Press Releases

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 117^th 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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted to pass the omnibus and COVID relief deal, a bipartisan package to provide targeted relief to American workers, small businesses, and families. Stauber made the following statement after the bill's passage:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) helped advance legislation that would correct a historic wrong and transfer ownership of roughly eleven thousand acres from the Agriculture Department back to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a tribe located in his district.

MINNESOTA – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued the final permit necessary for construction on the Line 3 replacement project to begin.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) helped advance the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, legislation that will expand our nation's workforce by investing more than $3.5 billion to increase access to registered apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last August, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced legislation that would fund better training for police officers, increase the number of body cameras, and fund important grants to police departments that help with community policing. Today, during debate on the House Floor, a motion was made to bring up three additional funding bills for consideration, including Congressman Stauber's police reform funding bill. The motion was blocked on a party line vote of 227-169.

MINNESOTA – Today, following Governor Walz's announcement regarding new restrictions on bars, restaurants, and gyms, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) led his colleagues, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) in sending a letter to the Governor, urging him to distribute unallocated federal funds to the businesses his new restrictions will impact. Following the passage of the CARES Act in March, Minnesota received $1 billion, yet millions of those funds sit idle.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to request that unallocated funds from the Provider Relief Fund be delivered to senior living facilities for testing and personal protective equipment. Many of these facilities are suffering financially because of decline in occupancy rate.