WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) voted in support of three appropriations bills that passed the House of Representatives which will fund aspects of our government for Fiscal Year 2025: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, and the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. Rep. Finstad issued a statement on tod  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), along with Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) urged the Biden Administration to approve Min  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed Republicans' extreme 2025 Defense funding bill that harms our military readiness, undermines democracy at home and abroad, and abandons Ukraine. Instead of investing in our national security and the issues that matter most to our men and women in uniform, the bill includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation. The legislation: Eliminates support for Ukraine by not provid  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise and Whip Emmer released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn its decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, calling Chevron"unworkable" and "fundamentally misguided." "For forty years, Chevron deference has led to a massive expansion of the fede  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: As promised, following Governor Walz's request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities that are working to recover from severe weather and flooding, the Minnesota delegation has sent a letter to the Biden Administration to approve this request quickly. Once this disaster declaration is approved, the federal government will be able to provide disaster assistance for various recovery and r  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led the entire Minnesota and North Dakota congressional delegations in sending a bipartisan letter pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota District. The letter comes after the Postal Service's Inspector General audited the District and found 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: On June 26, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) introduced legislation to rename the Roseau, Minnesota Post Office in memory of Floyd B. Olson, who faithfully served his community in the Roseau Post Office for nearly thirty years. "Mr. Olson was a proud family man, a man of faith, and a staple in the Roseau community," said Congresswoman Fischbach. "A true public servant, he wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, which overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the long-standing precedent that courts provide deference to an agency's interpretation of ambiguous federal statutes. "This is a sei  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representatives Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05), Tom Emmer (R-MN-06), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-07), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) urged the Biden Administration to approve Minnesota's request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communit  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representatives Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05), Tom Emmer (R-MN-06), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-07), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) urged the Biden Administration to approve Minnesota's request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities that are work  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on Moyle v. United States: "The Supreme Court ruled on process, not on policy. This is a reprieve, not a vindication. While Idaho can resume providing emergency reproductive care, this ruling does nothing to reassure women that their health and wellbeing is protected. "Let's be clear: President B  more