WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DOD) Comptroller David Norquist announced the start of an audit of the Pentagon, something Lewis has long called for and has introduced legislation to mandate: “Our men and women in the field need the right resources, and without an audit of the DOD it’s been impossible to know whether its multi-billion dollar budget was being spent responsibly. I’m glad to see an audit finally begi...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after voting for a short-term Continuing Resolution funding the government and ensuring Minnesota has the federal resources to maintain Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage: “This is my second vote to renew CHIP and stand up for our kids- and yet the Senate still has not acted. Their inaction does a disservice to families in Minnesota. This is urgent, and that’s why the House is again moving to provi...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after voting to support the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, H.R. 38, as it passed the House today including the Fix National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act: “Families in Minnesota have the right to feel secure. The Constitution gives, and the Supreme Court has upheld in two recent decisions, an individual right to bear arms. For many, a concealed carry permit is a way to feel secure wherever t...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis released the following statement after Education & Workforce Committee Chairwoman Foxx introduced the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act, or PROSPER Act, a higher education reauthorization and reform bill that contains Lewis’ H.R. 4336, the College Completion and Success Act: “One of my top priorities is equipping our young people with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st Century economy. With six mil...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after voting for the Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest (MINER) Act, H.R. 3905, as it passed the House. Lewis also supported H.R. 3115, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act, as it passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote earlier this week: “I was pleased the House passed two bills this week that return Minnesota mining decisions back where they belong- to Minnesotans....
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement regarding ongoing news stories relating to sexual harassment and sexual assault: “As I have said many times, the whirlwind of sexual harassment—and now even sexual assault—incidents by people in positions of public trust is extremely troubling. Suffice it to say, anyone who commits sexual assault isn’t fit for public office. I continue to believe the best lesson we can learn from all of this is to recommit ourselve...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 1- The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act: “Families in Minnesota need a tax code that works for them. That’s why I ran for Congress and that’s what I voted for today. We need lower taxes on middle class families and small businesses. We need a simpler tax code that doesn’t require hours of your time or more of your money to comply with. And we need a tax code that encourages economic growth, job creation, an...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after voting for the House-Senate conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 2810: “I’m grateful to the thousands of Minnesotans who risk their lives every day to defend our freedom. Our troops deserve a pay raise, and this bill gives it to them. I’ll always stand with men and women in uniform to ensure military readiness and to get them the equipment they need. “In an era of cybersecurity ri...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after introducing the College Completion and Success Act, H.R. 4336: “Students make a big investment in a college education to earn a degree and enter the workforce with the right skills. There’s a completion crisis in this country as far too many young people drop out and end up owing huge sums of money with no degree to show for it- and with taxpayers on the hook for federal loans. Colleges must be more engaged i...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued the following statement after joining a bipartisan group of his colleagues in the House in calling on the Appropriations Committee to curb civil asset forfeiture. “One of the foundational principles of our democracy is due process- the right to keep your own property unless the legal system fairly determines otherwise. When government unfairly infringes on your life, liberty, or property, that’s an unacceptable abuse of power. “Sadly ther...
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