Representative Erik Paulsen News

About half a dozen employees at Oconee Nuclear Station work the fire watch, literally watching equipment and their assigned areas of the plant for smoke or fire.

President Obama speaks to cadets during an address Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. By Derek Wallbank Wednesday, Dec.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America , today thanked the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee for passing an extremely important amendment to H.R. 2609, titled the "Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009," during the committee mark-up of the legislation.

The House Financial Services Committee this morning unanimously approved legislation that would create a federal insurance office within the Treasury Department.

When it comes to solving Minnesota's long-term energy needs, about the only points of agreement among many differing voices are these: There will be no magic bullet anytime soon, yet demand for energy is very likely to increase, perhaps very soon.

Jim Meffert of Edina will seek the DFL nomination to to run for Congress in the west suburban Third Congressional District.

Fairmont's Public Utilities Commission has pushed ahead plans to build a new water treatment plant in town.

Congresswoman Betsy Markey was recently joined by Congressman Erik Paulsen in introducing the Renewable Electricity Integration Tax Credit Act , which will provide a tax credit for utilities to integrate more wind and solar into their energy portfolios.

U.S. Rep Collin Peterson's vote in the House against health care reform was unusual in that his district has a high rate of uninsured.

Third District Congressman Erik Paulsen, R-Eden Prairie, and First District Congressman Tim Walz, DFL-Mankato, appeared at a Capitol today , joined by state lawmakers, business and labor leaders, to push for the repeal of the moratorium.

A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.

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Congressman Tim Walz is calling for state lawmakers to take action to repeal the state's moratorium on nuclear energy facilities.

A political newcomer and a second-time Dem candidate recently announced as candidates for Congress.

The Senate healthcare bill introduced by Sen. Harry Reid reduced the medical device fee from $38 billion to $20 billion, according to Minnesota Public Radio .

Minnesota House Republicans are back with a second plan to sunset the Wall Street bailout, despite a proposal to do just having failed in committee earlier this week.

In perusing the amendments that have passed and failed thus far in the House Financial Services Committee's systemic risk regulatory proposal, I came across an interesting one.

A roundup of Tuesday's political candidate news: In the 2nd Congressional District, Burnsville construction contractor Dan Powers, a DFLer, will challenge Republican U.S. Rep.

It might have been one of the most audacious moves in Erik Paulsen's first year in Congress: An amendment to pull the plug on the Bush-era Troubled Asset Relief Program , the controversial $700 billion bailout of Wall Street financial firms.

Senate Republicans said Tuesday there is no support within the GOP for the financial overhaul plan outlined last week by Democrats, putting on shaky ground a top priority for President Barack Obama.