Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Young Kim (R-CA) to improve the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 504 Loan Program. Among other provisions, the 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act would increase maximum loan amounts, streamline the loan process and provide additional support to manufacturers who apply for the loan from local SBA offices.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig spoke on the House floor about the impact the American Rescue Plan's expanded definition of dependents had on an Eagan, MN family with a disabled adult son.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Angie Craig today spoke with members of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) at the organization's spring Legislative Action Conference. Rep. Craig, a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, shared her support for U.S. pork producer priorities, including expanded export market opportunities, agriculture worker visa program reform and foreign animal disease prevention.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig and Greg Pence (R-IN) led a bipartisan letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support America's rural communities in the second round of funding for the Commission's COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) Gwen Moore, (WI-04), Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced legislation that would use savings from Medicare prescription drug negotiations to lower Medicare Part D costs for low-income seniors.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig sent a letter to President Biden outlining her concerns related to the Administration's recent actions taken against employees who disclosed past cannabis use on employee background checks. In the letter, Representative Craig urges the President to clarify employment policies at the White House and remove past cannabis use as a potential disqualifier.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2021 to provide grants to eligible apprenticeship colleges throughout the country to expand and support enrollment. The apprenticeship programs that would be eligible for grants in this bill are federally accredited institutions that are often left out of traditional higher education grant programs despite the important work they do to prepare students for high-demand jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led a letter pressing Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman on staffing concerns at the agency and Guzman's plans to effectively prepare the SBA to implement the programs included in the recently-enacted American Rescue Plan Act. The letter emphasizes the need to assess the SBA's hiring practices and customer service systems in order to deliver on the promises made to small businesses in Minnesota and across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig spoke with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about her agricultural priorities in the 117th Congress – including direct payments to struggling farmers, support for Minnesota's biofuels industry and efforts to rebuild and strengthen America's supply chains.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig questioned Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the social media company's inconsistent and ineffective policies on monitoring hate speech. The hearing, entitled "Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation," focused on big tech's role in generating and amplifying false and inflammatory information to its online audiences.