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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which would offer the most significant upgrade to U.S. labor laws in 80 years.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced legislation to provide consumers with transparent information on broadband services available in the marketplace. The Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021 would require sellers of broadband services to display information in a uniform and clear manner at the point of sale to allow consumers to easily compare plans and to understand what they are purchasing.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a comprehensive ethics and electoral reform bill that would protect voting rights, rein in the influence of big money in politics and restore ethics and accountability in Washington.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig reintroduced her bipartisan legislation to improve the Small Business Administration's 504 Loan Program. This legislation, the 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act, was introduced with Representatives Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Young Kim (R-CA) to improve the loan guaranty program and enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig delivered a speech on the House floor in support of H.R. 1, the For the People Act. The comprehensive democratic reform legislation would expand the right to vote, preserve the integrity of our elections, crack down on special interests in Washington and shine a light on the influence of dark money in American politics.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
March 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced a resolution to ban Members of Congress from serving on the boards of for-profit entities.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
February 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Early this morning, U.S. Representative Angie Craig voted to pass the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address the unprecedented COVID-19 health and economic crisis. This legislation aims to crush the COVID-19 virus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines in the arms of Americans, put dollars into families' pockets and put people back to work.


February 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on the House passage of the Equality Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation which expands the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other existing statutes to extend non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ community. Representative Angie Craig is the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress from Minnesota, a co-chair of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus, and an original cosponsor of the Equality Act.


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Congresswoman Angie Craig
February 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig delivered a speech on the House floor honoring the life and service of former Minnesota National Guard Specialist Derrick Ameli of Savage, Minnesota. In her remarks, Craig addressed the urgent need to tackle the suicide epidemic in this country – especially among the nation's veterans – and urged Americans to destigmatize mental health treatment.

Issues:Veterans

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Congresswoman Angie Craig
February 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced the bipartisan Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters with Cover Crops Act (FEEDD Act). The FEEDD Act will provide farmers and ranchers emergency flexibility to help alleviate livestock feed shortages during planting seasons with high levels of prevent plant due to extreme moisture or drought. The U.S.