WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared the use of artificial intelligence-generated voice technology in robocalls to be illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In November 2023, Senator Klobuchar called on the FCC to take action to protect Americans from AI voice cloning scams. "Fraudsters   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Jessica Rosenworcel, to urge the FCC to finalize rules to prohibit early termination and billing cycle fees imposed on subscribers by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite service providers. "Competitive markets work best when consumers have the ability to make the best decisions for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, the Minnesota Republican Congressional delegation reacted to today's press conference at the Minnesota State Capitol urging passage of the Democrat-backed North STAR Act. The proposed legislation would make Minnesota a sanctuary state by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement and banning state government officials from enforcing civil im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement on the Biden administration's National Security Memorandum on Safeguards and Accountability With Respect to Transferred Defense Articles and Defense Services: "I commend the Biden administration for taking a major step forward with its National Security Memorandum announced today to ensure all recipients of U.S. mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement today in response to press inquiries on Special Counsel Hur's report and President Biden's subsequent press conference: "Special Counsel Hur's report fully exonerated President Biden from any wrongdoing. Unfortunately, Hur--a Trump appointee--could not resist taking vile political shots at President Biden to score points for Trum  more