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MINNETONKA, MN - Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) released the following statement after domestic terrorist attacks in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH killed 29 and wounded dozens more in less than 24 hours this weekend:
I'm checking at the start of a busy August here in Minnesota. I want to extend a hearty thank you to all who have stopped by my office to share perspectives and ideas, and invite you to keep it up. In the meantime, here are a few of the extraordinary people I met this week:
LEARNING FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVOCATES
I'm headed home for a rejuvenating, and hot, August in Minnesota. I can't wait to connect with many of you in the weeks to come, but first I want to fill you in on a few developments from the end of our session in Washington:
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) voted in favor of the Butch Lewis Act, which aims to save the multiemployer pensions of 1.3 million workers and retirees across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02) and Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced H.R. 4010, The Emergency Access to Insulin Act.
WASHINGTON – Last Friday, members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus visited McAllen, TX to see facilities and conditions at the southern border. The trip was led by Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA).
As we mark the end of a difficult, steamy, stormy week, I'm taking a moment to let you know what I was up to in Washington, and where I believe we're headed next:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) today voted in favor of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, which passed the House by a vote of 233 to 199. The bill increases the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour gradually over seven years.
WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus will be visiting the southern border of the United States in the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, July 19, 2019. Among the facilities the Caucus members will be inspecting are points of entry, a border patrol station, and a centralized processing center.
I hope you had a safe and meaningful Fourth of July with family and friends. It has been a full week back at work here in Washington - here's what I've been up to since returning to Capitol Hill:
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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Tina Smith (DFL) and Rep. Dean Phillips (DFL) are trying to rally support for extending the legal status of thousands of Minnesota Liberians facing possible deportation.
These days, Jermon Cooper takes extra time to teach her daughters how to cook their favorite Liberian dishes, reminding the girls that soon she may not be around to do it for them.
“I want them to focus on school, so sometimes I just tell them we’ll be OK. … But deep down in my heart I know we will not be OK,” said Cooper.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips has co-sponsored a resolution to end President Donald Trump's emergency declaration, his office announced in a news release on Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thousands of Liberians living in Minnesota hope they can convince the government to let them stay in the country.
At the Minnesota Capitol on Friday, many people of Liberian heritage and other supporters rallied to extend a program that allows temporary legal status.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips spent Wednesday learning about the Hennepin County Board’s proposed federal legislative wish list, promising to be a vocal advocate for the county’s light-rail projects, health care, the opioid crisis and homelessness.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips is a cosponsor on a bill that aims to increase transparency and accountability on online political ads.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is an original sponsor to the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, H.R. 1169, aimed at providing legal status and a pathway to citizenship for qualifying Liberian refugees.
Phillips represents a large Liberian community, with Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center having growing Liberian communities.
Lack of campaign finance reform in the United States contradicts the very principles the United States was founded upon. Business and corporations indirectly control what Congress legislates. There are no laws preventing large corporations from funding federal campaigns. This results in policies of that candidate reflecting the interests of their corporate funders.