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April 10, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Following multiple requests made by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Governor Walz today issued an executive order to give Minnesota's law enforcement officers, first responders, and firefighters access to critical COVID-19 premise information. This action will better prepare the heroes on the frontlines of this crisis and help reduce the burn-rate of scarce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Congressman Stauber released the following statement after the Governor made this announcement:

April 10, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) joined local law enforcement officers, first responders, firefighters, and state legislators on a conference call to discuss their shared concern over lack of critical premise information amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the absence of this information has resulted in the rapid depletion of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) stockpiles.

April 4, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated more than $3 million in funding between all five tribes in Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District. These funds will help provide the tribes with the resources they need during this national emergency, including affordable housing opportunities.

April 3, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that Minnesota's small businesses impacted by coronavirus are now able to apply for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. The loans provided by the Paycheck Protection Program can be forgiven if used for payroll, mortgage, rent, and utilities. This program was created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Stauber voted for last Friday.

March 31, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a $4.5 million agreement to remediate contaminated sediment in the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) on Lake Superior.

March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) helped pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, legislation that will provide relief to American families, small businesses, and hospitals. Stauber made the following statement after the bill's passage.

March 26, 2020

HERMANTOWN, MN – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

"The American people face an invisible enemy. Coronavirus has resulted in thousands of Americans becoming ill, placed a great amount of stress on hospitals and healthcare workers, and forced the closure of countless small businesses.

March 14, 2020

Minnesota Eighth District U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber voted in favor of legislation Saturday to help address the coronavirus spread. Only one member of the state's congressional delegation went against the bill.

Stauber, a Republican, said in a statement Saturday morning that the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act would help meet the challenges in wake of a global pandemic that has hit the U.S. in recent weeks.

March 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, bipartisan legislation that will help address the health and economic impacts of coronavirus.

March 5, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted in support of legislation that will ensure Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening employees - otherwise known as Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) - are given the same protections as other federal workers, including collective bargaining under the Civil Service Reform Act, pay under the General Scale, and workforce protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R.