Craig said although it’s a challenge to practice social distancing, it is of the utmost importance. “The bottom line is this: We have to make sure that we are completely focused on flattening the curve. We cannot allow the virus to spread to the point that our health care system is overwhelmed,” she told the Reformer.
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives calls on the federal government to spend $755 million to build new truck parking along the federal highway system. The bipartisan legislation was introduced Thursday, March 5 by Rep. Mike Bost (R-Illinois) and Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minnesota).
“We certainly could use some more help,” Gina Adasiewicz, deputy public health director for Dakota County, said Friday after a group of local health officials met to discuss virus preparations with U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.
U.S. Representative Angie Craig just returned to Minnesota from Washington, D.C. saying that in D.C. lawmakers were working on passing a supplemental bill that would make sure COVID-19 testing is free and to provide 78-million Americans paid sick leave in the event they are affected by COVID-19.
Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig, DFL-Minnesota, local superintendents and public health officials advised residents to take precaution and described how they will meet student needs as schools close during the coronavirus outbreak.
Earlier in the day Friday, Craig brought state and county health leaders together for a candid conversation. She wanted to answer many of the questions already flooding into county health departments in her district.
Wednesday, 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.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Eagan, had her bill, the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, signed into law by President Donald Trump on Monday. Craig said in a press release that the bill delivers on her promise to fight for all Minnesotans by protecting their hard-earned taxpayer dollars.
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 No. 1 thing I hear across Minnesota’s Second Congressional District is if health care isn’t affordable, it’s not accessible. I grew up the daughter of a single mother. I remember a time when we didn’t have health insurance, and my little sister got sick. I remember the stack of unpaid bills growing with every passing month. That story still reflects the lives of too many Minnesotans today.
