Congressman Keith Ellison

Representing the 5th District of Minnesota

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Nov 21, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel calling for an increase in pay for military personnel deployed in West Africa to fight Ebola. The letter comes as the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division announced 700 soldiers will be deployed to Liberia in the spring to assist in the fight against the epidemic.

Nov 20, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement tonight after President Obama laid out his plan for taking executive action on immigration in a speech to the nation.

Nov 19, 2014

WASHINGTON--Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) along with CPC Peace and Security Task Force Chair Rep.

Nov 19, 2014

WASHINGTON--Today, the members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 114th Congress and re-elected Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) as Co-Chairs. 

The rest of the Progressive Caucus leadership for the 114th Congress is listed below:

Nov 18, 2014

WASHINGTON—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after four Israelis were killed in a terror attack in East Jerusalem.

Nov 18, 2014

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) joined CNN's New Day today to discuss executive action on immigration reform, the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson and the president's review of our hostage negotiation policy. 

Nov 17, 2014

WASHINGTON—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after the passing of former Congressman William ‘Bill’ Frenzel, who represented Minnesota’s third congressional district from 1970 to 1990.

Nov 13, 2014

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Represenatatives Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to sign a Model Employer Executive Order to reward good federal contractors a

Nov 12, 2014

WASHINGTON-Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Represntatives Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) sent a memo to the president today urging him to sign a strong executive order on immigration.  The text of the memo’s introduction is below and the full text can be found

Nov 12, 2014

WASHINGTON-Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after President Obama announced a new agreement with China to reduce carbon emissions.