Press Releases

November 12, 2019 Press Release
In an era of extreme polarization, Better Angels illuminates common ground

FOREST LAKE, MN – Recently, 14 congressional staffers - eight from the Minnetonka office of Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN-03) and six from the northern Minnesota field offices of Rep.

November 12, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep Dean Phillips (MN-03) announced the introduction of his bill, the Higher Education Funds Integrity Act, to prevent federal education funds from being used by universities to lobby Congress.

November 5, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed The Prudential Regulator Oversight Act (H.R. 4841), authored by Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03), in a 55-0 vote.

October 31, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) released the following statement today after the House passed H. Res. 660 to establish procedures for the ongoing impeachment inquiry:

October 29, 2019 Press Release
Entire Minnesota House Delegation Signs On To Phillips's EXPO Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, the House passed the Expositions Provide Opportunities Act (EXPO Act), authored by Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN-03). Bloomington, in Phillips’s Third Congressional District, is one of two U.S. cities interested in competing to host the 2027 World Expo.

October 23, 2019 Press Release

WASHNGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about online foreign interference in U.S. Elections during a hearing in the House Financial Services Committee.

October 23, 2019 Press Release

WASHNGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the SHIELD Act (Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for A Lasting Democracy Act). The comprehensive election security package includes Rep.

October 22, 2019 Press Release
Representatives Announce Introduction of H.R. 4705, the Safe at Home Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released a statement today after she and Rep. Dean Phillips (DFL-Minn.), alongside Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, announced bipartisan legislation to protect victims of stalking and domestic violence. H.R.

October 4, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced the Firewall Act aimed at preventing foreign meddling in U.S. elections. The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign nationals from paying for online advertisements created to attack or support federal candidates.

September 23, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:

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