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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig supported the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020) conference report, which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. This key legislation contains Craig's priorities with funding and language to strengthen Minnesota's locks and dams, improve inland waterways, invest in flood damage reduction and update water infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller to extend the TRICARE reinstatement period for veterans in Minnesota and across the country to ensure that retirees and their family members are able to maintain coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 275,000 Americans. For the first time since the program was implemented in 2018, TRICARE enrollees are required to pay cost-sharing fees by January 1^st, 2021 in order to maintain their coverage. While Rep.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig's bipartisan bill to improve the Small Business Administration's 504 Loan Program unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie visited Ineffable Brewing, a new small business in Burnsville, MN, to celebrate Small Business Saturday. As a member of the House Committee on Small Business, Rep. Craig has consistently advocated for additional COVID-19 relief for small businesses and targeted assistance for restaurants and venues.

This week, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and 232 colleagues sent a letter urging the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to address the growing backlog of veterans' service records. Due to the significant reduction of staffing and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, veterans across the country have been waiting months to receive the records they need to access the benefits they have earned. The letter asks the NPRC to implement new policies so that they may resume processing military personnel, health and medical records requests.

Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig is urging families, individuals and small businesses in Minnesota's Second District to review their coverage and sign up for 2021 health insurance during the ongoing open enrollment period.

Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig spoke on the House floor about the urgent need for a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill that supports small businesses, with targeted aid to restaurants and venues that have been hit hard by the pandemic. As cases rise across the country and necessary measures are taken to save lives, many of the hardest-hit businesses face increased restrictions.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Sen. Tina Smith and Reps. Collin Peterson and Betty McCollum called on the leaders of four federal agencies to streamline hemp rules. Currently, contradictory federal guidelines are leading to uncertainty in the market and preventing Minnesota farmers and Tribes from fully reaping the economic benefits of growing hemp.