WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Mary Kathleen Costello, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Laura Margarete Provinzino, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota; and Noel Wise, nominated to be U.S. District Ju  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered a floor speech highlighting the impact of the PACT Act and urging more Minnesota veterans to enroll in the program. The PACT Act, passed two years ago, addresses severe health problems faced by veterans due to toxic exposures during their service. Full video can be found here(link is external). Full transcript below: "Thank you, Madame/Mr. Speaker. Two ye  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to strengthen the current law that permits only U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections. "President Biden's open border policies have allowed over 12 million illegal immigrants into this country, dramatically increasing the threat of fraud in this upcoming election. As this administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European heads of state to mark the 2024 NATO Summit. European leaders in attendance included Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, and the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer. "For 75 years, the N  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Mary Kathleen Costello, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Laura Margarete Provinzino, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led a group of 37 House Republicans and Democrats in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand annual Renewable Volumes Obligations for biomass-based diesel in their upcoming rulemaking for 2026. The EPA's Renewable Volumes Obligations for 2023-25, though set at a historic high, were significantly below production trends and caused a collapse  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chair of the Senate Housing Subcommittee, introduced the Housing for All Veterans Act, legislation that would help bring an effective end to veteran homelessness. Minnesota is on the cusp of ending veteran homelessness, and nationwide levels of homelessness among former service members have been cut in half in the fifteen years since the U.S. Department of Vete  more