Minnesota Representatives Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN-5) and Angie Craig (DFL-MN-2) helped pass a House bill to “desegregate” schools nationwide. All 105 cosponsors are Democratic. “This legislation is an important step in making sure every student receives an excellent public education,” stated Craig in a press release.
On Wednesday, Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish, Vilsack, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joined several farmers to blast the EPA’s dismissal of retroactive ethanol waivers as a cynical vote-getting strategy that was “too little, too late.” “You don’t get patted on the back for doing what you’re supposed to do,” Craig said in a virtual news conference set up by Biden’s campaign.
Rep. Angie Craig: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a fierce advocate for gender equality, an ardent defender of women’s rights and an inspiration for millions of young women. The world has lost a giant. I am devastated by her loss. Tonight, we mourn her death. Tomorrow, we fight to carry on her legacy.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's bipartisan legislation to improve the Small Business Administration's 504 Loan Program passed out of the House Small Business Committee. This legislation, the 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act, was introduced last week with Rep. Steve Chabot of Ohio to increase maximum loan amounts, streamline the loan process and provide additional support to manufacturers who apply for the loan from local Small Business Administration (SBA) District Offices.
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig has again been recognized by Growth Energy for her support of biofuels. CEO Emily Skor says the first-term Democrat didn’t waste a minute before jumping into the fight to defend the integrity of the RFS, which is why Craig is being presented the Fueling Growth Award for the second year in a row.
Importantly, our bipartisan effort is co-sponsored by Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle. It also has bipartisan support in the House, with Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) leading the effort. Let us be clear. The Suppress COVID-19 Act is not the only strategy required to beat this viral pandemic. Yet testing is critical, and the United States continues to struggle. Our bill would provide a path to build up our nation’s testing capacity and on-the-ground activity to suppress covid-19 and safely reopen the country.
The conversation concluded with a few powerful words from Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, one of ten out elected LGBTQ+ officials in Congress. “We need to build on the momentum and continue fighting for progress, and one way we can do that, one clear way we can do that, is to fight to elect leaders like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” she said.
In 2018, however, the midterm elections saw Democrats win a crushing election victory including in suburban districts. U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips defeated Paulsen in the western suburbs, while U.S. Rep. Angie Craig wrested an east metro suburban seat away from former U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis.
Today, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota announced its endorsement of Tina Smith for U.S. Senate and a bipartisan slate of congressional candidates for the 2020 General Election. In addition to endorsing Smith, the infrastructure union will lend support to Dan Feehan for Congress (D - First District), U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D - Second District), U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D - Third District), U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R - Sixth District), U.S. Representative Collin Peterson (D - Seventh District) and U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (R - Eighth District).
This week, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, along with Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), sent a letter to the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Steven Dillingham, expressing concerns regarding recent reports about the lack of follow-up outreach conducted by the Census Bureau’s field operations in Minnesota for the 2020 U.S. Census and urging the Census Bureau to honor its previously announced completion date of October 31, 2020 and continue operations under this modified timeline.