Skip to Content

Press Releases

Phillips Statement on Countering Antisemitism

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) released the following statement today after H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, passed the House on a 320-91 vote:  "For years, antisemitism has been steadily rising across the United States and around the world. Following the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel in which 1,200 people were brutally murdered and over 200…

REP. DEAN PHILLIPS VOTES NO ON BILL THAT COULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE UNITED STATES

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) voted against H.R. 7521, a bill to require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American or allied company or face a nationwide ban. “As members of Congress, it’s our duty to ensure America’s national security and our collective personal security - and the risks of misinformation and misuse of personal data is subject to…

Phillips Will Vote Against Republicans’ Quixotic Bid to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) will vote against Republicans’ long-shot bid to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The quixotic campaign has baffled many, since it is Congress - not Cabinet secretaries – that is at fault for the shameful state of our immigration system.   “This Republican Majority will go down in history as a…

Phillips Will Vote Against GOP Israel Funding Bill

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) released the following statement on Speaker Johnson’s Israel funding bill: “With a bipartisan deal in hand that would strengthen U.S. national security and support our Ukrainian, Israeli, and Taiwanese allies in their defense against dictators and terrorists, I’m appalled that Speaker Johnson has chosen –for the second…

EDEN PRAIRIE STUDENT WINS CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Dean Phillips congratulated Eden Prairie Sophomore Ananya Murugavel for winning the 2023 Congressional App Challenge in Minnesota’s Third District. Ananya’s app, Act1on 4 Chang3, makes it easier for students to track their volunteer hours. The Congressional App Challenge was launched by the House of Representatives in 2015 to highlight the value of computer…

Phillips Backs Medicare for All

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) signed on to H.R. 3421, Medicare for All. Inspired by conversations with small business owners and Minnesotans in his Common Ground Workshops, the move makes Phillips one of the leading moderate voices backing the legislation within the democratic party.  “We don’t have a health care system, we have a sick-care system,” said…

Rep. Phillips Requests Enforcement Funding for the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders requesting adequate funding for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Phillips is a longtime advocate for oversight in pandemic lending programs. SBA Inspector General…

PHILLIPS VOTES AGAINST BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) voted to reject the Republican impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. He released the following statement: “Today, House Republicans voted to open a politically biased impeachment inquiry against the President of the United States. This inquiry involves unsubstantiated claims that President Biden used his position to…

Phillips Introduces Bill to Expand First Responders’ Access to Health Care Coverage

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After hearing from police, fire, and EMS professionals in Minnesota, Representative Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced HR 6030 the Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act, a bicameral bill that fills a gap in coverage for retired first responders wishing to opt into Medicare starting at the age of 50. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced companion legislation…

Rep. Dean Phillips Announces He Won’t Seek Re-Election to Congress

| Posted in Press Releases

MINNETONKA, MN – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) announced he will not seek re-election to Congress in 2024. Phillips has represented Minnesota’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 and released the following statement: “My journey to public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the reality that democracy requires…