WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Finstad, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture, led a letter requesting answers from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding ongoing Congressional oversight and accountability of the agency's 2021 Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) update. "As the House Committee on Agriculture continues our work to pass a strong and ef  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Last night, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made a unanimous consent request to call for the Senate to immediately pass legislation to combat the sexual exploitation of children online and hold Big Tech accountable. Graham was joined on the floor in support of this effort by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Jos  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig slammed the latest quarterly performance report from the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General after it revealed a continued decline in USPS performance in Minnesota during Q4 of FY23. The OIG's report details deteriorating first-class mail delivery rates in the Minnesota-North Dakota (MN-ND) postal district. Out of country's 50 tot  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Fischbach spoke in support of her bill, the Protecting America's Seniors' Access to Care Act in the Ways and Means Committee, where it passed 26-17. "I am so glad to see this bill moving forward to keep CMS from implementing this misguided nursing staff ratio rule that could hurt nursing home facilities all across Minnesota's Seventh District," said Rep. Fis  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: In a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Angie Craig's bipartisan legislation to help stop the smuggling of illicit fentanyl through U.S. ports of entry. The bipartisan, bicameral Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to update its manuals at leas  more