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Rep. Ilhan Omar: NDAA a Massive Slush Fund for Pentagon Contractors

By WC Minnesota News report | Jul 10, 2023

Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) hosted a Ways and Means Committee field hearing titled "Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains" at Schiefelbein Farms in Kimball, Minnesota.

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Rep. Fischbach on SCOTUS Student Loan Decision

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 30, 2023

Washington, D.C. - In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not authorize the Department of Education to forgive student debt.

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Fischbach, Smith, Larson, and Panetta Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Veterinarians in Rural Areas

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 23, 2023

Reps. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), John Larson (D-CT), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, legislation to help address the shortages in essential veterinary services facing rural communities

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Minnesota Congressional Delegation Urges Air Force and Air National Guard to Select the 133rd Airlift Wing to Receive New C-130J Transport Planes

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Representatives Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-07), Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05), Tom Emmer (R-MN-06), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Director of the Air National Guard Lieutenant General Michael Loh urging the Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force to select Minnesota National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing to receive new C-130J transport planes.

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Rep. Fischbach Votes to Defend the 2nd Amendment and Disabled Sportsmen

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 14, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Fischbach and her Republican colleagues voted in favor of overturning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) rule that forces law-abiding gun owners to dispose of or register their firearms with stabilizing braces.

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Fischbach, Smith Lead Call for Formal Dispute Consultations to Hold Mexico Accountable Under USMCA

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 2, 2023

Rep. Fischbach (R-MN) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, led 62 of their colleagues in a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai.

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Congresswoman Fischbach Joins Bipartisan Opposition to Discriminatory Brazilian Tariffs on American Ethanol

By WC Minnesota News report | Jun 1, 2023

Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to urge the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to prioritize ethanol export competitiveness and address unfair import tariffs imposed on American ethanol by Brazil.

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Rep. Fischbach Votes No on H.R. 3746

By WC Minnesota News report | May 31, 2023

While I believe Speaker McCarthy did the best he could in negotiations, this agreement is further proof that President Biden and Democrats are unwilling to admit the damage their spending has caused for Americans.

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Supreme Court Sides with Farmers in WOTUS Case

By WC Minnesota News report | May 26, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with the Sacketts in the Sackett v. EPA case, limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate certain bodies of water and confirming that President Biden’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is unconstitutional government overreach.

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Congress Takes First Step to End Fentanyl Epidemic

By WC Minnesota News report | May 25, 2023

House passed H.R. 467, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT Fentanyl Act. This legislation would make the currently temporary Schedule I category for fentanyl, or anything mixed with it, permanent.

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Rep. Fischbach on the introduction of the SAVE Act

By WC Minnesota News report | May 18, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Fischbach joined a bicameral, bipartisan group introducing the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act.

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House Passes Secure the Border Act

By WC Minnesota News report | May 15, 2023

This week, House Republicans passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, fulfilling Republicans' promise to the American people to deliver a nation that is safe by securing the border and combatting illegal immigration.