Press Releases
On Equal Pay Day, U.S. Representatives call for massive investments to prevent long-term setbacks for women
Congresswomen Betty McCollum (MN-04), Grace Meng (NY-06), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), joined by 32 House colleagues, issued a joint statement today highlighting the disproportionate impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women across America.
In the statement, the legislators write:
With COVID Health, Economic Crisis Raging, House Republicans Unanimously Vote to Abandon the American People
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today following the House passage of the American Rescue Plan, which will now be sent to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law:
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: