U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
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Recent News About U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
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Klobuchar Statement on Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement Bill
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the Senate passage of the bipartisan budget agreement bill to avoid default
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Klobuchar, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Training for VA Personnel Overseeing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve training for those processing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Klobuchar, Warren, Hirono Lead Group of 10 Senators to Call on Google for Answers After Recent Reports that the Company Isn’t Upholding Commitment to Delete Sensitive Location Data
Earlier this year, Klobuchar, Warren, and Hirono introduced legislation to expand protections for Americans’ personal health and location data privacy
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Klobuchar Remarks at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered the following remarks at the Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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Klobuchar, Stauber Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Safety of Federal Aviation Administration System and Prevent Outages Passes Congress, Heads To President’s Desk
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 has passed the House and Senate and is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.
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Klobuchar, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help Recruit and Retain Election Workers
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced legislation to support the recruitment and retention of election workers. This legislation is led in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration.
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Klobuchar, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent and Respond to Animal Disease Outbreaks
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-M), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023.
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During National Police Week, Four Klobuchar-Backed Bipartisan Bills to Support Law Enforcement Officers and Combat Crime Pass Judiciary Committee
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Judiciary Committee, announced that four bills to support law enforcement officers and combat crime passed the Judiciary Committee.
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Senator Tina Smith, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect U.s. Agricultural Exports
On May 17, 2023, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined Senators John Thune (R-SD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing bipartisan legislation to protect American food products from unfair trade practices by foreign countries.
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Klobuchar, Marshall Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Nutritious Dairy Products and Support Dairy Farmers
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act, bipartisan legislation to increase access to nutritious dairy products for SNAP participants and support dairy farmers across the country.
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Klobuchar, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Critical Support for State and Local Law Enforcement
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program awards grants to state and local law enforcement agencies so they can hire new officers and provide needed training, technology, and equipment
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Klobuchar, Booker, Bennet Introduce Legislation to Regulate AI-Generated Content in Political Ads
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the REAL Political Ads Act.
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Klobuchar-Backed Legislation to Improve Rail Safety Passes Commerce Committee
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that the bipartisan Railway Safety Act has passed the Senate Commerce Committee and will now go to the full Senate for final passage.
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Klobuchar, Fischer, Steil, Morelle Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Allow Congress to Appoint and Remove the Architect of the Capitol
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and U.S. Representatives Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Joe Morelle (D-NY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, the Senate and House committees with oversight over the Architect of the Capitol, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act.
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Klobuchar, Wicker, Bilirakis, Matsui Lead Colleagues in Urging the FDA to Improve Reliability in Reviewing Applications for Rare Disease Therapies
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), co-chairs of the bipartisan bicameral Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, led a group of lawmakers in calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to bring more reliability and consistency to the process of reviewing rare disease therapies.
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Klobuchar, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Interference
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) reintroduced legislation to expand protections against election interference during the ballot counting and certification processes.
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To Mark Children’s Mental Health Week, Klobuchar, Lummis Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Mental Health Resources in Schools
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced they have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve mental health resources in schools.
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Klobuchar Receives the Madison Prize for Commitment to Bipartisanship and Efforts to Work Across the Aisle
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) were awarded the 2023 Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence from the American University School of Public Affairs.
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Klobuchar Opening Statement at Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing on Competition in the Digital Advertising Marketplace
At a bipartisan Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing titled, “Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem,” U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, highlighted the need to address consolidation in digital advertising markets.
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Klobuchar, Tuberville Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), co-chair of the Senate Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.