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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/walz-calls-for-passage-of-the-paycheck-fairness-act-on-equal-pay-day-0">Walz Calls for Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day</a></h3> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p align="center"><strong><em>Women in Minnesota Earn Only 80 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men</em></strong></p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-field-congress-issues"> <span class="views-label views-label-field-congress-issues">Issues: </span> <div class="field-content"><a href="/issues/civil-rights">Civil Rights and Social Issues</a>, <a href="/issues/economy">Economic Issues and Fiscal Responsibility</a></div> </div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/walz-recognized-as-national-leader-in-clean-water-advocacy">Walz Recognized as National Leader in Clean Water Advocacy</a></h3> </div>
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+ <span class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 14, 2015</span> </span>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [4/14/15] – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walz (D-MN), was awarded the National Environmental Achievement for Federal Public Service Award by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).</p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-field-congress-issues"> <span class="views-label views-label-field-congress-issues">Issues: </span> <div class="field-content"><a href="/issues/economy">Economic Issues and Fiscal Responsibility</a>, <a href="/issues/environment-and-conservation">Environment and Conservation</a></div> </div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/walz-announces-2015-congressional-art-competition">Walz Announces 2015 Congressional Art Competition</a></h3> </div>
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+ <span class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 24, 2015</span> </span>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p align="center"><strong><em>Winning works are displayed for one year at U.S. Capitol</em></strong>  </p>
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+ <p><strong>Washington, DC [3/24/15]</strong> – Today, Representative Tim Walz kicked off the 2015 Congressional Art Competition by inviting high school students from across Minnesota’s First District to submit their artwork for the contest.</p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-field-congress-issues"> <span class="views-label views-label-field-congress-issues">Issues: </span> <div class="field-content"><a href="/issues/education">Education</a></div> </div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/after-walz-push-va-expands-veterans-choice-card-eligibility">After Walz Push, VA Expands Veterans Choice Card Eligibility </a></h3> </div>
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+ <span class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 24, 2015</span> </span>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p align="center"><strong><em>Walz sent a letter to Secretary McDonald earlier this month asking for greater flexibility for veterans</em></strong></p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/walz-applauds-initiative-to-help-tackle-climate-change">Walz Applauds Initiative to Help Tackle Climate Change</a></h3> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p align="center"><strong><em>Public-Private partnership, led by the President, includes voluntary commitments from companies like GE, Honeywell, &amp; IBM to tackle the issue</em></strong></p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-field-congress-issues"> <span class="views-label views-label-field-congress-issues">Issues: </span> <div class="field-content"><a href="/issues/energy">Energy</a>, <a href="/issues/environment-and-conservation">Environment and Conservation</a></div> </div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <h3 class="field-content"><a href="/media-center/press-releases/walz-boozman-donnelly-introduce-bicameral-legislation-giving-military">Walz, Boozman, Donnelly, Introduce Bicameral Legislation Giving Military Retirees the Honor They Deserve</a></h3> </div>
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+ <span class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Mar 17, 2015</span> </span>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [3/17/15] – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) and U.S.</p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [3/4/15] – Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) announced the re-introduction of the <em>Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015</em>, a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at tackling the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefit-claims backlog.</p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [3/3/15] – Today, Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) released the following statement after the House passed a clean, long-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.</p></div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [2/27/15] – Today, Representative Tim Walz released the following statement on H.J. Res. 35.</p></div> </div> </div>
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+ <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Washington, DC [2/26/15] – Today, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, a longtime supporter of keeping the internet free and open, lauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling today that will create strong net neutrality rules to ensure access to the internet remains free and open as it is today.</p></div> </div>
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