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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Saturday August 17, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Stauber: On Historic Trip to Alaska, Committee Continues Commitment to Domestic Energy Production
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * This week, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources traveled to Alaska for a variety of site visits including the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Native Village of Nuiqsut. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following  more

House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Launches Probe Into Governor Walz Extensive Engagement With China, CCP Entities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz, Kamala Harris's recently announced vice-presidential running mate, following reports detailing the Governor's longstanding connections to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entities and  more

Rep. Craig Slams USPS Q3 Numbers as Service Levels Continue to Decline
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: EAGAN, MN Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig slammed U.S. Postal Service leadership after the agency's FY 2024 third quarter report showed a continued decline in service levels for Minnesota. In Q3, service standard(link is external) for first-class two-day service in the Minnesota-North Dakota region showed 83.3% of mail arriving on time, about 10 points below USPS' target of 93% on-time delivery. In  more

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith Announce Significant Biofuel and Clean Energy Expansion Projects Across Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), announced 71 farms and small businesses across Minnesota will receive federal funding to install clean energy technology and make energy efficiency improvements, in addition to 15 awards to build out the infrastructure businesses need to make domestic biofuels more accessible. These investments will lower Minnesota's  more