescribed medication, the ADINA Act would require pharmaceutical companies to clearly label common allergens and gluten present in medications.\n\nDuring her remarks, Rep. Morrison highlighted two advocate families including a constituent family from Minnesota who are fiercely advocating for the passage of these bipartisan pieces of legislation.\n\nAs a doctor who cared for patients for over 20 years, improving health outcomes and making sure everyone has access to quality health care is one of Representative Morrison\u2019s top priorities.\n\nWatch the video of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks HERE.\n\nImage\n\nRead a transcript of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nThank you, Chair Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today.\n\nI\u2019d like to begin by thanking the committee for advancing my bill, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 out of the health subcommittee.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation would renew and strengthen vital federal support for newborn screening programs, helping ensure lab quality, inform parents, and expand screening.\n\nNewborn screening has been an essential public health initiative that allows for life-saving early diagnosis and treatment.\n\nEach year, approximately four million newborns are screened in the U.S. and about 12,000 infants are identified as having a condition and benefit from these critical early diagnoses.\n\nThe long history of bipartisan collaboration and support for the newborn screening program has been instrumental in helping improve diagnostic tools, expand screening access across states, and even support the development of rare disease treatments and therapies.\n\nThis week I had the privilege of meeting with the father of one of the many families personally impacted by a rare disease newborn screenings could help identify and treat.\n\nDespite the tragic loss of their daughter Darcee in 1995 to MLD, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy and their devoted caregiving to their daughter Lindy also battling MLD, Dean Suhr and his wife Teryn have been dedicated to making sure other families do not suffer through the isolation and pain they faced during their nearly 7-years-long search for an accurate diagnosis for their daughter.\n\nThanks to the dedicated work of fierce champions like the Suhrs along with other rare disease advocates, researchers, and physicians, we\u2019ve seen incredible advances in the field of newborn screening.\n\nI\u2019m honored to represent Minnesota\u2019s Third Congressional District and in Minnesota, we\u2019re proud to be a hub for pioneering research and a leader in studying rare disease diagnoses and interventions.\n\nRecent developments and advances in cell and gene therapies show how investing in these programs can transform long-term health outcomes.\n\nWhen we invest in newborn screening, we are protecting the most vulnerable among us, giving babies the best chance at a healthy start, and helping spare families the pain and exhaustion of searching for a diagnosis.\n\nHaving cared for patients as an OBGYN for over two decades, I cannot emphasize enough how transformative and consequential it is to identify and when possible, treat conditions at the earliest possible moment.\n\nParents already face so many challenges when they welcome a new baby to their family. The peace of mind and clarity that life-saving newborn screening can deliver is priceless.\n\nI\u2019ve been so inspired by the courage and resilience of the advocate families I\u2019ve cared for as a doctor and met with as a legislator.\n\nThey persist regardless of the at times all-consuming caregiving responsibilities they have, and despite the heartbreaking losses some endure.\n\nThey push past barriers, unwaveringly committed to getting every baby in America the access to the timely diagnosis and treatment they need.\n\nThe Energy and Commerce committee has the opportunity to continue the progress we\u2019ve made over the last 22 years.\n\nTo help transform their dream of a world where every child has access to an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment into a reality.\n\nTo honor the dedication and sacrifice of these families and the memories of their loved ones.\n\nI implore the committee to take the critical step of advancing this bill to full committee consideration without delay.\n\nIn the spirit of recognizing devoted advocates, I would also like to request the committee\u2019s consideration of the ADINA Act.\n\nWhile at sleep away camp in 2022, a constituent of mine, Adina Togal was rushed to the hospital following a severe allergic reaction to a prescribed medication.\n\nSince the incident, Adina and her family have been fighting to make sure no other family has the same frightening experience.\n\nThe ADINA Act would require pharmaceutical companies to clearly label major allergens & gluten present in medications, bringing greater transparency, protecting patient safety, and delivering peace of mind to families like Adina\u2019s and so many others.\n\nWith an estimated 3.4 million Americans presenting to the emergency room annually for a food allergy reaction, this bill could help families avoid costly medical bills and alleviate emergency room case load.\n\nI look forward to continuing to work with the committee to advance policies that protect our children\u2019s health and safety.\n\nI yield back.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-calls-out-backdoor-abortion-ban-republicans-health-care", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Backdoor Abortion Ban in Republicans\u2019 Health Care Bill", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined Democratic leadership and fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus for a press conference on the Republicans\u2019 health care bill passed in the House of Representatives.\n\nRep. Morrison, an OBGYN for more than 20 years, called out that the Republicans' health care bill fails to address the impending health care crisis for millions of Americans set to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket or get priced out of coverage entirely at the end of this year. The bill included a provision that would force private insurance companies to drop abortion coverage putting women\u2019s lives and health in danger.\n\nRep. Morrison also called out Speaker Johnson\u2019s refusal to hold a vote on a bipartisan effort to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and prevent tens of millions of Americans from seeing their health insurance premiums skyrocket or get priced out of coverage entirely. Rep. Morrison called on Speaker Mike Johnson to not send lawmakers home until the health care catastrophe is addressed.\n\nRep. Morrison is the first and only pro-choice OBGYN to ever serve in Congress.\n\nWatch Rep. Morrison\u2019s remarks HERE:\n\nRead Rep. Morrison\u2019s full remarks below:\n\nGood morning, I\u2019m Dr. Kelly Morrison \u2013 I represent Minnesota\u2019s Third District and I\u2019m proud to be the first and only pro-choice OBGYN to ever serve in Congress.\n\nIn just two weeks, tens of millions of Americans will be forced to pay health insurance premiums that have skyrocketed, or get priced out of health insurance and lose coverage entirely.\n\nAnd what is Republican leadership doing? In our final three days of session?\n\nUsing the precious little time that we have left to kick even more Americans off of their coverage \u2013 block the bipartisan effort to extend tax credits so that working families can afford health insurance \u2013 and shove through a backdoor ban on abortion.\n\nAs an OBGYN, I want to call out this latest attempt at a national abortion ban included in the Republicans\u2019 health care plan that we are voting on today.\n\nTheir plan would force private insurance companies to drop abortion coverage.\n\nThis means that even women who live in states where reproductive health care is protected would lose access to abortion care.\n\nThat they would double down on banning access to lifesaving care at a time when we are already seeing the consequences of the abortion bans that have been enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade is especially unconscionable.\n\nAbortion bans literally put people\u2019s lives in danger.\n\nI am so tired of having this conversation.\n\nThis is not a joke - we are talking about people\u2019s lives.\n\nAbortion bans increase maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.\n\nSo this morning, I\u2019m thinking about my patients and people across the country.\n\nWho, under the Republicans\u2019 proposed health care plan, would have less access to care.\n\nLess affordable care.\n\nAnd more dangerous restrictions on women\u2019s health.\n\nAnd, on top of that, will suffer from Republican leadership refusing to protect their access to health care.\n\nSpeaker Johnson could bring the bipartisan clean extension to the floor today, and I urge him to do so.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/speed-act-clears-house-staubers-support-boosting-us-infrastructure", "SPEED Act Clears House with Stauber's Support, Boosting U.S. Infrastructure", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), a cosponsor of H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, released the following statement after the House passed the comprehensive permitting reform package that streamlines the broken NEPA process this Thursday:\n\n\u201cIn Northern Minnesota, our broken permitting system is preventing important mining projects like Twin Metals, NewRange, and Talon Metals from getting online, and forcing basic road, transportation, and water infrastructure projects to face massive delays and costs. The SPEED Act takes politics out of permitting and gets America building again. I was proud to lead on this legislation with Chairman Westerman and Representative Golden.\n\n\u201cThe SPEED Act does not weaken foundational environmental laws like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, or Endangered Species Act. It simply streamlines the NEPA process and closes loopholes that have been exploited from day one to stop good projects through endless litigation and red tape.\u201d\n\n\u201cI urge my colleagues in the Senate to swiftly pass this legislation and deliver real permitting reform for the American people.\u201d\n\nBackground: The SPEED Act (H.R. 4776), led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), is bipartisan legislation that restores the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to its original intent by addressing statutory flaws causing lengthy permitting delays and frivolous litigation. The outdated NEPA process averages 4.5 years of review, generates thousands of pages of analysis, and costs taxpayers an estimated $3.7 trillion through endless lawsuits. By streamlining environmental reviews, promoting early stakeholder engagement, limiting abusive litigation with a 150-day filing deadline, and establishing predictable timelines, the SPEED Act simplifies procedures, clarifies NEPA's scope, protects shovel-ready projects, and empowers critical infrastructure, energy, and mining projects\u2014boosting American jobs, reducing dependence on foreign adversaries like China, and lowering costs for families while maintaining the strictest environmental standards in the world.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-leads-colleagues-letter-canada-remote-area-border-crossing-program", "Stauber Leads Colleagues in Letter to Canada on Remote Area Border Crossing Program Announcement", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Senator Kevin Cramer (ND), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) sent a letter to the Canadian government inquiring about Canada\u2019s recent termination of the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permit program. On this announcement, Congressman Stauber released the following statement:\n\n\u201cWhile I am disappointed that Canada has suspended a program that Americans and Canadians in border communities rely on, I am hopeful that its new remote access program will address the needs of these unique economies,\" said Congressman Stauber. \"I look forward to working with the Canadian government to ensure the security of our shared border while creating an environment for small businesses along the border to thrive.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here.\n\nBackground: The RABC permit program is a Canadian program that allows permit holders to enter Canada at remote locations in northern Minnesota and Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula. Its participants\u2014which average around 11,000 annually\u2014rely on these permits to operate small businesses and manage properties.\n\nIn 2024, Canada began a systematic review of the RABC program. During this review, Congressman Stauber had met with Canadian officials, sent three inquiries to Canadian Ministers of Public Safety, and held a roundtable that featured local stakeholders, elected officials, and members of the Canadian government.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=32F88312-3D29-475D-81D7-DB21363C1FF9", "Klobuchar, Booker, Colleagues Press the FTC to Investigate Instacart\u2019s Dynamic Pricing", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Letter urges for investigation to determine if the use of dynamic pricing violates the FTC Act\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Cory Booker, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, led their colleagues in pressing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson to investigate Instacart\u2019s use of dynamic pricing.\n\nCiting a recent study, the letter urges the Commission to investigate whether Instacart\u2019s pricing strategy violates the FTC Act\u2019s prohibitions on unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices; to reopen its market study on surveillance pricing; and to determine whether the FTC needs additional authority to protect consumers from potential harms that stem from these pricing practices.\n\n\u201cWe write to express our deep concern after a recent study found that Instacart was offering substantially different prices to different consumers for the same items, from the same stores, purchased at the same time. If true, such practices may result in higher overall prices, deter competition, and potentially run afoul of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act\u2019s prohibitions on unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices,\u201d wrote the Senators.\n\n\u201cIn competitive markets, retailers should be incentivized to reduce prices to draw customers from their competitors. But dynamic and surveillance pricing\u2014especially models built on sensitive personal or competitive information\u2014upend this foundational principle of the free market, allowing firms to set prices based on a person\u2019s willingness to pay instead of market factors.\u201d the Senators concluded.\n\nAlong with Klobuchar and Booker, the letter was signed by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR).\n\nThe full text of the letter is below and can be found here.\n\nDear Chair Ferguson:\n\nWe write to express our deep concern after a recent study found that Instacart was offering substantially different prices to different consumers for the same items, from the same stores, purchased at the same time. If true, such practices may result in higher overall prices, deter competition, and potentially run afoul of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act\u2019s prohibitions on unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices. We urge the Commission to investigate this potential use of dynamic pricing to determine if it violates the FTC Act and whether the FTC needs additional authority to protect consumers from potential harms that stem from dynamic or surveillance pricing practices.\n\nA recent study found that some prices for the same products on Instacart varied by over 20 percent despite being purchased at the same store and under the same circumstances. For example, the study found that prices for everyday staples like sliced turkey, cornflakes, apples, crackers, and peanut butter all varied in price by more than 20 percent. Instacart\u2019s dynamic pricing strategy reportedly affected nearly three-quarters of the products tested and was applied to each person who participated in the study. The study concluded that \u201ccorporate practices like these increase prices for American families.\u201d\n\nIn July 2024, the FTC sought information from eight companies as part of a market study on \u201csurveillance pricing\u201d to better understand how firms use personalized data and algorithmic tools to set individualized prices. In January 2025, the FTC issued a \u201cstaff perspective\u201d on its ongoing study, noting that the practice of personalized pricing is becoming widespread and merits additional study. Unfortunately, the FTC appears to have shuttered further work on that market study, depriving the policymakers\u2014and the public\u2014of information vital to understanding the implications of this practice.\n\nWe are concerned that surveillance pricing, like that described by the FTC\u2019s market study, and dynamic pricing, like that found in the recent study of Instacart, can make pricing information more opaque to consumers and raise barriers for price competition and comparison shopping. These practices also incentivize companies to collect sensitive personal user data to aid in setting personalized prices.\n\nAdditional antitrust concerns are raised if Instacart is setting or recommending prices for multiple companies that should be competing on price. Instacart has said that some of its retail partners use its algorithmic pricing product to optimize online pricing for its clients. Competitors should not be outsourcing pricing decisions to common algorithmic tools, especially those that have access to a competitor\u2019s sensitive data.\n\nIn competitive markets, retailers should be incentivized to reduce prices to draw customers from their competitors. But dynamic and surveillance pricing\u2014especially models built on sensitive personal or competitive information\u2014upend this foundational principle of the free market, allowing firms to set prices based on a person\u2019s willingness to pay instead of market factors.\n\nWe are deeply concerned that Instacart\u2019s pricing tactics may result in higher food prices, less competition, fewer opportunities to comparison shop, more incentive for companies to collect sensitive personal data, and increased customer confusion\u2014potentially in violation of the FTC Act. In light of these concerns, we urge the Commission to re-open its previous market study on surveillance pricing issues and investigate whether Instacart\u2019s dynamic pricing violates the FTC Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/monopoly-busters-caucus-blasts-trump-administration-ending-key-partnership", "Monopoly Busters Caucus Blasts Trump Administration for Ending Key Partnership with States that Protects Competition in the Agriculture Industry, Lowers Prices for Consumers", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC - Today, The Monopoly Busters Caucus, led by Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Pat Ryan (NY-18), blasted the Trump Administration for ending a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) partnership with bipartisan state attorneys general (AGs) that bolstered competition and tackled anticompetitive market structures in food and agricultural markets that have driven up prices for working Americans.\n\nThrough the Agricultural Competition Partnership (ACP), USDA previously provided $15 million in funding, support, and expertise to under-resourced state AG offices to help facilitate partnerships between federal and state law enforcement in order to achieve fairer, more competitive markets and more resilient supply chains. This included a focus on price gouging and addressing market structure problems, barriers to competition, and conflicts of interest.\n\nIn a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, the caucus stressed the importance of the ACP in combatting market consolidation, which has decreased margins for family farmers, producers and small business owners, while increasing prices for consumers. The Members also demanded answers from Secretary Rollins about how USDA plans to promote competition in the food and agriculture industries and supply emergency price relief to American farmers, workers and consumers.\n\n\u201cEnding the partnership with state AGs threatens competition and is contrary to President Trump\u2019s stated goals of lowering food prices, helping struggling independent farmers, and promoting national security,\u201d the Members wrote.\n\n\u201cConsolidation in the food and agriculture markets is significant and remains a growing problem for farmers and consumers,\u201d the Members continued. \u201cIn consolidated markets like food and agriculture, dominant firms are able to abuse their market power, cutting costs and underinvesting in workers, supply chains, and key food infrastructure; forcing consumers and small businesses to pay higher prices; and reducing choice and quality in the marketplace. As consolidation has accelerated, hundreds of thousands of independent farms have shuttered, hurting rural communities, limiting production, and hindering food accessibility.\u201d\n\n\u201cAlthough the Trump Administration has claimed it intends to \u2018deliver emergency price relief\u2019 to defeat the \u2018cost-of-living crisis\u2019 and implement \u2018America First Priorities,\u2019 walking away from the ACP with state AGs signals you are abandoning antitrust efforts that could actually address rising food prices for consumers and rising costs for farmers,\u201d the Members concluded.\n\nThe letter was signed by Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03), Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Andr\u00e9 Carson (IN-07), Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Greg Casar (TX-35).\n\nYou can read the full text of the letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-calls-out-administration-hindering-pathway-citizenship-legal", "Rep. Craig Calls Out Administration for Hindering Pathway to Citizenship for Legal Immigrants", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined 118 of her House colleagues in calling out the Trump Administration for indefinitely pausing all green card applications, naturalization interviews, oath ceremonies and other immigration processing for legal immigrants from the 19 countries designated in President Trump\u2019s June travel ban.\n\nIn a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow, Rep. Craig and her colleagues blast the Administration for obstructing a pathway to citizenship for those who have followed the law and completed the necessary steps to achieve legal status. They urge the Administration to reverse its decision and demand transparency regarding the impacts and scope of this indefinite pause.\n\n\u201cDespite the Trump Administration\u2019s claims of going after the \u2018worst of the worst,\u2019 it is attacking the very people who have followed every process and undergone extensive and repeated vetting to secure legal status,\u201d the Members wrote.\u201cThis sweeping action is unjustified, discriminatory, and inconsistent with our nation\u2019s founding principles. We demand that you lift this pause immediately.\u201d\n\nRep. Craig and her colleagues also highlight that this pause is targeting those who have followed the law and completed many of the necessary steps to becoming a U.S. citizen. In the most egregious cases, individuals who were already approved for naturalization were pulled out of line by USCIS officials moments before their oath ceremonies.\n\n\u201cThese naturalization ceremonies are a time of celebration, as soon-to-be U.S. citizens\n\nwelcome their friends and family to witness their achievement of becoming a U.S. citizen,\u201d the Members continued. \u201cTo deny this monumental achievement to those who have waited years, if not decades, to pledge the Oath of Allegiance, delaying their naturalization through no fault of their own, is a slap in the face to all those who have devoted their time and energy to become U.S. citizens. It is also a waste of USCIS resources, such as employees who adjudicated applications, which includes vetting and screening, throughout the process.\u201d\n\n\u201cMany of the people now being blocked have lived in the United States for years, contributing to their communities and undergoing extensive and repeated vetting by DHS,\u201d the Members concluded. \u201cTo suggest categorically, without any individual review of the case, that these same long-time residents suddenly pose a serious threat, defies both logic and the government\u2019s own record.\"\n\nYou can read the full text of the letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-statement-her-vote-against-house-republicans-health-care-bill-fails", "Rep. Craig Statement on Her Vote Against House Republicans\u2019 Health Care Bill that Fails to Extend ACA Tax Credits, Excludes Coverage for Reproductive Care", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republican-led Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act.\n\n\u201cMy Republican colleagues had ample opportunity to address the health care crisis in this country when they repeatedly rejected calls to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire this month. Now they\u2019re trying to save face by putting forward an unserious bill that fails to extend the ACA tax credits and lower health care premiums for tens of thousands of Minnesotans.\n\n\u201cUnsurprisingly, Republicans\u2019 legislation also takes aim at a woman\u2019s right to make her own health care decisions by banning ACA plans that cover abortion \u2013 targeting safe-haven states like Minnesota that require their plans to cover reproductive care.\n\n\u201cAt the end of the day, this sad excuse of a bill is a half-hearted attempt to address the health care affordability crisis President Trump and Republicans in Congress created.\n\n\u201cI look forward to my Republican colleagues having to go on the record next year on extending the ACA tax credits. Every American deserves to know where their Representative stands on making their health care more affordable. I can only hope they\u2019ll do the right thing by ALL Americans.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/congressional-pro-life-caucus-statement-on-cms-section-1303-guidance", "Congressional Pro-Life Caucus statement on CMS Section 1303 guidance", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus\u2014Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Bob Onder (R-MO), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Kat Cammack (R-FL)\u2014issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releasedguidance on the use of segregated funds, obtained in accordance with Section 1303 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA):\n\n\u201cWe applaud CMS\u2019s clear guidance that leftover money collected by qualified health plans (QHPs) to fund on-demand abortions, in compliance with Section 1303 of the PPACA, are returned to the QHP issuers. Leftover funds do not become available to states seeking to bankroll extreme abortion agendas.\n\n\u201cThe CMS guidance clarifies that no funds reallocated from Section 1303 separate accounts at the end of the year may be used to pay for elective abortion.\n\n\u201cPreviously, it was suggested that state legislatures could seize unspent Section 1303 funds and use the money for state-run grant programs, blurring the line between federal taxpayer dollars and individual contributions.\n\n\u201cWe are thankful for CMS\u2019s steadfast leadership, under Dr. Mehmet Oz, in preventing violations of Section 1303.\n\n\u201cThe Pro-Life Caucus remains committed to preventing taxpayer dollars from being used for elective abortions and protecting Hyde\u2019s longstanding, lifesaving legacy.\u201d\n\nThe Hyde Amendment, which has passed annually with bipartisan support for nearly 50 years, protects federal taxpayer dollars from paying for elective abortion or health plans that cover elective abortion.\n\nThe PPACA violated the Hyde Amendment by expressly allowing funding for plans that covered elective abortion.\n\nAlthough President Obama issued an executive order claiming that the PPACA would comply with the Hyde Amendment, it instead required health plans that chose to cover elective abortion to keep elective abortion funding completely separate from federal dollars. These plans must collect abortion-related funds in a separate account that is paid for only with non-federal funds. This requirement does not change the fact that federal taxpayer dollars are paying for ACA plans covering abortion in violation of the Hyde Amendment.\n\nFurthermore, in practice, even this small provision has been undermined. Instead of truly separating abortion funding from federal subsidies, plans do not issue a separate payment for the $1 abortion fee to be placed in a separate account.\n\nEven more concerning, some states are now attempting to repurpose these leftover funds to expand access to elective abortions, including paying for travel and other abortion-related assistance.\n\nRecent guidance from the Trump Administration reaffirmed the original intent of Section 1303. It makes clear that these separate accounts cannot be used as abortion-agenda slush funds, and that any leftover funds must be returned to the health plans at the end of the plan year, preventing states from stockpiling funds to advance an abortion agenda.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-applauds-committee-passage-bipartisan-bill-protect-water-quality", "Stauber Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Protect Water Quality Nationwide and in the Great Lakes Region", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the American Water Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) to reauthorize critical funding for programs that maintain and improve water quality across the nation, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).\n\n\u201cThe passage of the American Water Stewardship Act is fantastic news for communities across America, especially in our beloved Great Lakes region,\u201d said Congressman Pete Stauber. \u201cThis bill will lock in funding for programs like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, driving jobs, boosting recreation, protecting drinking water, and delivering massive economic growth while preserving important American water systems for generations to come. I look forward to this bill passing on the House Floor soon.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the GLRI, the American Water Stewardship Act reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Long Island Sound and Columbia River Basin Restoration programs, the National Estuary Program, and the EPA\u2019s BEACH Act program. These initiatives will continue addressing water quality challenges and supporting ecosystem restoration projects nationwide.\n\nBackground: The GLRI represents the largest investment in the Great Lakes ecosystem\u2014the world\u2019s largest system of fresh surface water\u2014targeting Areas of Concern, invasive species, non-point source pollution, and habitat restoration. Over 8,000 projects have been completed in partnership with states, nonprofits, and communities, delivering more than $3 in economic return for every federal dollar invested.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-passes-stauber-backed-bill-delist-gray-wolf", "U.S. House Passes Stauber-Backed Bill to Delist Gray Wolf", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington DC. \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed, in a bipartisan fashion, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845). This legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), will delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).\n\nSpecifically, the bill requires the first Trump Administration\u2019s November 2020 rule delisting the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List be reissued. This will allow states to manage individual wolf populations based on clear science, while preventing activist judges from singlehandedly overturning this rule. This bill, long championed by Rep. Stauber will safeguard farmers' livelihoods and livestock, keep pets safe in our communities, and allow deer populations to rebound for Minnesota hunters.\n\n\u201cDelisting of the gray wolf has been a top priority for me in Congress and I applaud my colleagues for passing this crucial bill,\u201d Congressman Stauber said. \u201cAs I\u2019ve said before, the gray wolf recovery is a genuine conservation success story and should be celebrated. The science is clear: populations have recovered. Delisting will protect our farmers and their livestock, help our rural families and communities, and\u2014importantly\u2014return to local control of wolf management. I\u2019m proud to have helped get it across the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith today\u2019s House passage, the bill will head to the Senate. I urge Minnesota\u2019s two U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith to swiftly pass this legislation,\u201d Congressman Stauber added.\n\nBackground: The Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845) was introduced during this session of Congress by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) and Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07). Stauber was an early-cosponsor and voted for the bill passage in the House Committee on Natural Resources.\n\nIn 2020, the gray wolf was delisted in the lower 48 states under guidance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service based on science and recovery of wolf populations. However, in 2022, a federal district court judge in California overturned the federal rule, placing the wolves back on the threatened and endangered lists. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service previously attempted to delist the wolf during the Bush and Obama Administrations, but federal courts also blocked these actions. The Trump Administration\u2019s 2020 delisting of the gray wolf was defended in court by the Biden Administration and continues to be defended by the Trump Administration. Passage of today\u2019s bill was supported by a variety of stakeholders nationwide representing farmers, ranchers, conservationists and sportsmen, among others.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=77BDFBC4-95FA-4A09-B36C-59CD53B58D4D", "Klobuchar and Cramer\u2019s Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Signed into Law", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act has been signed into law. The bipartisan legislation expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers.