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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Collete Peters from her position as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent the President a letter requesting that he overturn Peters’ decision to close the Federal Prison Camp, Duluth (FPC Duluth).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) reintroduced the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, which would award three Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team for their historic victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Joining Stauber in its reintroduction are Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-9), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5), and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-9).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted to pass the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, critical legislation that will prohibit biological men from participating in women’s sports and protect the safety of female athletes. While this legislation passed the House, nearly every Democrat voted against it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency not to revoke the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital’s (EBCH) designation as a Critical Access Hospital (CAH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that he will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee within the House Natural Resources Committee. Congressman Stauber is the first Representative from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District to both sit on and lead the subcommittee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the City of Duluth is set to receive $11,200,000 for the rehabilitation of the Aerial Lift Bridge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s recent announcement regarding a ban on oil and gas development in more than 600 million acres of federal waters, Congressman Stauber released the following statement:
The late, great hockey Coach Herb Brooks once said that “great moments are borne from great opportunity.” That’s what we have before us.
We have a great opportunity to finally turn the page on the chaos of the administration of President Joe Biden and enact policies that will help the American people thrive once again. This is a big moment for our country and our region, and I do not take it lightly.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter to Colette Peters, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), criticizing her decision to close the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Duluth and outlining the reasons why the closure of this prison is misguided. Stauber’s letter, which follows a phone call he had with Director Peters, calls on the FBOP to reverse this decision.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) joined Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), a fellow Great Lakes legislator on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in urging Committee leadership to consider H.R. 7257, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 before the conclusion of the 118th Congress.