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Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig led her colleagues from the Minnesota Delegation in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue pushing for turkey growers to have access to any COVID-19 relief resources available to agriculture producers.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Rural Broadband Task Force, joined her colleagues to introduce an urgent framework to expand broadband access. The plan includes affordability measures for families and investments in creative solutions like lending hot spots to students to address the current lack of reliable broadband infrastructure.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig expressed her deep gratitude to our heroic health care workers by delivering lunches to the medical staff at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital today as well as hosting an in-depth virtual healthcare panel to discuss the resources our medical community needs moving forward.

Yesterday U.S. Representative Angie Craig spoke with the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach. During those conversations, she pushed for urgent relief for the livestock farmers in the wake of COVID-19.

Today, Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) announced the introduction of the Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020. The bipartisan legislation she introduced with U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Roger Marshall (R-KS), would provide funding for installing and converting fuel pump infrastructure to deliver higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig voted in support of the fourth COVID-19 legislative package which meets the urgent need of replenishing small business and nonprofit loan programs, increases testing capabilities and supports doctors and hospitals.

"Whether I'm talking with a third-generation small business or a start-up, the needs are the same-- we need more relief for small businesses now," said Rep. Angie Craig. "This is about more than funding small businesses, this is about keeping the American dream alive."

Today, U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02) and Scott Peters (CA-52) announced the introduction of the Stop Health Premium Spikes Act, a bill that would help mitigate the drastic health care premium increases expected as a result of the unanticipated surge in medical care costs due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The projected health care costs associated with providing medical care for patients with COVID-19 will be enormous.

Today, U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02), Ted Deutch (FL-22), Katherine Clark (MA-5) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced the Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act. The legislation will ensure greater accountability of federal agencies and private-sector partners responsible for the distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other emergency resources under the Defense Protection Act and Stafford Act.