WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) damaging Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “I recently called on President Trump to roll back the Waters of the United States rule and I’m pleased our Minnesota farmers are going to receive needed relief from this ill-conceived Obama Administration regulation. The President’s executive order directs the ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after introducing H. J. Res. 84 yesterday, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore local planning authority after a Department of Transportation (DOT) rule took it away. He followed that today by joining his colleague Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-03) on a bipartisan bill which would have the same effect: “The DOT made a serious overreach in the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) rule, whic...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after President Trump delivered an address to a joint session of Congress last night: "President Trump tonight reiterated the themes that Americans are concerned about -- health care reform, lower insurance premiums and fewer regulations. He was also very effective in advocating for a strong national defense, the right kind of infrastructure investment and tax reform that will lead to a growing economy." ###
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after discussing the importance of aviation manufacturing at the first Aviation subcommittee hearing: “Aviation manufacturers employ nearly 5000 people in our state. It’s important that we allow the aviation industry to innovate without hampering companies with unnecessary red tape. I’m encouraged by innovations like drones, or unmanned aerial systems (UAS). While the safety of these new technologies needs to be ce...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after cosponsoring the Right to Try Act, H.R. 878: “Many of us have family and friends who struggle with life-threatening illnesses, and some of them are lucky enough to have access to life-saving medications. Some of these drugs have passed a variety of safety and effectiveness trials, but have yet to receive the final approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I’ve heard from families in the 2nd Distri...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after supporting H. J. Res. 58, to revoke the burdensome teacher preparation rule, and H. J. Res. 57, to nullify the flawed accountability rule, which limited state and local control over education policies: “I support local schools and state control of education. We should not be tying federal funds to big-government prescribed outcomes, and nor should we let Washington bureaucrats make decisions about students in...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 387: “Americans expect that their private communications are free from unwarranted big-government surveillance. It is vital that we safeguard individual privacy and protect our 4th Amendment. That’s why this bill ensures the government has probable cause and a warrant before accessing Americans’ private emails.” Background: Lewis, a member of the bipartisan 4th Amendment...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) hit the Sunday shows yesterday to talk about the Republican plan to help the American people succeed. ICYMI, you can watch clips above or here and here. Lewis outlined what Republicans are doing on important issues such as immigration, the Supreme Court, and the Affordable Care Act; where his vision is to ‘allow people to buy the health care plan they want, instead of the plan you think they ought to have.’ Lewis is available for booking by cal...
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Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after sharing his vision for a 21st Century Infrastructure plan at the first Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing of the 115th Congress- watch the video below: “There’s some real challenges facing our transportation and our infrastructure systems, and this committee is working hard on solutions. Today I had the chance to advocate for the best forms of investment for Minnesotans- to address the rush hour gridlock that h...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after his first Education & the Workforce committee hearing on advancing patient-centered solutions: “Minnesota is in a health care emergency, as we saw with the premium support package rushed through the state government last week. I know my own family and friends have been hit hard with huge deductibles and premiums. Remember, insurance is not the same as actual access to health care. Our health care reform will ...
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