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Articles by Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar: Building a better tomorrow
On this Fourth of July, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we all gather for parades and fireworks, we celebrate not only America’s independence, but the enduring promise of our democracy. America's first great innovation wasn't a machine or a technology. It was an idea: that every person is created equal and endowed with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Klobuchar: We honor you today and every day
Today, we remember the courage of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the extraordinary strength of their loved ones. We remember not just how they served, but why: to protect the ideals of freedom, democracy and unity. I’m thinking of heroes like Master Sergeant Nicole Amor from White Bear Lake, who earlier this year made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country in Kuwait. Amor was a dedicated soldier who served with distinction for nearly 20 years in the United States Army Reserve.
Senator's View: In 2026, focus on what unites us, not divides us
Now that we’ve rung in the New Year and families across the Northland are finishing up a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we accomplished last year, reflect on some of the challenges we faced, and look forward to the work ahead. 2025 started with the transition of power from one president to another.
Amy Klobuchar: Reflecting on 2025 and laying out priorities for the year ahead
As 2025 draws to a close and Minnesotans enjoy a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we’ve accomplished this year, reflect on some of the challenges we’ve faced, and look forward to the work ahead. This year started with the transition of power from one president to another.
Klobuchar: Reflecting on 2025 and laying out priorities for the year ahead
As 2025 draws to a close and Minnesotans enjoy a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we’ve accomplished this year, reflect on some of the challenges we’ve faced, and look forward to the work ahead. This year started with the transition of power from one president to another.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: A look back at '25, and priorities for the year ahead
As 2025 draws to a close and Minnesotans enjoy a holiday season filled with family, friends, and, yes, snow, I wanted to take stock of what we’ve accomplished this year, reflect on some of the challenges we’ve faced, and look forward to the work ahead. This year started with the transition of power from one president to another.
Guest column: A message on Veterans Day
On this and every Veterans Day, our nation honors those who served and the sacrifices they made to defend our nation. Since the founding of our democracy, each person who has worn the uniform has left their mark on our nation as they defended our freedom. As we pay tribute to all our veterans today, I am thinking about patriots like U.S. Army Captain Willibald Charles Bianchi of New Ulm, Minnesota, whose remains were identified on Aug.
Klobuchar: Tariffs have created a ‘perfect storm of ugly’ for our farmers
Minnesota’s farmers are no strangers to tough times. Despite animal disease outbreaks and extreme weather like droughts and floods, our farmers have always found a way to continue feeding and fueling the world. But right now, rural America is facing a crisis of uncertainty. Farmers are having trouble making ends meet amid low commodity prices and increasing costs, and farm financial conditions are continuing to deteriorate.
Klobuchar: Tariffs have created a ‘perfect storm of ugly’ for our farmers
Minnesota’s farmers are no strangers to tough times. Despite animal disease outbreaks and extreme weather like droughts and floods, our farmers have always found a way to continue feeding and fueling the world. But right now, rural America is facing a crisis of uncertainty. Farmers are having trouble making ends meet amid low commodity prices and increasing costs, and farm financial conditions are continuing to deteriorate.
KLOBUCHAR: Tariffs have created a “perfect storm of ugly” for our farmers
Minnesota’s farmers are no stranger to tough times. Despite animal disease outbreaks and extreme weather like droughts and floods, our farmers have always found a way to continue feeding and fueling the world. But right now, rural America is facing a crisis of uncertainty. Farmers are having trouble making ends meet amid low commodity prices and increasing costs, and farm financial conditions are continuing to deteriorate.
Farmers deserve the stability of a new farm bill
By Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Minnesota’s farmers and ranchers have made our state the sixth-largest agricultural producing state and the fourth-largest exporter of agricultural commodities in the country — generating $106 billion in economic activity every year and supporting 388,000 jobs. They produce turkey for our sandwiches, wheat for our bread, milk for our ice cream and ground beef for our hamburgers. They produce ethanol that powers our vehicles.
Guest Opinion: Fighting for rural Minnesota
Minnesota relies on the strength of our state’s rural communities and farmlands. As your senator and as one of the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee, it’s important to me to hear directly about the challenges you are facing. Every year I go to all 87 of Minnesota’s counties, and last month, I went on a 19-county tour to visit farms, small businesses and other organizations throughout rural Minnesota.
