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Yesterday, H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, which includes bills that U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has cosponsored, passed the House on a bipartisan vote.
The number one issue Rep. Craig hears about from working families in the Second District is the cost of healthcare. That's why Rep. Craig not only voted to pass the package out of the House, she also spoke on the floor during the general debate on the importance of passing these bills and taking a significant step towards making affordable healthcare a reality for every family.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig hosted Mike Peterson, a fourth-generation farmer from Northfield, MN at a hearing on the state of the farm economy for the House Agriculture Committee's General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. In addition to farming nearly 800 acres of corn and soybeans, Mike and his family own a welding and fabrication business and a golf driving range on their farm, and they have been previously recognized as the Rice County Farm Family of the year.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig hosted Amy, Jen, and Nick Fox, owners of Spiral Brewery, in the House Small Business Committee to share their story of starting and running their business in Hastings, MN.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig reiterated her commitment to Minnesota farmers and our biodiesel industry by calling on the Administration to end its unfair practice of granting small refinery waivers to big oil companies, which causes more market uncertainty for Minnesota farmers.
In her role on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig recently called for Congress to include projects and priorities from Minnesota's Second Congressional District as a part of an upcoming wide-reaching federal surface transportation package. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is set to expire in September 2020 and must be reauthorized with improvements to highways, motor vehicle safety, public transit, motor carrier safety, hazardous materials safety, rail safety, as well as research, technology, and statistics programs.
Today, the CREATES Act, which U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has cosponsored to lower the cost of prescription drugs, took one step closer to becoming law, as it was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee.
This bill would prohibit brand-name pharmaceutical companies' current practice of blocking generic and biosimilar manufacturers from making more affordable, safe generic and biosimilar alternatives. The bill has strong bipartisan support and is backed by the AARP and Association for Accessible Medicines.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig understands that right now there are insufficient mental health resources in our rural communities.
That's why she held a roundtable in Wabasha, MN yesterday with community health advocates and providers as part of her district-wide healthcare listening tour, and why she has cosponsored several bills to make sure Minnesotans have access to the full range of mental health services they need.
Tomorrow marks the 100th day in office for the 116th Congress. Since day one, Rep. Angie Craig has prioritized showing up, listening and working across the aisle to solve the real problems families in Minnesota's Second Congressional District face.
Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig's (MN-02) bill cosponsored by Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18) to reduce harmful water pollution in our local waters passed out of the House with overwhelming bipartisan support.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's (MN-02) first piece of healthcare legislation - the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52), passed the Energy and Commerce Committee last night, moving one step closer to addressing one of the biggest and most immediate concerns facing hardworking American families right now: affordable health care.