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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber joined Duluth Seaway Port Authority Executive Director Kevin Beardsley in announcing that the United States Department of Transportation is awarding the Port of Duluth-Superior $27 million in grant funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. These funds will go towards the Duluth Lake Port pier revitalization project.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) Congressional Review Act resolution, H.J. Res. 140, to repeal the Biden administration’s illegal 20-year mining ban on 225,504 acres in Northern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest. It will now head to the President’s desk for signature. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) American Water Stewardship Act passed the House unanimously. This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and several other long-standing programs to maintain and improve water quality across the nation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Department is delivering over $1.05 billion to replace the 65-year-old Blatnik Bridge on I-535 connecting Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, across the St. Louis Bay. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced his Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, legislation that strengthens penalties for childcare providers who defraud the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program. The introduction of this legislation follows recent shocking revelations of widespread fraud occurring within Minnesota’s childcare assistance programs, which was primarily perpetrated by Somali fraudsters. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address: 

“Tonight, President Trump delivered an uplifting address to the nation and his message to the American people was clear: as America approaches our 250^th year, our nation is stronger and back on the path to prosperity. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced Nick Shirley and David Hoch as his guests to President Trump’s February 24^th State of the Union Address. Nick and David are both independent investigative journalists who gained national attention through their video highlighting large scale fraud in Minnesota’s childcare assistance programs, prompting federal investigations. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Judicial Loyalty Act, legislation that will require all American judges to be natural-born citizens, thereby safeguarding against potential foreign influence in judicial decisions involving foreign policy, immigration, and national security.

In the case that a judge is a United States citizen who is also a citizen of a foreign country, the judge must officially renounce their citizenship by no later than 60 days after this law’s enactment.