\n\nKlobuchar introduced this legislation in honor of Michael Paidar, a St. Paul fire captain who died of an aggressive form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on August 26, 2020 while still working for the fire department.\n\nIn 2021, after strong advocacy from the Paidar family, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety awarded line-of-duty benefits to Captain Paidar\u2019s widow Julie. This was the first time that a firefighter\u2019s family had received benefits for cancer incurred in the line-of-duty through Minnesota\u2019s state Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act ensures that firefighters and other first responders across the country are eligible to receive similar benefits under the federal PSOB program.\n\n\u201cThis is a critical victory for our firefighters who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, and for their loved ones,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will ensure that the Public Safety Officers\u2019 Benefits Program covers service-related cancers\u2014honoring the commitment we make to our firefighters like Captain Paidar and other first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice. \u201d\n\n\u201cOur first responders epitomize courage and selfless sacrifice, confronting both the immediate perils of their duty which are extreme and the lingering health risks associated with their service,\u201d said Cramer. \u201cTheir exposure to dangerous carcinogens happens on our behalf. When these heroes make the ultimate sacrifice, their families should not have to bear these burdens alone. I\u2019m grateful my Senate colleagues passed this important legislation.\u201d\n\nCurrently, firefighters are only eligible for support under the PSOB program for physical injuries sustained in the line-of-duty, or for deaths from duty-related heart attacks, strokes, mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, and 9/11 related illnesses.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Senators Klobuchar and Cramer for leading the bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. Every day, our nation\u2019s first responders selflessly serve and protect their communities. Unfortunately, through exposures on the job, many are also fighting occupational cancer. As our family knows firsthand, the lives of the first responder and their family are forever changed upon the cancer diagnosis. Mike loved being a career firefighter and paramedic. Losing him to Leukemia in 2020 was devastating not only for our family, but also for his fire family and our communities. This important legislation will honor his legacy and recognize the sacrifices of our fallen, allowing first responders and their families to receive the PSOB benefits they rightly deserve,\u201d said Julie Paidar, widow of St. Paul Fire Captain Michael Paidar.\n\nThis legislation is co-sponsored by the following 58 Senators: Senators Banks (R-IN), Barrasso (R-WY), Blackburn (R-TN), Blumenthal (D-CT), Coons (D-DE), Cornyn (R-TX), Cruz (R-TX), Duckworth (D-IL), Durbin (D-IL), Fetterman (D-PA), Fischer (R-NE), Graham (R-SC), Hirono (D-HI), Hoeven (R-ND), Justice (R-WV), Kelly (D-AZ), Markey (D-MA), Padilla (D-CA), Rounds (R-SD), Schiff (D-CA), Shaheen (D-NH), Sheehy (R-MT), Smith (D-MN), Warner (D-VA), Warren (D-MA), Welch (D-VT), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR); Hoeven (R-ND); Ossoff (D-GA); Capito (R-WV); Cantwell (D-WA); Gallego (D-AZ); Moreno (R-OH); Kennedy (R-LA); Merkley (D-OR); Kim (D-NJ); Rosen (D-NV); Moody (R-FL); Gillibrand (D-NY); Kaine (D-VA); Hassan (D-NH); Van Hollen (D-MD); Tillis (R-NC); Marshall (R-KS); Murkowski (R-AK); Alsobrooks (D-MD); Hawley (R-MO); McCormick (R-PA); Risch (R-ID); Moran (R-KS); Crapo (R-ID); Sanders (I-VT); Schmitt (R-MO); Cortez Masto (D-NV); Hyde-Smith (R-MS); Collins (R-ME);Heinrich (D-NM); and Husted (R-OH).\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), as well as the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA); Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI); Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA); Fraternal Order of Police (FOP); International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC); Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA); Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (Metro Chiefs); National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO); National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); National Narcotics Officers\u2019 Associations\u2019 Coalition (NNOAC); National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC); and Sergeants Benevolent Association of the NYPD.\n\nKlobuchar is a co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and has long led efforts to support firefighters and first responders. Klobuchar co-led bipartisan legislation, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, to create a national cancer registry for firefighters diagnosed with deadly cancers, which was signed into law in 2018 and reauthorized last year. The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act calls on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and study the relationship between career-long exposure to dangerous fumes and toxins and the incidence of cancer in firefighters.\n\nKlobuchar worked to pass the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act which was signed into law in 2023 and provides funding for the Assistance for Firefighters Grant and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant programs. The Assistance for Firefighters Grant program helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources. The SAFER Grant program provides direct funding to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to increase or maintain the number of trained \"front line\" firefighters and enhance their capacity to comply with staffing, response, and operational standards.\n\nKlobuchar also worked to pass the Protecting America\u2019s First Responders Act, which was signed into law in 2021. This legislation improves the PSOB program by allowing benefit amounts to be calculated based on the date of the award and account for cost of living increases.\n\nKlobuchar co-led legislation to retrofit older high-rise apartment buildings with sprinkler systems and help prevent future tragedies like the Cedar High Apartments fire, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2019.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=D6EECC12-C808-4059-B39D-039F0B6E5A57", "Legislation to Bolster Support for Identifying and Returning Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Signed into Law", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children \u2013 attempting to erase their cultural identity and heritage\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that their bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act has been signed into law.\n\nThe Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act increases support for Ukraine\u2019s efforts to investigate and track the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been abducted during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion, assist with the rehabilitation and reintegration of children who are returned, and advance justice and accountability for perpetrators of these abductions.\n\n\u201cThis is an important step to bring home the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been kidnapped by Russia. We cannot accept a world where children are abducted during wartime and used as a form of hostage-taking for negotiations. Now that our bipartisan bill is law, our country will provide necessary support to track these children, support those who return home, and hold the perpetrators accountable,\u201d said Klobuchar.\n\n\u201cAfter he started the largest war in Europe since World War II, Putin kidnapped thousands of Ukrainian children to brainwash and Russify them, trying to destroy their cultural identity and heritage. These children should be returned home as soon as possible. I\u2019m glad to see our measure become law to support critical tools to identify and track the location of these children and reintegrate them into their homeland. We\u2019re also helping hold perpetrators accountable for their atrocities to ensure justice is served,\u201d said Grassley.\n\nLast month, Klobuchar met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican along with a delegation from Ukraine working to return the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion.\n\nKlobuchar testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children earlier this month where she discussed her meeting with the Pope and rescued Ukrainian children, and bipartisan efforts to bring the Ukrainian children home.\n\nThe Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act is complementary to the Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, which was introduced in September by Klobuchar and Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it fails to return the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been kidnapped during the course of the war.\n\nIn March, Klobuchar and Grassley were joined by Senator Durbin in leading a bipartisan letter calling for the State Department to continue supporting efforts to investigate Russia\u2019s abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.\n\nTo date, Ukrainian authorities have received thousands of confirmed reports of unlawful deportations and forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia, Belarus or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. The abductions aim to erase the children\u2019s Ukrainian names, language, and identity. As of today, Ukraine and its partners have managed to return about 1,900 abducted children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-tina-smith-majority-leader-john-thune-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-support-american-honey-producers-harmed-by-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/", "U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Majority Leader John Thune Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support American Honey Producers Harmed by China\u2019s Unfair Trade Practices", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025, legislation that would support American honey producers and producers of other commodities, like crawfish, garlic, and mushrooms, who have been harmed by unfair trade practices, primarily by China.\n\nFor decades, Minnesota honey producers harmed by unfair Chinese trade practices have been waiting for relief they were entitled to by law. This legislation would return wrongfully withheld interest from duties that were imposed for cheating American trade rules back to qualifying producers, including beekeepers.\n\n\u201cMinnesota farmers produce some of the highest quality honey in the world, and they shouldn\u2019t be unfairly harmed because China doesn\u2019t play by the rules and engages in illegal dumping,\u201d said Senator Smith. \u201cI\u2019m proud to lead this bipartisan bill to give Minnesota apiaries the relief they are owed so they can remain competitive and strong for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cSouth Dakota is one of the top honey-producing states in the country,\u201d said Senator Thune. \u201cThe unfair practice of circumventing U.S. trade laws, which jeopardizes honey producers\u2019 financial security, should be met with strict enforcement and increased protections. South Dakota honey producers deserve a level playing field. This bipartisan legislation helps ensure fair treatment for affected domestic producers and strengthens their ability to compete globally.\u201d\n\n\u201cOn behalf of Minnesotan beekeepers, I want to thank Senator Smith for introducing the Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025 along with other members of Congress that will provide long-overdue relief,\u201d said Burt Honl of Honl\u2019s Honey, a third-generation beekeeper based in Winthrop, MN. \u201cOur industry has been harmed over the last two decades by unfair foreign competition and this legislation will make sure that all collected duties and interest that has erroneously been withheld will finally be distributed to qualifying Minnesotan beekeepers who need these funds to compete. We are grateful for your leadership, Senator Smith.\u201d\n\n\u201cU.S. beekeepers, as both honey producers and crop pollinators, are a critical component of American food security and the U.S. agriculture economy, supporting workers and communities around the country and right here in Minnesota,\u201d said Ryan Lamb, a beekeeper from Minnesota. \u201cOn behalf of Minnesotan beekeepers, we want to thank Senator Smith for joining Senator Thune and Grassley in introducing the Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025 that will once and for all ensure we receive payments to which we are entitled that will help us compete in what has become a very challenging landscape for beekeepers.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerican honey producers were severely harmed by unfairly traded imports,\u201d said Steven Coy, President of the American Honey Producers Association. \u201cThe Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025 finally provides producers the funds taken from duties related to interest on unfairly traded imports that they are entitled to in order to help our members reinvest and rebuild. We thank Senators Thune, Grassley, and Smith for introducing this important legislation that will finally get American honey producers what they deserve.\u201d\n\nThe Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025 builds on a provision that was signed into law in 2015 as part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act that required CBP to distribute the interest realized on duties collected since 2014.\n\nThe legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-mccollum-statement-war-powers-resolutions", "Ranking Member McCollum Statement on War Powers Resolutions", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on two War Powers Resolutions aimed at curtailing the Trump Administration\u2019s illegal actions in the Caribbean. The first resolution, H.Con.Res.61, would direct the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. The second resolution, H.Con.Res.64, would direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. Both measures failed.\n\nRanking Member Betty McCollum voted in favor of both resolutions, citing Congress\u2019 lack of explicit authorization of the Trump Administration\u2019s military actions as the basis for her vote. Following the vote, Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration is engaged in a campaign of extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and it needs to end immediately. None of the Trump Administration\u2019s military actions in the Caribbean or South America have been authorized by Congress, and both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have called on the administration to stop. I do not believe that engaging in military action in the Caribbean or conducting a regime change war in Venezuela is in the national security interests of the United States. If President Trump disagrees, then he must cease his unlawful actions, follow the Constitution, and ask Congress to formally authorize his military actions.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-calls-house-stay-dc-until-health-care-catastrophe", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on House to Stay in DC Until Health Care Catastrophe is Addressed", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to not send lawmakers home until the health care catastrophe is addressed.\n\nRight now, Speaker Johnson is scheduled to send lawmakers home for the holidays this Friday, December 17, 2025.\n\nBut today, the House of Representatives reached the critical threshold of 218 signatures needed to force a vote on an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits for working families that are set to expire December 31, 2025. The effort has bipartisan support, with all 214 Democrats and 4 Republicans calling for a vote to stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for tens of millions of Americans.\n\nWatch the video from Rep. Morrison HERE:\n\nImage\n\nRead the transcript of Rep. Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nSpeaker Mike Johnson should not send lawmakers home until the health care catastrophe is addressed.\n\nRight now, there is a bipartisan majority of members in the House of Representatives who want to vote to extend the ACA tax credits and stop millions of Americans\u2019 health insurance premiums from skyrocketing in less than two weeks.\n\nRight now, Speaker Johnson plans to send lawmakers home for the holidays this Friday for three weeks, but we should not go home without fixing this crisis.\n\nWe cannot and should not leave DC until we take a vote and pass this legislation.\n\nAmericans should not have to spend the holidays worrying about whether they will be able to afford health insurance for themselves or their families while Speaker Johnson keeps lawmakers out on vacation.\n\nWe have a fix. We have a solution. Not acting on it is unconscionable \u2013 and a dereliction of duty.\n\nSpeaker Johnson, call the vote.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/after-close-house-vote-progressive-caucus-vows-continue-fight-stop-trumps", "After Close House Vote, the Progressive Caucus Vows to Continue Fight to Stop Trump\u2019s Illegal War on Venezuela", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) released the following statement following the narrow defeat of H.Con.Res. 64 to stop Trump\u2019s illegal war against Venezuela:\n\n\u201cNearly a quarter-century ago, the American people were misled by a lawless president promoting lies about weapons of mass destruction, all to invade an oil-rich country that posed no threat to us. The result was a disaster that killed thousands of American servicemembers, triggered a humanitarian crisis in Iraq, and destabilized the entire region. Trump is pursuing the same course today in Venezuela, absurdly designating fentanyl a WMD while blockading Venezuela until the country gives him \u2018all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets.\u2019\n\n\u201cTonight\u2019s razor-thin, 211-to-213 vote on the bipartisan War Powers Resolution to end these illegal hostilities puts Trump on notice. America has no kings, and Trump has no mandate to continue his unconstitutional military campaign against Venezuela. If Trump continues to carry out oil-tanker seizures, impose a naval blockade, and put American servicemembers in harm\u2019s way for an illegal regime-change war, he can surely expect a vote to immediately stop this disastrous conflict. The Progressive Caucus is committed to its passage.\u201d\n\nIn September, the Progressive Caucus introduced the first War Powers Resolution in Congress related to ending Trump\u2019s illegal actions in the hemisphere, led by CPC Members Reps. Omar, Garc\u00eda, Greg Casar (TX-35), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20). The bipartisan H.Con.Res.64, led by McGovern and Castro, adapted that language and secured the cosponsorship of three House Republicans, Reps. Massie (KY-04), Bacon (NE-02), and Greene (VA-14).\n\n###\n\nThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America\u2019s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.\n\nPrevio a las votaciones, el Caucus Progresista insta al Congreso a aprobar resoluciones privilegiadas para detener la guerra con Venezuela\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 La vicepresidenta del Caucus Progresista del Congreso (CPC), la Representante Ilhan Omar (MN-05), y el Representante Jes\u00fas \u201cChuy\u201d Garc\u00eda (IL-04), coordinador de votaci\u00f3n del CPC, emitieron la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n sobre la Resoluci\u00f3n Congressional 61 y Resoluci\u00f3n Congressional 64, Directivas del Congreso para retirar a las fuerzas estadounidenses de las hostilidades no autorizadas en el hemisferio occidental:\n\n\u201cConforme Trump vuelve a amenazar con \u2018ataques terrestres contra Venezuela\u2019, cada representante estadounidense se enfrentar\u00e1 esta semana a una decisi\u00f3n crucial en la C\u00e1mara de Representantes: \u00bfDefender\u00e1n la Constituci\u00f3n y votar\u00e1n para detener la guerra ilegal de Trump o no? Este no es un asunto partidista: tres de cada cuatro estadounidenses se oponen a una guerra de cambio de r\u00e9gimen para derrocar al gobierno venezolano, incluyendo dos tercios de los republicanos.\n\n\u201cEl Caucus Progresista se enorgullece de apoyar dos resoluciones impulsadas por los miembros de mayor rango de los Comit\u00e9s de Asuntos Exteriores y de Reglamentos de la C\u00e1mara de Representantes, Meeks y McGovern, para poner fin a la brutal campa\u00f1a militar de Trump, que ha causado la muerte de al menos 87 personas y nos est\u00e1 llevando hacia una guerra interminable y catastr\u00f3fica en Venezuela. Estas resoluciones tienen prioridad en virtud de la Ley de Poderes de Guerra y est\u00e1n disponibles para su votaci\u00f3n en el pleno esta semana.\n\n\u201cCon un voto inminente, tanto Dem\u00f3cratas como Republicanos env\u00eden un mensaje contundente a la Administraci\u00f3n Trump: Solo el Congreso puede autorizar el uso de fuerza militar ofensiva, no el presidente. Trump est\u00e1 desplegando personal estadounidense para incautarbarcos petroleros venezolanos en aguas internacionales. Ha lanzado ataques dobles que han matado a personas indefensas en barcos volcados. Declar\u00f3 una zona de exclusi\u00f3n a\u00e9rea en el espacio a\u00e9reo venezolano, despliega aviones F-18 sobre el Golfo de Venezuela y se niega a descartar el despliegue de tropas, mientras amenaza con derrocar a jefes de estado en toda la regi\u00f3n. Estas son hostilidades ilegales. El Congreso debe detener esta campa\u00f1a militar inconstitucional aprobando ambas Resoluciones de Poderes de Guerra.\u201d\n\nEn septiembre, el Caucus Progresista present\u00f3 la primera Resoluci\u00f3n de Poderes de Guerra en el Congreso relacionada con las acciones ilegales de Trump en el hemisferio, liderada por los miembros del CPC Omar, Garc\u00eda, Greg Casar (TX-35), Jim McGovern (MA-02) y Joaqu\u00edn Castro (TX-20), en la que se basar\u00e1n ambas votaciones.\n\n# # #\n\nEl Caucus Progresista del Congreso (CPC) est\u00e1 compuesto por casi 100 miembros que defienden ideales progresistas en Washington y en todo el pa\u00eds. Desde 1991, el CPC ha abogado por pol\u00edticas progresistas que priorizan a los trabajadores estadounidenses por encima de los intereses corporativos. El CPC defiende pol\u00edticas como una reforma migratoria integral, empleos bien remunerados, intercambio comercial justo, atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica universal, educaci\u00f3n universitaria sin deudas, acci\u00f3n clim\u00e1tica y una pol\u00edtica exterior justa. El caucus es la voz principal que exige soluciones audaces y radicales a las crisis urgentes que enfrenta esta naci\u00f3n, incluyendo el fin del deficiente sistema de salud con fines de lucro de Estados Unidos, el aumento salarial, la erradicaci\u00f3n de la corrupci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica, el apoyo al movimiento sindical y la adopci\u00f3n de medidas para proteger el planeta para las generaciones futuras.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/omar-meeks-smith-himes-thompson-crow-issue-statement-following-house-war", "Omar, Meeks, Smith, Himes, Thompson, & Crow Issue Statement Following House War Powers Resolution Vote", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee; Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations; and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) issued a statement following the vote on their War Powers Resolution to end the Trump Administration\u2019s military strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific:\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration\u2019s ongoing lethal U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Western Hemisphere are legally questionable, and ineffective. Under existing U.S. law, these vessels could have been interdicted and their occupants subjected to judicial process. Instead of pursuing prosecutions, this administration has deliberately avoided judicial scrutiny by conducting lethal strikes, repatriating survivors, and in at least one instance carrying out a second strike on defenseless persons.\n\n\u201cThe president has failed to demonstrate the necessary authority under U.S. or international law to conduct lethal military strikes on these boats. No one can credibly claim that these vessels, in some cases not even traveling to the United States and located thousands of miles from U.S. soil, posed an imminent threat to the American people warranting the use of military force. Our War Powers Resolution sought to terminate these extrajudicial strikes, yet most Republicans chose loyalty to Donald Trump over their oath to the Constitution. By not reining in Trump\u2019s gross abuse of power, they are sending a dangerous signal that any president can unilaterally commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without Congressional authorization. We hope our Republican colleagues find their courage in the face of President Trump\u2019s threats to expand this military operation into Venezuela. Should he be allowed to do so, he will no doubt provoke another forever war that the American people do not support and Congress has certainly not authorized.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/progressive-caucus-slams-republican-houses-failure-protect-americans", "Progressive Caucus Slams Republican House\u2019s Failure to Protect Americans\u2019 Healthcare", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) issued the following statement in response to House Republicans\u2019 failure to protect healthcare for millions of Americans:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s vote on House Republicans\u2019 warmed-over partisan policies was a disgrace. It did nothing to protect the 22 million Americans who will see their monthly premiums double on average. Their cruelty and incompetence will make health insurance so unaffordable that millions will face no choice but to go without any coverage at all.\n\n\u201cSpeaker Johnson has failed the American people and members of his own conference, whose constituents are demanding the relief that every House Democrat has supported: a simple three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. But that vote cannot wait until January, after the credits expire, for a Democratic discharge petition to be considered. Americans will face this financial cliff in a matter of days.\n\n\u201cWe demand that Speaker Johnson keep the House in session to schedule a vote to pass a clean, three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits to provide ordinary Americans with the healthcare they need. If Johnson could move heaven and earth to deliver tax cuts to the richest and most powerful donors to Trump and the Republican Party, he can keep the House open to pass tax credits that protect millions of Americans\u2019 healthcare and which now has support from the majority of Congress.\n\n\u201cThe Progressive Caucus will not stop fighting for affordable healthcare, and more importantly, insurance will move us away from a privatized for-profit system. The real solution to this crisis is a truly universal system, like Medicare for All, that provides healthcare as a human right to all Americans.\u201d\n\n###\n\nThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America\u2019s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-applauds-committee-passage-esa-amendments-act", "Stauber Applauds Committee Passage of the ESA Amendments Act", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted on a bipartisan basis to advance H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, a critical package of reforms to the Endangered Species Act led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04). This legislation takes a targeted approach to fix what has been broken for decades with the Endangered Species Act.\n\n\u201cThe Committee\u2019s passage of the ESA Amendments Act is a major step toward fixing a broken law that has failed to recover species while burdening rural Americans,\u201d said Congressman Pete Stauber. \u201cFor too long, the ESA has kept recovered species like the gray wolf listed in perpetuity, putting Northern Minnesota families and children at risk. This bill restores the focus on actual recovery, and brings common sense and transparency to the process. I am proud the legislation includes my amendment that helps to ensure federal agencies coordinate with state, local, and tribal governments when making listing decisions and ensures local input is taken into account.\u201d\n\nBackground: The ESA Amendments Act of 2025 reforms the Endangered Species Act by restoring scientific integrity to species listing and critical habitat designation, emphasizing recovery through state management pathways and linking progress to regulatory relief. It streamlines permitting with clear guidelines, defines \"best available science\" to prevent bias, requires feasible and economically minimal project modifications, prohibits judicial review during post-delisting monitoring to block activist interference, and prevents unauthorized use of the ESA for broad regulations, aligning with recent Supreme Court rulings.\n\nWatch Congressman Stauber's full remarks HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=5E8E2534-612A-4BB5-BFA5-1ACFDD82D920", "Klobuchar and Cramer\u2019s Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Heads to the President\u2019s Desk", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed the Senate. The legislation now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nThe bipartisan legislation will expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers.\n\nKlobuchar introduced this legislation in honor of Michael Paidar, a St. Paul fire captain who died of an aggressive form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on August 26, 2020 while still working for the fire department.\n\nIn 2021, after strong advocacy from the Paidar family, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety awarded line-of-duty benefits to Captain Paidar\u2019s widow Julie. This was the first time that a firefighter\u2019s family had received benefits for cancer incurred in the line-of-duty through Minnesota\u2019s state Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act would ensure that firefighters and other first responders across the country are eligible to receive similar benefits under the federal PSOB program.\n\n\u201cOur firefighters put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, often exposing themselves to carcinogens that can have lethal long-term effects. It\u2019s unacceptable that firefighters who succumb to cancer from work-related exposure don\u2019t receive the same treatment as others who die in the line of duty,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will ensure that the Public Safety Officers\u2019 Benefits Program covers service-related cancers\u2014honoring the commitment we make to our firefighters like Captain Paidar and other first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice. We must uphold our promise to care for their families.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur first responders epitomize courage and selfless sacrifice, confronting both the immediate perils of their duty which are extreme and the lingering health risks associated with their service,\u201d said Cramer. \u201cTheir exposure to dangerous carcinogens happens on our behalf. When these heroes make the ultimate sacrifice, their families should not have to bear these burdens alone. I\u2019m grateful my Senate colleagues passed this important legislation.\u201d\n\nCurrently, firefighters are only eligible for support under the PSOB program for physical injuries sustained in the line-of-duty, or for deaths from duty-related heart attacks, strokes, mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, and 9/11 related illnesses.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Senators Klobuchar and Cramer for leading the bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. Every day, our nation\u2019s first responders selflessly serve and protect their communities. Unfortunately, through exposures on the job, many are also fighting occupational cancer. As our family knows firsthand, the lives of the first responder and their family are forever changed upon the cancer diagnosis. Mike loved being a career firefighter and paramedic. Losing him to Leukemia in 2020 was devastating not only for our family, but also for his fire family and our communities. This important legislation will honor his legacy and recognize the sacrifices of our fallen, allowing first responders and their families to receive the PSOB benefits they rightly deserve,\u201d said Julie Paidar, widow of St. Paul Fire Captain Michael Paidar.\n\nThis legislation is co-sponsored by the following 58 Senators: Senators Banks (R-IN), Barrasso (R-WY), Blackburn (R-TN), Blumenthal (D-CT), Coons (D-DE), Cornyn (R-TX), Cruz (R-TX), Duckworth (D-IL), Durbin (D-IL), Fetterman (D-PA), Fischer (R-NE), Graham (R-SC), Hirono (D-HI), Hoeven (R-ND), Justice (R-WV), Kelly (D-AZ), Markey (D-MA), Padilla (D-CA), Rounds (R-SD), Schiff (D-CA), Shaheen (D-NH), Sheehy (R-MT), Smith (D-MN), Warner (D-VA), Warren (D-MA), Welch (D-VT), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR); Hoeven (R-ND); Ossoff (D-GA); Capito (R-WV); Cantwell (D-WA); Gallego (D-AZ); Moreno (R-OH); Kennedy (R-LA); Merkley (D-OR); Kim (D-NJ); Rosen (D-NV); Moody (R-FL); Gillibrand (D-NY); Kaine (D-VA); Hassan (D-NH); Van Hollen (D-MD); Tillis (R-NC); Marshall (R-KS); Murkowski (R-AK); Alsobrooks (D-MD); Hawley (R-MO); McCormick (R-PA); Risch (R-ID); Moran (R-KS); Crapo (R-ID); Sanders (I-VT); Schmitt (R-MO); Cortez Masto (D-NV); Hyde-Smith (R-MS); Collins (R-ME);Heinrich (D-NM); and Husted (R-OH).\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), as well as the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA); Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI); Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA); Fraternal Order of Police (FOP); International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC); Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA); Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association (Metro Chiefs); National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO); National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); National Narcotics Officers\u2019 Associations\u2019 Coalition (NNOAC); National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC); and Sergeants Benevolent Association of the NYPD.