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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance H.R. 1657 authored by Congressman Pete Stauber, the bipartisan Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act to exchange 36.7 acres owned by Bowen Lodge for 17.5 acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Chippewa National Forest. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after learning that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty moved ahead with charges against Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan without considering the expert testimony of Jeffrey Noble, a use-of-force expert hired by her office to help determine whether the force used was justified.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Joe Biden tried to tell the American people that the state of our union is strong. The American people were not convinced, and like me, they remain very concerned over the lack of leadership in the White House. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted to support the Consolidated Appropriations Act, a package of six appropriations bills which includes over $19 million in funding for projects across Minnesota’s Eighth District. Congressman Stauber requested that this money be included in this appropriations package.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted in favor of two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully and systematically refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and breach of public trust.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently traveled to Cochise County, Arizona with his Western Caucus colleagues to hear from United States Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement agents about the ongoing border crisis. He also had the opportunity to participate in a House Natural Resources Committee field hearing to examine the effects of this crisis on the environment, economy, and national security.
WASHINGTON — On a hunting trip for deer with his bow and arrows, Levi Bock was in the woods north of Crosslake in central Minnesota when he spotted three gray wolves about 40 yards away.
Bock, 35, had come across gray wolves before and they usually avoided close contact with humans. But this trio was behaving in an odd and threatening manner.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a press conference was held at the Minnesota State Capitol urging passage of the Democrat-backed North STAR Act. The proposed legislation would make Minnesota a sanctuary state by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement and banning state government officials from enforcing civil immigration laws. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently led a letter to House Leadership and House Appropriations Chairwoman and Ranking Member requesting that any FY2024 spending package put before the House of Representatives include language to delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After over a month of working to resolve the issue of Minnesotans being federally taxed on their state rebate checks, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) received a final answer from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS concluded that Minnesota’s state rebate checks would still be federally taxed due to the DFL-led state legislature’s failure to tie them to federal disaster relief.