Press Releases

March 28, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Office of Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) is currently accepting submissions for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition from high school students in Minnesota’s First Congressional District. The winning submission will hang in the U.S. Capitol Complex for a year and the winner will earn a trip to Washington for an awards ceremony. 

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March 28, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) declared his support for equal pay for equal work by cosponsoring Rep. Elise Stefanik’s “WAGE Equity Act.” Hagedorn is one of 48 original cosponsors on the bill introduced yesterday.

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March 21, 2019 Press Release

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) was in Rochester today to learn more about The Place, Meals on Wheels and the University of Minnesota Rochester.

March 19, 2019 Press Release

St. Paul, Minn. - Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today met with Joe Martin, Minnesota State Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Congressman Hagedorn represents one of the ten most agricultural Congressional districts in the country and is a member of the House Agriculture Committee.

March 18, 2019 Press Release

MANKATO, Minn. – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) was in Mankato today for a listening tour.

Hagedorn met with Teamster pension recipients about the impact federal law is having on their retirement. He also toured the facilities of the Open Door Health Clinic and the Minnesota Valley Action Council.

March 15, 2019 Press Release

St. Paul, Minn. - Today I met with Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, Col. Sam Calkins of the Army Corps of Engineers and a number of other federal, State and local officials to discuss the increasing threat of flooding and emergency preparedness in Minnesota.

March 13, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) delivered a speech in the House of Representatives Chamber to mark National Agriculture Week. Hagedorn is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.

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March 11, 2019 Press Release
Hagedorn: Southern Minnesota’s Ag Producers Are Critically Important
WASHINGTON – America is celebrating National Agriculture Week, which runs March 10-16, 2019.
 
U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) grew up on his family’s grain and livestock farm near Truman, Minn., and continues to support the important role of agriculture and agri-businesses through his work on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. 
 
March 8, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) voted against H.R. 1, the priority legislation of U.S. House Democrats. H.R. 1 undermines fair elections by growing the size of the federal government, injecting taxpayer dollars into campaigns and stifling free speech.

March 1, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) cosponsored a bipartisan resolution, H. Res. 118, to recognize March 2019 as Endometriosis Awareness Month.

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