\n\nKlobuchar is a co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and has long led efforts to support firefighters and first responders. Klobuchar co-led bipartisan legislation, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, to create a national cancer registry for firefighters diagnosed with deadly cancers, which was signed into law in 2018 and reauthorized last year. The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act calls on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and study the relationship between career-long exposure to dangerous fumes and toxins and the incidence of cancer in firefighters.\n\nKlobuchar worked to pass the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act which was signed into law in 2023 and provides funding for the Assistance for Firefighters Grant and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant programs. The Assistance for Firefighters Grant program helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources. The SAFER Grant program provides direct funding to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to increase or maintain the number of trained \"front line\" firefighters and enhance their capacity to comply with staffing, response, and operational standards.\n\nKlobuchar also worked to pass the Protecting America\u2019s First Responders Act, which was signed into law in 2021. This legislation improves the PSOB program by allowing benefit amounts to be calculated based on the date of the award and account for cost of living increases.\n\nKlobuchar co-led legislation to retrofit older high-rise apartment buildings with sprinkler systems and help prevent future tragedies like the Cedar High Apartments fire, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2019.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=63BC5442-A5CC-4FE9-987F-AA6B04A85F13", "Klobuchar Questions Carr on Censorship and Free Speech at FCC Oversight Hearing", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) questioned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about his conduct threatening free speech, citing his previous comments about Jimmy Kimmel, and about President Trump\u2019s executive order which attempts to eliminate state AI safety standards.\n\nA rough transcript is available below and video is available HERE.\n\nSenator Klobuchar: I would prefer to be asking questions about the bipartisan work that needs to be done on universal service and broadband and spectrum, and I'll ask that in writing, but the events of this year moved me to focus on free speech and our democracy. Chairman Carr, in 2022, you tweeted, \u201cPolitical satire is one of the oldest and most important forms of free speech. It challenges those in power while using humor to draw more people into the discussion. That's why people in influential positions have always targeted it for censorship.\u201d Yes or no, do you still agree that political satire should be protected speech?\n\nBrendan Carr: Yes Senator and whenever that satire or any other programming is over the public airways. For broadcasters, there's a public interest standard, and there's a news distortion rule, a broadcast\u2026\n\nKlobuchar: You answered it, you answered it, yes, and I'm just gonna go on. \u2026 You know, I believe, too, that there is no place in chilling political satire, but after Jimmy Kimmel's monologue, you went on a podcast and suggested that ABC should take Kimmel off the air, saying, \u201cWe can do this the easy way or the hard way.\u201d Those were your words. Do you think it is appropriate to use your position to threaten companies that broadcast political satire?\n\nCarr: I think any licensee that operates on the public airwaves has a responsibility to comply with the public interest standard, and that's been the case for decades.\n\nKlobuchar: I asked if you think it's appropriate for you to use your position to threaten companies, and this incident with Kimmel wasn't an isolated event. You've launched investigations into every major broadcast network except FOX. Is that correct?\n\nCarr: I don't know if that's true or not. We do have investigations going on at NPR and PBS. We have a number of investigations that are ongoing. I think if you step back over the years, I think the FCC has walked away from enforcing the public interest standard, and I don't think that's a good thing.\n\nKlobuchar: Okay, you brought up social media. So do you think it's appropriate for after a horrific murder and the stabbing, the stabbing of Rob Reiner and his wife? Do you think it's appropriate for someone to say that it happened, when they know better, \u201creportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as Trump derangement syndrome, he was known to have driven people crazy by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights.\u201d Do you think that's appropriate for the president of the United States to do that? And if Jimmy Kimmel would have said that, would you have threatened to take him off the air?\n\nCarr: Senator, look, Democrats on this dais are accusing me of engaging in censorship, and now you're trying to encourage me to police speech on the internet. I'm simply not going to do it.\n\nKlobuchar: I\u2019m just asking you. These are the kind of words, I think they are cruel, I think they hurt President Trump to say that kind of thing. I think it hurts him with trust from the American people. But this is the kind of stuff that's going on right now, and yet you are going after broadcast stations, except for FOX, and making threats.\n\nCarr: Senator, we are applying the law. Let's say broadcast TV is fundamentally different than any other forms of media, whether it's cable, podcasts, soapbox, or man on the street, there's a public trustee model that Congress has set up. When you go on a podcast\u2026\n\nKlobuchar: But you think there should be no there should be no rules in place when it comes to tech platforms?\n\nCarr: I think there's no public-interest obligation; there is no license\u2026\n\nKlobuchar: Do you think we should change the laws? Here's one. Last week, President Trump came out with this dangerous and likely illegal AI rule that preempts all the states from doing anything to try to save people, whether it is kids that are being exposed to content they shouldn't see, or fentanyl, or political videos that are lies. So, do you think Congress has the authority to preempt state laws, or do you think President Trump and the agencies like yourself have the authority to preempt state law when it comes to the internet and safety with AI?\n\nCarr: Well, when it comes to AI in particular, there's an executive order. It asks the FCC to initiate a proceeding. We're going to initiate a proceeding. We're open-minded on where that goes. But look, if you want to step back and talk about weaponization, we saw that for four years in the Biden Administration, Senate Democrats, including \u2026\n\nKlobuchar: Joe Biden is no longer president. You are head of the FCC, and Donald Trump is the president. And I'm trying to deal with this right now. So I would ask you, Ms. Gomez, what are the risks of the commission trying to preempt state laws, particularly when there are no federal guardrails, because our colleagues, despite some good efforts, refuse to pass any kind of even minimal rules when it comes to AI, what are the risks of the commission or a president then trying to preempt state laws that can legally put state laws in place?\n\nAnna Gomez: Thank you, Senator. I believe that the FCC has very dubious authority to actually preempt state laws in this case, because without a comprehensive federal framework, there is nothing for the FCC to preempt. The Communications Act did not actually talk about artificial intelligence or provide authority to the FCC to do this preemption, so I'm very dubious of our authority to do so. That said, we have sought comment on this.\n\nKlobuchar: Okay. Thank you very much.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=6A74F38B-F3E3-4E87-977C-77318B08AAB6", "Klobuchar, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act, which would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate any person with the intent to defraud.\n\nLast year, Americans lost nearly $2 billion in scams originating through calls, texts, and emails. When people spoke to scammers on the phone, they lost more money per person than through any other type of scam \u2014 $1,500 on average. The use of AI allows fraudsters to create more sophisticated scams and target more people, including by phone.\n\n\u201cArtificial intelligence has allowed scams to become more sophisticated, making it easier for fraudsters to deceive people\u2014especially seniors and children\u2014into giving up their personal information or hard-earned money,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cOur bipartisan legislation will help take on scammers who use AI to copy someone\u2019s voice or image.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile there is incredible potential with artificial intelligence, we must also be vigilant in protecting against harmful uses of the technology, especially when it comes to fraud and scams. I\u2019m proud to help introduce the Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act, legislation that explicitly prohibits AI fraud, particularly impersonations and deepfakes, and empowers federal agencies to take greater action against these criminals,\u201d said Capito.\n\nThe Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act would:\n\nProhibit the use of AI to replicate any person\u2019s image or voice with the intent to defraud\n\nCodify the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s (FTC) ban on impersonating government or business officials.\n\nUpdate existing laws \u2013 that have not changed since 1996 \u2013 with definitions for text messages, video conference calls, and artificial or prerecorded voice\n\nCreate an Advisory Committee to ensure inter-agency cooperation in enforcing scam prevention\n\nIn addition, the bill also updates the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act and the Communications Act of 1934 by adding definitions for text messages, video conference calls, and artificial or prerecorded voice\u2014ensuring that our laws reflect 21st century technology, and giving enforcers the tools they need to go after telemarketing and consumer fraud.\n\nKlobuchar has been leading efforts in Congress to create rules of the road for artificial intelligence.\n\nIn May, Klobuchar and Senator Ted Cruz\u2019s (R-TX) bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act, the first meaningful federal regulation on AI, was signed into law. This bill criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII, and requires social media and similar websites to have in place procedures to remove such content within 48 hours of notice from a victim.\n\nIn July, Klobuchar and Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reintroduced the bipartisan Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to develop voluntary guidelines for election offices. These guidelines will address the use and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in election administration, cybersecurity, information sharing about elections, and the spread of election-related disinformation.\n\nLast week, Klobuchar authored an op-ed in The New York Times on how, given the current lack of federal standards, it is essential for states to maintain and strengthen their own AI protections rather than override the few protections Americans have from the downsides of AI. In August, Klobuchar wrote another op-ed in The New York Times on the risks of AI-generated videos and the need to put in place rules of the road, including creating protections for those who have their voice and likeness replicated through AI without their permission.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=CFE712C7-C9FC-4347-9FDC-4D2C96CDA5F9", "Klobuchar, Grassley Legislation to Bolster Support for Identifying and Returning Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Heads to the President\u2019s Desk", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children \u2013 attempting to erase their cultural identity and heritage\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that their bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act passed the Senate. The legislation now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nThe Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act would increase support for Ukraine\u2019s efforts to investigate and track the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been abducted during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion, assist with the rehabilitation and reintegration of children who are returned, and advance justice and accountability for perpetrators of these abductions.\n\n\u201cThe mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children by Russia is an atrocity. We cannot accept a world where children are abducted during wartime and used as a form of hostage-taking for negotiations. Our bipartisan legislation will provide necessary support to track them and hold the perpetrators accountable,\u201d said Klobuchar.\n\n\u201cAfter he started the largest war in Europe since World War II, Putin kidnapped thousands of Ukrainian children to brainwash and Russify them, trying to destroy their cultural identity and heritage. These children should be returned home as soon as possible. I\u2019m glad to see our measure included in the annual defense bill to support critical tools to identify and track the location of these children and reintegrate them into their homeland. We\u2019re also helping hold perpetrators accountable for their atrocities to ensure justice is served,\u201d said Grassley.\n\nLast month, Klobuchar met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican along with a delegation from Ukraine working to return the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion.\n\nKlobuchar testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children earlier this month where she discussed her meeting with the Pope and rescued Ukrainian children, and bipartisan efforts to bring the Ukrainian children home.\n\nThe Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act is complementary to the Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, which was introduced in September by Klobuchar and Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it fails to return the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been kidnapped during the course of the war.\n\nIn March, Klobuchar and Grassley were joined by Senator Durbin in leading a bipartisan letter calling for the State Department to continue supporting efforts to investigate Russia\u2019s abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.\n\nTo date, Ukrainian authorities have received thousands of confirmed reports of unlawful deportations and forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia, Belarus or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. The abductions aim to erase the children\u2019s Ukrainian names, language, and identity. As of today, Ukraine and its partners have managed to return about 1,800 abducted children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-tina-smith-john-hoeven-amy-klobuchar-and-kevin-cramer-send-bipartisan-letter-urging-postmaster-general-to-address-chronic-postal-delays-across-minnesota-north-dakota/", "U.S. Senators Tina Smith, John Hoeven, Amy\u00a0Klobuchar\u00a0and Kevin Cramer Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Postmaster General to Address Chronic Postal Delays Across Minnesota, North Dakota", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) urged the Postmaster General to take action to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota Postal District. As the holiday season continues and the volume of mail increases, it\u2019s especially important to ensure there aren\u2019t delivery delays across the two states.\n\n\u201cAs our constituents prepare for the busy holiday season, we urge you to take actions to ensure that any performance issues are resolved in a timely manner so that Minnesotans and North Dakotans do not experience significant service disruptions this winter,\u201d wrote the Senators.\n\n\u201cFor Minnesotans and North Dakotans, the Postal Service is an essential lifeline, delivering prescriptions, pay checks, and messages from loved ones. During the holiday season, it is even more essential. Any service disruptions within the MN-ND District create real consequences for the people who rely on your services, and as Postmaster General, we look to you to provide timely action to address these critical issues,\u201d they concluded.\n\nYou can read full text of the letter here or below.\n\nDear Postmaster General Steiner,\n\nWe write to highlight the importance of timely and reliable mail delivery within the United States Postal Service\u2019s (USPS) Minnesota-North Dakota District, especially during this peak holiday season. As our constituents prepare for the busy holiday season, we urge you to take actions to ensure that any performance issues are resolved in a timely manner so that Minnesotans and North Dakotans do not experience significant service disruptions this winter. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.\n\nIn recent years, our offices have received a significant number of concerns and complaints from constituents during the holiday and winter months. While we recognize that weather conditions during this time of year can often be unpredictable in our area of the country, solutions to address and overcome these challenges must be found. For Minnesotans and North Dakotans, the Postal Service is an essential lifeline, delivering prescriptions, pay checks, and messages from loved ones. During the holiday season, it is even more essential. Any service disruptions within the MN-ND District create real consequences for the people who rely on your services, and as Postmaster General, we look to you to provide timely action to address these critical issues. To this end, we ask that you provide answers to the following questions related to mail delivery service in the MN-ND District no later than Friday, December 19:\n\nWhat do you see as the greatest challenges for the district now and in the upcoming winter months?\n\nWhat, if any, actions has the district taken to improve on-time delivery performance this peak season?\n\nHow is the USPS working to address any such challenges?\n\nHow can our offices best assist and partner with you to strengthen mail delivery and postal services in Minnesota and North Dakota?\n\nWe appreciate your prompt attention to this important matter and look forward to working with you to ensure timely and reliable mail service across Minnesota and North Dakota.\n\nSincerely,\n\ncc: Angela Bye, Minnesota-North Dakota District Manager, U.S. Postal Service\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/congresswoman-fischbach-nominates-ten-students-to-the-service-academies", "Congresswoman Fischbach Nominates Ten Students to the Service Academies", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was privileged to nominate ten students from Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Congressional District to the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, NY.\n\n\u201cThank you to each of the students who applied to the service academies through my office,\u201d said Rep. Fischbach (MN-07). \u201cI appreciate seeing young men and women from Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Congressional District who are passionate about serving our country. This path is not an easy one, but one that should be celebrated and encouraged as these students dedicate themselves to our great nation. They are already leaders in their communities and have the potential to go on to lead through their service to the United States of America.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Fischbach is nominating Alexander Assih of St. Joseph to the U.S. Naval Academy; Isaac Bollerud of Canby to the U.S. Air Force Academy; Margo Klaassen of Willmar to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Merchant Marine, and U.S. Naval Academies, and West Point; Owen Kliniske of East Grand Forks to the U.S. Naval Academy; Maxim Mabee of Olivia to the U.S. Air Force Academy; Carson Meyer of Glenwood to the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Naval Academies; Adison Newman of Alexandria to the U.S. Naval and U.S. Air Force Academies, and West Point; Riley Scherping of Cushing to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Academies, and West Point; Nicholas Sprang of Little Falls to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Academies, and West Point; and Brady Steffen of Moorhead to the U.S. Air Force Academy.\n\nIf the students are accepted, upon their graduation from the academy, the cadets will earn a Bachelor of Science degree and will have become commissioned officers in the U.S. military. The students would also serve a minimum of five years in active-duty service to our country.\n\nIf you, or someone you know, is interested in attending a service academy, applications are accepted directly through Congresswoman Fischbach\u2019s office. The Congresswoman\u2019s Service Academy Board interviews candidates and makes nomination recommendations. For more information or to begin the application process, please visit her website.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=0D64617D-C281-4BAC-A037-A1E4579A58C1", "Klobuchar, Cassidy, Jacobs Lead Bipartisan Bill to Help Families Claim the Child Tax Credit After a Natural Disaster", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) today introduced the Working Families Disaster Tax Relief Act to allow disaster-impacted working families to use the previous year\u2019s income to claim the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) after a presidential major disaster declaration.\n\nThis will prevent families from losing access to these benefits due to temporary income loss. Congress has authorized similar temporary provisions for both the CTC and EITC following recent major disasters, and for all taxpayers nationwide during COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.\n\n\u201cIn the wake of major disasters, Americans should not have to worry about their taxes increasing while at the same time losing pay that causes them to no longer qualify for the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cOur legislation allows taxpayers in federally declared major disaster areas to use their prior-year earned income when calculating eligibility, ensuring they don\u2019t get penalized for income drops that are caused by disasters and outside their control.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen natural disasters hit, many working families lose their jobs, become furloughed, face business interruptions, or suffer property losses that can affect their ability to work. But unfortunately, existing law requires people to use their current year\u2019s income to claim the Child Tax Credit, meaning those who\u2019ve experienced natural disasters could suffer a double financial hit \u2013 losing both their income and their ability to claim the Child Tax Credit,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to introduce the Working Families Disaster Tax Relief Act alongside Senators Klobuchar and Cassidy to change this and ensure families can use the previous year\u2019s income to claim the Child Tax Credit and provide financial support for children\u2019s well-being during a Presidential-declared major disaster.\u201d\n\nThe Working Families Disaster Tax Relief Act would:\n\nAmend the Internal Revenue Code to allow disaster-affected taxpayers to use a previous year\u2019s income for the Child Tax Credit when the President declares a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.\n\nDesignate disaster-affected taxpayers to include individuals whose principal place of abode or principal place of work is located in a disaster zone.\n\nThe bill is endorsed by the First Focus Campaign for Children, Americans for Tax Fairness, AICPA & CIMA, MomsRising, CLASP, and Chamber of Mothers, National Women\u2019s Law Center Action Fund, Network Lobby, Economic Security Project Action, Coalition of Human Needs, and Zero to Three.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smith-calls-on-trump-administration-to-end-operation-metro-surge-in-twin-cities/", "U.S. Senator Tina Smith Calls on Trump Administration to End \u201cOperation Metro Surge\u201d in Twin Cities", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cI believe in protecting public safety and upholding the rule of law. \u2018Operation Metro Surge\u2019 is actively undermining both. There has been none of the necessary cooperation and trust between federal officials and local government, and zero transparency from the Trump Administration into ICE\u2019s operations in the Twin Cities. Minnesotans are seeing their friends and neighbors, including U.S. citizens with no criminal records, abducted by masked agents, shoved to the ground, and sprayed with mace. The fear and violence that President Trump has unleashed on our home is destroying any sense of public safety. The Administration needs to put an immediate end to \u2018Operation Metro Surge\u2019.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-demands-answers-instacart-following-reporting-company-used-sensitive", "Rep. Craig Demands Answers from Instacart Following Reporting the Company Used Sensitive Data and AI to Inflate Grocery Bills, Charge Different Prices for Same Products", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture Angie Craig pressed grocery delivery service and technology company Instacart following reporting that the company used customers\u2019 sensitive personal data and artificial intelligence (AI) to inflate grocery bills and charge different prices for the same products based on their ability to pay.\n\nIn a letter to Instacart CEO Chris Rogers, Rep. Craig blasted the technology company for exploiting families\u2019 financial data to charge higher prices in the midst of a nationwide affordability crisis and demanded transparency about the scope and implications of any pricing experiment the company has previously conducted.\n\n\u201cAmericans are facing an affordability crisis, and your use of artificial intelligence to scam the average family of four out of $1,200 annually is alarming.\u201d Rep. Craig wrote. \u201cFood is not a privilege; it\u2019s a basic need. Your services are a lifeline to individuals with mobility issues, families, caregivers and folks in rural communities or food deserts.\u201d\n\nRep. Craig cites that at a Target in St. Paul, MN some shoppers saw their grocery bill total vary by more than $5 for the same items. Researchers found that Instacart repeatedly showed customers different original prices for the same discounted items \u2013 using an AI-driven algorithm to inflate savings for some shoppers and not others.\n\n\u201cBig Tech\u2019s weaponization of our data to increase profits on essentials, like groceries, is at best, a horrific breach of trust and at worst, illegal,\u201d Rep. Craig wrote. \u201cThe practice of charging my neighbors different prices for the same groceries at the same store is unacceptable, especially when families are being squeezed from all sides.\u201d\n\nYou can read the full text of the letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/rep-fischbach-cosponsors-snap-data-transparency-and-oversight-act", "Rep. Fischbach Cosponsors SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) announced she is proudly cosponsoring the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act, to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ensure critical resources are preserved for vulnerable families.\n\n\"The sheer scale of incompetence and obstruction in Minnesota's SNAP program is unacceptable. For too long, the Walz Administration has treated taxpayer money like a slush fund, failing to implement basic security measures and actively fighting federal oversight. It's time Governor Walz is held accountable for hurting the families that rely on this program,\" said Rep. Fischbach.\n\nBackground:\n\nFederal checks identified transactions where recipients were spending more than $10,000, highlighting an immediate need for transaction monitoring and accountability.\n\nData compiled by the USDA from compliant states revealed rampant fraud, including 186,000 deceased individuals still receiving benefits and 355,000 dually enrolled recipients, who are taking resources from multiple states or programs.\n\nMinnesota\u2019s SNAP expenditures surpassed $850 million in FY2024.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ilhan-omar-leads-members-congress-demanding-answers-ices-racial-profiling", "Rep. Ilhan Omar Leads Members of Congress in Demanding Answers on ICE\u2019s Racial Profiling Operation in Minnesota and Trump Administration\u2019s Threat to End TPS for Somali Nationals", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) announced two formal congressional inquiries into the Trump Administration\u2019s escalating attacks on Somali communities in Minnesota and across the country.\n\nIn a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep. Omar demanded immediate answers regarding Operation Metro Surge, an ICE deployment to the Twin Cities that has resulted in widespread racial profiling, unlawful arrests of U.S. citizens, excessive force, and violations of constitutional rights.\n\nRep. Omar\u2019s letter cites multiple documented incidents in which ICE agents detained people who had identified themselves as U.S. citizens, mocked a woman for wearing a hijab, used pepper spray on bystanders, and refused to provide warrants while carrying out arrests near homes, schools, and a university campus. The New York Times also reported that approximately 100 ICE agents were deployed to Minnesota, at significant taxpayer expense.\n\nIn a second letter sent to Secretary Noem, Rep. Omar led Members of Congress in demanding a full explanation of the administration\u2019s threat to abruptly terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals in the United States.\n\nEarlier this month, President Trump publicly claimed he would end TPS for Somalis \u201ceffective immediately,\u201d and DHS officials echoed these statements despite a longstanding federal law governing TPS designations. Somalia has been designated for TPS since 1991 due to ongoing humanitarian crises. Ending TPS would put lives at risk and tear apart families who have lived, worked, and contributed to our communities for decades.\n\nThe letter, co-led by Representatives Adam Smith(WA-09), Joyce Beatty(OH-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Angie Craig (MN-02), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jared Golden (ME-02), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01), requests detailed explanations of the legal basis for terminating TPS, the administration\u2019s assessment of current conditions in Somalia, consultations with humanitarian experts, and the potential consequences for regional stability.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-omar-honors-minneapolis-fire-departments-first-all-native-fire-crew-house", "Rep. Omar Honors Minneapolis Fire Department\u2019s First All-Native Fire Crew on the House Floor", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor Minneapolis Fire Department\u2019s first all-Native fire crew. The 4-member crew serves South Minneapolis with one shared goal: to strengthen trust between the department and the communities it serves.\n\nThe full video can be found here.\n\nFull transcript below:\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Minneapolis Fire Department for the historic assembly of their first all-Native Fire Crew.\n\n\u201cManned by Captain Michael Graves, fire motor operator Jessie Strong, and firefighters Johnny Crow and Bobby Headbird, the crew operates Engine 10 out of Fire House Number Six in Minneapolis.\n\n\u201cThe four firefighters share one goal: to build trust between the department and the communities it serves.\n\n\u201cBeyond responding to fire and emergency medical calls across South Minneapolis, the crew makes a diligent effort to attend community events and ensure young kids see their identities represented in public service.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful for the work they do to keep our city safe and inspire future generations to give back to their communities.\n\n\u201cThank you and I yield back.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/trump-sign-rep-staubers-congressional-gold-medal-act-honoring-1980-miracle-ice", "Trump to Sign Rep. Stauber\u2019s Congressional Gold Medal Act Honoring 1980 \u201cMiracle on Ice\u201d Team Into Law", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, President Donald Trump will sign into law the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, authored by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08). The bipartisan legislation honors the 1980 United States Olympic Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Team for their historic victory over the Soviet Union in the Winter Olympics. The signing ceremony will take place at the White House this afternoon, 3 PM EST, and will be attended by Rep. Stauber and several members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.\n\nThe Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress, recognizing individuals or groups with profound, enduring impact on American history and culture. Stauber\u2019s bill authorizes three medals: one for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota (in MN-08); one for the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York; and one for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.\n\nIn order for a Congressional Gold Medal bill to move through Congress, the legislation must receive 290 cosponsors in the House and 67 in the Senate, of which the bill received 299 and 75 cosponsors, respectively. Congressman Stauber\u2019s advocacy for the bill was built on personal ties to hockey and the Iron Range\u2019s deep roots in the sport, rallying huge bipartisan support.\n\n\u201cAs a hockey guy, it was a tremendous honor to author this bill, and I thank President Trump for recognizing this extraordinary team,\u201d said Congressman Stauber. \u201cThe Miracle on Ice is the greatest sports victory in U.S. history. It continues to inspire our nation as it embodies the fighting spirit that helped win the Cold War. Coach Herb Brooks and his team deserve this honor, and I thank all who supported it.\u201d\n\n\u201cMinnesota played a pivotal role in this victory, and it\u2019s extra special that one medal will reside in our district,\u201d Stauber added. \u201cOnce minted, I hope Midwest visitors flock to Eveleth to see it and that all Americans celebrate this triumph.