Press Releases
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today participated in a roundtable discussion with Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Tim Walz and Mayo Clinic staff about the Clinic’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through expanded research and new testing and treatment methods.
WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s announcement to invoke the Defense Production Act to aid the supply chain for pork producers across America, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. House members have introduced legislation to sustain farmers and agriculture-businesses in order to maintain America’s food supply.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voted in favor of H.R. 266 – the “Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act.”
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues sent a letter to President Trump urging that any federal advertising dollars associated with new federal programs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic be directed to local media outlets.
BLUE EARTH, Minn. – Today, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) issued the following statement in response to the JBS pork company’s announcement that it will be indefinitely closing its pork processing facility in Worthington:
"I remain extremely concerned for the health of packing plant employees, the livestock industry and our nation’s food supply.
BLUE EARTH, Minn. – Last night, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to provide $19 billion to America’s farmers and ranchers who have been impacted by COVID-19:
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) has requested U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to consider a new proposal to mitigate livestock market losses caused by the economic pause designed to minimize the COVID-19 pandemic.
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today issued the following statement in response to the Mayo Clinic’s decision to implement across the board pay decreases and furlough staff:
“The Mayo Clinic and our fine rural hospitals have made enormous sacrifices, financial and otherwise, to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), along with all of his Minnesota congressional delegation colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to approve the State of Minnesota’s request for a major disaster declaration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.