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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.
Tragically enough, that is what we were handed in the Senate in the bill coming out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. We tried to make it better. It was not much better before it went to conference, and I am not sure what we now have is…
we just took a very critical and, I believe, important vote in the Senate pertaining to the Nelson-Craig amendment, and now second-degreed by the Senator from Oregon. While I know the Senator from New Mexico and I have worked long and hard…
many of us who have come to this Chamber over the last 24 hours to speak on this most important issue have approached it from a variety of points of view, all of them with some degree of logic that points out a frustration, if not a…
on this April 15, Congress and the President have solid achievements to be proud of. But there is also much work that remains to be done on a tax code that is still too burdensome and complex. First the good news. We continue to see the…
I rise after a great deal of consideration as to the amount of work that has been done on this energy bill by the chairman of the full committee and by a good number of interests. My colleague from Wyoming is on the floor. He spearheaded a…
If the Senator will yield, he makes an important point. In commercial logging operations that are qualified under the U.S. Forest Service--the legitimate timber sales--some of those logs, once cut, and beyond the 12-inch diameter size that…
the amendment authorizes a new program within the Department of Energy called Nuclear Power 2010. The new program was proposed in the administration's fiscal year 2003 budget. Senator Murkowski, Senator Landrieu, Senator Domenici, and…
this amendment authorizes outyear funding levels for the Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences Program. I appreciate Chairman Bingaman incorporating provisions of my bill on fusion science research in the Daschle-Bingaman substitute…
events of the day may turn our attention overseas, but it is essential to remember those who are fighting an ongoing battle right here at home. This battle has been raging for generations and consists of fighting to protect this Nation's…
this afternoon President Bush outlined a new approach to climate change for this Nation, and I believe for the world. The President has thoughtfully tackled the emotionally charged issue of climate change and focused us in a pragmatic way…
later this month President Bush will be visiting the People's Republic of China. Clearly this is going to be an important visit. The issues the President will discuss with China's leaders are among the most important of our national…
Action needs to be taken if the studies yield what he says they might yield. This is a directive from the Congress to USDA to operate in 270 days. It would then not be incumbent upon USDA to act. It would be incumbent upon the Congress to…
let me speak to what Senator Grassley has talked to in general because I share his concern. I attended one of those meetings with him some time ago and I, as many others, have expressed that. My effort today is not to stop what is going on…
They say the definition of control is in the eye of the beholder and ultimately in the eye of the court, and that is where I believe this relationship will go if it is a mandate of Federal law. We must know where we are going. Is it only…
Senator Grassley and I have worked on a lot of agricultural issues together and a lot of farm issues together, and we are in agreement about 99.9 percent of the time. Today, we differ slightly, only in that I want to make sure the step…
As a result of that, I am offering an amendment tonight that would, in essence, set this provision aside. I am talking about that provision of the section entitled "the prohibition on packer ownership feeding or controlling livestock." It…
I rise in support of the Pension Plan Protection Act, being introduced today by the Senator from Texas, Mrs. Hutchison, and others. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this important bill and commend the Senator for her leadership…
I am not sure one can get much clearer than the language of Bob Stallman as he talks for the thousands and thousands of members of the Farm Bureau across the Nation and, most importantly, in the 18 Western States that are most dramatically…
I come this evening to add to the underlying legislation that we are now calling a stimulus package, or at least an effort on the part of Congress and this Senate to produce a Senate version of stimulus that we might get to the House and…
last week we voted on an amendment by Senator Johnson that would prohibit meat packers from feeding, owning, or controlling livestock. I voted for this amendment because of concerns from my livestock producers that the packers have too…
I come to the Chamber today, as many of my colleagues have, to speak for this long awaited piece of legislation. I thank Senator Gregg and Senator Kennedy for the tremendous work they have done in bringing this effort together. There have…
I want to address one provision of this very important bill having to do with Department of Energy facilities. This bill will require the Department of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the infrastructure of the nuclear weapons…
What I have recognized in my years of involvement with this issue is that the producing side of the sugar industry is very willing to create a dynamic program that does not cost the American taxpayer any money, creates a stability of price…
I join with my colleague and partner from Idaho with what I think is, for Idaho, an arid Western State, probably one of the more critical debates of new farm policy for our country. Those who live east of the Mississippi have no…
I share Senator Dorgan's concern that the compliance plans called for in the House bill not be unduly burdensome. The terrorist attacks of September 11th, and concern about bioterrorism, are putting an additional pressure on our already…
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