WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) released the following statement after her bill to provide critical federal funding for hosting federal wilderness lands passed the Senate: "Thye-Blatnik payments have been a vital source of revenue for Cook, St. Louis and Lake Counties in northeastern Minnesota since 1948. But in 2018, a suspect and likely wrong reappraisal led to massive potential cuts in county revenue more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement: "David Scott's historic service to American farmers as the first Black Chair and Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee will be felt for generations. "During his more than 20-year tenure on the Agriculture Committee, Ranking Member Scott has been a steadfast leader for American families, farmers and workers. His relentless effo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement in response to the decision by House Republicans to abandon bipartisan legislation to keep the federal government open through March 14: "On Wednesday, Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate announced an agreement to advance a short-term extensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) announced three grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed, reliable internet to residents in rural Minnesota. Over 5,000 people will benefit from these awards. Recipients include 139 different businesses and 368 farms across the state. "Internet access is not just a luxury in the 21st century, it's a necessity," said Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) announced her provision, written along with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN05) to expand community access to land around the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock, passed the Senate as part of the Water Resources Development Act and is expected to be signed into law. The provision directs the Army Corps of Engineers to minimiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Chair of the Senate Housing Subcommittee, and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN) announced over $20 million in federal funding for the Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) to preserve affordable housing in manufactured housing communities and support Tribal communities across the Upper Midwest. This funding, awarded through the Preservation and Reinvestment In more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN), celebrated historic funding for clean, reliable and low-cost energy for rural Minnesotans. Connexus Energy will use funding secured by Senators Smith and Klobuchar to produce over 280 megawatts of clean energy through hydro, solar and wind energy that will lower costs for its 146,000 members in rural Minnesota while supporti more PR