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Angie Craig Launches ‘Congressional Pet Caucus’

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Angie Craig announced Friday that she has launched a “bipartisan Congressional Pet Caucus” with Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS-01).

Former Marine Announces Campaign for Angie Craig’s Seat

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

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A former Marine Corps officer announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Republican endorsement to take on Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District.

Angie Craig Facing Criticism for Impeachment Comments

April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) hosted her fourth town hall last week and received several questions from constituents on moving forward with impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump. Up until Tuesday’s town hall, Craig had taken a relatively moderate position on the issue of impeachment and believed it shouldn’t be…

Angie Craig Refuses to Condemn New York Abortion Law at Town Hall

February 24, 2019February 23, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) hosted her second town hall Saturday in Red Wing, Minnesota, where she was asked about a number of issues, including universal health care and abortion. “The other thing that I wanted to ask you about is we’ve seen states recently that passed laws that legalized abortions…

Angie Craig Confronted by Woman Who Escaped Communism at First Town Hall: ‘This is How Communists Oppress People’

January 27, 2019January 26, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) hosted her “first of what will be many, many open town halls” Saturday morning at Burnsville High School, and tackled issues such as campaign finance reform, climate change, and gun control. At one point during the event, however, she was confronted by an immigrant woman “who…

Outgoing MN Rep. Jason Lewis’ Juvenile Justice Reform Bill Signed Into Law

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Jason Lewis’ (R-MN-02) Juvenile Justice Reform Act (JJRA) was signed into law Friday by President Donald Trump as part of Congress’ sweeping criminal justice reform measures. According to Lewis, the JJRA hadn’t been “reauthorized or modernized since 2002.” Lewis’ reforms respond to the need for alternatives to detaining juveniles…