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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) led Co-Chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus in introducing the Year-Round Fuel Choice Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can grant waivers to allow E15 and higher blend fuels to be sold at retailers year-round.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig applauded President Biden's Executive Order on promoting competition in the American economy, singling out provisions to save Americans money on their internet bills by fostering competition and increasing transparency in billing.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig cosponsored the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress. Following efforts led by states across the nation, the MORE Act decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level. The bill also aims to correct the historical injustices of failed drug policies that have disproportionately impacted communities of color and low-income communities by requiring resentencing and expungement of prior convictions.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04) introduced the Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation would clarify that only oil refineries that have been continuously receiving small refinery exemptions (SREs) since 2011 would be eligible to petition for extensions of renewable fuel blending requirement exemptions.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Craig announced that her submission for the City of Shakopee to receive federal funding was officially approved by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. The project, which was awarded $3.5 million, is now officially included in the Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill, which will soon head to the full Appropriations Committee for approval.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig helped to pass the INVEST in America Act, a transformational surface transportation and water infrastructure bill that would modernize America's infrastructure while driving economic opportunity for American workers in Minnesota and across the country. The bipartisan, $715 billion package is designed to help meet President Biden's vision – as laid out in the American Jobs Plan – by investing in roads, bridges, transit, rail, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Craig announced that her submission for the City of Zumbrota to receive $448,000 was officially approved by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. The project is now officially included in the Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill, which will soon head to the full Appropriations Committee for approval.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Craig announced that her submission for Goodhue County to receive federal support for its efforts to expand high-speed broadband access to rural and underserved communities was officially approved by the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The project, which was awarded $3.21 million, is now officially included in the Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill, which will soon head to the full Appropriations Committee for approval.