Economy & Jobs
I hear from Minnesotans every day about their concerns over the state of our economy and rising economic inequality. While we have made a strong recovery from the Great Recession, we have more to do to create good-paying jobs for all working families.
I strongly support investments in education and infrastructure that will make us more competitive. To stimulate economic growth and job creation, the government needs to ensure a fair playing field that protects both workers and businesses. I support legislation that promotes a thriving middle class and ensures that working people in America still have the opportunity to achieve success in our country.
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Thank you Mayor – it is always good to be in North St. Paul.
Keith and I are here today, with the White House and Minnesota business leaders, to talk about the clean energy revolution in our state – and how to keep it going. The wind turbine just behind us is generating clean, secure, renewable energy for the families and businesses in North St. Paul. The people of this community are sending a message to everyone who drives by that they support wind energy and want to see more of it.
Wind energy is popular here and across Minnesota because:
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2012
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 11-148). In an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act.
Only Minnesota recipient of funding for comprehensive assistance for female ex-offenders
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota - Reentry Connect, a collaborative project between Twin Cities RISE! (TCR!) and RS Eden, was chosen today as one of nine grant winners nationwide for funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the only recipient from Minnesota.
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2012
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Wasting Taxpayer Money Subsidizing NASCAR Must Stop
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) expressed her outrage and disbelief at the level of waste in the National Guard’s recruitment budget.
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2012
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Ends sponsorships costing taxpayers $1 billion over the past decade
BrightFarms Builds Greenhouse with J&J Distributing
The companies’ partnership will provide Saint Paul with year-round local produce and green-collar jobs
I rise in strong support of H.R. 4045. This bill will ensure that all service members returning from overseas—including the Minnesota National Guard’s ‘Red Bulls’— receive the full benefits they were promised.
I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 9, the so-called Small Business Tax Cut Act. This bill is an incredible waste of taxpayer money that will do nothing to grow America's economy or create jobs.
For Immediate Release: April 12, 2012
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Washington, DC – Today, the Main Street Fairness Coalition held a press conference on St. Paul's Grand Avenue to announce a new effort to pass H.F. 1849, a bill introduced in the Minnesota legislature to give the state authority to collect sales taxes from out-of-state online retailers.
On March 23, 2010, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law historic health care reform legislation: the Affordable Care Act. At the two-year anniversary of this landmark law, new data demonstrates the benefits that the law has already provided to seniors, young adults, small businesses, and many others in Congresswoman McCollum's district. As a result of the law: