Civil Rights & Justice

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 conference agreement into law, with funding for all 10 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests made by Rep. McCollum that will directly benefit Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement today in anticipation of President Biden signing the Fiscal Year 2022 conference agreement (H.R. 2471) into law this afternoon, with funding for all 10 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests made by Rep. McCollum that will directly benefit Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, commends the House passage of the FY 2022 federal legislation to fund the economic, educational, health care, and environmental priorities of the American people, including our urgent national security needs amid Russia's war in Ukraine. The bill now goes to the Senate for passage before heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.

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

"Each February we commemorate Black History Month to honor the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans, whose experiences, art, and stories have always enriched the fabric of what it means to be an American. Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are American stories.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement after at least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were targeted with bomb threats Monday:

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

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to condemn Israel's decision to designate as "terrorist organizations" six prominent Palestinian human rights and civil society groups working to defend the rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be "terrorist organizations":