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 […]
By: Jim Johnson, Cannon Falls Beacon Jul 26, 2022 The top priority for the 2023 Farm Bill is crop insurance. Speaker after speaker talked about the insurance that helps farmers navigate and survive through down years. Second District Congresswoman Angie Craig hosted the House Agriculture Committee hearing – called a listening session – with General […]
By Lindsey Peterson and Blois Olson July 26, 2022 WCCO Radio Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig (D) is set to receive a major endorsement Tuesday from Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie. WCCO Radio political analyst Blois Olson says the endorsement is big for Craig as crime continues to be a hot topic headed into November. He spoke to Vineeta Sawkar on […]
By Mark Dorenkamp, Brownfield AG News – July 25, 2022 House Agriculture Subcommittee Chair Cheri Bustos hosted a farm bill listening session in southeast Minnesota Monday. The Illinois Democrat joined Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig on the Peterson Farm near Northfield. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association president Bob Worth told both House Ag Committee members he would […]
By Christopher Vondracek, Star Tribune JULY 25, 2022 A congressional farm bill listening session came to a southern Minnesota farm on Monday, with tractors — painted a familiar shade of green — flanking two congresswomen. “Has anyone heard of John Deere?” said Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat from western Illinois. The joke landed with her […]
By: The New York Times July 21, 2022 WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed legislation to ensure access to contraception nationwide, moving over almost unanimous Republican opposition to protect a right that is regarded as newly under threat after the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. The measure is almost certain to fail […]