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Angie Craig is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and support for family farmers. Craig has been an advocate for policies that address the challenges faced by her constituents, particularly in the agricultural sector, often speaking out against trade policies that negatively impact farmers. She is known for her active engagement in legislative matters and her commitment to representing the interests of Minnesota families.
What we are trying to do in S. 1805 is very narrowly go through the law and allow law-abiding gun manufacturers and law-abiding dealers to be exempt from the kind of harassment and junk lawsuits that we have now seen filed in over 30-plus…
Of course they would not. Does any manufacturer of a legal firearm make the clear assumption that it is going to be used illegally? Of course they do not. They make them under the guidelines of the law. They abide by the law. And we…
I didn't inquire about friendships or relationships. I inquired about the legality of the license that operates the store, and whether the store is still in business, and whether the owner who is alleged to have mishandled records owns it…
I said that the Bull's Eye gun store was closed. It, in fact, did close. The license of the dealer at the time the weapon was stolen was jerked. He could no longer conduct the business. He sold the business to a new licensed dealer. What…
Let's take the gun dealer in Tacoma, WA who is alleged to have sold to the sniper who held this area hostage for a time with a gun. His license has been revoked. There is a criminal investigation, and BATF has asked the Justice Department…
I would like to talk about jobs. I think the Senator is right to talk about jobs, but what he didn't talk about were the jobs in Westfield, MA, at Savage Firearms. They used to be a total of 500 high-paying union jobs strong. They have…
I invite my colleagues, on S. 1805, to go to section 4 of the bill and see how narrowly we have crafted this bill to go directly at civil lawsuits that involve a third party criminal act and trying to reach back through the courts and back…
Let me complete this thought, and I would be happy to yield. I do know one thing. Lee Malvo himself said: I stole the weapon. That is very important. But the Senator suggested--and his words were: Well, maybe an under-the-table deal. I do…
I thought what I might do for a few moments, while we are waiting for leadership on both sides of the aisle to see if we can't find an agreement on how to proceed to this legislation, is to deal with some finer points that are involved in…
first, I am here to speak on S. 2061 and ask our colleagues to support it. Many of my colleagues have already spoken of the pressing need for this legislation, so I will not repeat their words now. What I will speak about is how the…
I wish to express my view regarding the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004, SAFETEA, S. 1072. This legislation reauthorizes our Nation's surface transportation, freight, and mass transit programs…
this afternoon the Judiciary Committee's Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, on which I serve, held an important hearing on immigration and guest worker reform. The hearing focused on broad issues related to temporary guest…
We are talking about rates of increase from the last transportation bill to this bill, 43 percent. The President is proposing a level of spending. What does this represent as an increase over the last?
the Medicare conference report now before the Senate, brings to fruition President Bush's early and strong commitment to prescription drug relief, and it reflects nearly 6 years of difficult congressional debate. This historic legislation…
what we are attempting to do for the American people is allow them, their country, and the energy sector of our economy to get back into the business of producing energy. We may well be faced with some of the highest natural gas prices…
We here in the Senate call it Healthy Forests. The President calls it Healthy Forests. The House and Senate have worked together over the last year to try to resolve an issue that the American public has seen in the form of devastating…
I don't blame him for his frustration over MTBEs. What he didn't say was that it was a Federal program and a Federal mandate. If there is a liability, maybe it ought to be the Federal Government. It was the Clean Air Act that drove States…
another area that is significant in this bill--and I will be talking later about a variety of the approaches we have taken--is the area of nuclear energy, without question one of the cleanest forms of energy out there. There are no…
I come to the floor under the privilege to speak about a situation that occurred in Idaho that brought great sadness to me and to some of my staff. In 1974, when I was elected to the State legislature, prior to that legislative session…
Congress established the highly successful Congressional Award in 1979 to recognize initiative, achievement, and service in young people. The Congressional Award is the U.S. Congress' award for young Americans. It is nonpartisan…
I will speak only briefly. I didn't think I had a dog in this fight, only a lawnmower and a weed eater. Most of what the Senator from California said I agree with. But I also know when you have a large manufacturer that builds literally…
I must tell you I was so impressed with this woman's talent and her clarity in answering questions. What is her background? What was her beginning, if you will? I think it is the great American story, I am told.
I have brought an amendment to the floor today that has been worked on for a long period of time in a bipartisan way, Democrats and Republicans, VA-HUD subcommittee, Senate Agriculture Committee, and others, to deal with pesticide…
On the legislation that became law a couple years ago, with your backing and my backing, that is that agricultural goods and medical supplies could be traded and sold to Cuba without United States taxpayer credit, maybe we need to add the…
It was also mentioned in that questioning by the Senator from Minnesota that Justice Brown had received--I think your response was--74 or 76 percent of the vote of the State of California in a reconfirmation of her position. We have heard…
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