Border-crossing issues take center stage during northern Minnesota roundtable
Some 20 panelists participated, both in-person and virtually, Tuesday morning in a roundtable discussion in the historic Backus Community Center. U.S. Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, both R-Minn., hosted the roundtable to learn about the impact the border closure has had on the communities they represent.
Written By: Brad Dokken
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U.S. Reps Pete Stauber and Michelle Fischbach, both R-Minn., organized Tuesday's panel discussion on the U.S.-Canada border closure in International Falls, Minn. (Photo/ Laurel Beager, International Falls Journal)
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. – Lawmakers on both sides of the Rainy River heard from northern Minnesota residents here Tuesday, April 6, about the impact the ongoing U.S.-Canada border closure is having on their lives and livelihoods.