Dear Friend,

Throughout February and March, I am traveling around the (expanding) 8th congressional district and meeting with delegates and visiting with BPOU conventions across northern Minnesota. While I am thankful for the genuine welcomes and well wishes, I am also hearing how you – like me – are frustrated and concerned with the direction our nation is headed. Sadly, we are seeing what failed leadership in Washington looks like.

Don’t get me wrong – even in Her worst times – America is still the greatest nation on Earth. Even in this nation’s lowest points, America is the land of the free and home of the brave. But we must stop the socialist policies that Joe Biden, Tim Walz, and Nancy Pelosi are peddling and stand up for our conservative rights and values. Minnesotans agree it’s time to take back our country, stand with our law enforcement, end the war on American energy, and stop the spending madness that has led to skyrocketing inflation.

Ensuring Election Integrity Starts With You

For weeks, I have been talking with Minnesotans who are willing to roll up their sleeves and do the work required to turn out the vote in November, but it doesn’t end there. We must ensure we trust the elections here at home and throughout our state. In Congress, I strongly opposed Pelosi’s attempt to federalize elections by voting against their government takeover of elections that would allow convicted felons to vote, weaken the security of our elections, and give taxpayer dollars to political campaigns. I also led the charge by signing an Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court calling to prohibit secretaries of state like Steve Simon from changing election laws without the consent of their state legislatures.

But it doesn’t end there. Did you know that in Minnesota, Republican election judges are grossly outnumbered by on Election Night? That’s right, the amount of volunteer Democrat election judges in Minnesota dwarfs their Republican counterparts. That is why every week at BPOU conventions I am personally recruiting volunteers to ensure election integrity this November. In fact, we have signed up almost 200 volunteer election judges in just the past three weeks! If you want more information, please e-mail me at [email protected]. We need your help!

We Must Stop the War on American Energy

Working families, truckers, loggers, miners and manufacturers, and virtually every worker from every industry in our part of Minnesota is feeling the pain at the pump from skyrocketing gas prices. Meanwhile, as Biden continues to wage a war on American energy and relying on Russia for oil, his administration arrogantly told Americans to buy electric cars so the gas prices wouldn’t impact them. Think about it: Biden is for Russian oil, even Iranian oil, but shutting down Keystone – a supplier of domestic North American energy – was one of the first things he did in office. The war on American energy must stop and that starts with taking the gavel out of Pelosi’s hand.

We Love Our Fighter Wing!

As a husband whose wife served overseas with the Fighter Wing years ago in Iraq, I am deeply grateful for the men and women who serve. This spring, more than 300 airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing will deploy to the Middle East and Asia. The deployment was previously scheduled and unrelated to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers will be with our brave troops and their families during their deployment.

Must Reads

Wall Street Journal: The Russian Metals Giant Might Be Too Big to Sanction

Rather than depend on the Duluth Complex and other mines across our country, Biden is forcing friends and allies of ours to rely on Russia.

Politico: San Francisco Mayor on the School Board Recall: ‘We failed our children’

Following a recall of three school board members from San Francisco, Mayor London Breed said Sunday that the city’s school board failed its children, after San Francisco board members continued to pursue radical policies such as renaming schools, while its classrooms remain shuttered far longer than other U.S. cities.

CNBC: Inflation Surges 7.5%, Highest Since 1982

Consumer prices surged more than expected over the past 12 months, indicating a worsening outlook for inflation and cementing the likelihood of substantial interest rate hikes this year.

Fox News: Backlash Over an Excessively Woke Democratic Party

The Democrats have lurched too far to the left… The Democrats are alienating middle-of-the-road voters… The Democrats are facing a wipeout in the midterms… The Democrats desperately need a course correction. This is what Democrats are saying about their own party.

Fox21: Hermantown Boys Hockey Returns Home to Celebrate State Championship

The Hermantown Hawks defeated Warroad to win the class A state title Saturday and on Sunday, they got to celebrate with everyone in Hermantown in this booming hockey community.

Have a great week!

Pete Stauber