WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Ensuring Affordable & Accessible Medications: Examining Competition in the Prescription Drug Market", U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, discussed the need to bring greater competition to prescription drug markets to reduce costs and improve choices for cons  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed the Biden Administration to do more to support Minnesota family farmers and ethanol producers as they craft policy on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Rep. Craig urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to rework recent 40B SAF GREET Model guidance and consider Minnesota producers as part of upcoming 45Z Clean Production Tax Credit guidance. This c  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig slammed U.S. Postal Service leadership after they reported a decline in service levels during Q2 of FY2024. According to the USPS Office of the Inspector General, the service standard for first-class two-day service in the Minnesota-North Dakota region has gotten worse - with only 84.1% of mail arriving on time, nearly 10 points below USPS' target of 93%. In FY24 Q1,   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following the applications for arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli leadership for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court: "Since Nuremberg, the United States has been a global leader in the pursuit of international justice. It is one of the foundational philosophies underpinning the   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: This National Police Week, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) resolution acknowledging the unwavering bravery of America's law enforcement officers in spite of the animosity and increased violence directed toward them as a result of the extreme Democrats' "Defund the Police" movement. Prior to his resolution's passage, Congressman Stauber spoke in its support on the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, along with Gary Peters (D-MI), Todd Young (R-IN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Mike Braun (R-IN) called on the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter and Federal Tr  more