Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring House Republicans back to Washington, DC and pass a bill to ensure military servicemembers are paid during the government shutdown. Speaker Johnson has kept the House out of session for the duration of the government shutdown, preventing the House from passing any bill to ensure essential workers, like members of the military, TSA agents and air traffic controllers, are paid.
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to pressure from U.S. Representative Angie Craig, the United States Postal Service (USPS) recently notified Rep. Craig’s office that it will be launching an internal investigation into reports of delayed delivery of the New Prague Times.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed the Trump Administration about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) recent proposal to turn the former Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, MN, which was shuttered in 2010, into an ICE detention center.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that Shakopee Fire will receive $2,632,890 in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to hire 12 new full-time firefighters. Rep. Craig was a strong advocate for this funding, writing a letter to FEMA in support of the City of Shakopee’s application in July of this year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ failure to fund the government, leading to the first government shutdown in nearly seven years.
“Today, Republicans – who control the House of Representatives, Senate and White House – failed to do their job of keeping the government open.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced a package of two bills to hold elected officials accountable for shutting down the government. Her Termination of Reckless Unchecked Mandates from this President (TRUMP) Act would prohibit the President from using any federal funds to issue executive orders during a government shutdown.
EAGAN, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig demanded answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership on the status of the new New Prague post office following reports from a local news organization that their newspapers were not being delivered to their subscribers on time.
EAGAN, MN – U.S. Representatives Angie Craig and Lucy McBath (GA-06) recently introduced their Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act to help schools recruit, train and retain paraeducators. The bill would establish a grant program to fund pipeline and credentialing programs, high-quality professional development and higher wages for paraprofessionals and special education teachers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republicans' short-term government funding bill.
“After the damage Republicans did with their 'Big Ugly Bill,’ I refuse to vote for a short-term funding package that yet again fails to meet the needs of everyday Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote for H.Res.719.
“I have always condemned political violence in the strongest possible terms – just as I did last week, following the killing of Charlie Kirk. And in June, after the murders of my friends Melissa and Mark Hortman. Political violence is a grave threat to our democracy.