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Tuesday, May 15

Job and Career Fair

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Sunday, May 13

Rep. Keith Ellison Commemorates Mothers' Day

“On Mother's Day, we celebrate the irreplaceable love, dedication, and sacrifice mothers give their families.  The fact that each of us has a mother is the great equalizer and demonstrates that all of us are here because some amazing woman gave birth to us, adopted us, cared for us, fed us—in short, loved us unconditionally. 

Press Releases

Thursday, May 10

Rep. Keith Ellison and Sen. Bernie Sanders Announce Bill to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

WASHINGTON—At a news conference today outside the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announced they are introducing  legislation that would eliminate billions of dollars in oil, coal and gas subsidies.

“Big oil companies alone make more than $300 million every day but the oil, gas, and coal industries still have their hands in the taxpayer’s pocket,” said Rep. Ellison. Why should Americans prop up these companies with tax dollars and have to pay ridiculous fuel prices? 

Press Releases

Wednesday, May 9

Statement from Rep. Keith Ellison on the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012

“Today, the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 4133, the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012. I voted ‘present’ because I agree with much of the legislation but found some provisions problematic.

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  • Jamie Dimon spent $7.4 million to block financial reform, now loses $2 billion of taxpayer-backed money. http://t.co/oJctDHIH

  • RT @WhipHoyer: .@ONEStreetTweet Let’s work together to end hunger

  • Keith Ellison: JP Morgan's $2 billion loss makes clear why we need to implement financial reform: banks shouldn't be able to make risky bets using taxpayer-backed money.

  • Keith Ellison: Republicans in Senate just voted to raise interest rates for student loans starting in July. Minnesotan students can't afford to pay thousands of dollars more because of one party in Washington's failure to act.

  • Rep. Keith Ellison posted a photo:

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    Keith Ellison joins Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Robert Brady, Rep. Charles Gonzalez, Rep. David Price, and Rep. Van Hollen in a Hearing on Money in Politics

  • Rep. Keith Ellison posted a photo:

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  • Keith Ellison: JP Morgan's $2 billion loss makes clear why we need to implement financial reform: banks shouldn't be able to make risky bets using taxpayer-backed money.

  • Keith Ellison: Republicans in Senate just voted to raise interest rates for student loans starting in July. Minnesotan students can't afford to pay thousands of dollars more because of one party in Washington's failure to act.

  • Keith Ellison: My piece on stopping the bloodshed in Syria in today's Star Tribune

  • Keith Ellison: Meeting with Augsburg College students today about the challenges associated with student loans. College loan rates will double if Congress doesn't act by July 1.

  • Keith Ellison: Spoke to CNN last night about the need to bring our troops home from Afghanistan and focus on al Qaeda

  • Keith Ellison: My piece on the anniversary of bin Laden's death: Time to Get Troops out of Afghanistan.

  • Jamie Dimon spent $7.4 million to block financial reform, now loses $2 billion of taxpayer-backed money. http://t.co/oJctDHIH

  • RT @WhipHoyer: .@ONEStreetTweet Let’s work together to end hunger

  • Happy May Day w/ my friend Nimco, lil Nimco, and me. http://t.co/uExuqgVb

  • "@ariaarari: @keithellison @350 @SenSanders @KeithEllison Yes Don't Throw Mama off the Train!" Yes, SAVE MAMA!

  • Save moma some $$; protect her lungs too. Stand w/@350, @SenSanders, me @KeithEllison to end wasteful, dangerous fossil fuel subsidies.

  • Happy Mothers Day to all moms, everywhere. Moms, godmothers, motherly figures, all.