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April 17, 2020 Press Release

MINNETONKA, MN – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) released an uplifting mobile video featuring a bipartisan group of Minnesota elected officials, celebrities, and citizens.

April 16, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) released the following statement calling for more funding to support small businesses after news that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Impact Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs have both exhausted funding:

April 3, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dean Phillips is working to strengthen and protect the country’s start-up businesses with a pair of legislative fixes designed to provide relief for new businesses across the country.

March 28, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just hours after signing a historic $2.2 trillion stimulus package, President Trump announced that he would attempt to reject certain elements the bill, including provisions introduced by Rep.

March 27, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dean Phillips applauded House passage of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, which was subsequently signed into law by the President hours later. Phillips flew to Washington to ensure his presence in the event of a recorded vote, but the bill was ultimately voice voted for quick passage.

March 23, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips introduce the COVID-19 C.O.P. Act to create a Congressional panel to provide oversight over the massive spending of taxpayer money in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic fallout. The five-member panel would review data around spending, conduct hearings, and provide regular reports to Congress. 

March 20, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, and Representatives Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Collin Peterson (MN-07), and Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the U.S.

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In The News

August 9, 2019 In The News

Mary Lahammer continues her visits with newly-elected members of Congress. 

August 8, 2019 In The News

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he is willing to sign gun control legislation into law this week to help curb and prevent violence.

August 8, 2019 In The News

Gov. Tim Walz branded Minnesota Republicans on Wednesday as an “island of resistance” to increased gun safety in the state.

August 4, 2019 In The News

State and federal elected officials from Minnesota are weighing in after two more mass shootings happened in America this weekend. 

August 3, 2019 In The News

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips convened a round table discussion on sex trafficking and sexual violence July 27 at the Minnetonka Community Center. Phillips, a Democrat, represents the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Coon Rapids.

August 2, 2019 In The News

– The national immigration debate has turned the southern border into a popular destination for members of Congress, including several Minnesota lawmakers from both parties who report being shocked by what they saw.

August 1, 2019 In The News

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is a spirits and gelato entrepreneur, a father and now a newly elected congressman. He’s also the descendant of Jewish refugees who fled to the United States to escape pogroms in eastern Europe.

July 28, 2019 In The News

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — President Donald Trump this weekend came under fire from critics accusing him once again of racism.

The president tweeted that conditions in the Baltimore district of powerful Congressman Elijah Cummings are far worse than at border detention centers, saying Cummings’ district was a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

July 27, 2019 In The News

As the U.S. House of Representatives begins its summer recess, some members of Congress have headed back to their districts to gather information that will be used to craft future laws and policies.

Congressman Dean Phillips held a roundtable discussion about sex trafficking and sexual violence on Saturday in Minnetonka.

July 21, 2019 In The News

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips says in the midst of all the despair he saw hopefulness.

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