\u201d\n\nSTATEMENTS FROM PLAYERS ATTENDING THE SIGNING CEREMONY:\n\n\u201cWitnessing the signing of this bill at the White House is one of the greatest honors of my life. Our team\u2019s legacy continues to inspire, and this recognition is a powerful reminder of what belief and unity can accomplish. It\u2019s an honor to be here for this historic moment, and I\u2019m grateful to Congressman Stauber for his leadership in making this recognition a reality. Our team never imagined anything like this, and we truly appreciate his dedication and support.\u201d \u2013 Mike Eruzione, team captain\n\n\u201cThis moment at the White House is deeply meaningful. Our team has carried the Miracle story with pride for 45 years, and seeing it honored at the highest level of our nation is incredibly special. I sincerely thank Congressman Stauber for championing this effort and honoring our team. His commitment to recognizing our story is something we truly appreciate.\u201d \u2013 Jim Craig\n\n\u201cBeing here at the White House for this signing is very meaningful to me. I\u2019m grateful to be part of a team that continues to be remembered in this way. It\u2019s meaningful to be in Washington for this moment, and I sincerely appreciate Congressman Stauber\u2019s work in helping make this recognition possible. Our team is truly grateful.\u201d \u2013 Phil Verchota\n\n\u201cBeing at the White House for this historic moment is an incredible honor. Our team\u2019s story has meant so much to so many, and to see it recognized in this way is truly humbling.\u201d \u2013 Bill Baker\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable privilege to be in Washington to witness this bill being signed. What we accomplished in 1980 has lived on far beyond the rink, and this recognition means more than words can express.\u201d \u2013 Neal Broten\n\n\u201cTo stand alongside my teammates at the White House for the signing of the Congressional Gold Medal bill is an honor I\u2019ll never forget. It\u2019s a testament to the spirit of teamwork and belief that defined our journey. It\u2019s a privilege to witness this moment, and I want to thank Congressman Stauber for all he did to help make it possible. Our team is grateful for his support and for the honor being given today.\u201d \u2013 Dave Christian\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to join my teammates in Washington to witness this historic moment. I\u2019m grateful to be part of a team whose impact continues to resonate with people across the country.\u201d \u2013 Steve Janaszak\n\n\u201cBeing present at the White House for the Congressional Gold Medal signing is an extraordinary honor. Our team shared something truly unique in 1980, and this recognition brings that feeling back in a profound way.\u201d \u2013 Rob McClanahan\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly humbling to be at the White House for such an important milestone. The Congressional Gold Medal is an honor that reflects not just a moment in sports, but a moment in American history.\u201d \u2013 Ken Morrow\n\n\u201cTo witness this bill being signed into law is truly special. Our team\u2019s story continues to remind people of what\u2019s possible when you believe in one another, and this recognition means the world.\u201d \u2013 Jack O\u2019Callahan\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to be in Washington for the signing of this historic bill. The Miracle has touched generations, and this recognition is something our team will treasure forever.\u201d \u2013 Mike Ramsey\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful honor to be at the White House to witness this bill becoming law. Our team\u2019s journey was unforgettable, and moments like this remind us of its lasting impact. I\u2019m thankful to be part of this special day, and I want to express my appreciation to Congressman Stauber for helping bring this honor forward. It means a great deal to all of us who lived that experience together.\u201d \u2013 Buzz Schneider\n\n\u201cBeing part of this ceremony at the White House is incredibly meaningful. The recognition of our team\u2019s place in history is something I\u2019m proud to share with my teammates and with the country.\u201d \u2013 Dave Silk\n\nSTATEMENTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE FOR DECEASED TEAM MEMBERS:\n\n\u201cIt is an honor to stand on my father\u2019s behalf at the White House. The Miracle team meant everything to him, and I know he would be deeply moved to see this recognition bestowed upon the teammates he cherished.\u201d \u2013 Tarja Lewis, daughter of Mark Pavelich\n\n\u201cRepresenting my dad at the White House is incredibly special. He was so proud to be part of the 1980 team, and this moment reflects the legacy he carried with him throughout his life.\u201d \u2013 Ryan Suter, son of Bob Suter\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to honor Mark by being here today. The Miracle team was one of the greatest joys of his life, and this recognition is a powerful tribute to his memory and to the entire team.\u201d \u2013 John Wells, brother of Mark Wells\n\n\u201cBeing here on my father\u2019s behalf is a profound honor. The Miracle team represented everything he believed in\u2014hard work, belief, and the power of a unified team. This recognition is a beautiful acknowledgment of that legacy.\u201d \u2013 Dan Brooks, son of Head Coach Herb Brooks\n\nSTATEMENTS FROM PLAYERS & STAFF WHO ARE NOT ATTENDING:\n\n\u201cAlthough I\u2019m unable to be in Washington, I am deeply honored by this recognition. The Miracle team holds a special place in my heart, and the Congressional Gold Medal is a meaningful tribute to what we accomplished together.\u201d \u2013 Steve Christoff\n\n\u201cI\u2019m disappointed to miss the ceremony but I\u2019m tremendously honored by the Congressional Gold Medal recognition. Our 1980 team shared something unforgettable, and this moment reflects the bond and belief that carried us all those years ago.\u201d \u2013 John Harrington\n\n\u201cWhile I cannot attend the event, I am truly humbled by this extraordinary honor. The Miracle continues to inspire across generations, and being recognized with the Congressional Gold Medal is something I will forever cherish.\u201d \u2013 Mark Johnson\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored by the Congressional Gold Medal recognition even though I won\u2019t be at the signing ceremony. What our team achieved has lived far beyond 1980, and this honor is a wonderful acknowledgment of that legacy.\u201d \u2013 Eric Strobel\n\n\u201cIt is a great honor for our team to receive this recognition. Though I am unable to be in Washington, I am incredibly proud of what we accomplished together and grateful that the Miracle continues to be celebrated in such a meaningful way.\u201d \u2013 Craig Patrick, assistant coach\n\nBackground:\n\nOn February 22, 1980, the U.S. Olympic Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union in Lake Placid, New York. This game is now known as the \u201cMiracle on Ice.\u201d The United States team was comprised of amateur college athletes, while the Soviet team featured some of the best players ever to play the game. Prior to this game, the Soviet Union had not lost an Olympic game since 1968. Eight years after this game, Congressman Stauber and the Lake Superior State University Division 1 hockey team won the National Championship at the same rink in Lake Placid, New York. For more information on the U.S Hockey Hall of Fame, visit https://www.ushockeyhall.com.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=F5A66DA3-4332-4F2D-BFB2-2649EC2E4122", "Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act Signed into Law to Celebrate 45th Anniversary of the Hockey Victory at the Winter Olympics", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "Congressional Gold Medals awarded to the Miracle on Ice U.S. Hockey Team, which defeated the four-time Olympic champion Soviet Union in 1980\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the bipartisan Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, which they cosponsor, has been signed into law, recognizing the 45th anniversary of the extraordinary victory of the U.S. Men\u2019s Hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, where they defeated the Soviet Union.\n\n\u201cIn 1980, during a time of division, economic hardship, and global conflict, the U.S. Olympic hockey team made all Americans believe in miracles,\u201d said Senator Klobuchar. \u201cCongress and our country have now formally recognized this legendary team, which included 12 players and head coach Herb Brooks from Minnesota, for their \u2018Miracle on Ice\u2019 that brought hope and unity to our nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cMore than half of the \u2018Miracle on Ice\u2019 hockey team was from Minnesota, the State of Hockey, and I\u2019m incredibly proud to see their achievements honored,\u201d said Senator Smith. \u201cThe iconic game was an upset nobody saw coming, and that win showcases American strength and resilience in the face of adversity.\u201d\n\nIn February 1980, the United States Olympic Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in the first game of the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic men\u2019s hockey tournament in Lake Placid, New York. Team USA, which included 12 hockey players born in Minnesota and was coached by University of Minnesota championship-winning hockey coach Herb Brooks, defied expectations by defeating the four-time Olympic champion Soviet Union team in a game referred to as the \u201cMiracle on Ice.\u201d\n\nAt a time when the United States was struggling with rampant stagflation, high gas prices, hostages held in Iran, and increased tensions with the Soviets after their invasion of Afghanistan, the Miracle on Ice was a welcome reprieve and a critical moment for American patriotism. Following the stunning victory against the Soviets, the Americans beat Finland 4-2 to secure the gold.\n\nThe law awards three Congressional Gold Medals to members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men\u2019s Ice Hockey Team, one of which will be displayed at the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota.\n\nClick here for the full text of the bill.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-statement-her-vote-against-national-defense-authorization-act", "Rep. Craig Statement on Her Vote Against the National Defense Authorization Act", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republican-led National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\n\u201cWhile I appreciate my Democratic colleagues\u2019 work over the past few months to strip the original House version of some of its most egregious Republican poison pills and implement important provisions, like a well-deserve pay raise for our troops, I am still deeply concerned that this bill abandons our country's LGBTQ+ veterans and servicemembers, immigrants and civil servants.\n\n\u201cBy including language that would expand the Trump Administration's authority to use the military to enforce immigration laws, Republicans have rubber stamped the President\u2019s dangerous immigration agenda and disregard for due process. Not to mention, by failing to restore collective bargaining rights to the Department of Defense\u2019s civilian workforce, they have doubled down on the President\u2019s attacks on federal workers and turned their back on our nation\u2019s civil servants.\n\n\u201cThese provisions don\u2019t make our country safer, nor do they implement necessary checks on the President\u2019s executive power \u2013 power he has used to undermine our global standing and violate the civil rights of those who have dedicated their lives to defending our freedoms. I am not enabling this President\u2019s anti LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant and anti-worker agenda, and I am certainly not signing off on a blank check to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to continue putting our national security and servicemembers at risk.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-supports-bill-lower-drug-prices-more-americans-hold-big-pharma", "Rep. Craig Supports Bill to Lower Drug Prices for More Americans; Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Price Gouging", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Angie Craig today announced legislation that would lower prescription drug prices for Americans and hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for price gouging consumers.\n\nThe Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act would build on her work on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to lower prescription drug prices for America\u2019s seniors by expanding price negotiations so that more Americans can afford their medication.\n\nSpecifically, the bill would:\n\nExtend the historic drug price negotiation program enacted through the IRA to all Americans with private insurance;\n\nStop drug companies from raising prices faster than inflation by ensuring that the inflation rebates enacted under the IRA also apply to individuals covered by private health plans;\n\nStrengthen the drug price negotiation program to deliver more savings to the American people by increasing the annual number of prescription drugs selected for negotiation from 20 to 50.\n\nThe Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act was originally introduced by Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Scott (VA-03).\n\n\u201cSince day one, lowering health care costs for Minnesotans has been one of my top priorities in Congress \u2013 and that starts with lowering the price of prescription drugs,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cWe made major strides in the Inflation Reduction Act to cap the price of prescription drugs for seniors, but we now must expand these cost savings to every American. I\u2019m proud to support this legislation to build on the progress we made through IRA and hold Big Pharma accountable for price gouging hardworking Minnesotans.\u201d\n\nSince entering Congress, Rep. Craig has been a leader in the fight to lower prescription drug prices. Last month, Rep. Craig introduced her Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would build on her work to make insulin more affordable by capping the price of insulin for Americans with private insurance. In 2022, the provision of Rep. Craig\u2019s bill that capped insulin copays at $35/month for Medicare recipients was signed into law as part of the IRA.\n\nLast Congress, Rep. Craig also introduced the Emergency Access to Insulin Act to help Americans without health insurance afford insulin. This bill would expand emergency insulin access, lower costs for those without health insurance and take additional steps to hold drug companies accountable for price gouging Americans.\n\nDuring IRA negotiations, Rep. Craig stood with House progressives, refusing to support the bill until it included provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Rep. Craig also cosponsored the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act last Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/rep-fischbach-sends-letter-to-walz-requesting-information-on-snap-fraud", "Rep. Fischbach Sends Letter to Walz  Requesting Information on SNAP  Fraud", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) was joined by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn \"GT\" Thompson (PA-15) and the Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation, in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz, requesting an investigation and immediate accountability for the State of Minnesota's profound and troubling failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars against waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).\n\nThe letter highlights the Walz Administration's refusal to comply with a May 2025 data request from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Instead of cooperating, the Walz Administration chose to sue the federal government in a misguided attempt to prevent oversight.\n\n\"Governor Walz is presiding over an inexcusable breakdown of integrity that has allowed Minnesota taxpayer money to become a fund for fraud,\" said Congresswoman Fischbach. \"His administration's decision to sue the USDA instead of complying with a simple audit is not oversight, it's obstruction.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-betty-mccollum-condemns-racial-profiling-minnesotans-federal", "Congresswoman Betty McCollum Condemns Racial Profiling of Minnesotans by Federal Immigration Agents", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Thursday morning:\n\n\u201cI strongly condemn the Trump administration for directing ICE agents to racially profile and randomly arrest residents on Minnesota\u2019s streets. Since President Trump\u2019s latest racist tirade against Somali Minnesotans, he has directed a campaign of incompetence and unprofessionalism that has nothing to do with the rule of law, and everything to do with terrorizing our community.\n\n\u201cThe appalling incident in Minneapolis Tuesday confirms that the Trump administration is unlawfully profiling Minnesotans who look Somali and arresting them on the spot, including American citizens.\n\n\u201cDemocrats will not forget Donald Trump\u2019s words and his administration's outrageous, violent, and illegal actions against our neighbors. Thanks to courageous Minnesotans documenting these inappropriate actions, we have a growing record of the Trump administration\u2019s misconduct. We will hold them accountable. Minnesotans and the American public deserve better.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-calls-out-republican-betrayal-stripping-ivf-coverage-out", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Republican Betrayal Stripping IVF Coverage Out of NDAA", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison (MN-03) called out President Trump and Congressional Republicans\u2019 betrayal of American families after blocking critical IVF treatment expansion for military families.\n\nPresident Trump has called himself the \u201cfertilization president\u201d and promised to expand IVF treatment \u2014 but Congressional Republicans are sending a bill to President Trump\u2019s desk that fails to expand coverage of IVF treatment for military families.\n\nAn OB-GYN for more than 20 years and a member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, Rep. Morrison condemned President Trump and Congressional Republicans\u2019 actions on the House floor.\n\nWatch a video of Rep. Morrison\u2019s remarks HERE.\n\nImage\n\nRead a transcript of Rep. Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nMr. Speaker, today I rise to condemn the betrayal of President Trump and his Republican majorities. Trump called himself the \u201cfertilization president\u201d and promised to expand access to IVF \u2013 but his Speaker of the House just blocked critical IVF expansion for military families.\n\nThe American people overwhelmingly want to expand access to IVF.\n\nAnd it\u2019s what Donald Trump promised them as he was running for president last year. And I quote word for word: \"Under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment. Or we're going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.\"\n\nBut here we are, and the Republican Congress is sending a bill to President Trump\u2019s desk that fails to expand coverage for military families to do just that.\n\nSo the brave service members who put their lives on the line for our country and our freedoms will not be able to access the care they need to grow their families if they suffer from infertility.\n\nThis is sadly only the latest betrayal by the Republican majority talking a big game about being \u201cpro-family\u201d but blocking policies that would actually support them.\n\nIt is beyond disappointing. It is cruel.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-crack-down-scammers", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Scammers and Eliminate Foreign Robocalls", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) is leading a bipartisan coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in introducing the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, which would strengthen efforts to stop unlawful robocalls originating from overseas.\n\nMinnesotans face almost 400 million robocalls a year \u2014 and robocalls are increasing across the country, often from overseas bad actors. Americans lost $29 billion to scam robocallsin 2021 alone. The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act would empower the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to crack down on scammers and establish a taskforce to prevent foreign robocalls.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation has received key endorsements from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and USTelecom.\n\n\u201cNo one likes robocalls. They are irritating, predatory, and steal billions of dollars from Americans every single year. They also erode public trust. You shouldn\u2019t miss a call from the doctor just because you\u2019re scared it could be a scammer. The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act is commonsense legislation to protect people \u2013 particularly older Americans who are disproportionately targeted \u2013 from harmful scammers. I am proud to introduce this bipartisan effort,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison.\n\nBackground on the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act:\n\nThis bill would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), to establish an interagency taskforce. The taskforce would be made up of representatives from these three federal agencies and seven private sector representatives, including voice service and analytics providers, technology experts, marketing and nonprofit organizations, and consumer advocacy groups. The taskforce must:\n\nstudy and compare the volume of robocalls from domestic vs. international sources;\n\nidentify countries responsible for high volumes of unlawful robocalls;\n\nprovide information on how countries can collaborate on eliminating unlawful robocalls;\n\npromote global adoption of call authentication technologies (e.g., STIR/SHAKEN);\n\nrecommend best practices and international cooperation to mitigate unlawful robocalls; and\n\ndetermine the need for more resources or a DOJ office dedicated to unlawful robocall enforcement.\n\nThe taskforce would be required to create a comprehensive report with findings and recommendations and deliver it to Congress within one year of the taskforce\u2019s formation.\n\nRead the full text of the bill HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/omar-jayapal-norcross-introduce-legislation-protect-app-based-workers", "Omar, Jayapal, Norcross Introduce Legislation to Protect App-Based Workers", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) are introducing legislation to promote transparency and accountability for app-based workers. The Empowering App-Based Workers Act would put guardrails on digital labor platforms, including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Amazon, to ensure that automated decisions do not lead to discrimination and price-gouging, and provide transparency to workers on how their data is used.\n\n\u201cGig workers like Uber and Lyft drivers in my home state of Minnesota deserve a fair share of the wealth they create. App-based corporations have hidden behind AI algorithms and predatory take rates while drivers\u2019 pay shrinks and executive profits soar,\u201d said Rep. Omar, Ranking Member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee. \"The Empowering App-Based Workers Act will pull back the curtain on how these companies use data, set wages, and make decisions that shape people\u2019s livelihoods. Gig workers should be part of a transparent system that values their labor.\u201d\n\n\u201cApp-based workers work long hours, often with no consistency or predictability of how much they will make,\u201d said Rep. Jayapal. \u201cThey are at the whim of algorithms that make automated decisions about who gets to work, and where, and when. Workers and consumers deserve a better system, where workers are protected, employment laws are followed, and where consumers have a transparent price.\u201d\n\n\"The Empowering App-Based Workers Act is a long-overdue step toward fairness and transparency for the millions of rideshare drivers and delivery app workers who keep our economy running,\u201d said Congressman Donald Norcross. \u201cBy guaranteeing transparent payment information and higher wages, these workers will finally receive a fair day\u2019s pay for a hard day\u2019s work. App-based workers deserve a good-paying job where they are treated with dignity, compensated fairly, and protected from exploitation.\u201d\n\nIn 2024, Uber and Lyft both regularly paid drivers wages less than minimum wage, while at the same time increasing costs paid by consumers. These corporations\u2019 \u2018take rates\u2019, or the percentage of a ride-fare that they keep, is often around 40 percent, but can be as high as 70 percent on individual rides.\n\nThe Empowering App-Based Workers Act would:\n\nRequire detailed weekly pay statements and itemized receipts for workers;\n\nRequire disclosure of electronic monitoring systems and how those are used to make automated decisions regarding work assignments;\n\nEnsure that ride-hail drivers receive at least 75 percent of the total amount paid by a consumer for each transaction; and\n\nProhibit app-based platforms from violating equal pay for equal work by offering or paying different amounts to workers performing substantially similar or comparable work.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to see Representatives Jayapal, Norcross, and Omar listening to app-based workers and introducing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act in the U.S. House of Representatives,\u201d said Rebecca Dixon, president and CEO of the National Employment Law Project (NELP). \u201cCorporations that use hidden algorithms to determine app-based workers\u2019 pay, job assignments, and discipline must be held accountable. This bill will give workers the transparency they have been demanding for years and will help move us toward a good-jobs economy where all workers are treated fairly.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is also sponsored by Dan Goldman (NY-10), Summer Lee (PA-12), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Mark Takano (CA-39), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=7D99B1E5-5124-4A35-9F79-026437983165", "Klobuchar Statement on Vote to Extend the Health Care Tax Credit", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after voting to extend the health care tax credit and prevent health insurance premiums from doubling for tens of millions of Americans.\n\n\u201cToday, once again, I voted to extend the health care tax credits to prevent health insurance premiums from doubling for so many in our state. By refusing to act, Congress has put millions of Americans in an impossible position \u2014 forcing families, farmers, and small business owners to question whether they can even afford to keep their insurance,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201c I will keep fighting to end this health care crisis, lower costs, and increase access to quality care.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smith-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-improve-access-to-mental-health-clinics/", "U.S. Senator Tina Smith Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Mental Health Clinics", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, which would improve access to mental health services nationwide. This bill would make it easier for seniors on Medicare to get care at Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), specialized clinics that provide mental health and substance use services. The bill would also ensure that these specialized clinics can continue to provide quality care to patients by ensuring that they receive adequate reimbursements from Medicaid.\n\n\u201cEverybody deserves access to mental health care, regardless of their zip code,\u201d said Senator Tina Smith. \u201cCertified Community Behavioral Health Centers know the importance of treating the whole patient, and we need to do more to make this model of mental health care accessible and sustainable. I\u2019m grateful to my former colleagues Senator Stabenow and Senator Blunt for laying the groundwork for this initiative. It\u2019s an honor to be its new champion in the Senate.\u201d\n\nMinnesota currently operates 22 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) that use a recovery-oriented philosophy, supporting pathways to success for individuals recovering from mental illness and substance use disorders. CCBHCs ensure access to coordinated behavioral health, including through medication-assisted recovery \u2013 the combined use of medication and counseling \u2013 to provide effective support for recovery. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 codified a permanent CCBHC option for states under the Medicaid program, but further action is now needed to establish CCBHCs in Medicare to allow comparable status and designated payment as other health care providers.\n\nSpecifically, The Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act would:\n\nEstablish Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) under the Medicare program;\n\nAuthorize CCBHC expansion grants at a level that allows current grantees to continue their efforts and ensure availability of technical assistance to help the grantee clinics succeed;\n\nCreate opportunities to better integrate physical and behavioral health care by giving CCBHCs the option to offer primary care services within their Prospective Payment System (PPS);\n\nProvide guidance for organizations primarily serving distinct populations, including youth, veterans, and our most vulnerable, to understand how they can meet CCBHC requirements while continuing to provide appropriate, high-quality care;\n\nAnd further enhance accountability measures for CCBHCs by establishing a national data infrastructure and repository that would expand the ability of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Congress to track program progress and outcomes.\n\nThis legislation is also led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-amy-klobuchar-and-tina-smith-cosponsor-legislation-requiring-airlines-to-reimburse-passengers-for-delays-rebooking-fees-related-expenses-after-trump-cancels-consumer-protections/", "U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Cosponsor Legislation Requiring Airlines to Reimburse Passengers for Delays, Rebooking Fees & Related Expenses After Trump Cancels Consumer Protections", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN) helped introduce legislation to protect flyers by requiring airlines to provide cash compensation and free rebooking for passengers facing significant delays or cancellations caused by the airline. The bill comes just in time for the holiday season which is expected to see record numbers of travelers.\n\nEarly estimates project a record 8.03 million travelers will take domestic flights this holiday season, a 2.3% increase compared to last year. This would mark the first time in history that number tops 8 million.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s simple: if your flight is canceled or significantly delayed and disrupts your travel plans, you should be compensated,\u201d said Senator Klobuchar. \u201cThis legislation will ensure airlines reimburse passengers for the cost of hotels, meals, and transportation as a result of flight cancellations or delays.\u201d\n\n\u201cTraveling is already expensive, and the last thing Minnesotans need is an unexpected and expensive bill for rebooking a flight that was canceled because of an airline, especially as folks try to be with their families over the holidays,\u201d said Senator Smith. \u201cThis legislation holds airlines accountable for their mistakes and fixes another Trump administration blunder.\u201d\n\nPeople are flying now more than ever. With more Minnesotans flying, refunds and reimbursements for significant cancellations and delays that disrupt travel plans are crucial. In 2024, roughly 20% of all flights departing from MSP were delayed or canceled.\n\nUnder the Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation Act, the DOT would issue regulations that would set a baseline standard of compensation of at least $300 for a delay of more than 3 hours but less than 6 hours and at least $600 for a delay of 6 hours or more.\n\nThe bill is led by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), and cosponsored by Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).\n\nRead the full text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-omars-statement-fy26-ndaa", "Rep. Omar's Statement on the FY26 NDAA", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):\n\n\u201cToday I voted \u2018NO\u2019 on the National Defense Authorization Act because Congress cannot continue writing blank checks for endless war while millions of Americans struggle to afford housing, health care, and basic necessities.\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA authorizes nearly $900 billion for the Pentagon, more than we spend on education, health, climate, and poverty programs combined. It pours billions into weapons systems the Pentagon itself has said it does not need. It increases funding for defense contractors who profit from global instability and it advances a vision of national security rooted in militarization instead of diplomacy, human rights, or community wellbeing. Republicans also removed an Afghan relocation legislation from the final NDAA, abandoning the very allies who risked their lives to help American service members.\n\n\u201cAt a time when families in Minnesota\u2019s 5th District are struggling with rising costs, when our schools and social services remain underfunded, and when the Pentagon continues to evade a clean audit year after year, Congress should be investing in people.\n\n\u201cI will always support giving service members what they need to stay safe but that does not mean rubber stamping bloated budgets or enabling unchecked executive war powers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-house-republicans-demand-walz-provide-snap-data-to-usda", "Emmer, House Republicans Demand Walz Provide SNAP Data to USDA", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (PA-15) in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz demanding that he complies with the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) request to provide Minnesota\u2019s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data to USDA. The Walz administration\u2019s refusal to follow the request could result in administrative funds being withheld, corrective action, or other enforcement efforts.\n\n\u201cThis is yet another example of Governor Walz\u2019s gross negligence. The refusal to comply with this federal request jeopardizes Minnesotans\u2019 access to food,\u201d said Emmer. \u201c400,000 Minnesotans rely on SNAP, but Walz is too preoccupied playing political games to care. House Republicans remain committed to protecting American taxpayers\u2019 dollars. Cutting waste, fraud, and abuse will strengthen SNAP and programs like it for the people who need it most.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nOn May 6, 2025, the USDA\u2019s Food and Nutrition Service sent a letter to state SNAP agencies requesting application, enrollment, recipient, and transaction data. As of December 1, 2025, 28 states have complied with USDA\u2019s request, while Minnesota and 20 other states have refused to comply.\n\nIn the data reviewed from the 28 states that have complied with the request, the USDA found nearly 186,000 deceased recipients still receiving benefits and 355,000 recipients dually enrolled in their own state or multiple states. Other instances of fraud were also identified. From 2021-2023, Minnesota misreported issuance data to the USDA and did not conduct the required security reviews of key eligibility systems.\n\nIn 2024 alone, the state of Minnesota issued nearly $77 million in erroneous SNAP payments.\n\nInstead of complying with the USDA\u2019s request for data, Minnesota has taken legal action to block federal oversight of this federally funded program.\n\nRead the letter sent to Gov. Walz in its entirety here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pete-stauber-applauds-passage-secure-rural-schools-reauthorization", "Congressman Pete Stauber Applauds Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This evening, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) supported S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, when it passed on the House Floor. The legislation, which is now headed to the President\u2019s desk for signature, reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, ensuring critical funding reaches rural schools and communities across Minnesota\u2019s Eighth District. Congressman Stauber issued the following statement regarding the passage of the bill:\n\n\"For over a century, the federal government has made a commitment to rural communities: to share the revenues generated from responsible natural resource development, like mining and timber harvesting, on National Forest System land,\" said Congressman Stauber. \"Unfortunately, thanks to our broken permitting system and endless lawsuits brought by activists seeking to lock up our public lands, this responsible development has declined in recent decades, and subsequently, the payments to our rural counties. The Secure Rural Schools program helps bridge the gap, and this reauthorization is a massive win for Northern Minnesota, ensuring that many of our rural counties continue to receive the resources they need to maintain roads, support our schools, and fund essential services. I was proud to champion this legislation to give our rural communities the certainty and stability they deserve, and I look forward to seeing it signed into law.\"\n\nImage\n\nWatch my full remarks here\n\nBackground on Secure Rural Schools (SRS):\n\nThe SRS program provides critical funding to rural schools and counties that house large areas of tax-exempt national forests and federal lands. Because these lands cannot be taxed locally, SRS delivers payments generated from leasing and resource management activities within the Forest Service back to the county governments where those forests are located.\n\nOriginally signed into law in 2000, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act was created to stabilize payments to rural counties impacted by declining timber sales and federal revenue sharing that had existed since 1908. For years, rural communities in Minnesota\u2019s Eighth District have utilized these funds to update and maintain school facilities, provide quality supplies for students, and invest in vital conservation and infrastructure projects.\n\nThe reauthorization will secure payments for counties across Minnesota, including Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties, protecting them from budget shortfalls caused by the fluctuating nature of federal land revenues. In 2024, the SRS program provided nearly $7 million in payments to counties across Minnesota\u2019s Eighth Congressional District.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=F79B7731-1D33-4711-B95F-D175F60616FC", "ICYMI: Klobuchar Op-Ed in The New York Times: \u201cState A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump\u2019s Next Move Could Upend That.\u201d", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) published an op-ed in The New York Times on how, with the lack of federal standards, it is essential for states to maintain and strengthen their own AI protections rather than override the few protections Americans have from the downsides of A.I. Read the op-ed below.\n\nThe New York Times: Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump\u2019s Next Move Could Upend That.\n\nBy Amy Klobuchar\n\nWe\u2019ve all heard about the revolutionary breakthroughs that could result from the deployment of artificial intelligence, including cures for cancer, advances in energy and individually tailored education for every student. These benefits would be truly game-changing.\n\nUnfortunately for many Americans, these advantages remain distant. And because of the lack of sensible rules governing A.I. technology, we are more familiar with its darker side: the theft of people\u2019s voices and visual likenesses; scams directed at seniors; political attack videos in which you can\u2019t tell if what you\u2019re seeing or hearing is actually the candidate you love (or hate); and worst of all, children committing suicide after turning to A.I. chatbots for help.\n\nThese harms will only multiply. That\u2019s why it has been critical for states to step up and pass desperately needed A.I. safety standards while Congress sadly continues to delay enacting federal standards. Now we risk going backward, with President Trump saying on Monday that he will sign an executive order that will replace state laws with \u201cOne Rulebook\u201d that the public has never seen.\n\nThat executive order should concern every American. Tech companies should not be allowed to use their lobbying power to undo the few protections Americans have from the downsides of A.I. \u2014 passed at the state level with bipartisan support. Congress urgently needs to stop delaying the passage of mutually agreed upon federal A.I. standards. But it remains paramount that states be able to protect people right now, before such rules are enacted.\n\nDespite a series of well-meaning and thorough bipartisan Senate meetings, Congress has been unable to overcome its own institutional inertia to pass comprehensive A.I. regulation. And tech leaders \u2014 who once warned that \u201cmitigating the risk of extinction from A.I. should be a global priority\u201d \u2014 are at best divided on what to do or, at worst, actively lobbying against proposals they think will thwart their short-term interests.\n\nThe most serious federal A.I. protection that has passed Congress and been signed into law by Mr. Trump is a bill I led with Senator Ted Cruz and 20 others, the Take It Down Act. This legislation allows victims to remove intimate images \u2014 both authentic and A.I.-created deepfakes \u2014 published without their consent. While it is a good model in that it requires platforms to take down content, it doesn\u2019t scratch the surface of the many privacy, economic and national security risks A.I. poses.\n\nEnter the states. After years of waiting on Congress, both Democratic and Republican governors and state legislatures have passed their own deeply needed A.I. laws. Tennessee\u2019s ELVIS Act gives artists control over their A.I.-generated digital replicas so others cannot use their voices and likenesses without consent. New laws in Utah require some companies to disclose when people are interacting with A.I. And from Alabama to Minnesota, 28 states have laws to rein in deceptive political deepfakes.\n\nFormer Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once argued that states are the laboratories of democracy. Inspired by state action, many of us at the federal level are pressing for similar laws. Senator Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan group of senators have put forward a road map to support A.I. innovation and improve safeguards. Senator John Thune and I have come together to lead a bill that would promote innovation and transparency for A.I. systems in high-risk settings such as health care or public safety. Other federal bills would protect creators online, similar to Tennessee\u2019s ELVIS Act.\n\nBut as of now, these are just concepts and bills, not laws. States have no choice but to act.\n\nTech lobbyists have frequently opposed even the most sensible federal standards and rules \u2014 such as labeling videos as produced by A.I. or taking down unauthorized content. In an act of total hubris, they are now arguing that states should be banned from regulating A.I., and pushing the president and Congress to override the states\u2019 laws. That included a recent failed attempt to shoehorn a moratorium on state A.I. laws into Congress\u2019s annual defense bill, and a similar failed attempt this summer as part of congressional Republicans\u2019 budget bill, which the Senate rejected in a 99-1 vote.\n\nDetails around the new executive order aren\u2019t known yet, but a draft executive order that circulated last month directed the U.S. attorney general to sue states to overturn A.I. laws and withhold broadband grants and other funding from states with A.I. laws.\n\nEven if the executive order is challenged in court (as it should be), it\u2019s clear the industry \u2014 which often says the right thing about wanting rules in place while actively working behind the scenes to scuttle major safeguards \u2014 and its allies in the White House and in Congress want to strip Americans of the few legal protections they currently have from A.I.-created harms, rather than work with lawmakers to ensure these technologies are deployed responsibly.\n\nThis is wrong. We have seen the tragic consequences of the lack of enforceable safety standards, such as the young boy who died by suicide after confiding in ChatGPT about his emotional struggles and plans about ending his life. Though the chatbot suggested he seek help, it also provided feedback on a photograph of a noose that the boy had made. Repealing what standards exist at the state level will only make it worse.\n\nOnce we actually have federal standards passed by Congress, it should be for Congress to decide whether to pre-empt state laws or allow them to go further. And as A.I. continues to evolve, there will always be new applications of the technology that spur states to act before the federal government does. That is something we should encourage \u2014 it is how our laboratories of democracy were intended to function.\n\nBut we can\u2019t supersede state protections until we have strong, enforceable federal standards in place. So A.I. companies should join us in putting meaningful safeguards spearheaded by Congress in place at the federal level \u2014 and stop pretending that in the meantime, state standards are too much of a burden to bear. After all, how can you expect us to believe you\u2019re on the precipice of creating groundbreaking superintelligence if you can\u2019t manage to comply with a handful of state laws?\n\nTech leaders need to understand: There will be safety standards for these products. If they do not want a patchwork of state laws, they should work with Congress to pass comprehensive standards. Until then, states have a right \u2014 and a duty \u2014 to stand up for their citizens.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-introduces-bill-ensure-water-quality-great-lakes-region-and-throughout", "Stauber Introduces Bill to Ensure Water Quality in Great Lakes Region and Throughout U.S.", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Recently, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the American Water Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize funding for several long-standing programs to maintain and improve water quality throughout the nation, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).\n\n\u201cThe Great Lakes are not only national treasures, but economic powerhouses, and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative helps keep these waters clean and safe for all Americans to enjoy,\u201d said Congressman Stauber. \u201cLake Superior is the backdrop of countless special memories for many Minnesota families, and I am proud to work on legislation that will preserve and protect these waters for future generations.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Great Lakes are one of the best things about living in Michigan. They\u2019re important to our jobs, how we spend our time off, and our drinking water; so many things depend on the health of the Great Lakes,\u201d said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet. \u201cI\u2019m working with Democrats and Republicans to make sure the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative keeps going so we have this treasure for generations.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the GLRI, the American Water Stewardship Act reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Long Island Sound and Columbia River Basin Restoration programs, the National Estuary Program, and the EPA\u2019s BEACH Act program. All of these programs will help address water quality issues and carry out ecosystem restoration projects around the country.\n\nBackground: The GLRI provides the most significant investment in the Great Lakes ecosystem \u2013 the largest system of fresh surface water in the world \u2013 targeting Areas of Concern, invasive species, non-point source pollution, and projects to support habitats and local species. More than 8,000 projects have been carried out through the GLRI program in partnership with states, non-profits, and other community partners, generating more than $3 in economic activity for every federal dollar invested through the GLRI program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=8E237E61-66DB-4090-89E9-DCB9DC3FC7E4", "Klobuchar and Hoeven Urge the CPSC to Strengthen Protections Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Hoeven (R-ND), the leads of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, are urging Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman to address the heightened risks of home carbon monoxide poisoning during the winter months and provide information on how the CPSC is working to combat this deadly risk, including the education and outreach being done to encourage people to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes.\n\nKlobuchar and Hoeven\u2019s bill was signed into law in 2022 and is named for two brothers from Kimball, Minnesota, who tragically died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The law established a grant program to fund initiatives to prevent similar tragedies in the future, which recently provided $200,000 to eight cities across Minnesota.\n\n\u201cWe write to express our concerns about the increased risks of home carbon monoxide poisoning during the winter months, and to inquire into actions the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is taking to ensure that Americans are kept safe from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter,\u201d wrote the Senators. \u201cMore than 400 Americans die from carbon monoxide poisoning each year, and more than 14,000 are hospitalized.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese risks increase during the winter as people use heating systems, water heaters, and fireplaces that use natural gas,\u201d the Senators continued. \u201cWhen used properly, these systems safely keep people warm during the coldest times of year, but improper use and faulty products put people at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Acting Chairman Feldman:\n\nWe write to express our concerns about the increased risks of home carbon monoxide poisoning during the winter months, and to inquire into actions the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is taking to ensure that Americans are kept safe from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter.\n\nMore than 400 Americans die from carbon monoxide poisoning each year, and more than 14,000 are hospitalized. Infants, elderly people, and those with underlying health issues are most vulnerable. These risks increase during the winter as people use heating systems, water heaters, and fireplaces that use natural gas. When used properly, these systems safely keep people warm during the coldest times of year, but improper use and faulty products put people at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. Just last month a couple in Garfield, Minnesota was airlifted for treatment after a carbon monoxide leak in their home. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, which is why it is so critical that Americans are made aware of the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors in their homes.\n\nOur bill, the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, was signed into law in 2022. Named for two brothers from Kimball, Minnesota who tragically died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the law created a grant program to fund initiatives to prevent similar tragedies in the future. As you know, the law directs the CPSC to administer the grant program, which funds education and awareness campaigns about the need for carbon monoxide detectors, as well as the installation of these monitors.\n\nWe respectfully request that you respond to the following questions by December 19, 2025:\n\nWhat steps is the CPSC taking to help prevent incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning at home?\n\nWhat steps has the CPSC taken to ensure states are aware of and taking advantage of the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program? What challenges do you face in working with states?\n\nWhat changes to the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program would increase the program\u2019s effectiveness?\n\nWhat data has the CPSC collected on the number of carbon monoxide poisoning at-home incidents since the Grant Program went into effect?\n\nDoes the CPSC need additional resources to investigate the increase in carbon monoxide poisoning in the winter and take appropriate measures to help educate the population?\n\nThank you for your prompt attention to this matter. We look forward to your response.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=9D886678-DD7A-4D6A-BBEE-EEFDC37368FB", "Klobuchar Statement on Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Trump v. Slaughter", "2025-12-08", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the only Democratic Senator on both the Judiciary and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter.\n\n\u201cCongress has long used its power to establish independent agencies to protect consumers, workers, investors, and others without undue political pressure,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cCommissioner Slaughter\u2019s unlawful firing goes against nearly a century of precedent that ensures these agencies remain independent and work for Americans, not the President\u2019s friends and donors. It is deeply troubling that conservative justices appear ready to give the president even more unchecked power.\u201d\n\nIn November, Klobuchar and 207 of her congressional colleagues filed an amicus brief opposing President Trump\u2019s unlawful attempt to remove Commissioner Slaughter without cause. Giving the President this power would jeopardize the integrity of independent federal agencies and undermine the FTC\u2019s ability to protect the public from unfair methods of competition, fraud, and other deceptive practices.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-joins-democratic-doctors-caucus-condemning-dangerous", "U.S. Rep Kelly Morrison Joins Democratic Doctors Caucus in Condemning Dangerous ACIP Decision to Stop Recommending Birth Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) and the Democratic Doctors Caucus released the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.\n\n\u201cThe Democratic Doctors Caucus unequivocally condemns the decision to end the decades-long standard practice of vaccinating every newborn against hepatitis B. Today\u2019s decision \u2014 made without any scientific justification that a newborn dose is unsafe \u2014 will lead to more disease, more cancer, more preventable deaths, and will further increase the cost of health care in our nation. We call on Acting CDC Director O\u2019Neill to reject this recommendation. The Democratic Doctors Caucus will keep up our fight against this administration\u2019s continued attacks like this on basic science and do all we can to protect the health and well-being of the American people.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/progressive-caucus-deputy-chair-ilhan-omar-condemns-ice-agents-physical", "Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair Ilhan Omar Condemns ICE Agents\u2019 Physical Attacks on Congressmember Adelita Grijalva", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) released the following statement regarding agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using physical force against Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) when she conducted oversight into the due-process rights of her constituents affected by raids in her district:\n\n\u201cI strongly condemn today\u2019s disgusting display of violence against Congresswoman Grijalva, who was pepper-sprayed along with her staff and pushed aside by ICE agents as she asked questions about her community members being disappeared off the streets by ICE raids.\n\n\u201cWe are in a dangerous moment for American democracy. ICE agents are continuing to act with lawlessness and impunity and are cheered on by the President of the United States. If they are allowed to intimidate, harass, and physically assault members of Congress for doing their jobs, no one is safe in this country.\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration is attacking the most basic liberties and freedoms Americans enjoy. Masked, armed, and often unidentified men now roam our neighborhoods, kidnap community members, and use undue force against those who might protest\u2014including sitting lawmakers with the constitutional authority to conduct oversight into ICE\u2019s practices.\n\n\u201cWe need an immediate Congressional investigation into these agents\u2019 use of pepper spray and force against Representative Grijalva. And Congress must pass the Progressive Caucus\u2019s legislative slate to rein in these abusive practices and restore accountability.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=21A0456D-AD58-4EB2-8615-2CB008C6E327", "Klobuchar, McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Skills Training", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dave McCormick(R-PA) reintroduced a bill to enhance access to skills training. The Skills Investment Act would expand Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)\u2014tax advantaged savings accounts for educational expenses\u2014so American workers can use the accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, adult education, and professional development.\n\nCompanion legislation for the Skills Investment Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson (R-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL).\n\n\u201cNow more than ever, innovation is key to moving the American economy forward. With technological advancements in manufacturing and many other parts of our economy, it is critical that American workers are positioned for success. That means increasing access to the specialized training and education needed to pursue good-paying, high-demand careers,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cOur bipartisan Skills Investment Act will modernize tax advantaged savings accounts so workers can build skills for the 21st century economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe energy and AI revolution is bringing demand for electricians, pipe and steamfitters, welders, and more skilled labor professions to levels we haven\u2019t seen in decades. These are good paying jobs that lead to create stable, fulfilling careers,\u201d said Senator McCormick. \u201cThis bill is an important step toward incentivizing more Americans to enter the skilled trades and fill these jobs while reinforcing that a four-year degree is far from the only path to the American Dream.\u201d\n\nThe Skills Investment Act transforms Coverdell ESAs into lifelong learning accounts, allowing workers to use tax-advantaged savings to pay for education and skills training programs throughout an account holder\u2019s lifetime. The bill would eliminate the age-based contribution limit on Coverdell ESAs and expand the scope of allowable distributions to cover a broad array of career and technical education services. These savings accounts would now be eligible for pretax contributions and mid-career workers would be allowed to contribute up to $4,000 tax-free each year, with a maximum contribution limit of $10,000. Employers would receive a 25 percent tax credit for contributions to a worker\u2019s account.\n\nKlobuchar has long led efforts to boost workforce development and skills training.\n\nIn March 2025, Klobuchar and Senator Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow\u2019s Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation to allow Americans to use \u2018529\u2019 education savings accounts for skills training, credentialing, and certification programs, which was signed into law earlier this year. Previously, \u2018529\u2019 accounts could only be used to pay for college, vocational school, K-12 education, and apprenticeship expenses.\n\nIn March 2025, she and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the American Apprenticeship Act, which would provide states with tuition assistance funding to support apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. She also partnered with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) to reintroduce the Apprenticeships to College Act, bipartisan legislation to allow workers to earn college credits for completed apprenticeships.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-house-republicans-demand-walz-revoke-illegally-issued-commercial-driver-s-licenses", "Emmer, House Republicans Demand Walz Revoke Illegally Issued Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Congressman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) in sending a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on the findings that one-third of Minnesota\u2019s non-domiciled commercial driver\u2019s licenses (CDLs) were issued illegally. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), Congressman Brad Finstad (R-Minn.), and fourteen other U.S. House Republicans signed Stauber\u2019s letter as well.\n\n\u201cAnother day, another Tim Walz failure. And once again, law-abiding Minnesotans are the ones forced to pay the price,\u201d said Emmer. \u201cThankfully, the Trump administration is committed to holding Walz's feet to the fire for his inexcusable negligence, as are we.\u201d\n\n\u201cFirst, it was the rampant fraud schemes like Feeding Our Future and Housing Stabilization Services, where billions in taxpayer dollars were siphoned off, some even making its way to terrorists,\u201d said Stauber. \u201cNow, this administration is actively compromising the safety [of] drivers on our roads. This waste, fraud, and abuse must come to an end. Minnesotans and the American people deserve better.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nIn April 2025, President Trump issued an executive order directing the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to audit all non-domiciled commercial driver\u2019s licenses issued by state agencies to identify irregularities. This audit uncovered a pattern of states illegally issuing licenses, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy took swift action to implement a rule barring non-citizens from eligibility for CDLs.\n\nMinnesota\u2019s illegally issued CDLs were provided to drivers whose presence in the United States was no longer valid, to drivers who were prohibited from holding a non-domiciled CDL, and to drivers whose lawful presence in the United States had not been verified by the state. This negligence directly endangers Minnesotans and other Americans.\n\nRead more in Breitbart News via Olivia Rondeau here.\n\nRead the letter sent to Walz in its entirety here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-betty-mccollum-caribbean-boat-strike-deeply-alarming", "Ranking Member Betty McCollum on Caribbean Boat Strike: 'Deeply Alarming'", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Thursday:\n\n\u201cThe footage of the September 2nd boat strike in the Caribbean was deeply alarming and calls into question the Trump administration\u2019s respect for the laws of armed conflict. The Pentagon should immediately release the strike video in its entirety so that the American public understands what President Trump has directed in the Caribbean without any authorization from Congress. Congress has a responsibility to fully investigate not only the September 2nd strike but the Trump administration\u2019s entire operation in the Caribbean and should take testimony from Secretary Hegseth, U.S. Special Operations Commander Admiral Frank Bradley, and U.S. Southern Commander Admiral Alvin Holsey.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-calls-out-health-care-crisis-and-impending-enrollment", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Health Care Crisis and Impending Enrollment Deadline", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to call out Republicans\u2019 refusal to take action on the cost of the health care crisis.\n\n\u201cThanks to the Republican health care crisis, instead of discussing holiday plans or Christmas wish lists, families will be around the kitchen table deciding what they\u2019ll have to sacrifice to keep their health insurance,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison. \u201cFacing sticker shock from skyrocketing premiums in addition to broken promises of lower energy, gas, and grocery prices, Trump and Republicans in Congress are once again failing to prioritize the needs of working-class Americans.\n\nAmericans are less than two weeks out from the deadline to enroll in Affordable Care Act health care plans without a lapse in coverage \u2013 but Congressional Republicans are still refusing to extend the ACA tax credits which help millions afford health care. Without an extension, health care costs will skyrocket for 22 million Americans \u2013 including 90,000 Minnesotans.\n\nRepresentative Morrison, who cared for patients as an OB-GYN for more than 20 years, has been fighting to extend ACA tax credits and address health care affordability since before Congressional Republicans refused to extend them and worsened the health care crisis with their so-called \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d that passed this summer. Representative Morrison has highlighted this health care crisis by:\n\nStanding with small business owners who will lose coverage if these ACA tax credits are not extended\n\nSpotlighting the impact to hospitals and clinics when Americans are forced to delay care\n\nSupporting multiple bills that would permanently extend the tax credits and protect health care for millions of Americans\n\nWatch Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks HERE.\n\nImage\n\nRead a transcript of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nWe are less than two weeks from the deadline to enroll in ACA plans without a lapse in coverage.\n\nThanks to the Republican-created health care crisis, instead of discussing holiday plans or Christmas wish lists, most families will be around kitchen tables deciding what they\u2019ll have to sacrifice to keep their health insurance.\n\nFacing sticker shock from skyrocketing premiums in addition to broken promises of lower energy, gas, and grocery prices, Trump and Republicans in Congress are once again failing to prioritize the needs of working-class Americans.\n\nFor months they\u2019ve deployed a variety of excuses.\n\nFirst, they tried denying the premium spikes, then they misdirected to scapegoat immigrants, then they turned to their old and tired call to repeal and replace the ACA, which as usual came with hollow promises of some secret plan.\n\nThey insisted they just needed the government to open and now that it\u2019s open it seems they are circling back to \u201cconcepts of a plan\u201d and denial.\n\nWhether or not the excuse of the week allows them to acknowledge the crisis, Republicans in Congress have made it abundantly clear that they are not willing to help Americans afford health care or do anything to help lower the cost of living.\n\nFor 20 years practicing as an OB-GYN myself, it was my responsibility to help my patients with preventative care, to problem solve, to diagnose, and to formulate a treatment plan with them.\n\nCan you imagine if your doctor kept making up excuses for why they couldn\u2019t treat you or worse just fully denied your experience and refused to offer you anything?\n\nThat\u2019s exactly how Trump and the Republican majority have responded to the American people's repeated pleas to act on affordability.\n\nI know that the people of Minnesota\u2019s third district \u2014 my district \u2014 and Americans across the country are counting on action and deserve real solutions.\n\nUnfortunately, we\u2019re here today to discuss the devastating impact of what Trump and Congressional Republicans\u2019 denial and inaction means for American families.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-omar-opening-remarks-subcommittee-hearing-revitalizing-american", "Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at  Subcommittee Hearing on Revitalizing American Boxing", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, \u201cIn Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers.\u201d\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today.\n\n\u201cWhen Republicans first notified us of today\u2019s hearing, I was immediately excited. I have long been a fan of professional boxing and mixed martial arts, and I was hopeful that we could have a bipartisan discussion about revitalizing a sport that I love. I came to this issue not just as a legislator, but as someone who admires the courage and craft of fighters who put their bodies on the line in the pursuit of greatness.