Press Releases

May 24, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for students in Minnesota’s Second District. The annual competition, hosted each spring, is open to all high school students who live in the Second District. 

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May 17, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Craig announced the introduction of H.Res.399, a bipartisan resolution to recognize this week as National Public Works Week. Rep. Craig authored this resolution to celebrate the vital work of our nation’s public works professionals who manage water, sewer and public transportation systems and maintain public buildings and grounds.

May 14, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig applauded members of the Minnesota House of Representatives for passing H.F. 600, introduced by House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, which would legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults in the state of Minnesota.

May 13, 2021 Press Release
Craig’s amendment was inspired by the story of an Eagan, Minnesota, family that has been forced to continue paying their deceased son’s private student loans

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that included an amendment introduced by U.S. Representative Angie Craig to retroactively release all cosigners on all private student loans upon a student borrower’s death.

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May 12, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified before Congress that reinsurance legislation like U.S.

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May 12, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig highlighted the launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program and urged eligible constituents to enroll to receive a discount on their monthly internet bill.

May 11, 2021 Press Release
Legislation is inspired by the story of an Eagan, Minnesota, family that has been forced to continue paying their deceased son’s private student loans

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced the Ryan Frascone Memorial Student Loan Relief Act of 2021, which would close a loophole in federal law to retroactively release all cosigners on all private student loans upon a student’s death.

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May 6, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged House appropriators to fully fund a new disaster mitigation program to help communities across the country prepare for and rebuild from extreme weather events.

May 5, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, U.S. Representative Angie Craig highlighted the story of Bob Miller, a constituent from Prior Lake, MN whose multiple sclerosis medication skyrocketed in price by nearly $100,000 annually.

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April 28, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement after the conclusion of President Biden’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress:  

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