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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.
The Idaho Fish and Game Department would tell any citizen, or any questioning person, that there is more wildlife and more abundance of wildlife in Idaho today than ever in our known history except for maybe prehistoric times. [...] The…
I would truly appreciate--and I think American agriculture would appreciate--a full debate. We have had that on the bill of the ranking member, Senator Lugar--his alternative. It was important because it is a clear point of view that needs…
What I am saying is, hearings should have been held some time ago. It is a critical issue that the last President put before this body, in essence, by signing the treaty. Yet it has not been done. My guess is, this is a critical debate and…
before my colleague from Connecticut leaves the floor, let me suggest to him in all sincerity that he has no reason to be ashamed, no reason to be ashamed of engaging in this debate, or in talking, as he has so proudly, about the legacy of…
Action on the part of this Congress and our President to ultimately protect our own citizens and men and women in uniform and the protection of our sovereignty and our constitutional rights is really the question here. None of us should be…
the majority leader has outlined for us what we will take up the balance of today and possibly tomorrow as we debate the most important issue of Department of Defense appropriations. There is something that has to be said in response to…
I do want to say for all of us, and for the record, a special thanks to Senator Frank Murkowski for the phenomenal leadership effort he has put into the issue of energy and the development of a national energy policy for our country. He…
I rise in support of railroad retirement and have been a cosponsor of that legislation for the last several years. There is adequate time to deal with this issue. We can deal with it now following the stimulus package or certainly we can…
I know their work with the Senator from Connecticut is dedicated to the end we all want to see in reform because there is an obsolescence to the voting system that has to be addressed. I think that is without question. I guess my only…
I am pleased to join today as an original cosponsor of the Medicare Appeals, Regulatory and Contracting Improvements Act, MARCIA. This legislation represents a clear and useful first step toward serious reform of the way Medicare does…
I am happy to join Senator Dorgan in reintroducing legislation regarding the administrative simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. We originally introduced legislation five months ago and have…
I have always believed if you have a guest in your home and find out that guest is going to burn down your home, you are going to get that guest out of your house just as quickly as you can before he or she touches the match. Foreign…
first I thank Chairman Kohl and Senator Cochran for the hard work they have put into the fiscal year 2001 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. It is a challenging process, and they have done an…
I am heartened by the amount of cooperation I have witnessed among my Senate colleagues and the expeditious way they have addressed our national security concerns in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11. The passage of the…
I am talking about the critical need for a national energy policy. For over a decade, we have wandered in the energy world without a policy that truly directed our resources and our public policy toward assuring that our Nation was…
I speak not only as part of the Republican leadership in the Senate but as a member of the Energy Committee, a committee on which I have served for the 11 years I have been in the Senate. During those 11 years, I have had the opportunity…
If Senator Dorgan isn't cranky, and I am not cranky, wherein lies the problem? He and I agree on the importance of airport security. We ought to be debating it right now, right here in this Chamber. Are there some disagreements? Yes, there…
I am going to give the majority leader the benefit of the doubt at this moment--because I should. I am going to say to the majority leader at this moment: OK, if that is your decision--and I understand the timing here; I understand we are…
I had hoped we would come to the floor this week and deal with two critical national issues: Airport security and antiterrorism. I think we were very close to being ready to do that. I had hoped we could deal with them cleanly and up…
this afternoon I want to speak to the issue that many of my colleagues have spoken about. For the first time since September 11, I have heard an interesting word used by the majority leader of the Senate, the word ``obstruction.'' I am…
I stand in support of the concept and the intent that Senator Helms brings to the floor as it relates to the International Criminal Court. I, along with Senator Helms and a good many others, have worked for some time to clarify this…
in reviewing S. 1438, I came across a provision that would have disastrous consequences, no matter what its original intentions might have been. I am talking about section 1062, making it unlawful for individuals to possess any…
If I could for a few moments talk about something that is near and dear to my heart, that is public lands. My State of Idaho is 63-percent public land. Last Saturday was a time for all Americans to recognize the value we have in our public…
I come to the floor in morning business to talk about National Public Lands Day, but before I do that I want to respond to my colleague from North Dakota, ever so briefly, to suggest that the Defense authorization bill can and should move…
It is clearly of utmost importance that we speak as a nation to the world and say that our men and women in uniform may never and will never become subject to an International Criminal Court. That is the sovereign right of this Nation. We…
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