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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s veto of Republican-led legislation that would have overturned his Administration’s rule to waive the “Buy America” requirements for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations purchased using American taxpayer dollars.
DULUTH, MN – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following video to further celebrate the one-billion-dollar grant for the Blatnik Bridge that he helped secure and address the Governor and President's criticism of his announcement.
Watch the full video HERE.
MINNESOTA - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin with $1,058,398,200 to replace the Blatnik Bridge. This replacement bridge will address geometric deficiencies, increase capacity, and create a new shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians to access both states easily.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) re-introduced the ESA Flexibility Act. This legislation will grant landowners leeway and the Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) flexibility when dealing with endangered species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently sent two letters, one to Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz and one to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, to address the failure of Governor Walz and the DFL-led state legislature to send rebate checks by the deadline mandated by the Biden Administration. This failure will result in Minnesota’s citizens paying federal taxes on these rebates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) bipartisan Alaska’s Right to Produce Act, which will reverse the Biden Administration’s decision to block domestic energy development on Alaska’s North Slope.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently sent a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding information on a variety of issues impacting United States Postal Service (USPS) operations in Minnesota, including alleged unfair working conditions for USPS employees and the supposed prioritization of third-party packages over essential items like bills and medications.
WASHINGTON D.C. (Northern News Now) - Congressman Pete Stauber made a touching tribute to Adam Johnson on the House of Representatives floor in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
Johnson, a Hibbing native and former UMD hockey player, died after suffering a medical emergency on the ice in the UK at the end of October.
Stauber says he’ll be remembered for much more than being a pro hockey player.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, led his House colleagues Mary Peltola (AK at-large), Kevin Hern (OK-01), and August Pfluger (TX-11) in introducing the bipartisan Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) requesting that they investigate a case of discrimination against Kitty and Mike Burke of Massachusetts, who were denied a license to become foster parents due to their Catholic faith.