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  • Bachmann Provides Alternatives to Women in Need
    Dec 20, 2007  -   This week, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced the Positive Alternatives Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the family services offered through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. TANF funds are given to states in the form of block grants and can be use... More
  • Bachmann Introduces School Choice for Foster Kids Act
    Dec 6, 2007  -  Today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) introduced the School Choice for Foster Kids Act, bipartisan legislation to help foster children gain access to quality, stable educations earlier in life. Currently, when foster children change homes, many must transfer schools if their new home is locat... More
  • Thanking our Veterans for their Service
    Nov 11, 2007  - As Americans, we are blessed to live in a nation where individuals volunteer to serve on our behalf to defend our country and our way of life – no matter the cost. We are the benefactors of their courage, and we honor their commitment to duty on Veterans’ Day. We thank the courageous men and women ... More
  • Bachmann Honors Foster Care Organizations
    Nov 2, 2007  - This week, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced bipartisan legislation to honor the contributions of all public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations and private entities dedicated to finding homes for foster children and assisting foster families. “Organizations committed to impr... More
  • Bachmann Addresses I-94 Chamber of Commerce
    Oct 29, 2007  - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was the guest speaker at Friday’s luncheon for the I-94 Chamber of Commerce. The I-94 Chamber covers the growing communities west of the metro area including St. Michael, Albertville, and Otsego among others. Bachmann, who recently introduced legislation to simplify th... More
  • Bachmann Calls for Clear and Honest Budgeting
    Oct 24, 2007  - Today, Reps. Michele Bachmann, Paul Ryan, Jim Cooper and Mark Kirk introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide the American people with an honest and accurate depiction of our nation's long-term fiscal imbalance. The Truth in Accounting Act would require the federal government to fully disc... More
  • MINNESOTA DELEGATION SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT SEEKING CORRECTION TO NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATION BENEFITS
    Oct 16, 2007  - Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to President Bush requesting that he take immediate action to restore education benefits for the members of the Minnesota National Guard’s First Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry. Despite having served in Iraq 30 days longer than any ... More
  • Bachmann Proposes Major Tax Reform
    Oct 12, 2007  - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) joined three of her colleagues this week in co-authoring the Taxpayer Choice Act, a comprehensive, individual income tax reform bill. Alongside Reps. Paul Ryan, Jeb Hensarling and John Campbell, Bachmann explained the bill’s two primary goals: First, to guar... More
  • Spending Showdown
    Oct 9, 2007  - The fall is coming. Leaves will soon change color, our kids are back in school, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Minnesotans have so much to look forward to in the final months of 2007, yet many do not realize that our Fiscal Year recently ended. Congress is tasked with the important j... More
  • Bachmann Congratulates Ultra Machining Company of Monticello on House Floor
    Oct 3, 2007  - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who represents Minnesota’s Sixth District in Congress, spoke on the House floor last week to congratulate the Ultra Machining Company (UMC) of Monticello. UMC was one of five companies nationally to receive the Secretary of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Re... More