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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Oversight Committee unanimously advanced U.S. Representative Angie Craig’s bill to rename the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of fallen South St. Paul Police Officer Leo Pavlak. After only four months on the force, Officer Pavlak was killed during a robbery on August 30, 1933. He is the only South St. Paul Police Officer to have been killed in the line of duty.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released a letter she wrote to Tony Williams, the United States Postal Service’s Minnesota and North Dakota District Manager, to express her concerns about services provided by the Lakeville Post Office.

BURNSVILLE, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Advocate for American Business Award in honor of her work to support the business community across Minnesota and the United States. The award is given to Members of Congress who have built a strong record of advocating for pro-growth and pro-businesses policies.

LAKEVILLE, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Craig hosted a ceremony honoring members of local law enforcement and emergency response services for their work to keep the Second District safe. At the ceremony, she presented awards to South St. Paul Police Chief Brian Wicke, West St. Paul Police Chief Brian Sturgeon, Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie, Lakeville Police Chief Brad Paulson and other members of the Second District public safety workforce in honor of their dedicated service.

BURNSVILLE, MN – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped secure three-quarters of a million dollars in federal funding for the West St. Paul and South St. Paul Police Departments to address staffing shortages and increase their community policing efforts. Through the Department of Justice’s COPS Hiring grant, West St.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig applauded the Treasury Department’s issuance of the final rule to close the Affordable Care Act’s “family glitch,” an action that will bring down health care costs and expand access to affordable health care for 62,000 Minnesotans.

RED WING, MN – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped secure nearly $2 million for Red Wing Ignite to expand their start-up and entrepreneurship support program. The funding will enable Red Wing Ignite to provide increased resources and support to entrepreneurs in underserved communities across Southeast Minnesota. In April, Representative Craig wrote a letter in support of Red Wing Ignite’s application for the grant.

BURNSVILLE, MN – This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that the City of Burnsville will receive $36,113 from the Department of Justice to support the city’s efforts to prevent and control crime. This grant funding is made possible through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which helps local governments support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions.