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June 11, 2014
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Congressman Collin C. Peterson announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a one-year exemption to drivers transporting livestock and poultry from the 30-minute break requirement during the first eight hours of a shift. This requirement is part of the current Hours-of-Service (HoS) rules for truck drivers. Peterson had recently asked DOT Secretary Foxx to consider such an exemption for animal welfare.
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June 6, 2014
Newsletter
Troop homecoming in Litchfield, D-Day anniversary, coffee in Detroit Lakes, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Rollout, Dairy Days, Detroit Lakes Airport, Center for Small Towns Symposium, Habitat for Humanity, and Detroit Mountain.
June 4, 2014
Press Release
"This announcement is good news in that the one-year extension will allow producers at the end of their contract a chance to get in the general signup next year if they want to. And with an aging farm population, the TIP Program will help to expand opportunities for beginning, socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers looking to get started in agriculture."
May 30, 2014
Newsletter
Memorial Day in Milan, Red River Valley update, American Stroke Month, U.S. Postal Service update, adoption suspension in Democratic Republic of Congo, and visitors from the 7th.
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May 28, 2014
Press Release
Statement from Congressman Collin C. Peterson calling for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
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May 28, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Collin C. Peterson has introduced H.Res.588, a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to address the suspension of exit permit issuances for adopted children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 27, 2014
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Congressman Collin C. Peterson announced that the Red River Valley of the North was named as part of the Prairie Grasslands Critical Conservation Area under USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The RCPP will allow USDA to partner with third parties or work directly with producers in watersheds and other critical conservation areas.
May 23, 2014
Press Release
June 6, 2014, marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the first day of the invasion at Normandy. Our country will long remember those Americans who bravely gave or risked their lives for a worthy cause. I would like to recognize the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II and the millions more who supported them at home.
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May 23, 2014
Newsletter
Memorial Day tribute, VA concerns, legislative updates, MN Dental, National Air Traffic Controllers, SunOpta, National Alliance of Forest Owners, Concordia students visit, AARP, Growth Energy, Golf Course Builders, Biodiesel Board, EMS Week, and 7th Congressional Art Competition winner announced.
May 21, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Collin C. Peterson has written to USDA Risk Management Administrator Brandon Willis to request a delay in May 25 and May 31 planting dates for corn, grain and silage as they apply to certain Minnesota counties.