WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader; Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Republican Leader; Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA), Speaker of the House; Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Democratic Leader; Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee; Representatives Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Joe Morelle (D-NY), Chair   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Congressman and Majority Whip Tom Emmer's (MN-06) Securities Clarity Act passed the House of Representatives after being included in the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act. The Securities Clarity Act marks a significant step forward in providing market certainty for innovators and clear jurisdictional boundaries for regulators. "This is an important opp  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced legislation to crack down on corporate price gouging at grocery stores and help lower costs for Minnesotans. Rep. Craig's Task Force to Stop Price Gouging Act would create a federal task force to investigate corporate and government behavior that results in increased prices for American families and release a quarterly report with its findings. The task for  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement on reports that the Department of Justice will file a lawsuit against Live Nation alleging the company has violated antitrust laws. "I have long advocated for robust competition in live events ticketing markets and I called   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) led 29 of her Senate colleagues in a push for more funding for rural housing programs in the FY2025 Appropriations bill. In their letter, the Senators noted that rural communities saw only a 1.7% increase in the number of housing units between 2010 and 2020, with almost half of states seeing a decrease in the number of rural units. According to the Minnesota Housing Partners  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio and Rick Scott (both R-Fla.) introduced the Social Engagement and Network Initiatives for Older Relief (SENIOR) Act to combat loneliness among American seniors. In 2023, one in three adults aged 50-80 reported feeling isolated from others, including nearly 40 percent reporting they only have contact with people outside their home once per week. Social isolation  more