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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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig for information about the expansion of digital services at the IRS, the status of the returns and appeals processing backlogs and data about the status of the IRS response times.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of $500 million in funding for both African Swine Fever prevention and drought relief programs – both of which are priorities that the Congresswoman has repeatedly urged USDA to address.

WASHINGTON, DC —Last week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig cosponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation to address prenatal substance exposure through early intervention – by providing support through programs and funding for prevention efforts and for individuals and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The Advancing FASD Research, Services, and Prevention Act of 2021 (FASD Respect Act) was introduced by Representative Betty McCollum and U.S.

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped pass the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation that would increase the rates of compensation for Veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled Veterans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig, Cindy Axne and Cheri Bustos led Representatives David Scott, Jim Costa, Abigail Spanberger and G. K. Butterfield in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushing for $75 million in funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent and prepare for a possible African Swine Fever outbreak in the U.S. swine population.