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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led 10 of her House colleagues in urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take immediate action to eliminate longstanding delays and prioritize expert customer service for taxpayers across the country.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped introduce the Invest to Protect Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill to provide $50 million in grants for small and mid-sized police departments to invest in training, equipment, personnel support, and mental health resources. Police departments with forces of 200 officers or less – which represent more than 95% of police departments including every department in Minnesota's Second District – would be eligible to apply for grants under the legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced the relaunch of the bipartisan Congressional Supply Chain Caucus. The caucus, which was originally formed prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, was reformed to help identify commonsense, bipartisan solutions to ongoing challenges and prevent future disruptions to global and domestic trade.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led more than 30 of her colleagues in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider a 14.5% increase in Medicare Part B premiums in 2022. Late last year, CMS announced that Medicare's Part B monthly premium for 2022 would increase by $21.60 – an increase largely driven by the exorbitant launch price of a newly approved Alzheimer's drug called Aduhlem.

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) is set to introduce legislation banning Members of Congress from owning or trading stocks while serving in public office. In recent years, the United States Congress has been plagued by allegations of insider trading – necessitating urgent action to restore Americans' faith in their elected leaders and remove even the appearance of misconduct. Craig's bill will require all Members to sell individual stocks and refrain from future ownership of individual stocks throughout their time in office.

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) is set to introduce legislation banning Members of Congress from owning or trading stocks while serving in public office. In recent years, the United States Congress has been plagued by allegations of insider trading – necessitating urgent action to restore Americans' faith in their elected leaders and remove even the appearance of misconduct. Craig's bill will require all Members to sell individual stocks and refrain from future ownership of individual stocks throughout their time in office.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Angie Craig applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation announcement that the Saint Paul Port Authority has been awarded $4.14 million through the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The federal funding, which Craig advocated for in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in August, will go toward replacing the Barge Terminal 2 dock wall, which originally was constructed in 1964.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Margaret Anderson Kelliher to direct federal funding authorized by Congress as part of the bipartisan infrastructure package toward local projects in the Second District.