Media
Latest News
Immigration detention officials have confirmed that a Minnesota woman detained in El Paso for almost two months has an ovarian cyst, but haven’t provided information on how they plan to treat her, the detainee’s congresswoman said Monday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against a farm bill amendment that would narrowly expand food options for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to include rotisserie chicken.
During the Washington Watch event in Washington, D.C., Democrat Angie Craig addressed members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters to discuss the current legislative landscape. Representative Angie Craig expressed significant concerns regarding the proposed Farm Bill and its potential impact on the agricultural community and food assistance programs.
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee is hoping her Senate colleagues will push for a farm bill that reflects more of her party's priorities, urging lawmakers to “hold the line” for a more bipartisan bill.
“I would say to my Senate colleagues – I hope my colleagues in the future – that they really should hold the line for a bipartisan product,” Rep. Angie Craig, who is running for Senate in Minnesota in November, told reporters Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced their new bill to hold health insurance companies accountable for above-average denial rates and refund patients for medical payments that should have been covered by insurance.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig’s bipartisan bill to expedite broadband infrastructure projects on federally-managed lands and connect more Minnesotans with high-speed internet passed the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (MN-02) joined 33 Members of Congress in demanding answers from the Trump Administration about its alleged use of surveillance and data analytics tools developed by Palantir to execute the President’s lawless immigration agenda. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, Rep.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Prior Lake, the first LGBTQ+ mother and grandmother in Congress, delivered a letter last week signed by 23 House Democrats opposing the Department of Health and Human Services’ rescission of a Biden-era rule aimed at ensuring LGBTQ+ foster youth have access to safe and affirming placements.
The members urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to put forth an alternative rule.
U.S. Representative Angie Craig, who serves Minnesota’s 2nd district in Congress, has recently used her social media platform to address concerns regarding a detained constituent and allegations of misconduct against fellow lawmakers.
A 23-year-old Burnsville woman scheduled to have an ovarian cyst removed on Feb. 11 is in ICE custody in Texas, her condition worsening by the day, advocates said.
Andrea Pedro-Francisco’s Feb. 5 arrest interrupted her medical care and pain treatment, and efforts to gain her release have been fruitless, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig said on Monday.