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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Hagedorn was sworn in for a second term serving the people of Minnesota’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Upon his swearing in, Rep. Hagedorn issued the following statement:
ROCHESTER, Minn. – This morning, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) underwent an elective procedure to remove his kidney and surrounding cancerous tissues at Rochester’s Mayo Clinic.
According to the Congressman’s wife, Jennifer Carnahan, the performing surgeon said the procedure was a success and Jim is resting comfortably.
BLUE EARTH, Minn. - Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today issued the following statement regarding needed reforms in the congressional appropriations and government funding process:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voted in favor of the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus & COVID Relief Deal, which works to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), enhance testing and vaccine distribution resources, and complete the annual appropriations process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voiced his congratulations to Anjali Donthi, Sarah Bulur and Caitlin McWilliams of Century High School in Rochester for being named the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for Minnesota’s First District. The winning app, “Operation Serenity,” was developed to help ease anxiety of children preparing for surgery.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) has signed onto an amicus brief, along with 125 of his House Republican colleagues, in the Supreme Court case Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today joined his colleagues on the steps of the United States Capitol calling for the immediate passage of an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) along with additional relief for small businesses in need.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 55 freshman House colleagues in a letter to House leadership, urging the restoration of deductibility for forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) expenses.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5146, the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act, has been included in the final Conference Report of H.R. 6395, the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). Hagedorn voted in favor of the NDAA, which passed the House by a vote of 335-78.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today announced the appointment of Kris Skrzycki as his new Chief of Staff. Mr. Skrzycki, who most recently served as Chief of Staff at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, will be Rep. Hagedorn’s top adviser and oversee the office’s staff and operations in both Washington and southern Minnesota.