\n\n\u201cAt the turn of the century, Congress passed two landmark pieces of legislation to protect and support American boxers. In 1996, Congress passed the Professional Boxing Safety Act (or the PBSA), which outlined health and safety provisions and mandated state athletic commissions to oversee all professional boxing events. In 2000, Congress strengthened the PBSA with the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.\n\n\u201cThe Ali Act was designed to clean up the business side of boxing after decades of corruption that harmed boxers\u2019 livelihoods and the integrity of the sport. It required better financial disclosures, increased transparency of ranking and title decisions, and limited conflicts of interest so that a single company or individual could not both control a boxer\u2019s contract and access to titles. This was meant to stop promoters from demanding that boxers sign away their entire career just to have a chance at a title.\n\n\u201cIn practice, the Ali Act\u2019s provisions helped give boxers more information and leverage to negotiate for a fairer share of the money that their fights generated and free themselves from any coercive and restrictive contract terms. We should build on these successes and take time to explore other critical issues, such as the long-term cost of brain injury and the need for athletes in other combat sports, like MMA, to enjoy these protections.\n\n\u201cMy hope is that we can use this hearing to discuss these issues thoughtfully and productively. However, my fear is that we are likely to focus on just one bill\u2014 H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act\u2014and consider moving it quickly.\n\n\u201cBut I urge my colleagues to take a moment to pause and hold two things in our minds at once. First, there are some genuinely promising provisions in the Revival Act. For example, a national one hundred and fifty dollar per-round minimum payment would lessen financial strain on boxers who are still finding their footing in the sport. The bill would also set a national twenty-five-thousand-dollar floor for insurance coverage that the PBSA currently requires for every fight.\n\n\u201cUnfortunately, there are sections of the Revival Act that raise serious questions about who will actually control the future of boxing. It would remove guardrails that prevent influential promoters from controlling the industry and forcing boxers into contracts that they do not benefit from. This legislation could also allow major corporations to completely take over the sport, leaving boxers without the leverage or the ability to advocate for themselves and their physical and financial health.\n\n\u201cThese provisions prioritize Goliath to the detriment of David. Boxers, who put their bodies on the line, deserve to fight in an industry that pays them well, values their health and safety, and does not make them vulnerable to economic exploitation. While not entirely harmful, this bill \u2013 as drafted \u2013 gives more power to promoters and big corporations than to boxers. This is why many professional boxers are speaking out against it, including Evander Holyfield, Oscar de la Hoya, Claressa Shields, Jake Paul, and Nico Ali Walsh.\n\n\u201cI am not here to reflexively support or oppose H.R. 4624. I am here to ask important questions to everyone involved\u2014the promoters, the regulators, and especially the corporations that stand to gain the most. Because we have to make sure that any \u2018revival\u2019 of boxing does not come at the expense of the very athletes we say we are here to protect.\n\n\u201cI want this hearing to be the start of a longer, serious bipartisan conversation about how we support our boxers and bring investment into the sport without sacrificing the necessary anti-monopoly firewalls that prevent American boxers from being exploited by powerful corporate actors and foreign investors.\n\n\u201cI look forward to our discussion today, and I yield back.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-omar-carter-simon-and-titus-introduce-respect-resolution", "Reps. Omar, Carter, Simon, and Titus Introduce   RESPECT Resolution", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 Today, Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), and Dina Titus (D-NV), leaders in the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, introduced the Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades (RESPECT) Resolution. This sense of Congress acknowledges steps and practices to create an equitable cannabis industry that addresses, reverses, and repairs the consequences of the failed \u201cWar on Drugs.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor decades, harsh cannabis laws devastated Black, Brown, and low-income communities. Today, those same communities are facing new barriers that prevent many of them from benefiting from the opportunities offered by a multi-billion-dollar industry,\u201d said Rep. Omar. Congress has a responsibility to ensure that cannabis policy expands access to capital and invests in entrepreneurs whose communities were most harmed by outdated drug laws.\u201d\n\nArrest and incarceration rates for marijuana offenses have been wildly disproportionate, with people of color far more likely to be targeted despite using marijuana at similar rates as white Americans. These laws have entrenched cycles of poverty and inequality. As more states continue to implement or expand marijuana legalization policies, job growth will continue in the industry, making it imperative to create a pathway to economic empowerment for Black and Brown communities to become entrepreneurs, leaders, and educators in this space.\n\n\u201cMarijuana prohibition has failed our communities,\u201d said Rep. Carter. \u201cIt has disproportionately harmed people of color, fueling mass incarceration, ruining families, taking away opportunities, and burdening them with criminal records. It's past time for the federal government to address the racial disparities that persist in the cannabis space and create inclusive pathways for people to access economic wealth.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe must elevate the role of equity in the legal cannabis marketplace and take bold, deliberate action to close persistent disparities. The war on drugs has devastated communities of color, and it is long past time to repair the harm and move beyond outdated, punitive cannabis policies,\" said Rep. Simon. \u201cI am proud to stand alongside my colleagues in introducing this Resolution, which will serve as a meaningful step towards economic and reparative justice.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor too long federal and state governments have unfairly prosecuted cannabis usage as a Schedule 1 drug,\u201d said Rep. Titus.\u201cThe RESPECT Resolution is a critical step towards policy that addresses the disparities caused by the outdated scheduling of cannabis and the so-called War on Drugs. As Co-Chair of the Cannabis Caucus, I am advancing solutions that will finally put an end to the cycle of unjust incarceration and unequal enforcement.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Reps. Carter, Omar, Simon, and Titus, The RESPECT Resolution is co-sponsored by Reps. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Hank Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).\n\nThis legislation is endorsed by Drug Policy Alliance, Last Prisoner Project, the Minority Cannabis Business Association, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).\n\n\u201cThe Drug Policy Alliance is proud to endorse the RESPECT Resolution, which calls for urgent action to ensure that cannabis markets and policies are fair for all communities. By highlighting state and local best practices, supporting global decriminalization, and urging states to end criminal penalties, restore rights, and ensure equitable participation in the emerging cannabis economy, the resolution charts a clear path toward meaningful reform. At a time when criminalization remains the law of the land and inequities remain deeply embedded in cannabis markets and policy, this resolution is both timely and critically necessary,\u201d said Cat Packer, Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation for the Drug Policy Alliance.\n\n\u201cLast Prisoner Project is grateful to the sponsors of the RESPECT Resolution for their leadership in confronting the deep racial and economic inequities created by decades of cannabis criminalization. This resolution recognizes that while state cannabis laws have evolved, far too many people and communities are still living with the consequences of outdated federal policies. By calling for record clearance, community investment, and equitable licensing, this resolution is a crucial reminder that those most harmed by prohibition must be able to participate in \u2014 and benefit from \u2014 any legal cannabis market,\u201d said Jason Ortiz, Director of Strategic Initiatives with Last Prisoner Project.\n\n\u201cIt is important to remind lawmakers of the ongoing harms caused by marijuana prohibition and the opportunities to begin addressing them through sensible legislation. This resolution should serve as a call for Congress to prioritize dismantling failed criminalization policies, as well as a blueprint for doing so in a way that focuses on repairing the damage inflicted by decades of unjust enforcement,\u201d said Morgan Fox, Political Director at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).\n\nBackground:\n\nThe RESPECT Resolution:\n\nUrges cannabis reform by encouraging states and localities to adopt the best steps and practices to address equity in the industry and provide economic empowerment to communities of color disenfranchised by the \u201cWar on Drugs.\u201d\n\nAcknowledges the racial disparities that exist in the cannabis industry, particularly for those who have criminal records for a substance that is now legal and regulated in most states.\n\nCalls on Congress to address, reverse, and repair the consequences of failed cannabis policies and regulations.\n\nDirects the United States to use its platform to advocate at the United Nations to de-schedule cannabis from international drug control treaties, expunge low-level marijuana offenses, study the impacts of controlling cannabis through international treaties, and treat cannabis as a legal commodity.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-congressional-colleagues-demand-governor-walz-revoke-illegally-issued", "Stauber, Congressional Colleagues, Demand Governor Walz Revoke Illegally Issued Commercial Driver's Licenses", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Minnesota Republicans and several other members of Congress sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz demanding immediate action to revoke a substantial number of illegally issued non-domiciled Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses (CDLs) in Minnesota, a failure exposed by a recent federal audit by the Department of Transportation. The letter highlights the latest example of Governor Walz's failed leadership and chronic mismanagement of state affairs, putting the safety of Minnesotans and Americans at risk.\n\n\u201cFirst, it was the rampant fraud schemes like Feeding Our Future and Housing Stabilization Services, where billions in taxpayer dollars were siphoned off, some even making its way to terrorists. Now, this administration is actively compromising the safety drivers on our roads.\u201d Said Congressman Stauber. \u201cThis waste, fraud, and abuse must come to an end. Minnesotans and the American people deserve better.\u201d\n\nThe Minnesota GOP federal delegation has repeatedly called for transparency and accountability from the Walz Administration regarding its handling of multiple major fraud crises, receiving no substantive response to date. This latest development only reinforces concerns regarding the Walz Administration\u2019s priorities and competence.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-and-sherburne-county-veteran-participate-in-house-leadership-veteran-stakeholder-roundtable", "Emmer and Sherburne County Veteran Participate in House Leadership Veteran Stakeholder Roundtable", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) participated in a Veteran Stakeholder Roundtable with members of U.S. House leadership and former Sherburne County Veterans Service Officer Bruce Price. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and members from Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) joined Emmer and Price to discuss legislation impacting the veteran community.\n\n\u201cBruce\u2019s selfless service to Minnesota\u2019s veterans and their families is commendable,\u201d said Emmer. \u201cHis years of dedication and advocacy on behalf of Minnesota\u2019s veteran community have made a lasting impact on so many. House Republicans will continue pushing legislation that gives veterans and their families the care and assistance they\u2019ve earned.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am honored to represent Minnesota\u2019s veterans and to join Congressman Emmer and members of House leadership at the roundtable discussion highlighting policies supporting veterans,\u201d said Price. \u201cThank you to Congressman Emmer and his colleagues for their continued work to stand with veterans and ensure we have excellent and accessible health care and resources.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nBruce Price served in the United States Army for 24 years prior to serving his fellow veterans and their families for nearly a decade as the Sherburne County Veterans Service Officer (VSO). As the Sherburne County VSO, Price partnered with Emmer and his office to provide assistance and service to local veterans.\n\nStanding for our nation\u2019s veterans is a top priority for Congressman Emmer. In July, he introduced the nonpartisan Veterans Burial Accountability Act to eliminate needless delays in veteran burials. This commonsense reform ensures that no veteran's family will be denied closure \u2013 or forced to endure uncertainty \u2013 when burying one of our nation\u2019s heroes.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-betty-mccollum-demands-answers-letter-homeland-security", "Ranking Member Betty McCollum Demands Answers in Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sent Wednesday evening, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) expressed outrage over the Administration\u2019s deliberate targeting of Minnesota\u2019s Somali community and demanded answers on the Department\u2019s actions in the Twin Cities Metro area. Read the full text of the letter below or view a copy of the letter on Congresswoman McCollum\u2019s website.\n\nDear Secretary Noem:\n\nI write to express my outrage at the Trump Administration\u2019s deliberate targeting of the Somali community in Minnesota. The President\u2019s escalating racist attacks calling members of the Somali community \u201cgarbage\u201d are vile, abhorrent and below the dignity of the Oval Office.\n\nAmerica has lived through very dark chapters when entire communities were treated as less than human. Native Americans were violently forced from their homes and onto reservations. Black Americans faced systemic dehumanization and were subjected to laws that codified their oppression. Chinese immigrants were rounded up during the era of exclusion. Japanese Americans were interned in camps against during World War II. Each of these actions became a stain on our history.\n\nPresident Trump was wrong when he said members of our Somali-American community are \u201cgarbage.\u201d Our Somali community are human beings. They are elected officials, business owners, doctors, nurses, teachers, drivers, neighbors and friends. The Somali community is woven into the fabric of Minnesota and are inseparable from the fabric of America, and their contributions strengthen both our state and our nation.\n\nAs a Member of Congress representing many Somali families in Minnesota 4th District, I strongly oppose the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s operations against the Somali community. I expect answers to the following questions no later than close of business on December 12, 2025.\n\nThe vast majority of Minnesota\u2019s Somali community are U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents. How will you ensure that American citizens are not wrongly targeted, harassed or criminalized by the Department of Homeland Security?\n\nWhat justification and explanation can the Department of Homeland Security offer for these pending Enforcement and Removal Operations that only destabilize and erode the trust between law enforcement and communities?\n\nWhat safeguards has your office put in place for pending Enforcement and Removal Operations to prevent any violations of due process?\n\nHow will you ensure that Department of Homeland Security operations do not harm or put people\u2019s lives in danger?\n\nIt is imperative that the Department of Homeland Security stop racially targeting the Somali community. This policy only instills fear and divisiveness in our country. Minnesotans and the American public deserve better.\n\nI look forward to hearing from you soon.\n\nSincerely,\n\nBetty McCollum\n\nMember of Congress\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-supports-bipartisan-cost-living-increase-veterans", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Supports Bipartisan Cost of Living Increase for Veterans' Disability Benefits", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke on the House floor in strong support of the Veterans\u2019 Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025. This legislation delivers a 2.8% cost-of-living increase for veterans receiving disability benefits, ensuring their payments keep pace with rising costs. Rep. Morrison is a proud cosponsor of the bipartisan bill, and is calling on her colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support its passage.\n\n\u201cAffordability is a top concern for all of my constituents, including the veterans in my community,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison. \u201cThis adjustment is necessary to help ensure that our veterans and their families can keep pace with the cost of living.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Morrison is Minnesota\u2019s only member of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation to sit on the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, is committed to ensuring our state\u2019s nearly 300,000 veterans have the care and support they have earned and deserve. In Congress, Rep. Morrison has been a fierce advocate for veterans and their families.\n\nWatch the full video of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks HERE:\n\nImage\n\nRead a transcript of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nThank you, Mr. Speaker.\n\nI rise in support of S. 2392, the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Act.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation would provide 2.8 percent cost of living for VA disability benefits like disability compensation in clothing allowance as well as survivor benefits such as dependency and indemnity compensation.\n\nVeterans and their families are entitled to and are owed these benefits and it is our responsibility in Congress to ensure that they continue to provide the utility and financial stability they deserve.\n\nAffordability is a top concern for all of my constituents, including the veterans in my community.\n\nThis adjustment is necessary to help ensure that our veterans and their families can keep pace with the cost of living.\n\nAs a cosponsor of this legislation and a member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, I\u2019m pleased that we are able to come together on a bipartisan basis to pass this bill that will do just that.\n\nI want to end by thanking the gentlemen from Texas, Mr. Lutrell, and Kentucky, Mr. McGarvey, for their leadership on this important bill.\n\nI also want to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for their support as well.\n\nI urge my colleagues to vote yes on this legislation and I yield back.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-omar-honors-minneapolis-fire-department-chief-bryan-tyner-house-floor", "Rep. Omar Honors Minneapolis Fire Department Chief Bryan Tyner on the House Floor", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor Minneapolis Fire Department Chief Bryan Tyner for over 30 years of service to Minneapolis\u2019s communities. Chief Tyner has announced he will retire at the end of 2025.\n\nThe full video can be found here.\n\nFull transcript below:\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Minneapolis Fire Chief Bryan Tyner for over 30 years of selfless, dedicated service to our city.\n\n\u201cServing as the second Black chief in the department\u2019s history, Fire Chief Tyner led Minneapolis Fire through some of the city\u2019s most significant public safety challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\n\u201cThroughout his tenure, Chief Tyner has worked tirelessly to advance the department's health and safety initiatives, improve operations, and promote inclusion within the ranks.\n\n\u201cAt the end of this year, the Chief will be transitioning into a new role, continuing his devoted service to our city as Executive Director of the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to work alongside such a dedicated public servant and I\u2019m incredibly grateful for his work to keep our communities safe.\n\n\u201cThank you and I yield back.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=105453FD-86CA-4AC6-8F45-E46109D4AACE", "Klobuchar Testifies at Bipartisan Hearing on Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "In Her Remarks, Klobuchar Discussed Her Recent Meeting with Ukrainian Children and Pope Leo\n\nWatch Klobuchar\u2019s Full Remarks Here\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation. At the hearing, Klobuchar discussed her recent meeting in Rome with rescued Ukrainian children and Pope Leo XIV, and her bipartisan legislation to support efforts to return the thousands of other Ukrainian children who have yet to be reunited with their families.\n\nA rough transcript of the Senator\u2019s statement is below and a video to download is linked here.\n\n\u201cThank you very much, Mr. Chairman Graham [and] Senator Schatz for leading this powerful subcommittee of people that have been leaders on this issue. You couldn\u2019t think of a better time for this hearing as these negotiations are ongoing and we must stand with Ukraine, and I appreciated both of your words.\n\nI recently returned from Rome, where 12 days ago I had the honor of joining a Ukrainian delegation sent by President Zelenskyy to meet with Pope Leo at the Vatican. I was there alongside Maksym [Maksymov], who will testify today.\n\nIt\u2019s one thing to have the numbers that we all use, about the kids that are over there, some of them as old as teenagers, some of them as young as one-years-old, two-years-old, three-years-old. It\u2019s another to actually sit across the table from them and their families.\n\nI met Sashko, who was taken from his home in Mariupol after being wounded in a Russian bombardment. At our breakfast he was there with his brave grandma, Liudmyl, who told me she eventually took matters into her own hands \u2014 this grandma \u2014 when he was able to get a cell phone and call her and she went into the occupied territory to rescue him.\n\nWith the Pope, I stood next to Veronika, who was confined in Russia against her will for both her 13th and 14th birthdays \u2014 including periods of time in isolation \u2014 before she managed to escape.\n\nThese are tragic stories of childhoods forever changed by brutality. But they are also stories of resilience and hope \u2014 the stories of the Ukrainian people who against all odds have continued to stand up to the brutality of Vladimir Putin.\n\nVeronika is attending school again in Kyiv, now in the 11th grade. And to see her big smile when she met the Pope and the tears coming out of her eyes as he gave her a rosary is something I will never forget.\n\nMore than 1,800 children have been returned, some with the help of the Vatican, and we were there to urge the Pope to use his standing and strong moral authority in the world to help return more children through mediation.\n\nI believe the Pope plays a critical role, but in the end, children should never be pawns in a war. And that is why Senator Britt and I joined you Mr. Chairman and Senator Blumenthal on this important bill.\n\nBut we must know, as you will hear today, how these kids are being moved in Russia through 200 sites, thanks to the incredible detective work of Yale researchers led by Nathaniel Raymond, who will testify today. His team has tracked the movements with biometrics and the like \u2014 of some kids that don\u2019t even look like they looked when they were abducted because they were only babies.\n\nIn addition to this important legislation that you\u2019re talking about today that I hope advances to the Senate, Senator Shaheen and I were just discussing this, Senator Grassley and I have a bill that we thank all of you for supporting in the NDAA. That bill authorizes our federal agencies to continue supporting these tracking efforts. I want to thank Representative Fitzpatrick for co-leading the bipartisan companion legislation in the House, and Representative McCaul for leading a related resolution.\n\nThe U.S. is not alone in assisting Ukraine with the tracking and recovery of our children. Our allies are stepping up. And in September, President Zelenskyy announced a new initiative among several countries to share data and build up the capacity of Ukraine\u2019s own law enforcement.\n\nWe all must do our part, and I'm pleased that First Lady Melania Trump joined us in this effort, but in the end, if we just sell out on some kind of an agreement that not only doesn\u2019t bring the kids home, but literally gives Russia territory that they don\u2019t even have right now, that\u2019s the message we\u2019re going to send to the world.\n\nSo Chairman Graham, I want to thank you for at this really important time, having this hearing, and let's get these kids home. Thank you.\u201d\n\nLast month, Klobuchar met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican along with a delegation from Ukraine working to return the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion.\n\nKlobuchar has been a champion for legislative efforts to return the abducted Ukrainian children. Klobuchar leads the bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), which passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 in October.\n\nThis legislation is complementary to the Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, which was introduced in September by Klobuchar and Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it fails to return the thousands of Ukrainian children who have been kidnapped during the course of the war.\n\nIn March, Klobuchar and Grassley were joined by Senator Durbin in leading a bipartisan letter calling for the State Department to continue supporting efforts to investigate Russia\u2019s abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.\n\nTo date, Ukrainian authorities have received thousands of confirmed reports of unlawful deportations and forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia, Belarus or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. The abductions aim to erase the children\u2019s Ukrainian names, language, and identity. As of today, Ukraine and its partners have only managed to return about 1,800 abducted children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-angie-craig-blasts-usps-after-q4-report-ranks-mn-postal-performance-one", "Rep. Angie Craig Blasts USPS after Q4 Report Ranks MN Postal Performance One of the Worst in the Country", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig blasted U.S. Postal Service (USPS) leadership in Minnesota following the release of the USPS Office of Inspector General\u2019s (OIG) Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) 4th quarter (Q4) service performance report, which ranked the MN-ND District 47th out of 50 nationwide.\n\nAccording to the USPS OIG, the service standard for first-class two-day service in the Minnesota-North Dakota region has declined since last quarter \u2013 with only 82% of mail arriving on time, 5 points below USPS\u2019 national target of 87%. The national average this quarter was 86.3%.\n\nIn FY25 Q3, the region saw 84.4% of mail delivered on time and ranked 32nd in the nation for two-day service.\n\n\u201cHere in Minnesota, we started the year with unacceptable postal performance levels, and we\u2019re ending with yet another startling quarterly report that puts our region in the bottom four districts nationwide,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cThis is beyond unacceptable. It\u2019s well past time for USPS to re-evaluate their local leadership and start ensuring that letter carriers and postal workers have what they need to get Minnesotans their mail on time.\u201d\n\nRep. Craig has consistently spoken out against unacceptable USPS performance in the South Metro and has led the charge to improve mail service and protect USPS from privatization. Local letter carriers and others have also raised the alarm about leadership changes that are impacting morale and culture in Minnesota post offices.\n\nThis Congress, Rep. Craig introduced her Deliver for Democracy Act, which would limit price increases on stamps until the USPS can achieve at least a 95% on-time delivery rate for periodicals and require the USPS to report annually to the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission on its progress \u2013 including on-time delivery data for newspapers in its periodical service performance measurement.\n\nIn October, Rep. Craig successfully pushed USPS to launch an internal investigation into reports of delayed delivery of the New Prague Times. And in January, she led a resolution urging her Congressional colleagues to take all appropriate measures to reject the privatization of USPS.\n\nLast year, following Rep. Craig\u2019s bipartisan call for a statewide investigation, the USPS OIG announced an investigation into the entire MN-ND postal district.\n\nAnd in January 2023, she launched an online USPS survey to gauge the extent of postal issues in the Second District and received more than 3,300 responses from Minnesotans. Rep. Craig delivered those responses directly to Postmaster General DeJoy\u2019s office in Washington DC.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-betty-mccollum-statement-trumps-racist-attacks-somali-community", "Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Trump's Racist Attacks on Somali Community", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) released the following statement in response to President Trump\u2019s announced deployment of 100 ICE agents to the Twin Cities intended to target Somali Americans:\n\n\u201cSomali Americans are a valued part of our community. President Trump calling fellow human beings \u2018garbage\u2019 is not only beneath the office but calls into question his capacity to serve all Americans. Trump\u2019s ugly attacks on the Somali community do not reflect the views of our state, nor the reality of the contributions Somalis make every day. They are elected officials at the federal, state and local levels. They are business leaders, teachers, nurses, ride share drivers, neighbors, and friends. We will not be divided. We are One Minnesota.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-small-business-saturday-us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bill-bring", "ICYMI: On Small Business Saturday, U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Bring Immediate Relief to Small Businesses", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "OSSEO, MN \u2013 On Saturday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) highlighted her new effort to bring small businesses relief from the Trump Administration\u2019s global tariff war, which has caused enormous financial strain and uncertainty to small businesses across the United States.\n\nRepresentative Morrison\u2019s new bill, the Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness (RELIEF) Act, would exempt small business owners from Trump\u2019s exorbitant tariffs and provide refunds to the small businesses who were forced to pay them.\n\n\u201cThese tariffs are forcing small business owners to make impossible choices: to raise prices, to let go of staff, or even to close their doors permanently,\u201d said Rep. Kelly Morrison. \u201cIt\u2019s just untenable to ask small businesses to weather a tariff war like this \u2013 especially when the reasons why the Administration is levying these tariffs are ever changing, and the amount of tariffs they must pay is unpredictable and often unsustainably high. That\u2019s why I\u2019m introducing the Small Business RELIEF Act, which will exempt small businesses from these tariffs \u2013 and provide rebates to small businesses who have had to pay them and have suffered economic losses and financial strain because of them.\n\nRepresentative Morrison, a member of the U.S. House Small Business Committee, spent Small Business Saturday touring several local small businesses and hearing from small business owners.\n\nWatch Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks highlighting the Small Business RELIEF ActHERE.\n\nImage\n\nRead a transcript of Representative Morrison\u2019s remarks below:\n\nHi everyone \u2013 thanks so much for being here.\n\nI\u2019ll keep this brief, because I\u2019m pretty excited to get out there and visit some of the amazing small businesses behind us.\n\nEspecially today on Small Business Saturday!\n\nToday is all about being in community and supporting your local small businesses \u2013 from coffee shops to construction companies and everything in between.\n\nBecause small businesses truly are the backbone of our community. They make up 99 percent of all businesses in the U.S. \u2013 so they are literally the engine of our economy.\n\nAnd in Congress, I\u2019m proud to serve on the House Committee on Small Business. One of the highlights of my time in Congress is meeting hardworking small business owners all across Minnesota\u2019s Third District and learning more about what\u2019s going well for them and what their challenges are.\n\nAnd one thing I\u2019ve been hearing over and over again:\n\nWhat small business owners really need is relief from the global tariff war that President Trump started this year.