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Southern Minnesota Jobs and the Economy

Oct 1, 2015

“I am very proud to represent Southern Minnesota, where the commitment to hard work, innovation, and investment runs strong.” – Tim Walz

Southern Minnesotans understand that many factors come together to create a vibrant economy. Here are some of the ways in which Tim is dedicated to growing our economy:

Safe Roads, Bridges, Rail and Ports...
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A New Energy Future

Oct 1, 2015

“Charting a new energy future is about creating a better future for our children. Our economy, our national security and our environment depends on it.”

– Tim Walz

Since coming to Congress, Tim has been a champion for renewable fuels and transitioning to safer, cleaner sources of energy. He knows that transition will not happen overnight. Moving toward that future will...
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Veterans

Oct 1, 2015

“We all have a responsibility to honor our commitment to the brave men and women who have served our country in uniform and their families. If one veteran is left behind, that’s one too many.” - Tim Walz

As the highest-ranking enlisted soldier to ever serve in Congress, Tim believes that Congress has a critical responsibility to ensure each generation of veterans gets...
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Tim Walz Achieves 4th Highest Bipartisan Rating

Mar 31, 2016

Tim Walz achieved the 4th-highest bipartisanship rating out of 538 members of Congress on the recently published Bipartisan Index from the Lugar Center and Georgetown University School of Public Policy.

Below is a portion of Senator Lugar's Introduction to the Bipartisan Index:

The Bipartisan Index is intended to fill a hole in the information available to the public about the...
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Walz to become lead Democrat on veterans committee

Jan 11, 2017

First District Rep. Tim Walz is expected to officially become the lead Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs today after his main rival for the post dropped his bid.

California Rep. Mark Takano announced this week he was dropping out of the race and will back Walz for the post.

"As a veteran and as a passionate advocate for those who have served, I know that...
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Winona Daily News Endorses Tim!

Nov 3, 2016

The country and the 1st Congressional District will be well served by electing Tim Walz to another term in Congress.

Why? He wants to get things done.

So do we. So do most Americans.

“People desire to see a functioning government,” Walz responded when asked what he has been hearing this campaign season. “There’s a hunger for that. People are looking for things to work.”...
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Walz, Klobuchar Bill to Help VA Heads to President's Desk

Dec 14, 2016

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Tim Walz announced that bipartisan legislation they backed to allow local communities to assist with the planning and construction of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities passed the House and Senate last week, and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.

The CHIP In for Vets Act would authorize the...
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Worthington Daily Globe Endorses Tim!

Nov 3, 2016

When we endorsed the re-election of District 22B Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, last week, we cited his bipartisan record as a primary reason to return to him to St. Paul.

This time, we’ll give a similar rationale in endorsing U.S. Rep. Tim Walz’s return to Washington.

Walz, DFL-Mankato, was first elected by Minnesota 1st Congressional District voters in November 2006, and...
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Rochester Post Bulletin Endorses Tim!

Oct 31, 2016

Jim Hagedorn points out that a lot has happened in the two years since he first challenged incumbent Tim Walz for Minnesota's 1st District seat in Congress. He said Republicans in the district have united and many issues he's campaigned on in 2014 have become key issues in the presidential race.

"They are talking about the big issues nationally," he told the Post Bulletin Editorial...
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Star Tribune Endorses Tim!

Oct 28, 2016

Editorial Board endorsement: Tim Walz is clear choice in First District

He’s shown his willingness to find common-sense solutions
October 27, 2016

A seasoned congressman skilled at representing his increasingly diverse and independent-minded district, Democratic Rep. Tim Walz has earned re-election to the U.S. House.

A veteran himself, Walz has been a strong, tough-...
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Rep. Walz tours local farm, talks land conservation

Sep 4, 2016

The State of Minnesota has nearly 80,000 square miles of land and only small percentage of that land is being conserved, especially in southeastern Minnesota. But the Minnesota Land Trust is working to change that, to increase private land conservation and U.S.

Representative Tim Walz is on board. He spent the day Tuesday touring a La Crescent farm with conservationists from...
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Hundreds turn out to dedicate state's second veterans cemetery

May 30, 2016

PRESTON, MINN. – Cumulus clouds competed with sunshine Sunday afternoon, sending rain showers now and then onto the crowd of about 1,000 people who sat and stood in the green pastures to help dedicate the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery on the outskirts of this community of about 1,300 people.

The Preston cemetery, only the second official state veterans cemetery — the other...
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Walz discusses workforce housing in Southern Minnesota

Mar 7, 2016

AUSTIN, Minn. – Earlier today, U.S. Congressman Tim Walz (DFL) Minnesota, joined local leaders to discuss a growing challenge in many of our area communities — workforce housing.

“We want people living in our community,” said Craig Clark, Austin city administrator. “When you don’t live in the community, you don’t connect with the community, you don’t volunteer in community...
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Rep. Tim Walz Makes Stop in Midtown Foods in Winona

May 2, 2016

If you walked past the produce area at Midtown Foods Monday afternoon, you would have had the unusual option of speaking to a member of Congress as you picked up your veggies.

He calls it “Congress on Your Corner,” and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was holding court almost within arm’s reach of the apples, but, he said, that’s how it should be.

When legislators can get by with...
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Tim Discusses Balanced Approach to Energy

Mar 28, 2015

Standing before a row of solar panels glistening in the sun, 1st District DFL Rep. Tim Walz said Wednesday that it's critical America keeps encouraging renewable energy along with traditional energy sources.

To help make his case, Walz visited a solar project in Oronoco built last year by three local power cooperatives. The panels generate enough electricity to power 62 homes.

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Trimont's Mall Celebrates Public-Private Partnership Success

Sep 16, 2016

TRIMONT, Minn. -
What started with a few people and a proposal in the Trimont Post Office has become a shopping center in the town of less than 1000 residents.

Friday, Sept. 16, Congressman Tim Walz and residents celebrate the success of the project.

For residents in small towns, there's sometimes nothing simple about a trip to the grocery store.

Town Center Board of...