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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.
I want to tell Senator Sessions how well he serves the taxpayers of our country and this Congress for bringing these issues to the floor. We do not, at a time of fiscal austerity and attempting to balance the budget and stabilize Social…
In my opinion, he is right on about the effective use of a surplus to grant tax relief and to shore up the Social Security system to reform it.
Is there a farm problem? You bet there is. Is there a farm crisis? Yes. On most farms in America today, if you are below the cost of production, and you have a debt, you have a problem. The Senators on the other side of the aisle are…
Sometimes the wrong debate happens at the wrong time, and the debate that we have heard on this floor for the last several days, in my opinion, is the wrong debate for a lot of reasons. We shouldn't be talking about changing laws, but…
There is no question it does. Is it something new? No. Is it advanced? You bet it is. When the crops dried out in the field and the banker wants you to pay your bills and you can pay them sooner than later, then it is a big help. This is…
I, too, have come to the floor this morning to thank you, and certainly the Senator from Iowa, the Senator from Wyoming, who has been involved with us, along with our leader, Trent Lott, Senator Burns of Montana, Senator Roberts, and…
I helped craft that indemnity payment. It is very important we do work with the House. Senator Conrad, I, and others, deserve to go to conference. Senator Dorgan was a part of that. I can understand a rush to immediacy. That is in the next…
I appreciate that. We don't want this kind of stepping in and simply wiping out, with the appropriate committee not holding a hearing to understanding what is exactly going on. That is the intent of my amendment--to maintain the integrity…
Mr. President, my amendment to the Kyl amendment attempts to clarify what I think is important that we do. The Indian Affairs Committee has the authority to hold hearings to move legislation, to bring it to the floor as it relates to…
The topic of children is an interesting item. We recognize the need to provide legislation to block that, and we should. What I am talking about is something that is already official, that is already underway, and we have not heard a great…
The national Indian lottery is up and operating today, and State lotteries are not falling by the wayside. In fact, they are stronger than ever in their level of participation. They are as tightly regulated as is this national lottery. Do…
I stand on the floor this evening in support of the concept of the Kyl bill, and I support the second-degree amendment that the Senator from Nevada has just successfully placed on it. I believe that unregulated Internet gaming is and can…
let me only make a few comments as it relates to what Senator Chafee has said, because I think it is important that we understand the reality of some of what he has portrayed. The pit-bull argument sounds not only exciting, it sounds…
let's talk about that tragic situation in Jonesboro, AR. What the Senator from Illinois is proposing would not have solved the problem in Jonesboro, AR, even though that young child obtained his gun from a grandfather who had locked his…
I say to fellow Senators, don't be fooled by this amendment. For the first time, we take the victim, the person who has had his or her firearm stolen, and we make them the criminal. For the first time, we say you can become a Federal…
What I want to point out is that there is an established procedure in dealing with laws which impact Indian gaming. Mr. President, the Kyl bill ignores this procedure and changes IGRA without the input of the Indian Affairs Committee or…
I say to my fellow Senators, they are being asked to vote in just a couple of minutes on what I think is an extremely important amendment. We move the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, that is now a demonstration project in…
I think many of us have spoken tonight to the issue of Internet gaming and our opposition to it; most assuredly, our opposition to unregulated offshore Internet gaming. The Senator from Arizona has brought forth an amendment that controls…
This bill would deal with a situation that is a problem today and could well be a crisis tomorrow. The Senate now has an opportunity to do what our Federal Government does all too rarely, and that is fix a problem in a timely and…
I do not apologize for the fact that I am an active member of the National Rifle Association, and I believe in trigger locks. I agree with the Senator from Illinois and the Senator from California that trigger locks ought to be employed in…
72 of you have just said that gun safety is important, and that we ought to educate, and we ought to use Byrne funds to do so--local law enforcement, State law enforcement, and private entities that teach licensed gun safety. We have also…
Well, I would like to address that process and the actions of the New Mexico Environment Department for a moment. Mr. Chairman, it is my belief that the State of New Mexico is using an unprecedented process in issuing the RCRA Part B. If…
As the Senator is aware, I have worked extensively on assuring the Waste Isolation Pilot Project, a site in New Mexico to store low-level, transuranic waste, is open to dispose of nuclear waste.
I want American agriculture to modernize and develop the flexibility that it ought to have. I want to help them when they need help. That is what we are on the floor discussing. The Senator from North Dakota talks about trade deficit…
for just a few moments I would like to agree with the Senator from North Dakota on a couple of points that he just made. But I would also like to disagree with him on a few other points. He, like I, voted against the Canadian Free Trade…
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