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Sep 6, 2016Press Release

Rep. Ellison Statement in Honor of Labor Day

MINNEAPOLIS – Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement in honor of Labor Day.

Sep 1, 2016Press Release

Rep. Ellison Statement on Approval of Local Funding for Southwest Light Rail

MINNEAPOLIS–Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after Hennepin County officials, the Metropolitan Council, and the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) approved funding for the Southwest Light Rail (SWLRT).

Aug 29, 2016Press Release

Rep. Ellison Statement on Nurses Strike

Rep. Keith Ellison released the following statement after nurses at five hospitals announced they will go on strike on Labor Day.

Aug 18, 2016Press Release

Rep. Ellison Statement on Department of Justice’s Decision To End Use of Private Prisons

Rep. Keith Ellison released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced that it will end the use of private prisons.

Jul 21, 2016Press Release

Rep. Ellison Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Washington – Rep. Keith Ellison released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:

Jul 15, 2016Press Release

Rep. Keith Ellison Requests Department of Justice Investigation on Shooting of Somali Men

Rep. Keith Ellison sent the following letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting the Department of Justice to investigate a possible hate crime against five Somali men who were shot in Minneapolis during Ramadan.

Jul 14, 2016In The News

At one year mark, Iran deal has already made world safer

This week, we celebrate a quiet anniversary – one that’s probably far from most people’s minds. It’s the anniversary of an agreement that’s been a quiet success. A deal that keeps a nuclear weapon out of Iran’s hands, and makes the world a safer place. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the Iran nuclear agreement.

Jul 14, 2016Op-Ed

Thank Goodness for the Governor's Candor

I don’t know about you, but I’d never heard a sitting governor say race might explain why a black person was killed in an officer-involved shooting. Or was denied housing, or was rejected from a job. But on July 7, responding to the fatal shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop, Minnesota Gov.

Jul 11, 2016Press Release