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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge Minnesota State Colleges and Universities chancellor Steven Rosenstone's upcoming retirement, and I thank him for his years of serving our State's higher education system. Steven has dedicated his…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 150th birthday of a fantastic Minnesota company, General Mills. In 1866, Cadwallader Washburn started a mill that would eventually become General Mills. Located on the mighty Mississippi, the mill…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of St. Cloud State University president, Earl Potter, who was tragically killed in a car accident last night. Earl was one of Minnesota's best and brightest educators, and he dedicated his entire…
I'm very proud that we passed this law, the CCDBG reauthorization, in 2014--but very, very good things in this.
That's why Senator Murkowski and I worked together during the reauthorization to lift the ceiling on tribal child care funding.
Madam President, I rise to address the tragic events in Orlando, FL. In the early hours of Sunday, a gunman walked into Pulse, a popular, crowded LGBT nightclub, on Latin night and opened fire, taking the lives of 49 people and wounding 53…
Mr. Speaker, the availability of credit is of paramount importance to the success of farm country, and we learned this lesson the hard way. Over a century ago, our farm forbearers faced a credit crunch that threatened the viability of the…
Madam Speaker, I believe that the U.S. must remain committed to defending human rights and personal freedoms both within the U.S. and abroad. As our country continues to advance U.S.-China relations, we must never forget the people of…
I am very concerned about the safety and integrity of our pipelines in the face of climate change.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of Minnesota's best and brightest, Sartell High School senior Gopi Ramanathan, who was recently named a 2016 Presidential Scholar. Every year, up to 161 students can be named Presidential…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Anoka High School math teacher Paul Kelley for recently being honored at the White House in a ceremony for exceptional educators. In addition to teaching math at Anoka High School for the past 29…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mary Gangl of Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Mary was recently awarded the Office Volunteer of the Year Sylvie, which is given annually by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Upper Midwest Chapter…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Minnesota-based company Sign-Zone for receiving a Manufacturers Alliance Manufacturer of the Year award for midsize businesses. Sign- Zone is highly deserving of this award, as it is one of the…
I thank my good friend from Delaware. Nomination of Merrick Garland Mr. President, I rise today to address the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today marks 84 days since President Obama nominated Judge…
The Department of Labor chose once again to take an extreme, partisan approach that will hurt the very people they claim they want to help.
It could have a combination of tuition increases, service reductions, and possibly layoffs.
Those same voices now claim this overtime rule will provide a pay raise for millions of Americans. It won't.
Now we have an overtime rule that will do more harm than good, particularly for lower-income workers and younger Americans.