Klobuchar: Trump policies are making life tougher across Minnesota
Minnesota relies on the strength of our state’s rural communities and farmlands. As your senator and as one of the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee, it’s important to me to hear directly about the challenges you are facing. Every year, I go to all 87 of Minnesota’s counties, and last month, I went on a 19-county tour to visit farms, small businesses and other organizations throughout rural Minnesota.
Klobuchar column: Trump policies are making life tougher across Minnesota
WASHINGTON — Minnesota relies on the strength of our state’s rural communities and farmlands. As your senator and as one of the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee, it’s important to me to hear directly about the challenges you are facing. Every year I go to all 87 of Minnesota’s counties, and last month, I went on a 19-county tour to visit farms, small businesses, and other organizations throughout rural Minnesota.
Senator's View: Trump's tariffs are triggering turmoil in rural Minnesota
Minnesota relies on the strength of our state’s rural communities and farmlands. As your senator and as one of the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee, it’s important to me to hear directly about the challenges you are facing. Every year I go to all 87 of Minnesota’s counties, and last month, I went on a 19-county tour to visit farms, small businesses, and other organizations throughout rural Minnesota.
Schedule of events for Trump's second inauguration
The pageantry and parties surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration kick off this weekend with fireworks and a rally before Monday's inaugural ceremony, parade and balls. A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump's second inauguration as president.
Column: Supporting our first responders
Earlier this fall, Hurricanes Milton and Helene devastated parts of the southern United States. As families evacuated and started to rebuild, firefighters, police officers, and emergency personnel were a constant presence including the Minnesota National Guard who went down to help. kAm%9:D :D H92E @FC 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD 5@ 6G6CJ52J 24C@DD @FC 4@F?ECJ 2?5 E9C@F89@FE @FC DE2E6i H96E96C C6DA@?5:?8 E@ H:=57:C6D[ 7=@@5D[ E@C?25@D[ D9@@E:?8D[ @C 82D =62<D[ @FC 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD AFE E96:C =:G6D @?
Guest Opinion: Supporting our first responders
Earlier this month, Hurricanes Milton and Helene devastated parts of the southern United States. As families evacuated and started to rebuild, firefighters, police officers and emergency personnel were a constant presence including the Minnesota National Guard who went down to help.
Column: Supporting our first responders
Earlier this month, Hurricanes Milton and Helene devastated parts of the southern United States. As families evacuated and started to rebuild, firefighters, police officers, and emergency personnel were a constant presence – including the Minnesota National Guard who went down to help.
Guest Opinion: A major win in the fight to bring down drug prices
For far too many Americans, high drug prices can force difficult choices like whether to ration meds or pay for groceries. This has been true even for seniors covered by Medicare. Medicare is the biggest payer of prescription drugs in the country. If our free market system was working the way it’s supposed to, that would give Medicare some serious bargaining power.
Ensuring Minnesota veterans can get the care they’ve earned
Whether they served in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, or the sands of Iraq, when our veterans signed up to serve our country, there wasn’t a waiting line. When they return home from duty and need a job, education, housing, or health care, there should never be a waiting line in the United States of America.
Incumbent's View: Minnesotans deserve results-driven leadership
Throughout my time as your U.S. senator, we’ve gotten a lot done together. From passing landmark legislation to lower the costs of prescription drugs to funding infrastructure throughout the Northland, including the long-overdue Blatnik Bridge replacement, we have seen firsthand that progress is possible as long as we meet people where they are. However, we still have more work to do, and Minnesotans deserve a senator who knows that the path to higher ground begins with finding common ground.
Column: The United States and Canada are better together
While we represent different countries and constituencies, we write with the same message — the United States and Canada are better together. From expanding economic opportunities to strengthening defense and security relations, the U.S.-Canada partnership has created millions of jobs and supports numerous industries. The relationship between our two nations has long been deeply interwoven, built on family ties, good neighborly relations, and shared values.
