Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement in response to today’s announcement that Mesabi Metallics plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa. This will be the largest steel plant in U.S. history and is expected to produce 7.5 million or more tons of steel each year while employing as many as 1,700 workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), along with Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, and Congressman Brad Finstad, introduced the Voter Voucher Transparency Act, legislation that will create a standardized federal reporting requirement so the public can see how often voter vouching is used in federal elections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after Governor Tim Walz issued a harmful blow to critical mineral mining in Northeast Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Federal Responsibility and Accountability for Unchecked Dereliction (FRAUD) Act to strengthen accountability when state officials become aware of significant fraud involving federal funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) joined Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, calling for their immediate resignations from office following a bombshell House Oversight Committee report exposing that both officials knew about the rampant fraud in Minnesota since 2019 and did nothing to stop it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will ensure that when workers vote to form a union, employers are not allowed to drag out negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) participated in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s markup of the Build America 250 Act, a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that strengthens critical infrastructure and keeps people and goods moving safely and efficiently across the country. Several of Stauber’s priorities were included in this legislation, including his Brake for Kids Act and several permitting reform provisions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) participated in the House Small Business Committee’s 3rd Annual Small Business Showcase, held in the United States Capitol. At the invitation of Congressman Stauber, Bemidji Woolen Mills, an innovative small business from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, was featured.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced H.R. 8865, the Protecting Taxpayers from Fraudulent Providers Act to defend taxpayer dollars by preventing fraud in federal health care programs. Specifically, this bill permanently bars a person, company, clinic, contractor, or other organization convicted of stealing money and committing fraud in government health care organizations, such as Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, from ever participating in those programs again.