Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was in Ada on Tuesday morning, to visit with the Red River Watershed Management Board, about federal funding for water projects across the Red River Basin. The current political environment in Washington DC is centering around federal spending cuts, and Congresswoman Fischbach tells us whether the RRWMB can expect to be considered…
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Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is co-sponsoring two new bills in Washington. The first, which is co-sponsored by Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad, is called the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act…or FARMER act. The bill will strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable. North Dakota US Senator John…
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Minnesota US Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has made Pro Life legislation a priority for her in 2024 after the United States Supreme Court Reversed Roe v Wade. The reversal of Roe v Wade made abortion a state issue, and in response the State of Minnesota based legislation that protects abortion rights. Congresswoman Fischbach gives her opinion…
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Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach co-signed a letter to House Leadership and Appropriations Committee leadership requesting any FY2024 spending package include the delisting of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. In the release announcing this letter Fischbach said: “State governments are fully qualified to responsibly manage gray wolf populations and are better able to meet…
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Minnesota US Representative Michelle Fischbach joined Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra in reintroducing the Death Tax Repeal Act, which would permanently repeal the death tax. The death tax is a tax that is assessed to the estate and is based on the value of your property at the time of the person’s death. In her most…
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Last week, the US House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow schools to serve whole milk as part of the school lunch program. Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach supports the bill. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act now moves to the US Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC—A student from Fertile and one from Detroit Lakes have been nominated for the US Service Academies by Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach. Bjorn Messick of Fertile has been nominated for the US Air Force Academy and Avery Browen of Detroit Lakes has been nominated to the US Naval Academy.
WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has reintroduced a bill that aims to encourage people to consider a career in law enforcement. The Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, as it’s called, would provide education grants to students pursuing their first degree in law enforcement or a criminal justice-related field. The grant would come…
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The United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute settlement panel has released a report stating that Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quote (TRQ) allocation measures do not breach USMCA agreements. US lawmakers had claimed Canada has overly restricted US dairy imports. Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach says “The USMCA was intended to level the…
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U.S. Congress Members Michelle Fischbach, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad of Minnesota were four of the seven U.S. Representatives who sent a letter to Minnesota Commissioner of Education Willie Jett questioning the Minnesota Department of Education’s role in what has been described as the “largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the nation.” The letter…
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