WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, a press conference was held 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 immigration laws. Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement on the passage of the U.S. Senate's bipartisan national security package. The FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which Klobuchar cosponsors, was passed as part of this package. It declares the international trafficking of fentanyl as a national emergency and targets the criminal organizations that traffic fentanyl into the U.S. "This b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tina Smith (D-MN), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), along with Representatives Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Dean Phillips (D-MN) called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (Both D-MN) and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN04) announced federal support to help cities and commercial buildings develop plans to implement energy efficiency and clean energy upgrades across Minnesota. It will also be used to help eligible homeowners install energy efficiency upgrades in their homes, like installing energy efficient furnaces and water h  more