WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's firing of inspectors general of at least a dozen federal agencies: "This midnight purge of inspector generals, including at the USDA, is alarming and unprecedented. While the president has the right to replace inspector  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to lower child care costs and address the nationwide shortage of affordable child care. The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act would provide competitive grants for states to train child care workers and build or renovate child care facilities. Families across the country are struggling to acces  more