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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced the City of Biwabik will receive $118,000 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for the repair of water and wastewater infrastructure.
Twin Metals Minnesota has scored another key victory in its quest to develop a copper-nickel mine near Ely.
Earlier this week, the federal government renewed mineral leases that were taken away by the Obama Administration in late-2016 and reinstated less than two years later by the Trump Administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recognized National Police Week by meeting with law enforcement, families of fallen corrections officers, and by speaking on the House floor to honor the men and women who keep America's communities safe. As a police officer of 23 years, this week holds special meaning for Congressman Stauber.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statements after the Department of Interior Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral Management Joe Balash signed the Twin Metals Hardrock Mineral Leases, moving Twin Metals a step closer to offering a mine plan of operation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced the Falls International-Einarson Field will receive $14 million in grant money from the Department of Transportation to fund a runway extension and runway safety area.
Minnesota's legendary Iron Range is blessed with the largest deposits of iron ore in North America. Generations of workers in northern Minnesota have mined and upgraded over a billion tons of high-grade iron ore pellets, which are used across this great nation to make the iron and steel products that underpin both our national and economic security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement regarding Vice President Mike Pence's meeting with farmers at R&J Johnson Farms and tour of the Gerdau Ameristeel in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Energy and Mineral Resources, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voiced his concern over a piece of legislation that would dismantle the hardrock mining industry. As a guest of the committee, Stauber had the chance to question expert witnesses on the potential impact of this legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Small Business Week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) questioned Jerry Kortesmaki, owner of London Road Rental Center in Duluth, during a Small Business Committee hearing titled "Honoring the Nation's Small Business Heroes." The purpose of this hearing was to highlight small businesses across the country and hear both the successes an
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced Charis Blacklock, a senior at Moose Lake High School, as the winner of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. The winning entry, titled "Birds Nest," is a water color portrait of a girl with a wreath of branches around her head.