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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) will host a House Small Business Committee field hearing titled Small Businesses and their Limitations without Reliable Access to Rural Broadband on Thursday, May 30th in Scandia, Minnesota.
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.
The decision was a major milestone for a project in the works for more than a decade, and could lead to the submission of a formal mine plan later this year.
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. Congressman Stauber and Congressman Emmer stood alongside Assistant Secretary Balash as he reinstated and signed the leases.
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.