Press Releases

May 18, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) delivered a letter on Friday to the U.S.

May 15, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today voted against H.R. 6800, which was crafted behind closed doors by Democratic leadership without input from committees. The legislation fails to address the most prominent needs in the continued fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and instead consists of leftwing wish list items, including, but not limited to the below:

May 15, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) voted against H. Res. 965, a partisan resolution crafted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to change the rules of the U.S. House of Representatives and allow members to vote on the House floor by proxy and conduct committee work without having to travel to Washington, D.C. The measure passed, despite bipartisan opposition, by a vote of 217-189.

May 13, 2020 Press Release
"I’m feeling great and working hard."

BLUE EARTH, Minn. – Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today provided the following update about his treatment for advanced kidney cancer:

May 12, 2020 Press Release

Minnesota - Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) issued the following statement ahead of Governor Walz’s pending announcement on the status of Minnesota’s current stay-at-home order:

May 8, 2020 Press Release
The Paycheck Protection Program Improved Coordination Act of 2020 improves coordination between the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Tax Credit to better support struggling businesses.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) and Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the benefits available to American small businesses and workers by improving the coordination between the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC).

May 1, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Reps. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) wrote a letter to Governor Tim Walz encouraging him to establish guidelines for the responsible, safe and prompt reopening of hospitals and other medical care providers to the general public.

May 1, 2020 Press Release

BLUE EARTH, Minn. – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today announced that 15 airports across southern Minnesota will receive transportation funding from the CARES ACT, which he supported in the House of Representatives in March. The U.S.

April 30, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON -– Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) and 48 additional members sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting improvements to pork producer aid offered by the U.S.

April 29, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) today led a bipartisan coalition of House members in a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting utilization of the Provider Relief Fund, established by the CARES Act, to provide appropriate support to rural healthcare providers.

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