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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pushed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to take immediate action to support small businesses in Minnesota and across the country that are still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. In her letter, Representative Craig noted that small businesses account for 99.9% of all firms in the United States – and more than 60% of net job creation over the past 25 years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Angie Craig released the following statement following reports that Democrats had reached an agreement on lowering prescription drug costs, one of the final provisions negotiated as part of the Build Back Better Act in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (MN-02) led fourteen of her Democratic colleagues in writing a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging immediate action to address the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States. Prescription drug reform was not included in the original framework of the Build Back Better Act released last week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Angie Craig released the following statement following her meeting at the White House, where Craig took part in the ongoing negotiations surrounding the Build Back Better Act with President Joe Biden, Director of the Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese – as well as other White House officials charged with enacting President Biden's economic agenda in Washington.
WASHINGTON, DC — This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig cosponsored bipartisan legislation to clarify that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have a role in regulating modified motor vehicles used exclusively for racing. The legislation would ensure that dedicated race cars used at racetracks like the Elko Speedway are exempted from future regulations, which could impact competitive motorsports.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to take immediate action to address the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act's marketplace coverage – a step that could save millions of Americans – including 62,000 Minnesotans – thousands of dollars annually on their health insurance premiums.
WASHINGTON, DC —This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced a bicameral resolution to honor the 100th anniversary of waterskiing, which was invented on Lake Pepin on July 2, 1922. The resolution, which was also introduced in the Senate by Senator Amy Klobuchar, encourages the United States Postal Service to design, print and distribute a new stamp honoring the upcoming anniversary – as well as Lake City's contribution to water sports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that the police departments from the cities of Burnsville, Inver Grove Heights, and West St. Paul will receive more than $34,000 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new analysis released by the House Committee on Education and Labor, the Build Back Better Act could save Minnesota families thousands of dollars in child care costs each year. The Committee's report found that the typical Minnesota family of four with one infant in full-time center-based child care would save $13,990 each year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig requested that the Biden Administration publish critical data developed as part of the environmental assessment for the Rainy River watershed mineral withdrawal it was cancelled by the prior administration.