WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of Tim Penny, a friend and leader in southern Minnesota who is retiring from eighteen years as President/CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. Tim Penny first stepped into public service forty-nine years ago when he was elected to the Minnesota State Senate   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025. Just as House and Senate Republicans have ceded their constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight on the Executive Branch, Republicans want to force federal judges to give up their power of judicial review. The duty and responsib  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 17, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act, which does nothing to protect voting rights. House Republicans are advancing a bill that would disenfranchise millions of women and other Americans through a federal takeover of state election administration t  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith Denounce Trump Administration's Withholding of $20 Million in Head Start Funding for Minnesota Preschools, Early Childhood Education Centers MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) denounced the Trump Administration for withholding nearly $20 million dollars in Head Start funding from Minnesota and vowed to push   more