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Civil Rights & Justice

February 8, 2024

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement commemorating Black History Month:


January 12, 2024

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today ahead of Monday's observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:


January 12, 2024
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 788.

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August 22, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) released the following statement after the Department of Justice released the Fiscal Year 2023 awards for two of Congresswoman McCollum’s Community Project Funding requests:


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July 26, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), and Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month.


Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act.

Mr. Speaker, this bill is not a solution to the proliferation of Fentanyl Related Substances (FRS) in America. We need legislation that will actually save lives while stopping illicit drug sales.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H. Con. Res. 40.

Issues:Civil Rights & Justice

May 5, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and colleagues have reintroduced the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act for the 118th Congress.


Ms. McCOLLUM: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.Res. 311.

All people deserve safety, justice, equality, human rights, and the right to self-determination. No child anywhere should go to bed at night fearing ongoing violence.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J.Res. 42.

Issues:Civil Rights & Justice