Press Releases

June 16, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement after being named as one of the eight Members appointed to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth:  

June 16, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig cosponsored H.R.3807, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act, which would provide $60 billion to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) – a program designed to support local bars, restaurants and eateries that were impacted by COVID-19.

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June 15, 2021 Press Release
Craig called attention to persistent gaps in vaccine distribution efforts impacting Black, Indigenous and Hispanic Minnesotans – and argued that her legislation could help address those disparities

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Angie Craig questioned public health experts on the Biden Administration’s ongoing efforts to equitably distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

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June 8, 2021 Press Release
Craig announced inclusion of seven local Member Designated Projects in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s INVEST in America Act

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that seven of her Member Designated Projects submitted on behalf of communities in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District were included in the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill.

June 2, 2021 Press Release

CANNON FALLS, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig convened her Farmer Advisory Council at the Cannon Falls VFW to discuss pressing issues in agriculture and focus on bipartisan, commonsense solutions to address them.

May 27, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) led 100 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to House leadership pushing for replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program to meet current demand.

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May 27, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig testified in front of the House Veterans Affairs Committee on the epidemic of veteran suicide plaguing Minnesota and states across the country.

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May 26, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Danny Davis (IL-07) and Jenniffer González-Colón (PR) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) joined Family Equality for a virtual press conference announcing the introduction of the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act of 2021.

May 26, 2021 Press Release
In Small Business Committee Hearing, Craig questioned Small Business Administrator on the status of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund which Craig championed earlier this year

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, in a House Small Business Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Angie Craig questioned Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the U.S.

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