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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.

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) issued the following statement after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued state permits necessary for construction on the Line 3 replacement project.

MINNESOTA – After tireless advocacy from Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) on behalf of Minnesota's hunters, farmers, and ranchers, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Trump Administration announced the final rule to delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 states today. In doing so, the FWS has rightfully returned management of the gray wolf to the states, who have been pivotal to the species' recovery. As a leader on bipartisan House legislation to delist the gray wolf, Congressman Stauber made the following statement applauding the decision:

MORRISON COUNTY, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue in announcing a $3 million ReConnect Grant to help deploy high-speed internet in Morrison County, Minnesota. The grant awardee, Consolidated Telephone Company, will use this grant to grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network, which will connect 819 people, 34 businesses and 25 farms to high-speed internet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Pete Stauber (MN-08), Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) led members of the Minnesota congressional delegation in a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern over the recently released Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements, which change how healthcare providers document lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.