96 [link removed] John,

Earlier this
month, I led a delegation to the Northwest Angle. This Minnesota exclave
in Lake of the Woods County – accessible by land only via a remote
Canadian highway – is hurting.

The U.S.-Canada border has now been
closed to non-essential travel for 16 months. It has impacted everyone
who calls the Northwest Angle home.

Today we finally got some
positive news about these overboard restrictions and hope we can get
life back to normal for Angle residents and property owners. The
Canadian federal government just announced that fully vaccinated
travelers from the U.S. will be allowed to enter the country starting on
August 9.

My staff and I were joined by State Senator Paul Utke,
State Representative Matt Grossell, and Lake of the Woods Tourism
Director Joe Henry. We met with affected business owners, workers, and
residents, and worked to promote this trip in the media to call
attention to the devastating impacts of this border shutdown on U.S.
citizens.
All that resort and cabin owners, guides and others in the
Northwest Angle want is to return to doing what they love. They are
facing real hardship and uncertainty halfway through their second summer
with little to no business.

We must continue to URGE President Biden
and government officials from both sides of the border to prioritize
reopening. I will continue to push the bills I’ve introduced in Congress
to provide economic relief to those who’ve been impacted.

I’ll be
sure you keep you posted with new developments on this critical issue.
-Michelle
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