Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. James Oberstar are urging the federal Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to speed up the process of removing the Great Lakes populations of gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Outside of Alaska, Minnesota…
Hundreds of LGBT-equality supporters rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday to urge elected officials to move forward on key provisions such as same-sex marriage, a repeal of the military’s ban on openly LGBT servicemembers, and LGBT-inclusive immigration reform. Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann were the expected targets of rally attendees, who say both are detrimental to LGBT rights. But Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar drew a surprising amount of criticism — from a community that votes largely DFL — for her lack of leadership on several key pieces of legislation.
All of Minnesota’s members of Congress have released their earmark requests — except for Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen, who have joined the Republican ban on such funding measures. But in one case, district needs are being met through a neighboring representative’s efforts: DFL Rep. Betty McCollum has made several earmark requests on behalf of projects within Kline’s district.
Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum scored perfect 100s on civil rights votes, according to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP ranked Minnesota’s congressional delegation on votes about community policing, hate crimes legislation, student loan…
Many politicians and special interest groups responded to the passing of health care reform in Congress Sunday night. Reactions fell along party and ideological lines.
Rep. James Oberstar has gone from a ‘no’ vote to an ‘undecided’ vote to a ‘likely’ vote on health care reform, but according to the Star Tribune, he’s still not certain.
Following Wednesday’s news that Rep. James Oberstar will be voting for the health care reform bill before Congress, the progressive group Catholics United is airing TV commercials praising the Minnesota Democrat. The spots, which began…
It’d appear that momentum is picking up for health care reform: Today, Ohio Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich reversed his position, stating he’d vote for the bill. And Minnesota’s Rep. James Oberstar, once thought to be one of…
Rep. Collin Peterson says he won’t vote for reconciliation when the Senate health care bill hits the House in the next week, but Rep. James Oberstar says he’s uncommitted, but will vote for health reform so long as abortion…
Rep. James Oberstar is urging his colleagues to support the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Oberstar, along with representatives from several other northern states, said on Monday that the number of families in need of energy assistance…
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