Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed oil executives from the nation's largest oil companies about their efforts to lower prices at the pump for hardworking Americans. At an Energy and Commerce hearing, titled "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump," Craig questioned the executives about why, as the price of oil has dropped significantly in recent weeks, prices offered to customers at the pump have not followed suit.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig was joined by Savage, Minnesota, native Allie and Bobby Krueger at a White House ceremony at which President Joe Biden announced executive action to lower health care costs for more than 5 million Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority had been selected to receive $4.96 million in federal funding to improve and modernize the Burnsville Bus Garage. The project will allow MVTA, which provides transit service to Twin Cities suburbs in Dakota and Scott counties, to improve safety and efficiency and accommodate future fleet and service expansions.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Angie Craig's legislation that would cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 per month, lowering drug costs for hardworking families who are currently paying high costs for insulin and other diabetic treatments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led the six bipartisan Co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus and 23 additional Members of Congress in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to prioritize homegrown, renewable biofuels as a replacement for Russian energy sources. The letter comes after Congress banned the importation of Russian oil earlier this month.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act, which would expand the production and availability of American biofuels. In an effort to lower energy costs for working families and support economic growth in rural communities, Craig and Feenstra introduced the legislation following last week's vote to ban imports of Russian energy products.
Specifically, the Home Front Energy Independence Act would:
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent wasteful and improper payments to deceased Americans by ordering the Social Security Administration (SSA) to rapidly and permanently share its death data with the federal government's "Do Not Pay" system. The SSA maintains detailed death records to prevent wasteful payments to deceased Americans who were previously enrolled as Social Security beneficiaries.
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that Minnesota's Second District has received $4.478 million to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and complete their homework.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig applauded the Biden Administration's progress toward fixing the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act's subsidized marketplace coverage – a step that could save 62,000 Minnesotans thousands of dollars annually on their health insurance premiums. The Administration recently submitted a proposed rule change to the Office of Management and Budget for review, a necessary step toward officially addressing the issue.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Rural Prosperity Act, a bipartisan bill that would streamline federal services for rural America and cut bureaucratic red tape by establishing the Office of Rural Prosperity – a permanent office in the White House tasked with coordinating federal efforts to support and connect America's rural communities to federal programs and resources.