Press Releases
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today in recognition of Black History Month:
Letter requests Biden administration pause Trump-era decisions, renew environmental study on mining activity near BWCA
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden today requesting the White House and federal agencies ensure protections for one of our nation’s most precious federal treasures, the 1.1 million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness.
In the letter, Congresswoman McCollum requests President Biden take the following actions:
Will also serve as Vice Chair of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after her confirmation as Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee by the House Democratic Caucus:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on Monday, January 18, 2021:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today after the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for incitement of insurrection:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today ahead of the January 6 joint session:
Interior-Environment agreement included in 12-bill appropriations omnibus package
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the passage of the conference agreement for the $36.107 billion FY 21 Interior-Environment funding bill as part of the 12-bill appropriations omnibus package, H.R. 133:
$900 billion COVID aid bill attached to FY 21 Appropriations omnibus
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today after a $900 billion COVID-19 federal aid deal passed the House of Representatives as part of H.R. 133, the federal appropriations omnibus: