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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today issued the following statement in support of the four bold executive orders signed by President Trump last week. The orders are designed to lower prescription drug prices. Hagedorn also addressed the inclusion of “One Pill, One Price,” a proposal he has long championed to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today issued the following statement in support of the Mayo Clinic Health System and the Minneapolis VA Health Care System reaching an agreement for joint participation in the community care program enacted under the MISSION Act:
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) announced today that his office will be participating in the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for high school students across the nation.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) yesterday co-led a bipartisan effort in the House of Representatives to introduce the Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success (ACCESS) Act with Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-01).
MANKATO, Minn. – Today, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) was virtually presented the 2020 Champion for Healthy Seniors Award by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD). In the letter informing Rep. Hagedorn that he received the award, PFCD thanked the congressman for his commitment to Medicare coverage and for protecting those with chronic conditions in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-02) and Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) today led 49 Members of Congress in strongly encouraging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to quickly provide relief to rural healthcare providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voted against H.R. 2 – a partisan infrastructure package that prioritizes pie in the sky ideas from the Green New Deal over the interests and economic opportunity of rural America. The bill passed by a vote of 233-188.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today introduced the “Direct Pork Assistance Package Act” - legislation to provide an additional $5 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of the Secretary to mitigate losses incurred by livestock farmers due to the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) issued the following statement regarding the enactment and implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, 2020:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao in support of the City of Rochester’s application, under USDOT’s 2020 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grant program, to secure the necessary funds for the North Broadway Reconstruction Project.