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When they first opened up the can of worms, it had a planned shelf life of 50 years.
But the place where the I-35 and U.S. 53 merge in Duluth, an interchange colloquially known as the "can of worms," is in need of major improvements. Built in the 1960s and '70s, the interchange serves, on average, 80,000 vehicles per day. 5,300 of them are heavy commercial vehicles like trailers, trucks, and busses. It's also a critical access point to the port of Duluth, one of the major ports of the Great Lakes.
"If I know better, I do better to move forward."
That was the message Congressman Pete Stauber brought Monday about local, state and federal concerns to a round table discussion at the Northome City Hall.
While nearly hunted to extinction in the early twentieth century, the gray wolf population is now thriving. In fact, a 2018 survey performed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources put Minnesota's gray wolf population at 2,655 wolves, a twenty-five percent increase from 2017 and well above the state's minimum goal of 1,600.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has awarded Itasca County $190,000 for the hiring of an economic recovery coordinator to help boost economic development in the county.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) requested unanimous consent to bring H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, to the House floor for a vote. For the 61st time, Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team refused to consider this legislation that would require physicians to give immediate, lifesaving care to babies that survive an abortion. Congressman Stauber released the following remarks after making the unanimous consent request.
The opioid crisis, and rural healthcare are topics that are impacting us here in the Northland. On Monday, Rep. Pete Stauber was in the Northland speaking with officials about these topics.
Stauber was joined by Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Eric Hargan and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky.
One of their trips was to Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. Stauber says this was in an effort to emphasize to his staff that rural healthcare matters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) continued their bipartisan push for the federal government to meet its obligation to fully fund special education for Minnesota schools. The two introduced an amendment to a House spending package stressing the importance of state grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) spoke on an Amendment he introduced blocking opponents of mining from needlessly adding an additional layer of bureaucratic red-tape to our nation's already-stringent mining approval process. Stauber's Amendment did not advance due to partisan opposition from the Majority.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the City of Duluth for a Brownfields Assessment Grant worth $300,000. Half of the money has been allotted for the cleanup of sites with potential hazardous substances contamination and the other half for cleanup of sites with potential petroleum contamination.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after voting against H.R. 6, legislation that would incentivize illegal immigration into the United States by providing amnesty to millions of people.