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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.
HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that Lake Country Power will receive a $52,000,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. This loan will be used to finance 1,400 new consumer connections, build and improve 249 miles of line, and invest $17 million in smart grid technologies across Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District.
Matt Crescenzo's business in Scandia is only about 40 miles from downtown Minneapolis, but his internet service is painfully slow. His calls drop and he sometimes needs to reboot his modem several times a day. It also costs nearly $300 a month. For a company that builds and designs automated machinery, internet is crucial for everyday operations. And the lack of it has posed a serious problem to growth.
"The infrastructure is toast out here," Crescenzo said. "We need a way forward. The technology… moved beyond our rural areas 20 years ago."
SCANDIA, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) hosted a bipartisan House Small Business Committee field hearing titled Small Businesses and their Limitations Without Reliable Access to Rural Broadband. During this hearing, Stauber heard testimony from small businesses and families lacking access to broadband and examined what could be done at the federal level to ensure every Minnesotan has access to quick and reliable broadband.
VIRGINIA, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) attended the funeral service and burial of Radioman Third Class Dante Sylvester Tini, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains were recently returned to his native Virginia after being listed as missing in action for 77 years.