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As oil companies post record profits, Sen. Klobuchar outlines plans for immediate relief for American consumers and long-term solutions to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
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Sen. Klobuchar questions the CEOs of Delta and Northwest during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee concerning the proposed merger of the two airlines.
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Sen. Klobuchar speaks with college officials, including Jacqueline Johnson, the Chancellor of the U of M Morris, at a hearing Klobuchar chaired on the role of universities and colleges in battling climate change.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before Sen. Klobuchar and the Joint Economic Committee on the Housing Crisis.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) meet with Minnesota mayors and police chiefs in an effort to save the COPS program, putting more officers on the streets of local communities.
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Senator Klobuchar's legislation to ban lead in children's products and keep toxic toys off store shelves passed the Senate on March 6.
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Sen. Klobuchar and her family visit the Ransavage family of Hopkins. Klobuchar helped Andrew and Michelle finally bring home their adopted daughter, Mia, from China after months of delay.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Marketplace of Ideas conference with North Dakota Agriculture Secretary Roger Johnson and Senator Kent Conrad as part of her Main Street tour focusing on economic issues.
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Although 6-year-old Abigail Taylor did not recover from severe injuries suffered in a Minnesota swimming pool, she and her family inspired a new pool safety law to protect children in the future.
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Senator Klobuchar visits Boise Cascade in International Falls as part of her 2008 Main Street tour which focuses on economic issues.
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Sen. Klobuchar unveils legislation to help families care for their aging family members.
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Sen. Klobuchar stands on the Greenland Ice Sheet - land that has seen record melting in recent years.
Latest News
Klobuchar Continues to Fight to Bring Consumers Relief at the Gas Pump
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today voted in favor of a measure she cosponsored to bring consumers relief at the gas pump by suspending federal oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the end of 2008 or until world oil prices come down. The measure passed the Senate Tuesday.
Klobuchar Calls for Increased Protection for the Great Lakes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has joined Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), George Voinovich (R-OH) and six other senators in introducing legislation that helps the federal government increase its efforts to protect the Great Lakes.
Senators Klobuchar, Enzi, Harkin and Representatives Herseth Sandlin, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Veterans Become Civilian Paramedics
Washington, D.C – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation today that is designed to relieve the shortage of emergency medical personnel, especially in rural areas, by streamlining civilian paramedic training for returning veterans who already have emergency medical experience from the military.
Klobuchar Announces $53.9 Million in Federal Funding for Northstar Rail Project
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released $53.9 million in federal funding for the Northstar commuter rail line from Big Lake to Minneapolis. Klobuchar, who serves on the Senate Commerce Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, was instrumental in securing DOT support for the project and making sure that Northstar was included in the 2007 DOT funding bill.
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