The recently elected Members joined seated members for the start of the 117th United States Congress.
The 117th Congress will convene on January 3, 2021, and will conclude on January 3, 2023.
New members of the 117th United States Congress participated in the oath of office ceremony.
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Congressman Pete Stauber is a Duluth native, currently serving his fourth term in Congress as the Representative for Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District. Congressman Stauber believes that Northeastern Minnesota deserves strong, principled leadership in Washington, D.C., and is focused on unleashing the economic engine in the region.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced securing $15 million in Community Project Funding for key transportation and infrastructure projects across Minnesota’s Eighth District in the recently passed FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill. Stauber advocated strongly for these projects to receive federal support.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) to repeal the Biden Administration's illegal 20-year mining ban on 225,504 acres in Northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced securing over $10 million in funding for critical projects across Minnesota’s Eighth District via the recently passed FY2026 Interior Appropriations bill. Stauber advocated for these community project funds to be included.
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The late, great hockey Coach Herb Brooks once said that “great moments are borne from great opportunity.” That’s what we have before us.
We have a great opportunity to finally turn the page on the chaos of the administration of President Joe Biden and enact policies that will help the American people thrive once again. This is a big moment for our country and our region, and I do not take it lightly.
America's law enforcement community is under attack both on the streets and in the courtroom — and we are seeing this play out right here in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON — On a hunting trip for deer with his bow and arrows, Levi Bock was in the woods north of Crosslake in central Minnesota when he spotted three gray wolves about 40 yards away.
Bock, 35, had come across gray wolves before and they usually avoided close contact with humans. But this trio was behaving in an odd and threatening manner.