\n\nI\u2019ve been hearing this all year, from small business owners right here in Osseo, to all over Minnesota and across the country small business owners about the enormous financial strain and uncertainty that they have been facing.\n\nThat these tariffs are forcing small business owners to make impossible choices: to raise prices, to let go of staff, or even to close their doors permanently.\n\nIt\u2019s just untenable to ask small businesses to weather a tariff war like this \u2013 especially when the reasons why the Administration is levying these tariffs are ever changing, and the amount of tariffs they must pay is unpredictable and often unsustainably high.\n\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m introducing the Small Business RELIEF Act, which will exempt small businesses from these tariffs \u2013 and provide rebates to small businesses who have had to pay them and have suffered economic losses and financial strain because of them.\n\nI\u2019ve actually been pushing for small businesses to be exempt from these tariffs for a while now \u2013 but in order to fully make sure small businesses are supported, the government needs to go beyond just exempting them and actually provide refunds to cover the enormous financial losses some small businesses have had to face.\n\nBecause no matter what the President will try to tell us, we know the truth:\n\nTariffs are a tax on the consumer, and they\u2019re costing Americans billions.\n\nAnd also, let\u2019s not forget:\n\nCongress has the Constitutional authority to levy tariffs, not the President!\n\nThere are potentially some signs of life in Congress, at least in the Senate, though \u2014 the Senate recently passed three bipartisan resolutions \u2014 4 to 5 Republicans joined all the Democrats -\u2013 to end Trump\u2019s global trade war and restore congressional authority over tariffs..\n\nBut Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to do the Houses\u2019 part to take back Congress\u2019s authority and won\u2019t call the House to vote on this issue.\n\nSo I\u2019m inviting House Republicans to reclaim their power from the President and pass my straightforward bill that will give small business owners some relief from this chaotic tariff war.\n\nI\u2019m really looking forward to seeing this legislation pass, and I\u2019m happy to announce it on Small Business Saturday, when we\u2019re surrounded by so many great small businesses.\n\nThank you so much, and enjoy Small Business Saturday.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=BA53359C-20D2-4924-8473-6B0FACCE0A1F", "Klobuchar, Murkowski Celebrate Passage of Bill to Support Individuals Living with FASD", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) celebrated the signing of their legislation, the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2025. The new law improves and reauthorizes programs and funding to support individuals and families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.\n\n\u201cFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders affect at least 1 in 20 people in the U.S., and too many lack access to diagnosis, treatment, and support services. Those impacted by FASD need access to care so they can be out on the best path forward towards a successful future,\u201d said Senator Klobuchar. \u201cOur bipartisan bill increases federal support for local, evidence-based services for people with FASD and their families. This progress is possible thanks to the tireless advocacy of former Minnesota First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who has led this fight for more than two and a half decades.\u201d\n\n\u201cThose affected by FASD need access to services across the board, including early intervention, medical resources, and tailored educational and behavioral support,\u201d said Senator Murkowski. \u201cIt\u2019s why Senator Klobuchar and I have been so persistent regarding the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Respect Act of 2025 over the last two Congresses, and why we\u2019re so pleased that it has finally crossed the finish line. This legislation will build a more informed and responsive system of care for those with FASD by strengthening prevention efforts, expanding diagnostic capacity, and improving coordination across states, Tribes, and local communities. Today belongs to the many advocates, families, and healthcare professionals who have worked tirelessly to improve outcomes for those with FASD.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn the annals of FASD advocacy over the years, the signing of the FASD authorization into law is truly historic and a huge victory for the FASD field,\u201d said Susan Shepard Carlson, past FASD United Board Chair, retired juvenile court justice, and former First Lady of Minnesota. \u201cThis would not have happened without the leadership of our lead co-sponsors, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Amy Klobuchar, and the united effort of so many advocates around the country.\u201d\n\nThe FASD Respect Act of 2025:\n\nReauthorizes federal FASD programs by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish or continue a comprehensive FASD prevention, identification, intervention, and services delivery program which may include:\n\nEducational and public awareness programs for professionals in systems of care\n\nDeveloping and expanding screening and diagnostic capacity for FASD\n\nResearch on FASD as appropriate\n\nBuilding State and Tribal capacity for the identification, treatment, and support of individuals with FASD and their families\n\nBuilds local, Tribal, State, and national capacities to prevent the occurrence of FASD and other related adverse conditions, and to respond to the needs of individuals with FASD and their families. Eligible activities include:\n\nDevelop and support public awareness and outreach activities\n\nAct as a clearinghouse for evidence-based resources on FASD prevention, identification, and culturally aware best practices\n\nDisseminate ongoing research and developing resources on FASD to help inform systems of care for individuals with FASD across their lifespan.\n\nIncrease awareness and understanding of evidence-based FASD screening tools and culturally- and linguistically appropriate evidence-based intervention services and best practices across systems of care\n\nImprove capacity for State, Tribal, and local affiliates dedicated to FASD awareness, prevention, and identification and family and individual support programs and services (technical assistance provided by FASD Center of Excellence).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smiths-statement-on-president-trumps-targeting-of-somalis-in-twin-cities/", "U.S. Senator Tina Smith\u2019s Statement on President Trump\u2019s Targeting of Somalis in Twin Cities", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement in response to reporting that President Trump is directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to launch a raid targeting the Somali community in the Twin Cities:\n\n\u201cWhen Donald Trump calls all Somalis \u2018garbage\u2019, he\u2019s talking about the people who run your favorite deli in Minneapolis, the nurse who takes care of you at the hospital, the home health aide looking after your aging parent, the military veteran who served this country, your local and federal elected leaders, and hardworking patriotic American taxpayers who came to this country legally.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-leads-legislation-prevent-companies-using-tariffs-cover-price", "Rep. Craig Leads Legislation to Prevent Companies from Using Tariffs as Cover for Price Gouging Consumers", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced legislation with Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) to prohibit companies from using President Trump\u2019s reckless tariffs as cover for price gouging consumers.\n\nThe No GOUGE Act would create a ban on selling a tariffed good at an unreasonably high price during the five-year period following the announcement or implementation of a tariff or tariff rate change. \u201cUnreasonably high price\u201d is defined as a price increase greater than the costs directly generated by the tariff. The ban would be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the legislation would enable state Attorneys General to sue business that violate the ban in state or district court.\n\nRep. Craig\u2019s legislation includes an exemption for small businesses earning less than $100 million annually in gross revenue.\n\n\u201cMinnesotans are already struggling with the sky-high cost of living, so while the President launches us headfirst into a global trade war, we have to work proactively to put guardrails in place that protect consumers from exorbitant price-hikes,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cI\u2019m proud to be introducing this legislation alongside my colleagues to prevent large companies from taking advantage of the Administration\u2019s reckless trade policies to price gouge Minnesotans.\u201d\n\nRep. Craig has been outspoken about the impacts of tariffs on small business owners, family farmers and everyday Minnesotans. As the top Democrat on the House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. Craig has publicly opposed imposing tariffs on our country\u2019s biggest trading partners and engaging in a global trade war, citing the potential for increased prices for producers and consumers alike.\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by the AFL-CIO, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), American Economic Liberties Project and Groundwork Collaborative.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craigs-bill-combat-opioid-epidemic-expand-access-overdose-prevention", "Rep. Craig's Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic, Expand Access to Overdose Prevention Resources Signed into Law", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig\u2019s bipartisan RECONNECTIONS Act to expand access to overdose prevention resources was signed into law.\n\nRep. Craig\u2019s bill directs the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to expand their overdose prevention efforts by bolstering prescription drug monitoring programs, promoting and evaluating community and health system interventions and conducting research on controlled substance overdoses.\n\n\u201cThe fentanyl crisis has touched folks in every corner of Minnesota, and that\u2019s why expanding access to overdose prevention resources has been one of my top priorities in Congress,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cToday is a major milestone in the fight to end the opioid epidemic in Minnesota and across our country. I couldn\u2019t be prouder to see this common-sense bill signed into law.\u201d\n\nThe RECONNECTIONS Actpassed the House as part of the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act in June.\n\nRep. Craig has been a leader in the fight to combat the opioid crisis, expand resources for law enforcement and improve addiction and recovery support in Congress. Last Congress, Rep. Craig introduced the bipartisan Kid PROOF Act to expand access to lethal means safety supplies \u2013 like lockboxes and safes \u2013 for parents of children at risk of overdose or suicide.\n\nIn 2023, Rep. Craig successfully urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fully approve over-the-counter distribution of Narcan, a medicine used to reverse overdoses.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/12/rep-fischbach-secures-federal-funding-for-two-projects-in-mn-07", "Rep. Fischbach Secures Federal Funding for Two Projects in MN-07", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) is pleased to announce that over $5.5 million in federal funding has been secured for two critical infrastructure projects in Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District, including $1,500,000 for sanitary system improvements in Plummer and $4,167,900 for the Kandiyohi water and waste system improvements project.\n\n\"These investments will make a real difference for families and communities across Western Minnesota, said Rep. Fischbach. \"Reliable water and waste management systems are essential for public health and quality of life. I am proud to secure these resources that will strengthen these communities.\"\n\nThe funding will allow Plummer to modernize its sanitary system and address aging infrastructure. In Kandiyohi, the investment will enhance water and waste management, supporting community growth.\n\nRep. Fischbach has championed local priorities through the federal appropriations process. The Congresswoman\u2019s advocacy for these projects helped secure their inclusion in the Agriculture Appropriations bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/11/rep-fischbach-minnesota-republican-congressional-delegation-demand-investigation-into-minnesota-fraud-schemes-funding-al-shabaab-terrorists", "Rep. Fischbach, Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Demand Investigation into Minnesota Fraud Schemes Funding Al-Shabaab Terrorists", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney David Rosen, demanding he open an investigation into reports that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has let Minnesota taxpayer dollars be funneled to Al-Shabaab terrorists through a series of fraudulent scams.\n\n\"It is outrageous and disgusting that law-abiding Minnesotan taxpayer dollars have allegedly been siphoned through fraud schemes to fund terrorist organizations under the Walz administration,\" said Fischbach. \"Minnesotans deserve accountability, transparency, and leaders who will stand up for the people they serve.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-betty-mccollum-statement-federal-law-enforcement-presence-saint-paul", "U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Statement on Federal Law Enforcement Presence in Saint Paul", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SAINT PAUL, Minn. \u2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement on Tuesday:\n\n\u201cToday, masked federal agents were involved in another enforcement activity in Saint Paul, this time at a residential address the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. My office continues to seek answers about the circumstances surrounding these actions. Let me be abundantly clear: I strongly oppose the Trump administration\u2019s actions to stoke conflict and division in our community. People have a right to express their first amendment freedoms, including protesting actions by their government, but they have a solemn obligation to do so peacefully.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/ahead-small-business-saturday-us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bill-provide", "Ahead of Small Business Saturday, U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Provide Immediate Tariff Relief to Small Businesses", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "OSSEO, MN \u2013 Today, ahead of Small Business Saturday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act \u2013 the Small Business RELIEF Act\u2013 which would exempt small business owners from Trump\u2019s global baseline tariffs and provide refunds to the small businesses who were forced to pay them. Small businesses across the country are at a breaking point due to these exorbitant tariffs, and are being forced to raise prices, lay off staff, or close entirely.\n\nRep. Morrison, a member of the U.S. House Small Business Committee, introduced this legislation with Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) and it is endorsed by Small Business Majority and Main Street Alliance.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s tariffs have placed enormous financial strain and stress on so many hard-working small business owners, and it\u2019s long overdue for Congress to act,\u201d said Congresswoman Morrison. \u201cI\u2019ve heard from many small business owners: small businesses desperately need relief from the Trump Administration\u2019s tariffs. Congress needs to reclaim its Constitutional authority and right this wrong. I\u2019m proud to lead the Small Business RELIEF Act and will keep working every day to bring much-needed relief to our small business owners.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn an entirely predictable outcome, President Trump\u2019s tariffs have forced American small businesses to freeze hiring, hit pause on plans to expand, and cut their already tight budgets to keep their doors open,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cThey can\u2019t wait for a Supreme Court ruling or the end of this administration to get back on track. They need us to act now. That\u2019s why we\u2019re introducing the Small Business RELIEF Act, which would exempt all goods imported by small businesses from the Trump tariff tax and refund any tariffs they've paid. New Hampshire\u2019s Main Street businesses are the heart of our communities, and we need to act now so that they can keep their doors open.\u201d\n\n\"Small businesses need relief from tariffs because tariffs put small firms at a competitive disadvantage relative to larger companies. Due to the thin margins on which many small businesses already operate, sweeping tariffs will force many small firms to pass higher costs on to customers. Larger businesses, however, are more likely to have flexibility to absorb increased overhead, keeping prices lower and undercutting their smaller competitors. There is no time to lose as far as small businesses are concerned, and lawmakers must act now to save small businesses from damaging tariffs,\" said John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority.\n\n\"Small business owners have been sounding the alarm for months: President Trump\u2019s so-called \u2018Liberation Day\u2019 tariffs are nothing more than an illegal tax on Main Street. They\u2019re driving up costs, squeezing margins, and forcing entrepreneurs to make impossible choices between raising prices, cutting staff, or closing their doors. The Small Business RELIEF Act is a critical step toward righting those wrongs. Exempting small businesses from these reckless tariffs\u2014and refunding the dollars already taken\u2014will deliver immediate, overdue relief. Main Street Alliance strongly supports this legislation and urges members of Congress to stand with the small, independent businesses that form the backbone of our local economies,\u201d said Richard Trent, Main Street Alliance Executive Director.\n\nRead the full bill HERE.\n\nToday\u2019s legislation follows on the heels of Rep. Morrison\u2019s latest effort to get relief for small businesses, when she led her colleagues in calling for Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately take up the bipartisan resolutions that passed the Senate last month to end President Trump\u2019s global trade war and restore Congressional authority over tariffs.\n\nEarlier this year, after President Trump first announced his sweeping global tariffs, Representatives Morrison and Pappas introduced the Small Business Liberation Act, which would exempt small businesses from tariffs. Since this summer, the Representatives have continued to hear from small business owners who are ringing the alarm bell that the Trump Administration's tariffs pose an \u201cexistential threat\u201d to their businesses.\n\nAs a member of the U.S. House Small Business Committee, Rep. Morrison has spent the year advocating for small business owners as they handle the uncertainty and financial stress that the Trump Administration\u2019s tariffs have caused, including:\n\nCalling on the Administration to exempt small businesses from tariffs\n\nPressing Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler to exempt small businesses from tariffs\n\nMeeting with small business owners who are calling out Trump\u2019s harmful tariffs\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=7C569F8C-54FA-48DF-83B8-0D04FA6ACAE0", "Klobuchar Statement on Newly Released Prices for 15 Additional Prescription Drugs Subject to Medicare Negotiations", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who led the Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act to end the nearly 20-year ban on Medicare negotiating lower prescription drug prices for consumers, released the following statement on today\u2019s announcement of the negotiated prices for the second round of medications under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.\n\n\u201cFor too long, pharmaceutical giants have put their profits ahead of the well-being of Americans who rely on life-sustaining medications. That is why I worked for years to end big drug companies\u2019 sweetheart deal that artificially raised prices at the expense of our seniors and taxpayers. Today\u2019s announcement is thanks to our historic law, passed by Democrats in Congress in 2022, that finally allows Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some of the most widely-used, costly medications. Across the country, this will save 5 million seniors hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year, and save American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. We need to build on this progress by passing my bill to lower drug prices for more prescription drugs \u2014 for seniors and all Americans.\u201d\n\nThis second round of drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will have the following discounts off the 2024 list price, starting in 2027:\n\n71% lower for Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy, which treat Type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity with cardiovascular disease, and were taken by 2.3 million Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n48% lower for Xtandi, which treats prostate cancer and was taken by 35,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n73% lower for Trelegy Ellipta, which treats asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and was taken by 1.3 million Medicare Part D enrollees last year.\n\n60% lower for Pomalyst, which treats blood and bone cancers and was taken by 14,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n50% lower for Ibrance, which treats breast cancer and was taken by 16,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n50% lower Ofev, which treats lung disease including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and was taken by 24,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n75% lower for Linzess, which treats certain GI disorders and was taken by 627,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n40% lower for Calquence, which treats certain blood cancers including leukemia and lymphomas, and was taken by 15,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n38% lower for Austedo and Austedo XR which treat movement disorders like chorea in Huntington\u2019s disease, and were taken by 26,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year.\n\n83% lower for Breo Ellipta, which treats asthma and COPD and was taken by 634,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n84% lower for Tradjenta, which treats Type 2 diabetes and was taken by 278,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n63% lower for Xifaxan, which treats certain gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and was taken by 104,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n44% lower for Vraylar which treats Bipolar I, Major Depressive Disorder, and Schizophrenia, and was taken by 116,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\n85% for Janumet which treats Type 2 diabetes and was taken by 243,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year;\n\nAnd 65% for Otezla which treats chronic inflammation such as plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and was taken by 31,000 Medicare Part D enrollees last year.\n\nKlobuchar has long led efforts to lower drug prices. The Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act, Klobuchar\u2019s bill to end the ban on Medicare negotiating lower prescription drug prices for Medicare\u2019s 51 million seniors and help lower drug prices for all Americans was signed into law in August 2022.\n\nIn May, Klobuchar, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and 25 of their colleagues re-introduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, which would expand the number of prescription drugs that HHS could negotiate lower prices for and increase the amount of savings Medicare could negotiate.\n\nKlobuchar also led the fight against big pharma\u2019s lawsuits attempting to dismantle Medicare negotiations. In 2023 and 2024, Klobuchar and her Senate colleagues filed an amicus brief in Merck & Co. v. Becerra in the District Court for the District of Columbia, in Boehringer Ingelheim v. United States Department of Health and Human Services in the District Court for the District of Connecticut, and in urging the federal court to uphold the constitutionality of Congress allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for consumers. In cases so far, pharmaceutical companies have lost lawsuits against the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program 16 times.\n\nIn April, two of Klobuchar and Senator Chuck Grassley\u2019s (R-IA) bipartisan bills to promote competition and reduce drug prices \u2014 the Preserving Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act and the Stop STALLING Act \u2014 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote. Together these bills would save taxpayers $1.9 billion over 10 years.\n\nThe Preserving Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act would limit anticompetitive \u201cpay-for-delay\u201d deals that prevent or delay the introduction of affordable follow-on versions of branded pharmaceuticals.\n\nThe Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act would deter pharmaceutical companies from filing sham petitions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to interfere with the approval of generic and biosimilar medicines that compete with their own brand products, a tactic that delays patient access to affordable medications.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smith-statement-on-federal-operation-in-st-paul/", "U.S. Senator Tina Smith Statement on Federal Operation in St. Paul", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "ST. PAUL, MN \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement on the federal operation in St. Paul:\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re still gathering information about what happened in St. Paul, but what we do know is that once again, federal authorities provided no notice to local leaders or law enforcement. This is their playbook: no warning, no transparency, no coordination. Their goal here isn\u2019t safety, it\u2019s to sow chaos, fear, and intimidation. Minnesotans deserve answers.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-demands-answers-on-minnesota-fraud-schemes-funding-al-shabaab-terrorists", "Emmer demands answers on Minnesota fraud schemes funding Al-Shabaab terrorists", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, as first reported by Breitbart News, demanding an investigation into reports that Minnesota taxpayer dollars are being funneled to Al-Shabaab terrorists through a series of fraud schemes on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz\u2019s watch.\n\n\"Minnesota has become the land of 10,000 frauds under Tim Walz. Now, reports have uncovered that these stolen taxpayer dollars are funding Al-Shabaab terrorists,\" said Emmer. \"This is not only a grave national security concern, it\u2019s a slap in the face to the hardworking, law-abiding people of Minnesota. Since the Walz administration is either too incompetent or completely unwilling to clean up their own mess, we are working around the clock to ensure Minnesotans receive the answers and accountability they deserve.\u201d\n\nRead more in Breitbart News via Elizabeth Weibel here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-betty-mccollum-defends-minnesotas-somali-community-during", "Congresswoman Betty McCollum Defends Minnesota's Somali Community During Remarks at Minnesota State Capitol", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SAINT PAUL, Minn. \u2014 In a post on his social media platform late Friday night, President Donald Trump announced that he would \u201cimmediately\u201d terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants living in Minnesota. In response to the President\u2019s attacks on Minnesota\u2019s Somali community, Congresswoman McCollum joined Minnesota leaders and stakeholders from the Somali community at a press event in the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda on Monday morning to defend our Minnesota values and vibrant immigrant communities. During the press event, Congresswoman McCollum delivered the following remarks:\n\n\u201cThe Somali-American community is a vibrant part of our state, and I\u2019m here today to stand with my brothers and sisters. In Minnesota, as was pointed out by the other speakers, we welcome our immigrant neighbors and treat them with respect, and we treat them with dignity. It\u2019s been 50 years since the Vietnam War when we welcomed Hmong and Lao war veterans who fought alongside American forces during the secret war in Laos. They were welcomed into our communities. In the 1990s during the Somali Civil War, Minnesota again provided a safe new home for families displaced by extreme violence. The Minnesota immigrant communities are making contributions that make our neighborhoods and our nation a better place.\n\n\u201cRepublicans continue to single out Democratic states that follow federal immigration law, turning our neighbors into scapegoats to win votes. I\u2019m ready to get to work, seriously, about fixing our broken immigration system. It\u2019s time for Trump and Republicans to come to the table if they truly care about comprehensive reform that upholds America\u2019s values and keeps our country safe. Instead, for months Trump\u2019s been stoking tensions across the country with reckless and illegal mass deportations that violate the essence of America: due process. Across America, he\u2019s illegally deploying the National Guard and at the cost of hundreds of millions of dollars per day. In Washington D.C., it\u2019s $1.3 million per day for the deployed National Guard.\n\n\u201cNow, back to late Friday night, when he hurled ugly late-night threats against Minnesota\u2019s Somali community. You have to ask yourself why. It\u2019s because Trump and Republicans are doing nothing to address the real crises facing us as Americans: The U.S. economy is in shambles, the cost of living is soaring, Trump and Republicans have created a health care crisis, and they\u2019ve failed to deliver essential heating assistance for Minnesotans this winter.\n\n\u201cWe know that when Donald Trump is in trouble, he always falls back to what he knows: throwing attacks and creating chaos. Americans deserve better than Trump\u2019s attacks and misinformation about what\u2019s happening here in Minnesota. Here\u2019s the reality: Crime is declining. We continue to be ranked as one of the best states to start a business and raise a family. If Trump and House Republicans are serious about addressing the real challenges facing our country, they wouldn\u2019t be attacking; they\u2019d be listening to Minnesotans seeing their health care premiums rise, struggling to afford Trump\u2019s taxes of tariffs \u2013 and that effects everything from groceries, to gas, to heating.\n\n\u201cI want to be clear: An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us. I\u2019m proud to stand up for our Minnesota values with my brothers and sisters. I thank Governor Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison for all they do to move things forward in court. And I\u2019m so proud to stand with my brothers and sisters in the Minnesota House and Senate. We haven\u2019t changed our values since I served here. Let me say it again: An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us.\u201d\n\nClick here to watch Congresswoman McCollum\u2019s remarks on YouTube.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-reintroduces-legislation-prevent-discrimination-americas-adoption", "Rep. Craig Reintroduces Legislation to Prevent Discrimination in America\u2019s Adoption and Foster Care Systems", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Danny K. Davis (IL-07) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation to prevent discrimination in America\u2019s adoption and foster care systems and ensure that all children in the foster care system have the opportunity to end up in a loving home. The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act would also improve services to LGBTQ+ and religious minority youth by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and marital status against families and youth in taxpayer-funded child welfare services.\n\nThe John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act is named after the late Congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis, an adoptive parent who worked alongside Representative Craig to champion this bill in the 116th Congress.\n\nReps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) are also cosponsors of the legislation.\n\n\"As an LGBTQ+ adoptive parent and a mother who had to fight in court to adopt my son, I have witnessed firsthand the widespread discrimination in our country's adoption and foster care systems,\" said Rep. Craig. \"No state should allow discrimination against LGBTQ+ foster children or adoptive parents who can provide a safe and loving home. I'm proud to help carry on the late John Lewis' legacy through this critical legislation we crafted together to ensure that LGBTQ+ adoptive parents and children are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.\"\n\nThe bill is endorsed by Family Equality, the Human Rights Campaign, FosterClub, Lambda Legal, PFLAG, True Colors United and others.\n\n\"Children enter the child welfare system through no fault of their own, and our communities have a shared responsibility to ensure they are cared for with dignity and fairness,\u201d said Darra Gordon, CEO, Family Equality. \u201cThis bill is a vital, practical step toward ending discriminatory barriers that prevent thousands of children from finding the safe, loving, and permanent homes they deserve. We thank Rep. Davis and Sen. Gillibrand for their leadership and urge Congress to act swiftly.\u201d\n\n\"Every child deserves a safe, loving, and affirming home. But too often, LGBTQ+ youth face unique challenges in the foster care system,\u201d said David Stacy,Vice President of Government Affairs, the Human Rights Campaign. \u201cWhen youth enter foster care, the State has a responsibility to place them with families that will support them\u2014not exclude them because of who they are or who their caregivers are. That\u2019s why we support the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which ensures that agencies receiving federal funds cannot discriminate based on religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.\"\n\n\u201cLGBTQ+ and Two Spirit children, parents, kin, and families have the right to be free from discrimination and harm while involved with the child welfare system and to be treated with dignity and respect,\u201d said Currey Cook, Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal and Project Director, Youth in Out-of-Home Care. \u201cThe John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act is an important step forward to ensure those rights are clear and explicit so children and families can expect and receive fair treatment by a system that too often harms rather than helps.\u201d\n\n\u201cHaving grown up and aged out of the foster care system, I know firsthand why this legislation is vital to reducing the number of children who linger in care without a place to call home. Too many children still lack foster families and end up in group homes or residential centers simply because there is nowhere else to place them,\u201d said Schylar Baber, a foster care alum. \u201cI was part of what is now called the generation that waits\u2014removed at age six, denied adoption at age twelve because the prospective parent was an unmarried male, and told I was \u2018unadoptable.\u2019 Instead of permanency, I endured years of instability and trauma caused by outdated policies and discrimination. Love eventually prevailed when I was adopted at age 25 by the same person who had been denied years earlier, but that was six years of a home I should never have been denied. We must remove barriers that exclude viable families, because every child deserves permanency, stability, and love.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Craig was the first LGBTQ+ mother in Congress and serves as a co-chair of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. She is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act. You can learn more about her own adoption struggle here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-craig-mcbath-landsman-horsford-schrier-introduce-bill-cap-price-insulin", "Reps. Craig, McBath, Landsman, Horsford, Schrier Introduce Bill to Cap Price of Insulin at $35 Per Month", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, during Diabetes Awareness Month, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the Affordable Insulin Now Act to help Americans with private insurance afford insulin.\n\nThe bill would extend the $35 insulin cap for seniors on Medicare that was passed into law through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to all Americans with private insurance.\n\n\u201cFor years, pharmaceutical companies have raked in record profits by price gouging consumers \u2013 forcing everyday Minnesotans to make the impossible choice between picking up lifesaving prescriptions and putting food on the table,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cWe have seen over time that the pressure we\u2019ve put on Big Pharma is working, and this bill is the next step in our fight to make insulin affordable for every American who needs it.\u201d\n\n\"No person should be forced to skip or ration medication because they cannot afford it,\" said Rep. McBath. \"With health care affordability concerns more relevant than ever, we must work with urgency to address some of the most common medical expenses that strain American household budgets. I am grateful to my colleagues for our continued work to drive down the cost of insulin for all who need it.\"\n\n\u201cInsulin is a lifesaving medication, but every day in this country people are forced to make drastic financial decisions just to afford it,\u201d said Rep. Landsman. \u201cAmericans deserve affordable healthcare, and we have to finish the job of capping insulin costs, so no one has to struggle to survive.\u201d\n\n\u201cHigh insulin prices can cost someone their life,\u201d said Rep. Horsford. \u201cI\u2019m proud to partner with Representatives Craig, Landsman, McBath, and Schrier to make sure this critical medication is accessible and affordable to all who need it. State lawmakers in Nevada passed a bill ensuring affordable insulin prices earlier this summer, and the bill we\u2019re introducing today will expand that effort nationally. As tens of millions of Americans stand to lose health care coverage from Republican \u2018Big Beautiful\u2019 bill cuts and their refusal to extend health care tax credits, there has never been a more important time to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act into law.\u201d\n\n\"As a doctor and someone who has lived with type 1 diabetes for over four decades, I have seen how the price of insulin has skyrocketed over the years and know firsthand the pressure that these price hikes have put on patients,\" said Rep. Schrier, M.D. \u201cUnaffordable insulin has even forced some to ration or go completely without the medication their lives depend on, with deadly consequences. I was proud to work with my colleagues to cap the cost of insulin for those on Medicare, and I am thrilled to continue our work to lower the price of this lifesaving medication for millions more.\"\n\nThe bill is also endorsed by Protect Our Care, the American Diabetes Association, Social Security Works and Breakthrough T1D.\n\n\u201cNo one should go bankrupt buying the insulin that keeps them alive,\u201d said Protect Our Care Director of Policy Programs Vaishu Jawahar. \u201cBy capping what privately insured Americans pay out-of-pocket for insulin, the Affordable Insulin Now Act extends a critical lifeline to diabetics and their families. While Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress continue driving up drug costs and padding drug company profits, this legislation will save lives and make health care more affordable for everyday Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe ADA supports the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would limit out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35 a month for individuals with private health insurance,\u201d said Catherine Ferguson, Vice President for Federal Advocacy, the American Diabetes Association. \u201cThis bill is a critical step to ensure people with diabetes who need insulin to live can afford it.\u201d\n\n\"No one should suffer, go bankrupt, or die because big pharma billionaires are price gouging the insulin they need to survive,\u201d said Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works. \u201cThis bill is a critical step towards ensuring that insulin is affordable and protecting Americans from the criminally high prices that pharmaceutical companies charge.\"\n\nSince entering Congress, Rep. Craig has been a leader in the fight to lower prescription drug prices with a specific focus on insulin. In 2022, the provision of Rep. Craig\u2019s bill that capped insulin copays at $35/month for Medicare recipients was signed into law as part of the IRA.\n\nLast Congress, Rep. Craig also introduced the Emergency Access to Insulin Act to help Americans without health insurance afford insulin. This bill would expand emergency insulin access, lower costs for those without health insurance and take additional steps to hold drug companies accountable for price gouging Americans.\n\nDuring IRA negotiations, Rep. Craig stood with House progressives, refusing to support the bill until it included provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. She is also cosponsor of the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, which would expand Medicare drug price negotiation to lower the price of additional prescription drugs.\n\nYou can read the text of the bill here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-betty-mccollum-demands-answers-about-raid-bro-tex-inc-saint-paul", "U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Demands Answers about Raid at Bro-Tex Inc. in Saint Paul by Federal Agents, Including Reports of Violence Against Demonstrators", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", "mccollum", "https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SAINT PAUL, Minn. \u2014 Congresswoman Betty McCollum sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday demanding answers about a raid at Bro-Tex, Inc. in Saint Paul on Tuesday by masked federal agents, including those who appeared to be affiliated with the FBI and various DHS agencies.\n\n\u201cI remain strongly opposed to the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts to deploy masked federal agents to terrorize law-abiding members of our community who are simply doing their jobs and caring for their families,\u201d said Congresswoman McCollum.\n\n\u201cReports of violence against peaceful demonstrators during the immigration raid that took place at Bro-Tex on Tuesday are deeply concerning,\u201d added the Congresswoman. \u201cEveryone in the United States has a constitutionally protected right to free speech, and federal agents must allow protestors to freely and peacefully express their opinions, including opposition to the actions of their government. Additionally, my office is aware of reports that several vehicles were removed during this operation. Federal agencies are denying involvement in these actions, but these individuals deserve answers about the location of their personal property.\u201d\n\nClick here to read Congresswoman McCollum\u2019s letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-and-democratic-doctors-slam-rfk-jr-promoting-false-claim", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison and Democratic Doctors Slam RFK Jr. For Promoting False Claim that Vaccines Cause Autism", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) and her fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus led 65 other members to demand that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. immediately correct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u2019s website after it was updated to promete the widely disproven and dangerous claim that vaccines may cause autism.\n\n\u201cRFK Jr. and the Trump Administration\u2019s baseless claims that vaccines cause autism are reckless and dangerous to the American people,\u201d said Congresswoman Morrison. \u201cVaccines are modern miracles that have saved countless lives, and as a doctor, I am shocked that our top health officials are putting American families at risk like this. The politicization of science and public health must stop before more harm is done.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe write to you regarding the alarming removal of scientific information refuting the link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (autism) from the Vaccine Safety page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) website on November 19. The installation of false claims, without CDC expert career staff knowledge according to reporting, regarding a false connection between autism and vaccines is a direct threat to our nation\u2019s public health. Before your agency\u2019s anti-vaccine propaganda appeared on the CDC\u2019s Vaccine Safety webpage, the CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is \u201cno link\u201d between vaccines and developing autism and that \u201cno links\u201d have been found between any vaccine ingredients and the disorder, according to archived webpages,\u201d the letter states.\n\nThe letter continues, \u201cYour politicization of vaccines has made American families less safe, returns the U.S. to an era before mass vaccination prevented millions of infections, and will result in tragic deaths, particularly among children.\u201d\n\nBackground on the Democratic Doctors Caucus\n\nAll six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives joined together this year to launch the first-ever Democratic Doctors Caucus. The caucus is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Americans, advancing pragmatic health care policy, and providing fellow Members with insights on critical health issues.\n\nMembers of the Democratic Doctors Caucus include:\n\nAmi Bera, M.D. (CA-06) \u2013 Internal Medicine\n\nHerb Conaway Jr., M.D. (NJ-03) \u2013 Internal Medicine\n\nMaxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) \u2013 Pulmonary & Critical Care\n\nKelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03) \u2013 Obstetrics & Gynecology\n\nRaul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) \u2013 Emergency Medicine\n\nKim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) \u2013 Pediatrics\n\nRead the full letter HERE and below.\n\nDear Secretary Kennedy,\n\nWe write to you regarding the alarming removal of scientific information refuting the link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (autism) from the Vaccine Safety page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) website on November 19. The installation of false claims, without CDC expert career staff knowledge according to reporting, regarding a false connection between autism and vaccines is a direct threat to our nation\u2019s public health. Before your agency\u2019s anti-vaccine propaganda appeared on the CDC\u2019s Vaccine Safety webpage, the CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is \u201cno link\u201d between vaccines and developing autism and that \u201cno links\u201d have been found between any vaccine ingredients and the disorder, according to archived webpages.\n\nA robust review of scientific literature, from studies all around the world, show no correlation between autism and childhood vaccines. The percentage of children with autism spectrum disorders is the same in vaccinated and non-vaccinated populations. Physicians, public health experts, and autism advocates are united in condemning this harmful myth and stopping the spread of misinformation. Vaccines are rigorously tested and monitored for safety, and there is robust scientific evidence showing that they save millions of lives each year - especially the lives of children. For a Health and Human Services Secretary who constantly talks about radical transparency, you have obscured real, evidence-based science and replaced it with conspiracy theories. You have discredited sound science vetted by scientists across the globe, undermined confidence in the CDC, and endangered Americans\u2019 health.\n\nAmericans deserve robust evidence-based recommendations, especially when it comes to their health. As the Secretary of Health and Human Services, you continue to espouse harmful anti-vaccine rhetoric from our national public health agency which sows doubt and fear in the American public that will ultimately cost lives. Your politicization of vaccines has made American families less safe, returns the U.S. to an era before mass vaccination prevented millions of infections, and will result in tragic deaths, particularly among children.\n\nWe demand that you correct CDC\u2019s website by removing vaccine misinformation and restore America\u2019s trust in our national public health agency.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=C5EAC4D9-00BE-4588-9721-5CFC7527417A", "Klobuchar Statement on Meeting with Pope Leo XIV Alongside Ukrainian Delegation Working to Return Abducted Children", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "VATICAN CITY \u2014 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on her meeting with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican along with a delegation from Ukraine working to return the over 19,000 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia during Putin\u2019s brutal invasion.\n\n\u201cPope Leo is a true moral force for peace and justice and a champion for children around the world. It was an honor to meet him as part of our mission to bring home the Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and chart a path towards peace and healing for Ukraine,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cWe cannot accept a world where children are abducted during wartime and used as hostages for negotiations. The United States must remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom, and we should all heed Pope Leo\u2019s example of serving those in need, pursuing the common good, and calling for peace.\u201d\n\nKlobuchar has been a leader in the Senate in supporting Ukraine after Russia\u2019s brutal invasion and, as a former prosecutor, has led on human trafficking issues in the Senate. She was invited by the Ukrainians to join their delegation to the Vatican to advocate for the return of the abducted Ukrainian children and attend the meeting with the Pope.\n\nWhile in Rome, Klobuchar also spoke with Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, and personal papal envoy for peace in Ukraine, to discuss efforts to bring home Ukrainian kids abducted by Russia.\n\nThe Ukrainian delegation includes four Ukrainian children who were kidnapped by Russian forces and have since been reunited with their families, including:\n\nMark Razvozov, a 14-year-old from the occupied city of Torez. He was 11 years old when his mother was imprisoned by the Russian forces on false charges of espionage and spent two years without her. At school, he faced constant exposure to Russian propaganda and was not allowed to speak the Ukrainian language, yet he managed to preserve his identity. In 2023, Mark and his brother were finally reunited with their mother in Kyiv. Today, Mark attends school again, studies Ukrainian, and is gradually returning to a normal childhood.\n\nOleksandr \u201cSashko\u201d Radchuk, now 15, was severely wounded during shelling in Mariupol in March 2022 when he was just 12 years old. He was separated from his mother and taken to a hospital in Donetsk, where he received inadequate medical care and faced the threat of being sent to an the Baltic states. Today, Sashko lives with his grandmother, continues his medical treatment, and tirelessly searches for any information about his mother, who he believes remains in Russian captivity.\n\nKlobuchar has been a champion for legislative efforts to return the abducted Ukrainian children. Klobuchar leads the bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), which passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 in October.\n\nThis legislation is complementary to the Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, which was introduced in September by Klobuchar and Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law if it fails to return the more than 19,000 Ukrainian children that have been kidnapped during the course of the war.\n\nIn March, Klobuchar and Grassley were joined by Senator Durbin in leading a bipartisan letter calling for the State Department to continue supporting efforts to investigate Russia\u2019s abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.\n\nTo date, Ukrainian authorities have received at least 19,546 confirmed reports of unlawful deportations and forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia, Belarus or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. The abductions aim to erase the children\u2019s Ukrainian names, language, and identity. As of October 9, Ukraine and its partners have only managed to return about 1,800 abducted children.\n\nThe State Department\u2019s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report found Russia recruits or uses child soldiers, has a state-sponsored policy or pattern of human trafficking, and is among the worst hubs for human trafficking in the world.\n\nAt the Vatican, Senator Klobuchar presented the Pope with a Senate resolution honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. Photos of Senator Klobuchar with Pope Leo XIV and the delegation from Ukraine are beow:\n\nPhoto credit: \u00a9 Vatican Media. Photos to be used for news purposes, media & social: Authorization to publish the photos does not confer ownership rights or exclusivity (cf. Law CXXXII of 1 September 2017 on the protection of copyright on works of ingenuity and related rights, arts. 3\u00a72 and 3\u00a73).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smiths-statement-on-attorney-general-ellisons-settlement-with-nations-largest-landlord-for-artificially-inflating-rental-prices/", "U.S. Senator Tina Smith\u2019s Statement on Attorney General Ellison\u2019s Settlement with Nation\u2019s Largest Landlord for Artificially Inflating Rental Prices", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Tina Smith", "S001203", "www.smith.senate.gov", "tinasmith", "https://www.smith.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "MINNEAPOLIS, MN \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, released the following statement after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a $7 million settlement with the nation\u2019s largest landlord, Greystar, as part of his ongoing litigation against property management software company RealPage.\n\n\u201cWhen everything is already so unaffordable, cheating by artificially inflating rent adds insult to injury. These corporate landlords will do anything to pad their pockets and that\u2019s why I\u2019m so appreciative of Attorney General Ellison\u2019s work to bring accountability for Minnesota renters,\u201d said Senator Smith. \u201cI\u2019m pushing legislation to ban these practices nationwide and empower renters. Landlords should be competing on price, lease terms and amenities, not illegally colluding to keep prices high.\u201d\n\nRealPage is accused of using confidential information from landlords such as Greystar in order to inflate rental prices and decrease competition in the free market. Minnesota is expected to receive approximately $500,000 in the settlement.\n\nSmith is a co-sponsor of the End Rent Fixing Act, legislation that would crack down on landlords that collude to set prices with software and price-setting algorithms.\n\nIn addition to the monetary payment to the states as a result of Attorney General Ellison\u2019s lawsuit, the proposed consent decree, if approved by the court, would require Greystar to:\n\nRefrain from using any anticompetitive algorithm that generates pricing recommendations using its competitors\u2019 competitively sensitive data or that incorporates certain anticompetitive features;\n\nRefrain from sharing competitively sensitive information with competitors;\n\nAccept a court-appointed monitor if it uses a third-party pricing algorithm that is not certified pursuant to the terms of the consent decree;\n\nRefrain from attending or participating in RealPage-hosted meetings of competing landlords; and\n\nCooperate with Minnesota and other plaintiffs in the ongoing litigation against RealPage and other landlords\n\nEarlier this year, Smith joined an effort to press RealPage to answer for its multi-million dollar lobbying campaign for a provision that would have shielded them from state or local laws regulating improper use of artificial intelligence. She has also pressed RealPage about its algorithmic pricing software and its role in driving up rents across the country.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-introduces-bill-help-more-seniors-access-medicare-benefits", "Rep. Craig Introduces Bill to Help More Seniors Access Medicare Benefits", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced the bipartisan Senior Savings Protection Act to help more low-income seniors learn about and access essential Medicare benefits. Rep. Craig\u2019s bill would reauthorize federal resources that expand outreach to potential low-income Medicare beneficiaries and boost enrollment efforts.\n\nThese resources are set to expire on January 30, 2026. They have been extended with bipartisan support multiple times over the past 17 years. There are currently more than 1 million Minnesotans enrolled in Medicare.\n\nThe Senior Savings Protection Act was co-introduced by Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-07), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11).\n\n\u201cEvery senior should have the information and support they need to access their earned Medicare benefits, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s critical that existing outreach and enrollment resources are extended,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cI\u2019m proud to be introducing the Senior Savings Protection Act to improve health outcomes and ensure that our nation\u2019s seniors can access the affordable care they are owed.\"\n\nRep. Craig has long fought to protect and expand Minnesota seniors\u2019 access to the Medicare benefits they have earned. Earlier this month, Rep. Craig introduced the Seniors Deserve SMARTER (Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery) Care Act to prevent the expansion of prior authorization in Traditional Medicare and protect seniors from being denied care based on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated coverage decisions.\n\nRep. Craig also introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act earlier this year. This bill aims to protect seniors who enroll in Medicare Part B from potential coverage gaps and late enrollment penalties after their COBRA coverage ends.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-craig-secures-more-10-million-low-emission-buses-and-bus-infrastructure", "Rep. Craig Secures More Than $10 Million for Low Emission Buses and Bus Infrastructure in MN02", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Angie Craig", "C001119", "craig.house.gov", "craig", "https://craig.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Rep. Craig announced that she secured $10,720,000 in federal funding for the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) to add hybrid diesel buses to its fleet and modernize the Burnsville Bus Garage. MVTA will receive $8,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Low-or-No-Emission Grant Program to support its fleet expansion and $2,720,000 from DOT\u2019s Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program to fund Phase IV of the Burnsville Bus Garage Modernization project.\n\nRep. Craig advocated for this funding and wrote letters of support to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for both projects.\n\n\u201cMinnesotans depend on safe and reliable public transportation to get around, and that starts with modernizing our bus infrastructure and getting more low emission buses on our streets,\u201d said Rep. Craig. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have worked with MVTA and local officials to bring this federal funding back to MN02 that will help reduce our carbon footprint, improve public transit and increase traffic to local businesses.\u201d\n\nYou can read Rep. Craig\u2019s letter of support for the MVTA fleet expansion here and the Burnsville Bus Garage Modernization here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-stauber-fischbach-and-finstad-resume-nominations-committee-to-consider-applicants-for-district-judge", "Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), along with Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that a nominations committee will reconvene to interview and recommend candidates to President Trump for the United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. This comes after Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz of the District of Minnesota announced he will take semi-retired status next summer.\n\nIn November 2024, Congressman Emmer led the Minnesota Republican delegation in forming a nominations committee to assist in making recommendations to President Trump for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and other vacancies that may arise in Minnesota. In May, one of the committee's recommendations, Minneapolis attorney Daniel N. Rosen, was nominated by President Trump to be the next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. In October, the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.\n\n\u201cOur committee\u2019s members are some of Minnesota\u2019s sharpest legal minds with a wealth of experience and expertise. We are confident in their ability to recommend individuals who will uphold the rule of law and who share our judicial philosophy. We are eager to review the committee\u2019s work and to provide President Trump with names of the best and brightest public servants,\u201d the lawmakers said.\n\nThe Committee will again be chaired by the Honorable G. Barry Anderson, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice.\n\nReturning Committee members include:\n\nJohn Hinderaker, President of the Center of the American Experiment\n\nAllie Howell, Trial and Appellate Counsel at the Upper Midwest Law Center\n\nTad Jude, former judge in Minnesota\u2019s Tenth Judicial District\n\nNew Committee members include:\n\nRobin N. Kelleher, Board Member at the Upper Midwest Law Center and the Center of the American Experiment\n\nKevin M. Magnuson, Washington County Attorney\n\nCharles E. Spevacek, Partner at Meagher & Geer\n\n(Affiliation is provided for identification only and not to indicate any organizational political position.)\n\nInterested applicants for the United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota may email MNnomscommittee@mail.house.gov with a resume, letter of interest, and references by December 19, 2025. Should another nominations committee be created in the U.S. House or Senate, we encourage applicants to apply to all congressional nomination committees to ensure fair and thorough consideration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2025/11/emmer-stauber-fischbach-and-finstad-resume-nominations-committee-to-consider-applicants-for-district-judge", "Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), along with Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that a nominations committee will reconvene to interview and recommend candidates to President Trump for the United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. This comes after Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz of the District of Minnesota announced he will take semi-retired status next summer.\n\nIn November 2024, Congressman Emmer led the Minnesota Republican delegation in forming a nominations committee to assist in making recommendations to President Trump for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and other vacancies that may arise in Minnesota. In May, one of the committee's recommendations, Minneapolis attorney Daniel N. Rosen, was nominated by President Trump to be the next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. In October, the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.\n\n\u201cOur committee\u2019s members are some of Minnesota\u2019s sharpest legal minds with a wealth of experience and expertise. We are confident in their ability to recommend individuals who will uphold the rule of law and who share our judicial philosophy. We are eager to review the committee\u2019s work and to provide President Trump with names of the best and brightest public servants,\u201d the lawmakers said.\n\nThe Committee will again be chaired by the Honorable G. Barry Anderson, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice.\n\nReturning Committee members include:\n\nJohn Hinderaker, President of the Center of the American Experiment\n\nAllie Howell, Trial and Appellate Counsel at the Upper Midwest Law Center\n\nTad Jude, former judge in Minnesota\u2019s Tenth Judicial District\n\nNew Committee members include:\n\nRobin N. Kelleher, Board Member at the Upper Midwest Law Center and the Center of the American Experiment\n\nKevin M. Magnuson, Washington County Attorney\n\nCharles E. Spevacek, Partner at Meagher & Geer\n\n(Affiliation is provided for identification only and not to indicate any organizational political position.)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-omar-honors-minneapolis-american-indian-center-house-floor", "Rep. Omar Honors the Minneapolis American Indian Center on the House Floor", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor to honor the Minneapolis American Indian Center for their 50 years of service to Minnesota\u2019s indigenous communities.\n\nThe full video can be found here.\n\nFull transcript below:\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Minneapolis American Indian Center and to celebrate their 50th anniversary.\n\nThe Minneapolis American Indian Center has carried out its mission of celebrating and uplifting Native culture through a wide range of programs and services that preserve important traditions.\n\nThe center creates pathways for opportunity for over 35,000 tribally diverse American Indians living in the metropolitan area.\n\nI am proud that my office was able to secure three million dollars in federal funding to support their renovation and expansion.\n\nThe Center stands as a powerful example of resilience and the enduring strength of the Native community.\n\nI ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the Minneapolis American Indian Center\u2019s 50 years of service.\n\nThank you and I yield back.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-applauds-advancement-speed-act-hr-4776-through-committee", "Stauber Applauds Advancement of the SPEED Act (H.R. 4776) Through Committee", "2025-11-20", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), a cosponsor of H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, released the following statement after the House Natural Resources Committee advanced the comprehensive permitting reform package:\n\n\u201cI am proud to stand with Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) in advancing the bipartisan SPEED Act out of the Natural Resources Committee. Our nation\u2019s permitting system is broken. It\u2019s been weaponized for over 50 years to block projects rather than build them. This isn\u2019t a partisan issue. From critical minerals in Northern Minnesota to clean water infrastructure and roads that every community needs, endless delays hurt families, raise costs, and kill American jobs.\n\n\u201cThe SPEED Act does not weaken bedrock environmental laws like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, or Endangered Species Act. It simply streamlines the NEPA process and closes loopholes that have been exploited from day one to stop good projects through endless litigation and red tape.\n\n\u201cIn Northern Minnesota, we face some of the worst impacts. Projects like Twin Metals, NewRange, and Talon Metals are stalled, costing us the chance to mine the critical minerals the world needs for batteries and national security. Even basic water and road projects miss our short construction window because of delays\u2014adding hundreds of thousands of dollars that local taxpayers end up footing for these critical infrastructure projects.\n\n\u201cI am appreciative of the committee for adopting the amendment I offered alongside Rep. Golden, which reflects months of bipartisan collaboration to provide certainty for project sponsors and protect approved projects from being yanked away for political reasons when administrations change. 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