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EAGAN, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig demanded answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) leadership on the status of the new New Prague post office following reports from a local news organization that their newspapers were not being delivered to their subscribers on time.
The Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is concerned about the ag economy.
“Well, there’s no doubt farmers are hurting. Input costs are up, prices are down.”
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig says with a large crop on the horizon, market access is critical.
“Business is absolutely gone, it’s moved from the United States to Brazil, especially in China. So look, the administration caused this problem with their trade wars and their economic policies, and it’s incumbent upon them to step up and fix the problems.”
EAGAN, MN – U.S. Representatives Angie Craig and Lucy McBath (GA-06) recently introduced their Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act to help schools recruit, train and retain paraeducators. The bill would establish a grant program to fund pipeline and credentialing programs, high-quality professional development and higher wages for paraprofessionals and special education teachers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republicans' short-term government funding bill.
“After the damage Republicans did with their 'Big Ugly Bill,’ I refuse to vote for a short-term funding package that yet again fails to meet the needs of everyday Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote for H.Res.719.
“I have always condemned political violence in the strongest possible terms – just as I did last week, following the killing of Charlie Kirk. And in June, after the murders of my friends Melissa and Mark Hortman. Political violence is a grave threat to our democracy.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig and 94 of her colleagues condemned the Trump Administration's blatant attacks on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, Rep. Craig cited several instances in which DACA recipients have been detained or deported by U.S. immigration authorities despite the legal and humanitarian protections they are afforded under the law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced their bipartisan Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act to improve patient safety and lower health care costs by reducing blood culture contamination. This common-sense legislation requires CMS to add a blood culture contamination rate measure to the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction (HAC) Program.
On the penultimate day of the WNBA regular season, the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) received Congressional support for its current labor negotiations. The Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) sent a letter to the league urging commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the team owners to "bargain in good faith" with the WNBPA and reach a fair agreement before the Oct. 31 deadline.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32), as well as Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and representatives from the Women’s National Basketball Player’s Association (WNBPA) to push for fair pay for female athletes.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against the Republican-led National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“For over six decades, the passage of the NDAA has been a bipartisan effort to protect our national security, support our veterans and servicemembers and ensure that the United States has the resources it needs to stay ahead.