Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voted against H.R. 3884 – the MORE Act of 2019, which aims to fully legalize and allow for the corporate takeover and distribution of the gateway drug marijuana. The bill passed in the House by a vote of 228-164.
Following his “no” vote, Rep. Hagedorn issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of S. 4054 – the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan agriculture legislation passed the Senate unanimously last month and was approved in the House by unanimous consent this afternoon.
WASHINGTON – Reps. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) wrote a letter to Governor Walz expressing concern over his newly announced restrictions on Minnesota small businesses. Despite imposing crippling restrictions on Minnesota’s service industry and economy, the governor has left millions of dollars in CARES Act funds allocated to the state unspent.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would lower greenhouse gas emissions and encourage low-carbon fuel production.
BLUE EARTH, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Tim Walz unilaterally extending his emergency powers and imposing further harmful restrictions on Minnesota small businesses.
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia asking him to investigate the legality of a California-based company threatening to close its three Rochester facilities and layoff nearly 500 workers if they do not renegotiate their less than one year old contract.