WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following reports that the Israeli army is evacuating the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah in preparation for a military ground operation. "It can't be overstated how catastrophic a ground invasion in Rafah would be for Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be 'at imminent risk  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Cornyn (R-TX), along with 16 other senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in response to the recent outbreak of avian flu. In the letter, the senators urge the USDA, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other necessary agencies to continue to provide the public and state agenci  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries, led by its Chairman Cliff Bentz (OR-02), hosted a field hearing in Sandstone, Minnesota, to hear from local leaders about the impact of an unmanaged gray wolf population and the need to delist the species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Pe  more