Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum introduced the Peace Corps Congressional Gold Medal Act on Tuesday, coinciding with the 64th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s signing of the Peace Corps Act. The legislation, which is co-led by Congressman John H.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Co-Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Native American Caucus, along with House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
Today, Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN), Chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conversation, Research, and Biotechnology, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, re-introduced the Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act to curb the theft of catalytic converters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Tuesday in response to reports of an Israeli strike on Qatar:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday evening, the Minnesota Congressional Delegation honored the victims of the tragic shooting that took place last week at Annunciation Catholic Church by passing a resolution introduced by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05).
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on a mass service during the first week of classes at Annunciation Catholic School, killing two children and wounding 17 others.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan resolution on Friday to designate August 17th as National Nonprofit Day, recognizing the 1.3 million nonprofit organizations and 12 million nonprofit employees in the U.S. who serve local, national, and international needs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday morning, President Trump announced that he would deploy the D.C. National Guard and assign Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee the federalized Washington Metropolitan Police Department. In response to this authoritarian crackdown, Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement: