WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) have introduced legislation that would designate the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States. Native to North America, the bald eagle has been featured on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782, yet no species is currently recognized as the official national bird. "Since the founding of our nation, the bald eagl  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: On World Refugee Day, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in The Atlantic sharing her personal refugee story and calling for increased refugee admissions to the United States. Rep. Omar's personal perspective as a former refugee brings a unique voice to this timely issue. Her op-ed offers both policy proposals and a passionate argument for the U.S. to increase the refugee admissions cap for those fleein  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day on June 23, 2024. Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day is observed annually to reflect on the need to create safe digital spaces for young people. "Big tech companies have repeatedly shown an inability to safeguard children's data,  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to designate the bald eagle as the National Bird of the United States. "The bald eagle is a symbol of our country's freedom and strength. In Minnesota, we are proud to call ourselves home to one of the largest populations of bald eagles in the country as well as the  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: D.C. [6/20/24] --Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced a bill to repeal an arcane 1873 law, called the Comstock Act, that Republicans and anti-choice extremists want to misuse to ban abortion nationwide. Comstock has been cited recently by Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas in oral arguments during the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA and invoked in Project 20  more