Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Angie Craig secured $84,000 in federal funding for the Scott County Sheriff’s Department to purchase critical disaster relief and rescue equipment. The new equipment will help ensure the department can swiftly and effectively respond to public safety challenges across Scott County.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Angie Craig secured $4,995,000 to construct a Veterans Memorial Greenway in Dakota County. The greenway will commemorate the service of all Minnesota veterans. The greenway will also serve as a public space for community events in Dakota County.

BURNSVILLE, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released a letter she wrote to Louis DeJoy, the United States Postmaster General, to urge action to address poor mail service in several Second District communities. In her letter, she highlighted the critical need to improve the post offices’ service levels – and the impacts these conditions are having on Second District residents.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig’s bill to rename the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of fallen South St. Paul Police Officer Leo Pavlak was signed into law. After only four months on the force, Officer Pavlak was killed by the infamous Barker-Karpis Gang during a robbery on August 30, 1933.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped pass annual government funding legislation that includes several key priorities designed to support working families and local communities in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that the Minnesota Department of Health is set to receive $42.8 million through the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Public Health Infrastructure Grant.

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Angie Craig’s bill to rename the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of fallen South St. Paul Police Officer Leo Pavlak. After only four months on the force, Officer Pavlak was killed by the infamous Barker-Karpis Gang during a robbery on August 30, 1933. He is the only South St. Paul Police Officer to have been killed in the line of duty.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig voted to pass the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the funding levels, expenditures and authorizations for the Department of Defense. This year’s NDAA authorizes funding for a number of the priorities and initiatives that Representative Craig has long advocated for.