WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) announced his appointment to new leadership positions on every committee on which he serves. In December, Phillips was also elected by his peers to serve in a leadership role for the entire House Democratic Caucus in the 118th Congress. As Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), Phillips will… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN-03) joined bipartisan colleagues in voting to pass H.Con.Res.9, Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism. Following the vote, Phillips, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, underscored the dangerous reality that authoritarianism can happen anywhere, including here in the United States, regardless of the economic… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) released the following statement after Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced his plan to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) of her seat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
“Congresswoman Omar and I have different political perspectives and life experiences, but share a belief in debate, deliberation, and reconciliation. I am, and will… Read more »
Today, Dean Phillips continued his push for a collaborative and productive relationship with Israel by calling for cooperation between Israel and the United States in the investigation into the death of U.S. citizen Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed on May 11, 2022, while working as a journalist in Jenin. Phillips noted that important questions remain about her death and said, “Any… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN), David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Peter Meijer (R-MI) announced the reconstitution of the House Diplomacy Caucus. This body is committed to strengthening American diplomacy as America’s foreign policy tool of first resort, strengthening alliances, and exploring… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, in direct response to Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation that would instate a comprehensive travel ban on Russian government officials and members of the Russian oligarchy.
“America must always stand on the side of freedom and the will of people - not autocrats,” Phillips said. “A comprehensive travel… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., is part of a group pushing Congress to cancel or extend a Dec. 20 deadline for Liberians living in the United States to apply for citizenship.
It would be the second extension related to the Liberian Refugee Fairness Act, which Congress passed in 2019 to give Liberian nationals who have lived in the U.S. for years — sometimes decades — a path to a green card… Read more »
House Democrats joined forces with their Republican colleagues Wednesday to introduce a bill to monitor and protect U.S. national security from communist China’s aggressive “malign activities across the globe.”
In a statement, the office of Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) announced the introduction of the bipartisan China Watcher Act to establish a monitoring… Read more »
