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July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) received the Champion for Healthy Seniors Award from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseases (PFCD). Stauber was chosen to receive this award based on his leadership in lowering the cost of prescription drugs and protecting in-home treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) reiterated his opposition to the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Spending bill which is being led by Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and contains a policy rider which would halt iron ore, precious metal, and aggregate permitting within the Rainy River Watershed and the Superior National

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted for the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation that will preserve and protect our nation's public lands.

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) legislation to ensure small businesses that are federal contractors are treated fairly. The legislation mandates that the business receive at least half of what they are owed should there be a contract modification, otherwise known as a change order.

July 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act in a bipartisan effort to crack down on the rising number of scams occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development (WRDA) Act of 2020. This legislation will allow the Army Corps on Engineers to conduct projects that improve America's water infrastructure.

July 10, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after he discovered the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Spending Bill, which came from Congresswoman Betty McCollum's (MN-04) Subcommittee, contains a policy rider which seeks to ban not only new mines, but future operations in existing iron ore mines within the Ra

July 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced his appointment to serve on the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, which was created to exchange information and promote better understanding between U.S. and Canadian legislators on common programs and concerns.

June 30, 2020

MINNESOTA – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) made the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Notice of Intent to start the environmental review process for Twin Metals' proposed mineral lease and mine plan of operations.

June 25, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) used a procedural move called a Motion to Recommit to bring the JUSTICE Act to the House Floor for consideration. House Democrats voted down his motion, instead voting to pass their purely partisan bill that would make American communities less safe.