Torey Van Oot, Axios Twin Cities, September 6, 2022 Republican congressional candidate Tyler Kistner pledged to support federal legislation aimed at further reducing abortion access in response to a recent issue survey. Why it matters: Abortion has become a hot topic in the rematch between Kistner and DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in the wake of the […]
by AARP August 12 Bill Allows Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices and Caps Out-of-Pocket Spending on Medications for Seniors On August 12 the House voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that includes several key provisions to lower the prices of prescription drugs. AARP Minnesota thanks Representatives Angie Craig, Betty […]
By Hunter Woodall Star Tribune AUGUST 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – Minnesota Democrats in the U.S. House voted Friday to pass landmark climate, tax and health legislation amid unanimous opposition from their Republican colleagues in the state. After a tumultuous year that saw Democrats’ hopes of a more sprawling bill fade, centrists and progressives in the party rallied […]
By: Ramona Banks, Duluth News Tribune August 07, 2022 When I started helping my dad after his kidney disease diagnosis, I thought it would be straightforward, taking him to the dialysis clinic and just generally caring for him. As I started learning more about the challenges kidney patients face, though, I remember looking around at […]
By: Mark Dorenkamp, Brownfield ag news August 5, 2022 A member of the House Agriculture Committee is encouraged by the latest round of broadband funding. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield precision agriculture has made it critical that farmers have access to high-speed internet. “That is one area where I am so proud we’re going […]
By: Kaishi Chhabra and Josh Israel, American Independent August 4, 2022 Incumbent Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) is running against Republican nominee Tyler Kistner, who accused Democrats in Congress of working to implement ‘a communist-centered-type health care plan.’ Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, currently running for reelection in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, has dedicated a large part of […]
By: Paula Mohr, Farm Progress August 03, 2022 Crop insurance, trade, dairy marketing and beginning farmers were key issues raised by those who attended a U.S. House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening session July 25 in Northfield, Minn. The event, the first in the Midwest and fourth in a series of sessions, was chaired by […]
By: Don Wick, Red River Farm Network August 3, 2022 Minnesota Representative Angie Craig is encouraged by the ag-related provisions in the new reconciliation bill. Craig cites the one-time $20 billion conservation funding. “This is one of the items we heard at our farm bill listening session,” Craig told RRFN. “The Conservation Stewardship Program and […]
By Christopher Vondracek, Star Tribune AUGUST 2, 2022 DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and Republican challenger Tyler Kistner sat at the center of a long table of congressional candidates at Farmfest on Tuesday — and the prominent stage didn’t disappoint. Even if they avoided saying each other’s name. The two-term Second District congresswoman and the […]
By Noah Wicks, Agri Pulse - July 27, 2022 Commodity groups, farmers and anti-hunger advocates brought a wide-ranging set of policy requests to the ears of Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Cheri Bustos, D-Ill. at a House Ag Committee listening session in Minnesota on Monday. Among the most prominent of these were calls to bolster programs […]