Press Releases
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Suppress COVID-19 Act to provide states with the support they need to eliminate the spread of COVID-19. Rep. Phil Roe (TN-01) is also a lead author. In the Senate, the bill is carried by Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA).
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has fought for small businesses and hard-working Minnesotans since her first day in Congress. Today she continued her push in securing $2 billion for Career, Technical and Adult Education, an increase of $25 million from last year.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig secured several key provisions to expand access to affordable, high-quality healthcare in the House appropriations package that passed last week.
Rep. Craig successfully pushed to include:
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's push for increased special education was included in the education appropriations package with an increase of $194 million above last year's funding, for a total of $1.4 billion.
Today, the House passed annual funding legislation that includes key provisions Rep. Craig urged leadership to incorporate on behalf of the people of Minnesota's Second District.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig co-authored an amendment to a House appropriations minibus package to prevent the Justice Department from spending any federal funds for the Trump Administration's lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act. The amendment passed the House Thursday evening.
Today, the House passed the Child Care is Essential Act, which Rep. Angie Craig cosponsored. The bill would create a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization Fund and invest in child care so that providers across Minnesota have the resources they need to safely reopen. Without adequate investments in the child care industry, families across the country will be unable to return to work.
Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that she has returned over $500,000 from the federal government to constituents in Minnesota's Second District from Inver Grove Heights to Red Wing. Since January 2019, Rep. Craig's casework team has completed over 907 cases on behalf of Minnesotans, resolving red-tape and improper decisions by federal agencies.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposing their interim final rule interpreting the equitable services provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has authored and pushed for improvements in health care and mental health services for veterans. Her efforts were included in today's passage of the FY2021 appropriations bill containing funding for Military Construction & Veterans Affairs and Department of the Interior.