WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Letter with Craig to USDA Expressing Concern on Emergency Food Assistance Cuts Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep concern regarding the Trump Administration's decision to stop $500 million in Com more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Letter with Craig to USDA Expressing Concern on Emergency Food Assistance Cuts 102 House Democrats join letter following Trump admin cuts to key food bank program House Committee on Agriculture Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Leads Bipartisan Legislation with Senators Cantwell and Grassley to Stop the Tariff Chaos Follows Senate passage of Klobuchar's bipartisan bill with Senators Kaine and Warner to end President Trump's tariff taxes on Canada WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to introduce the Trade Review Act of 2025, bipartisan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 29, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,000, a decrease of 1,250 from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Klobuchar Opposes Congressional Republicans' Budget to Give Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Raise Costs for Americans WATCH KLOBUCHAR'S FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON--On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke in opposition to the Congressional Republican budget resolution, which provides tax cuts for the wealthy while raising costs on everyday Americans. "This b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Klobuchar Opposes Trump Tariff Taxes WATCH KLOBUCHAR'S FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON--On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke in opposition to the Congressional Republican budget resolution, which does nothing to stop President Trump's tariff taxes that will increase costs by nearly $4,000 for the average family. "These sweeping tariffs are taxes that will  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Stanton Statement on Trump Administration's Short-Sighted Elimination of Successful Resilience Initiative Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Develop more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Reintroduces Legislation to Clean Up Washington, Prohibit Members from Profiting off Their Service WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig reintroduced the Halt Unchecked Member Benefits with Lobbying Elimination (HUMBLE) Act to clean up Washington and prevent Members of Congress from profiting off their service. Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-4) also co-sponsored this bill.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith and U.S. Representatives Budzinski, Nunn and Courtney Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help New Farmers Gain Access to Land ST. PAUL -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Joe Courtney (D-CT) introduced the New Producer Economic Security Act, a bipartisan bill to help bring the next generation into family farming. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Mike Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Rural Housing Legislation WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to improve federal rural housing programs and strengthen the supply of affordable housing in rural America. The legislation would represent the most significant Rural Housing Service reforms in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication on March 19, 2025, from the Minnesota Department of Education: * * * Request for Information: Grain-Based Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) would like to submit the following comments: Grain-Based Desserts Current Policies and Potential Alternatives for Grain-Based Desserts/Input more ST

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Gevo Inc., Englewood, Colorado: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket No. USDA 2024-0003, Technical Guidelines for Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. * * * Dear Director Hohenstein: Thank you for the opportun more ST

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 20, 2025, from Loam Bio LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota: * * * Docket No. USDA-2024-0003-0262 To: William Hohenstein Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Interim Rule with Request for Comment, Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * more ST

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Pivot Bio, Wayzata, Minnesota. Here are excerpts: * * * To: United States Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20002 Attn: William Hohenstein, Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, Office of the Chief Economist Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Ag more ST

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the U.S. Canola Association: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist US Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Mr. Hohenstein:  more ST