WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: At a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing titled "The NO FAKES Act: Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Digital Replicas," U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke about her support of the NO FAKES Act and urged action to protect individuals from the impact of unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI)-generated replicas. The NO FAKES Act is a bipartisan proposal that would protect the voice and visual li  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Emmer hosted representatives of Advanced Volumetric Alliance (AVA), located in Albertville, at the House Committee on Small Business's Small Business Showcase. Held during Small Business Week, the Small Business Showcase highlights small businesses from across the nation, recognizing their role in driving economic growth and fostering innovation. "Minnesota is home to more tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 3195, the Superior National Forest Restoration Act. This bill overturns the Biden Administration's political decision to withdraw over 225,000 acres of mineral-rich land and cancel existing mineral leases in Minnesota's Su  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) released the following statement today after H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, passed the House on a 320-91 vote: "For years, antisemitism has been steadily rising across the United States and around the world. Following the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel in which 1,200 people were brutally murdered and over 200 were taken hostage, that trend   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: This week, the House of Representatives passed the Trust the Science Act, legislation Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) cosponsored to permanently delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 states and ensure this decision is not subject to judicial review. "The gray wolf is fully recovered and over time, Republican and Democrat Administrations have worked to delist this species. Sadly, anytime an at  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: This week, Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) bill to restore energy development on Alaska's North Slope passed the House of Representatives. The Alaska's Right to Produce Act will reverse the Biden Department of the Interior (DOI)'s decision to prohibit oil and gas development on 13 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). It will also reinstate the lawfully awarded  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the death of former District of Minnesota U.S. Marshal Sharon Lubinski. Lubinski was also the Assistant Chief of Police at the Minneapolis Police Department. "During my years as Hennepin County Attorney, I worked with Sharon Lubiski on an almost daily basis. I observed firsthand the strength of her character and the  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging both agency leaders to investigate potentially anticompetitive conduct by the health data company MultiPlan. MultiPlan sells services to help insurance companies determine how much to pay providers for out-of-network medical care, and how much of that cost i  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, following the Biden Administration's announcement on the 40B Tax Credit for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement: "The new and emerging SAF market offers tremendous growth opportunities for Minnesota's farmers and biofuel producers, including the ones in my district - farmers the Administration has committed to supporting. Today's guideli  more