Amy Klobuchar
- By Minnesota Sen. Amy KlobucharMarch 20, 2024Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons — whether it’s to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits, or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this red tape to get action and answers. Last year alone, our office…
March 13, 2024U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar received the 2024 Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Legion for her leadership on a range of issues championed by the organization. She was honored for the following: •her work ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs benefits include comprehensive care for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. •supporting the Afghan…- February 14, 2024U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered remarks at the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s 157th Annual Convention last week in Minneapolis. “You are telling the stories that maybe not everyone knows about, that they don't read on Facebook,” she said. “Many of your stories uncover what happened at the city council meeting and tell people which business is opening and closing. There are a lot…
- By U.S. Senator Amy KlobucharSeptember 13, 2023The cost of prescription drugs has been too high for too long, and it’s hurt Americans’ health and bank accounts. Medicines don’t work if people can’t afford them. For far too many people, high drug prices can force difficult choices like whether to ration meds or food or not pay the electric bill during a hot summer. This is true even for seniors covered by Medicare. But after years of…
- By U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. MinnesotaJune 27, 2023The U.S. Surgeon General recently released a warning about the negative impacts of social media on children’s mental health, saying that it presents a profound risk of harm. The advisory also urged social media companies to help parents with the burden of managing the effects of social media on kids. Big tech companies have shown time and time again that they cannot be trusted to protect kids’…
- By Minnesota Sen. Amy KlobucharJune 28, 2022n this Fourth of July, we celebrate the birth of our country — the great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776, when our founding fathers adopted the principles penned in the Declaration of Independence. Those principles became the bedrock of our nation, a roadmap of America’s purpose, and the foundation for a new way of governing rooted in the importance of working together.…
- By Amy Klobuchar, U.S. SenatorApril 13, 2021On May 7 of last year, the Hastings Star Gazette printed its last issue. The paper’s first issue as The Hastings Independent was published in 1857, a year before Minnesota gained statehood. Generations relied on papers like this for local news — they told you who was born and who died, whose daughter just broke the county record for the 400-meter freestyle, whose Holstein won a surprise ribbon at…
- By Sen. Amy KlobucharMarch 05, 2019When I first came to Congress, my No. 1 ask was to be on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. The reason was simple: I wanted to work on behalf of the communities and people of rural Minnesota It's no secret that Minnesota farmers have had a rough couple of years and are facing a lot of uncertainty. There are increasing questions about access to some of our biggest…
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