Amy Klobuchar

Senators say returning soldiers' unemployment rate too high and say benefits should include apprenticeship and job training, not just college

November 12, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Johanns (R-NE), today introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans’ Job Training Act to include job training and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans who have served our country since the attacks of September 11, 2001.    » read more »

"Anti-Competitive and Anti-Consumer"; Criticizes Verizon Wireless plan to double Early Termination Fees for new smart phone customers

November 9, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who introduced the Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act in the 110th Congress, sent a letter to the Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell C. McAdam, criticizing the company’s decision to increase its Early Termination Fees (ETFs) for new smart phone customers. Klobuchar also sent a letter to Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Julius Genachowski, urging a review of the Verizon Wireless decision to raise these fees.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Nov 5, 2009 – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, and Byron Dorgan today sponsored legislation to prohibit the use of personal wireless communication devices by the flight crew while operating commercial aircraft.

Klobuchar, an Aviation Subcommittee member, and Franken joined Commerce Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Byron Dorgan to introduce the legislation in response to the recent Northwest Airlines incident in which pilots claimed they were distracted by working on their computers and did not respond to radio calls for 91 minutes. The plane flew 150 miles past its destination of Minneapolis-St. Paul.    » read more »

Two Organizations In Minnesota To Be Awarded New Markets Tax Credits

Washington, D.C. - Oct 30, 2009 – Today, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced the distribution of $75 million to the National New Markets Tax Credit Fund Inc. and $15 million to the Great Neighborhoods! Development Corporation as part of the Treasury Department's New Market Tax Credit Awards program.

“Minnesota small businesses play a vital role in the development of our economy,” said Klobuchar. “These programs will provide the resources needed for Minnesota businesses and neighborhoods to build and sustain vibrant communities and ensure a successful future.”    » read more »

Says Minnesota's dairy farmers face dire conditions

September 15, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – Speaking at an event outside the U.S. Capitol, Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighted the plight of dairy farmers in Minnesota and around the nation, saying that more must be done to alleviate the crisis. Klobuchar spoke about a farm she visited in Foley, Minnesota over the weekend, recounting a story about how tough the market has made it for the young farmer to make ends meet.    » read more »

Klobuchar and Cantwell speak on Senate floor about their legislation to reward quality, efficient care

September 15, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – This evening, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke on the floor of the Senate to push for health care reform legislation to include her proposal to reform Medicare to reward value instead of volume. Currently, states like Minnesota deliver efficient, high-quality care, yet are not rewarded for those practices. In fact, the incentives reward low-efficiency states.    » read more »

"Senators were urged to eliminate references to reproductive health"

June 18, 2009 -- (Washington, DC) - Following the recent tragic shooting death of Dr. George Tiller, a reproductive health care provider in Kansas, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) authored a non-controversial resolution condemning the use of violence against providers of women's health care services.

The resolution faced objection by some colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and the Senators were urged to eliminate references to women's reproductive health care in order to unanimously pass the resolution. Shaheen, Boxer, and Klobuchar introduced their original resolution, which was co-sponsored by an additional 43 Senators.    » read more »

Klobuchar, Nelson Announce Bill to Prevent Carbon Monoxide-Related Deaths; Legislation Would Enact Tougher Safety Standards

June 9, 2009 --Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced legislation today to combat deaths and injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, modeled after successful similar legislation in Minnesota, would require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to enforce stronger standards to protect people against the deadly dangers of carbon monoxide.

Senators Klobuchar and Nelson serve on the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the commission. Klobuchar and Nelson introduced similar legislation during the 110th Congress.    » read more »

Bill Will Close Revolving Door Between Airlines and the FAA

June 5, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – As part of their efforts to strengthen and improve aviation safety in America, U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the Aviation Inspection Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to toughen airline safety rules and bring an end to the cozy relationship that has developed between airlines and some federal regulators, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).    » read more »