Guest Opinion: A Memorial Day message from Sen. Amy Klobuchar Original
It’s been said that “the nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten.” We tell the world who we are as a nation by how we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we hold dear. Memorial Day is a time to remember these fallen heroes and do right by the veterans and service members who are still with us. That’s why on this Memorial Day, I’ll be thinking about the countless Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
A Memorial Day Message From Senator Amy Klobuchar
It’s been said that ‘the nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten.’ We tell the world who we are as a nation by how we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we hold dear. Memorial Day is a time to remember these fallen heroes and do right by the veterans and service members who are still with us. That’s why today, I’m thinking about the countless Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. kAmkDA2?m x’> E9:?<:?8 @7 "F6?E:?
Ensuring veterans get the care they've earned
Whether they served in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, or the sands of Iraq, when our veterans signed up to serve our country, there wasn’t a waiting line. When they return home from duty and need a job, education, housing, or health care, there should never be a waiting line in the United States of America. kAm%92E’D H9J 7@C J62CD x H@C<65 2=@?8D:56 |:??6D@E2 G6E6C2?D 2?5 72>:=:6D E@ 6?DFC6 E92E G6E6C2?D 6IA@D65 E@ E@I:4 DF3DE2?46D[ :?4=F5:?8 3FC? A:ED :?
What our office can do for you?
Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons — whether it’s to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits, or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this red tape to get action and answers.
Ensuring veterans can get the care they’ve earned
Whether they served in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, or the sands of Iraq, when our veterans signed up to serve our country, there wasn’t a waiting line. When they return home from duty and need a job, education, housing, or health care, there should never be a waiting line in the United States of America.
Op-Ed: Ensuring Minnesota veterans can get the care they’ve earned
Whether they served in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, or the sands of Iraq, when our veterans signed up to serve our country, there wasn’t a waiting line. When they return home from duty and need a job, education, housing, or health care, there should never be a waiting line in the United States of America.
Senator's View: Ensure all Minnesota veterans get the care they need
Whether they served in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, or the sands of Iraq, our veterans signed up to serve our country, and there wasn’t a waiting line. When they return home from duty and need a job, education, housing, or health care, there should never be a waiting line then, either, in the United States of America.
What our office can do for you
Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons — whether it’s to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this red tape to get action and answers.
What our office can do for you
Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons — whether it’s to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits, or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this red tape to get action and answers.
Guest Opinion: What our office can do for you Original
Minnesotans seek assistance from U.S. government agencies for a variety of reasons — whether it's to get an answer about Social Security, access to veterans benefits, or assistance with renewing a passport. But, too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way. That’s why our state office makes it a priority to cut through this red tape to get action and answers.
What’s ahead in the new year
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87 counties last year, I got to see that progress firsthand. I’m going to build on that momentum in 2024. Minnesota is a true economic hub for our country.
How I fought for Minnesota in 2023 ... and how I’ll keep fighting in the new year
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87 counties last year, I got to see that progress firsthand. I’m going to build on that momentum in 2024. Minnesota is a true economic hub for our country.
How I fought for Minnesota in 2023… and how I’ll keep fighting in the new year
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87 counties last year, I got to see that progress firsthand. I’m going to build on that momentum in 2024. Minnesota is a true economic hub for our country.
I’ll keep reaching across the aisle to deliver results for Minnesota
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. kAm%9C@F89 >J G:D:ED E@ 2== @7 |:??6D@E2’D gf 4@F?E:6D =2DE J62C[ x 8@E E@ D66 E92E AC@8C6DD 7:CDE92?5] x’> 8@:?8 E@ 3F:=5 @? E92E >@>6?EF> :?
How I fought for Minnesota in 2023 and how I’ll keep fighting in the new year
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87 counties last year, I got to see that progress firsthand. I’m going to build on that momentum in 2024.
US Senator's View: Northland deserves fair share of federal funding in 2024
As families in Duluth and across Northeastern Minnesota continue celebrating the new year, I want to reflect on what we achieved together in 2023 as we look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting the Northland. I’m going to keep up that work in 2024. Northeastern Minnesota is a true economic hub for our state and country.
Klobuchar: How I fought for Minnesota in 2023… and how I’ll keep fighting in the new year
As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87 counties last year, I got to see that progress firsthand. I’m going to build on that momentum in 2024. Minnesota is a true economic hub for our country.
