Investing in career and technical education paves the way to good paying, in-demand, skilled trade jobs like electricians and HVAC technicians.
Today Secretary Cardona visited Dakota County Technical College to see how we are training our future workforce here in Minnesota.

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Republican|Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Offering mental health care services directly in schools helps parents, educators and students.
Full Service Community Schools like the one Secretary Cardona and I visited in Rochester provide a variety of supports so kids can focus on what’s important: getting an education.
Minnesota’s Child Tax Credit puts money back in the pockets of working families. It’s a proven tool to combat poverty and we should have it nationwide.
Justice Thomas is disclosing some of the lavish gifts he accepted this year from a right wing billionaire with interests before the Supreme Court.
The Court is facing a legitimacy crisis of its own creation. We need a code of ethics and court expansion to save our democracy.
Clean energy is win-win-win. It can reduce costs, reduce emissions, and increase our energy independence.
In Duluth, Secretary Granholm and I visited a solar garden that is bringing clean energy to a low-income area and supporting an emergency fund to help families pay for their utilities.
The Inflation Reduction Act is bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
Secretary Granholm and I visited Heliene to celebrate over 100 new, good paying jobs coming to the Iron Range to meet the growing demand for solar panels.
Pharma companies have been charging whatever they’ve wanted and taxpayers have footed the bill — but that’s about to change.
Medicare’s new negotiating power is going to save tax dollars AND drive down costs at the pharmacy counter.
Bidenomics in action.
Black owned businesses are thriving in Minnesota and you can look no further than the Minnesota State Fair for proof.
Afro Deli (whose owner is National Small Businessperson of the Year!) and Lip Esteem are first-time fair booths – but I’m sure we’ll see them back again!
I’m very serious about my fried green tomato sandwich (yes, for breakfast)
Nobody does breakfast quite like Minnesota Farmers Union
Minnesota, I have some pressing and urgent news…
It’s Opening Day of the State Fair!
UMN will be using $50 million in federal funding to create a technical assistance center where underserved communities across the region can get help applying for clean energy and environmental programs.
It'll make a real difference in communities left behind.
Many communities have energy and environmental challenges, and federal programs to help can be complicated.
As we implement the biggest clean energy and environmental justice law in history, one of my top priorities is helping Minnesotans cut through red tape and get access.
The Highway 610 Extension Project is more than just concrete and asphalt. It will create 500 new jobs and ease commutes between major employment centers.
It’ll make working families’ lives a bit easier – and we just secured the last piece of funding needed to finish the job.
In June, I held a hearing to discuss housing issues in Indian Country, and we discussed the importance of Tribes finding solutions that work for their unique communities. Kudos to Lower Sioux for their ingenuity!
Lower Sioux Indian Community is addressing their housing shortage with a unique building material —“hempcrete.”
Hempcrete, made from hemp plants, is energy efficient andresistant to things like fire, mold and pests. It’s a perfect example of innovation in housing.
We need a Native Farm Bill, and the best ideas come from those closest to the issues. Hearing stories and perspectives from producers like David and Patra Wise is critical for me to advocate for them back in Washington.
We have a severe housing shortage in Minnesota and across the country. Duluth is working to fix that in their community with innovative solutions.
I visited Fairmont Cottage Village today, which will provide more affordable housing for the residents of Duluth.
Everybody deserves high quality health care, but rural areas struggle with recruiting and retaining staff.
I met with leaders from Wilderness Health to talk about funding I secured to change that by training workers in high need fields like nursing.
Over half of rural Minnesota counties lack hospital-based maternity care.
I passed my bipartisan Rural MOMS Act to get rural providers the resources they need. This will help hospitals like the one I visited in Bemidji improve access and quality of maternity care.
We know that Black homeownership lags in the Twin Cities, and families of color are still impacted by the undervaluing of homes in certain neighborhoods.
We can’t ignore the facts: systemic racism played a role in its creation.
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851 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
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