Press Releases
Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig announced she is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a bill introduced this week that would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ adoptive parents and foster youth in the foster care system.
After visiting the farm of Brad Hovel in Cannon Falls, and hearing about the importance of biofuels production in Minnesota's farm economy, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig continued her fight for stability in the biofuels market by submitting a statement for the record to the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Craig urged the Committee to swiftly extend the biodiesel tax credit for biodiesel facilities, providing market certainty for Minnesota farmers.
After hearing from cancer patients, survivors, families and healthcare providers during her Healthcare Listening Tour, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig reaffirmed her commitment to ensuring Minnesotans living with cancer get the treatment they need.
That's why she is announcing today that she is cosponsoring H.R.1730, the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act, a bipartisan bill that would ensure cancer patients receive equal coverage for treatment across insurance plans.
On Thursday May 30th, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig joined the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure Chairman Jared Golden (ME-2), Ranking Member Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) for a field hearing in Scandia to discuss the limitations small businesses face when they do not have access to reliable broadband.
On Friday, May 24th, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig visited Lincoln Center Elementary School in South St. Paul to reinforce her support for safe, welcoming and high-quality public schools for every student.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig issued the below statement in recognition of Memorial Day.
"Today we honor those who have given their lives in selfless sacrifice to uphold our American ideals and allow us to live with the freedom and opportunity to earn a good life," said Rep. Angie Craig.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig reiterated her call for trade policies that prioritize economic opportunity for Minnesota farmers and small business owners.
Rep. Craig spoke to USDA officials ahead of an announcement of a trade aid package that would offer relief to farmers affected by an escalating trade war. Craig pushed the Administration to put forward a coherent trade strategy that protects international market share and opens new opportunities for Minnesota agriculture.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced that she is leading a bipartisan resolution H. Res. 392 to recognize this week, May 19 through May 25, 2019, as National Public Works Week. Rep. Craig authored this resolution to celebrate the imperative work of our nation's public works professionals who manage water, sewer, public transportation, and maintain public buildings and grounds.
Yesterday, H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, which includes bills that U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has cosponsored, passed the House on a bipartisan vote.
The number one issue Rep. Craig hears about from working families in the Second District is the cost of healthcare. That's why Rep. Craig not only voted to pass the package out of the House, she also spoke on the floor during the general debate on the importance of passing these bills and taking a significant step towards making affordable healthcare a reality for every family.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig hosted Mike Peterson, a fourth-generation farmer from Northfield, MN at a hearing on the state of the farm economy for the House Agriculture Committee's General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. In addition to farming nearly 800 acres of corn and soybeans, Mike and his family own a welding and fabrication business and a golf driving range on their farm, and they have been previously recognized as the Rice County Farm Family of the year.