WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN04) released this statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Trump v. United States: "Today, six extreme conservative Supreme Court justices, including three nominated by former President Trump, have broken with the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers and overturned 250 years of precedent to shield him and any future president from cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Omar hosted a briefing with Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, for the US-Africa Policy Working Group. Ambassador Rao Gupta briefed Working Group Members on the office's work in Africa toward advancing women's economic security; implementing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda; and combating gender-based violence including sexual violence. The group also  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Congressman Tom Emmer sent a letter to the new University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham seeking clarity on her plans to protect Jewish students in the upcoming academic year. "Last school year, Jewish students at the University of Minnesota faced harassment and intimidation as the campus was taken over by radical, pro-Hamas activists. The University of Minnesota is now on re  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced a $200,000 federal grant to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in homes and a public safety awareness campaign. The funding was authorized by the Klobuchar-led Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, named for two young brothers from Kimball, Minnesota, who d  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Brand Finstad (R-MN01) announced a $1.6 million grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, Minnesota to help address the growing demand for skilled workers in robotics, hydraulics, welding and machining training. The grant will go towards purchasing and ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), joined by her colleague Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced legislation that would boost the use of cutting-edge technologies to increase energy efficiency capabilities across America. Studies have estimated that a national energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) would save consumers over $56 billion on their energy bills and could create 400,000 jobs. "Increasing our   more