Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
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Klobuchar, Fischer Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to the Ballot Box for Servicemembers and their Families
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, introduced the bipartisan Supporting Military Voters Act to require a study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office to examine and identify improvements needed to ensure servicemembers and their families have access to voter registration information.
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Klobuchar, Smith Lead Entire Minnesota Congressional Delegation in Urging Biden Administration to Approve Minnesota Request for Disaster Declaration
Lawmakers ask for federal assistance to help Minnesota communities recover from flooding
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Klobuchar Statement on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court Decision
Klobuchar led an amicus brief on this case that was joined by 19 of her colleagues and attended oral arguments
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Klobuchar, Smith Secure Significant Federal Funding to Bring High-Speed Internet to Every Household in Minnesota
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $651,839,368 in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring reliable, affordable, high-speed internet access to every household in Minnesota.
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Klobuchar, Murkowski, Bacon, McCollum Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Support Families Impacted by FASD
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and U.S. Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2023.
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Klobuchar, Welch, Durbin Call on Tech CEOs for Answers on Layoffs of Staff Dedicated to Addressing Election Disinformation
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, Peter Welch (D-VT), and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino for answers after reporting has highlighted a significant reduction of staff dedicated to countering misinformation.
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Klobuchar Statement on 2027 World Expo Bid
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the 2027 World Expo Bid.
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Klobuchar, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Military Spouse Entrepreneurship
The bill will direct the Small Business Administration to develop a program to help military spouses start and develop their own businesses
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Klobuchar, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Competition and Rein in Big Tech
Legislation would put in place common sense rules of the road for major digital platforms to ensure they cannot unfairly preference their own products and services
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Klobuchar Statement On Ticketing Announcement
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, released the following statement on commitments made to the White House by a number of companies, including Ticketmaster, to disclose all fees up front.
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Klobuchar Statement on the Report on the Pattern or Practice Investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the report on the pattern or practice investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Klobuchar Statement on Judiciary Committee Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Save Local Journalism
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would allow news organizations to jointly negotiate fair compensation for access to their content by Google, Facebook, and other dominant platforms
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Klobuchar Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Keep AM Radio Available in all New Vehicles
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, cosponsored the AM for Every Vehicle Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that would direct federal regulators to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge.
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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
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representatives 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), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-07), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) 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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Klobuchar, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Aviation Workforce Development
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation, John Thune (R-SD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Aviation Workforce Development and Recruitment Act.
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Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding to Help Eliminate Dangerous Rail Crossing in Little Falls
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $3,200,000 in federal funding to help eliminate a railway crossing in Little Falls by supporting the construction of a bridge.
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Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding to Help Eliminate Dangerous Rail Crossing in Willmar
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $4,824,563 in federal funding to help eliminate a railway crossing in Willmar by constructing an overpass.
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Klobuchar, Stauber Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Safety of Federal Aviation Administration System and Prevent Outages Signed into Law
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages was signed into law.
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Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Rail Crossing Improvement
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced $480,000 in federal funding to support a corridor planning study to evaluate a 112-mile segment of BNSF's Hinckley Subdivision, which stretches from Minnesota’s border with Wisconsin to the Twin Cities area. The study would evaluate each rail crossing for closing or safety improvement.
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Klobuchar Statement on Train Derailment Outside Lancaster
Klobuchar is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023