Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber joined members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for a full markup of the transportation-related provisions included in Biden's partisan, nearly 2 trillion-dollar COVID package.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) helped advance the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R. 447), legislation that will expand our nation's workforce by investing more than $3.5 billion over a five year period to increase access to registered apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships. Congressman Stauber helped introduce this bipartisan legislation.
HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced the hiring of Jacob Warkentin, who will serve as a Wounded Warrior Fellow in his Hermantown Office. Warkentin will work as a field representative, attend local meetings and events on behalf of the Congressman, and serve as a liaison to local veteran organizations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), a former police officer of over twenty years, reintroduced his police reform legislation called the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act. This legislation will fund better training for police officers, increase the number of body cameras, and provide important grants to police departments to help implement community policing best practices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter with other Congressional leaders to the Biden Administration, urging them to withdraw the nomination of Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) as Secretary of the Interior. In the letter, Stauber and his colleagues cite Rep. Haaland's support of job-killing bills like the Green New Deal and her poor track record on issues like mining.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced Saving America's Mines Act, legislation that will prohibit any Administration from unilaterally halting the mining of critical minerals on federal lands where mining is currently permissible. Stauber introduced this legislation with President Joe Biden and his Administration specifically in mind, as a politically motivated mineral withdrawal in the Superior National Forest occurred in the final days of his Vice Presidency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order to revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline permit:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after voting against the Article of Impeachment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement before Congress meets this afternoon for a joint session to certify electoral college votes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 8, Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress, a rules package put forward by Speaker Pelosi that would erode the rights of the minority party in the House of Representatives and silence the voices of millions of Americans by eliminating a House Rule that's been in existence for over 200 years.