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Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives
March 5, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig introduced the Safe Stay Act, which would require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in each hotel and motel room across the country. This legislation comes after learning that two of her second district constituents were hospitalized with serious illnesses due to near-fatal carbon monoxide levels in their Michigan hotel room.


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Rep. Angie Craig with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
March 4, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, questioned U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on the need for a predictable farm safety net, reliable USDA NIFA grants and strong partnership from the federal government.


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Payment Integrity Information Act
March 3, 2020

Today, Rep. Angie Craig announced that her bipartisan bill, The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, has been signed into law by President Donald Trump.

This bill delivers on Rep. Craig's promise to fight for all Minnesotans by protecting their hard-earned taxpayer dollars. The bill also had support of Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Greg Gianforte (R-MT).


February 28, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig applauded the House passage of the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, one of the numerous bills she has co-authored to hold the vaping industry accountable and curb the vaping epidemic.


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Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives
February 27, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig sent a letter to the United States Comptroller General Gene Dodaro urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to consider the tragic loss of a veteran's life near the Minneapolis VA Hospital as it fulfills the requirements of the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act. This law requires GAO to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators.

Issues:Veterans

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Rep Angie Craig walking with farmer
February 26, 2020

Today, U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02) and Dave Loebsack (IA-02) delivered a letter signed by 11 members on the bipartisan Congressional Biofuels Caucus urging the Select Committee on Climate Crisis to include biofuels as a cost-effective and readily available solution for further decarbonization.


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Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives
February 26, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig joined her colleagues on the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus in designating February as National CTE Month.

Issues:Education

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Angie & Cheryl's Dog, Summitt
February 14, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Pet Caucus, alongside her colleague Rep. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), which will focus on health and nutritional well-being of companion animals, commonsense legislation supporting pet ownership and science-based and transparent regulations.


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Seal of the U.S. House of Representatives
February 14, 2020

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig joined House Committee on Veteran's Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (CA-41) in sending a letter to the President calling on him to take "take corrective action and bring an end to the suffering of thousands of severely ill veterans exposed to Agent Orange."

Issues:Veterans

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Rep. Angie Craig, Speaker Pelosi, LGBT Equality Caucus Colleagues with Judy and Dennis Shepard; February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020

Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig convened her Congressional Colleagues in the LGBT Equality Caucus for a meeting with Judy Shepard, President of the Matthew Shepard Foundation.