Keeping Minnesotans safe from ‘the silent killer’
This holiday season, as temperatures drop and we gather with loved ones, it’s important to keep safety front of mind. Yes, that means driving more carefully on icy roads, but it also means keeping your family safe from a less obvious winter hazard — carbon monoxide. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, carbon monoxide killed 119 Minnesotans between 2012 and 2021. Young children and adults over 65 are especially vulnerable.
Minnesota woman still regrets the day she bought a toy truck instead of a carbon monoxide detector
DETROIT LAKES — This holiday season, as temperatures drop and we gather with loved ones, it's important to keep safety front of mind. Yes, that means driving more carefully on icy roads, but it also means keeping your family safe from a less obvious winter hazard — carbon monoxide. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, carbon monoxide killed 119 Minnesotans between 2012 and 2021. Young children and adults over 65 are especially vulnerable.
Guest Opinion: Keeping Minnesotans safe from ‘the silent killer’
This holiday season, as temperatures drop and we gather with loved ones, it's important to keep safety front of mind. Yes, that means driving more carefully on icy roads, but it also means keeping your family safe from a less obvious winter hazard — carbon monoxide. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, carbon monoxide killed 119 Minnesotans between 2012 and 2021. Young children and adults over 65 are especially vulnerable.
Google and Facebook owe news publishers $12 billion a year for their content, according to a new study
A recent State of Local News Report revealed that more than 100 newspapers are closing each year in the United States as the news industry struggles to remain profitable. But another recent study places a large share of the blame for those struggles on unfair business practices by Google and Facebook, which are blamed for making billions of dollars off of news content while sharing only a small percentage of that money with the companies producing the content.
Google owes news outlets at least $10 billion yearly, study estimates - Editor and Publisher
A revelatory new study estimates that Google and Facebook owe U.S. news outlets at least $12 billion a year for the value news content adds to their platforms. Google owes publishers $10 billion to $12 billion annually and Facebook $1.9 billion, according to the study by professors at Columbia University and the University of Houston, with Boston-based consulting firm The Brattle Group.
Google owes news outlets at least $10 billion yearly, study estimates
A revelatory new study estimates that Google and Facebook owe U.S. news outlets at least $12 billion a year for the value news content adds to their platforms. Google owes publishers $10 billion to $12 billion annually and Facebook $1.9 billion, according to the study by professors at Columbia University and the University of Houston, with Boston-based consulting firm The Brattle Group.
Keeping our kids safe from fentanyl
Fentanyl is cheap to produce, easy to disguise as prescription or over-the-counter pills and can be deadly in doses small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil. Cartels have harnessed the power of social media to sell this deadly drug, leaving our kids in danger. In fact, one pill can kill. I will never forget the story of Minnesota teenager Anastasia Shevtsova. She was struggling with depression when she bought four fentanyl-laced pills over Snapchat that killed her. Anastasia was not a drug user.
SEN. KLOBUCHAR: Keeping our kids safe from fentanyl
Fentanyl is cheap to produce, easy to disguise as prescription or over-the-counter pills, and can be deadly in doses small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil. Cartels have harnessed the power of social media to sell this deadly drug, leaving our kids in danger. In fact, one pill can kill. kAmx H:== ?6G6C 7@C86E E96 DE@CJ @7 |:??6D@E2 E66?286C p?2DE2D:2 $96GED@G2] $96 H2D DECF88=:?8 H:E9 56AC6DD:@? H96?
Guest Opinion: Keeping our kids safe from fentanyl
Fentanyl is cheap to produce, easy to disguise as prescription or over-the-counter pills, and can be deadly in doses small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil. Cartels have harnessed the power of social media to sell this deadly drug, leaving our kids in danger. In fact, one pill can kill. I will never forget the story of Minnesota teenager Anastasia Shevtsova. She was struggling with depression when she bought four fentanyl-laced pills over Snapchat that killed her. Anastasia was not a drug user.
Legislative view: Prescription drug help coming
Senator Amy Klobuchar The cost of prescription drugs has been too high for too long, and it’s hurt American’s health and bank accounts. Medicines don’t work if people can’t afford them. For far too many people, high drug prices can force difficult choices like whether to ration meds or food or not pay the electric bill during a hot summer. This is true even for seniors covered by Medicare. But after years of effort, we are finally on a path to lower drug costs, starting with our seniors.
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