Legislative Statements & Testimony

Testimony in Support of Provision to Help Ensure Humans are Involved in Healthcare Decisions, Not Just AI Tools
Testimony in Support of Provision to Help Ensure Humans are Involved in Healthcare Decisions, Not Just AI Tools

Jason Adkins, Executive Director of MCC, gave verbal testimony in support of legislation to limit AI influence in healthcare decisions.

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Verbal Testimony in Support of the Stop the Harms of Addictive Social Media Act, Maggee Hangge, Minnesota Catholic Conference
Verbal Testimony in Support of the Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media Act, Maggee Hangge, Minnesota Catholic Conference

RE: Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media (H.F. 4138) Chair O’Driscoll, Chair Koegel, and members of the committee: My name is Magge...

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Re: Support for S.F. 4298 – Data Center Moratorium
Re: Support for S.F. 4298 – Data Center Moratorium

March 20, 2026 The Honorable Jen McEwenMinnesota State Senate95 University Ave. W.St. Paul, MN 55155 Re: Support for S.F. 4298 – Data Cen...

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Testimony in Support of S.F. 4474 (Rasmusson) Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Testimony in Support of S.F. 4474 (Rasmusson) Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee

March 24, 2026 Dear Members of the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee: The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public polic...

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Testimony in Support of the Starter Homes Act, H.F. 3895 (Igo)
Testimony in Support of the Starter Homes Act, H.F. 3895 (Igo)

PDF Version House Elections Finance and Government Operations CommitteeMarch 23, 2026Chair Quam, Chair Freiberg, and Members of the Commi...

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Verbal Testimony in Support of the Stop the Harms of Addictive Social Media Act, Maggee Hangge, Minnesota Catholic Conference
Verbal Testimony in Support of the Stop the Harms of Addictive Social Media Act, Maggee Hangge, Minnesota Catholic Conference

Chair Liebling, Chair Scott, and members of the committee: My name is Maggee Hangge, and I am here from the Minnesota Catholic Conferenc...

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Written Testimony in Support of S.F. 903 (Rarick) Senate Education Finance Committee
Written Testimony in Support of S.F. 903 (Rarick) to the Senate Education Finance Committee

Senate Education Finance CommitteeMarch 17, 2026 Chair Kunesh and Members of the Committee:We write in support of S.F. 903 (Rarick) to ex...

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Testifying Against Unethical IVF Mandate
Verbal Testimony Against Unethical IVF Mandate S.F. 1961, Delivered by Maggee Hangge, Minnesota Catholic Conference

Chair Klein and members of the committee, My name is Maggee Hangge, and I am the assistant director for family policy at the Minnesota Ca...

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Testimony in Support of Various Gun-related Legislation Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee
Testimony in Support of Various Gun-related Legislation

PDF Version Minnesota Senate Judiciary CommitteeMarch 13, 2026Dear Chair Latz and Members of the Committee: We write to offer support for...

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ERD statement
Minnesota Bishops’ Joint Statement on Their Collective Promulgation of the Seventh Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

PDF VersionIn November 2025, the plenary assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved the Seventh Editio...

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