WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, in response to the February shooting that killed two Burnsville police officers and one firefighter/paramedic, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced new legislation to allow local law enforcement to purchase tactical vehicles like the one law enforcement used in Burnsville using federal funds. Under current Justice Department policy and a Biden Administration executive order, local entities must  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Rep. Dean Phillips voted to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. The bill will be signed into law by President Biden and includes an amendment authored by Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) aimed at making travel more accessible for disabled Americans and their caretakers by requiring all medium and large airports to install and mai  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the statement below following the release of the bipartisan AI Policy Roadmap released by Leader Schumer and Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Todd Young (R-IN). "As AI continues to advance at a rapid pace, we need to make sure our laws are sophisticated enough to keep up. Leader Schumer and Senators Rounds, Heinrich, and Y  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, released the statement below following the Rules Committee passing three bipartisan bills to address the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our elections. The bills include the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, AI Transparency in Election  more