In a rare bit of agreement on health care policy, the members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, urging support for Minnesota’s rural hospitals. At issue is a…
The Conservation Minnesota Voter Center released its scorecard of Minnesota’s members of Congress on Monday. Delegation members were ranked for their votes on policies relating to clean energy, land conservation, environmental funding and offshore drilling, among others. Democratic Reps. James…
As the November elections get closer (only ten months to go!) a slate of Republicans are vying to replace some of the least vulnerable Democrats in the state. Rep. James Oberstar so far has five Republican challengers, and Rep.…
As I write this, a delegation including Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar and Sen. Amy Klobuchar is en route to Haiti. According to an Oberstar staffer, the bipartisan group lands at around 11:00 and will pay respects to those who…
Reps. Keith Ellison and James Oberstar have signed on to a letter written by Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., that urges the Senate to pass the public option for health care reform as part of any reconciliation process.
A New Policy PAC, whose motto is “Peace in the Middle East is in America’s National Interest,” put out a scorecard rating Congress members’ commitment to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is ranked number one.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, and James Oberstar sent a letter urging President Obama late last week urging him to use diplomatic pressure to resolve the blockade affecting Gaza. Spearheaded by Ellison and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., the letter acknowledges the difficult position facing Israel and notes that the blockade is strengthening Hamas. Fifty members of Congress, as well as a number of religious groups and denominations, have signed on to Ellison’s letter.
Democratic Reps. Tim Walz, Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum and James Oberstar are asking President Obama to publicly condemn the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009, a bill in Uganda that could lead to capital punishment for gays and lesbians in that country.…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be traveling to Washington in March to beef up his cred among anti-abortion activists at the Susan B. Anthony List’s third annual Campaign for Life Gala. The SBA List funds anti-abortion candidates around the…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Reps. Tim Walz and Jim Oberstar each earned a 100-percent rating from Environment Minnesota in a year-end congressional scorecard published last week. Rep. Erik Paulsen scored the lowest among Minnesota’s member of Congress with a…
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