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Rep. Phillips Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Carbon Dividend Bill

Phillips follows through on promise to combat climate change, leads on bipartisan proposal

WASHINGTON, DC – In celebration of Earth Week, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) announced today that he is co-sponsoring H.R. 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, the only bipartisan bill in Congress aimed at combating climate change and incentivizing a green economy. Phillips reiterated his continued focus on finding impactful legislative solutions for combating climate change in a statement today:

“We didn’t leave the Stone Age because we ran out of rocks. We found a better way of doing things,” said Phillips. “Climate change is an urgent problem and we need to reach a solution as quickly as possible. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act empowers a new generation of innovators to do just that. Everyone has a stake in preserving our planet and finding ways to make a green economy possible.” Continue reading “Rep. Phillips Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Carbon Dividend Bill”

Rep. Phillips Statement on Release of Mueller Report

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) issued the following statement on the release of the Mueller Report:

“As the Mueller Report confirms, Russia interfered with our 2016 election ‘in a sweeping and systemic fashion.’ The President must acknowledge this truth and work with Congress to ensure such meddling never happens again.

I am also troubled by the pattern of lies, deceit, and efforts to undermine the investigation exposed by the report. We should demand and expect a higher standard of behavior and ethics from our elected officials, particularly the President of The United States.

Congress must be presented the unredacted report, and hear testimony directly from Special Counsel Mueller. Only then can we in Congress fulfill our constitutional duty to provide oversight and ensure accountability.”

U.S. Rep Phillips to host opioid crisis conversation April 22 in Shorewood

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, who represents Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, will host a free community conversation focused on the opioid crisis on Monday, April 22, at Shorewood Community & Event Center, 5735 Country Club Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m.

Phillips, along with state Sen. Chris Eaton (D-Brooklyn Center) and a panel of health care providers, community advocates and government officials, will discuss how Minnesotans are innovating and organizing towards a solution for the epidemic.

View the complete April 16 by Sabina Badola article on The Sun-Sailor website here.

Rep. Phillips Celebrates Successful 100 Days of Working for the People

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) celebrates 100 days in Congress. These first 100 days have seen a number of significant accomplishments and fulfilled promises.

“One hundred days in I can say it with confidence: this is the most gratifying job I have ever had,” said Phillips. “At the end of the day this work is all about people, and we have worked hard to be available, accessible, and transparent. Not only has our Democratic Majority delivered for the people, we have worked across the aisle to restore collaboration to a Congress that desperately needs it. Thank you to everyone who has helped make these first 100 days a success. I could not be more optimistic for our future.”

Here’s a recap of accomplishments from Phillips’s first 100 days: Continue reading “Rep. Phillips Celebrates Successful 100 Days of Working for the People”

Phillips named Medicare Advantage “champion”

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Deephaven), who represents Minnesota’s 3rd District in U.S. Congress, signed a bipartisan letter to preserve and strengthen the Medicare Advantage program for seniors across the country and was named a Medicare Advantage “champion.”

He was recognized by Better Care America, a health care education project by America’s Health Insurance Plans, which advocates for expanding access to affordable health care through a competitive marketplace.

“It’s time for us to make the moral decision that all Americans deserve access to affordable, quality healthcare,” Phillips said. “I’m committed to protecting and strengthening earned benefits like Medicare Advantage and lowering the cost of prescription drugs for our seniors and their families.”

View the April 9 article by Sabina Badola on The Sun-Sailor website here.

Rep. Phillips Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Medical Device Tax

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) announced that he is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan Protect Medical Innovation Act, which was introduced in the House today. The bill would permanently repeal the medical device tax. Minnesota’s Third District has more medical technology companies than any other Congressional District in Minnesota.

“The medical device tax has overstayed its welcome, and I am pleased to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to push for its permanent repeal,” said Phillips. “Too many jobs have been lost and too much innovation has been stifled due to this tax which disproportionately impacts our community. Our government should be supporting progress and new technology, especially in health care. The medical device tax is counterproductive to that mission, and that’s why it has to go.”

The medical device tax is a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of most medical technologies that was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act. In January, Congress suspended the tax until December 31, 2019, but it has yet to be fully repealed. The US Department of Commerce estimates that nearly 29,000 medical technology industry jobs were lost while the tax was in effect.

Rep. Phillips Votes for Passage of the Save the Internet Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) voted for the Save the Internet Act, which passed the House today. The bill creates popular, targeted net neutrality protections that benefit consumers and small businesses.

“Americans demand and deserve transparency and accountability from all of our institutions, and as members of Congress, it’s our job to deliver,” said Phillips. “This legislation ensures that the open internet remains an independent resource for all Americans and stops giant corporations from bending it to their will. The Save the Internet Act represents the kind of progress and transparency that we should all be working hard for, and I urge Mitch McConnell to bring it to a vote in the Senate.”

A University of Maryland poll found that 86 percent of Americans, including an overwhelming 82 percent of Republicans, opposed the FCC’s net neutrality rollback in 2018.

The Save the Internet Act restores common sense transparency for the digital age by enacting rules against blocking and paid prioritization, supporting increased broadband access in rural areas, and protecting consumers and small businesses from existing and future abusive internet service practices.

Yesterday Mitch McConnell proclaimed that the bill is “dead on arrival” in the Senate despite its popularity. Similar legislation in the 115th Congress passed the Senate and had 182 bipartisan signers in the House.