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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved nearly $30 million in federal funding for local projects in communities across Southeastern Minnesota. Over the past year, Representative Craig consulted with local mayors, sheriffs and community leaders to identify projects that would strengthen local infrastructure, grow the economy and improve public safety. In the coming months, the Senate is expected to vote on the appropriations packages that will include these projects.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Angie Craig's Right to Contraception Act, which would shore up access to birth control in the wake of the Supreme Court's assault on reproductive rights and other fundamental freedoms. This legislation would codify the legal right for women to access devices and medication designed to prevent pregnancy – such as birth control pills, IUDs and condoms.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), codify marriage equality under federal law and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. Earlier this week, Craig helped introduce the bill alongside every openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress – as well as Tri-Caucus Chairs Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and Judy Chu (D-CA) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig voted for two critical pieces of reproductive rights legislation to enshrine access to reproductive health care into law for everyone across America, regardless of where they live. The Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act – both of which Craig cosponsored – passed the House earlier today. In the weeks following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, many states have rushed to enact abortion bans – including nine states that have already successfully done so.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped introduce legislation to defend women's ability to access contraception and to protect health care providers' ability to provide contraceptives. The Right to Contraception Act would codify the legal right for women to access devices and medication designed to prevent pregnancy – such as birth control pills, IUDs and condoms – and grant the Attorney General the ability to take civil action against any state or government official that implements or enforces legislation preventing access to contraceptives.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led a roundtable discussion focused on creating economic growth in rural America.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that her casework efforts have returned more than $2 million to constituents across Minnesota's Second District. Since assuming office in 2019, Representative Craig and her casework team have worked tirelessly to help constituents resolve issues with federal agencies and access the refunds and benefits to which they are entitled from federal agencies like the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs.

Minnesota — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig hosted her Rural Health Advisory Council meeting. In January of 2020, Representative Craig was appointed to the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, where she was tasked with representing the interests of family farmers and rural communities across the country.