Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement on Friday in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express concern over a pattern of illegal and unconstitutional retaliation against Minnesotans’ lawful expression of their first amendment rights.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Friday in response to the Trump Administration’s recent actions regarding an airspace closure in El Paso:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum announced her support for legislation introduced by House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro which would fund critical components of the Department of Homeland Security without providing additional funding for ICE or Customs and Border Protection.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), the Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Thursday in response to White House Border Czar Tom Homan’s announcement that Operation Metro Surge will soon come to an end:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1383, the SAVE America Act. Congresswoman Betty McCollum voted no on the legislation. After the vote, Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. Congresswoman McCollum voted no on the legislation. Following the vote, Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) announced today that she secured $16,089,000 in federal funding for 13 community projects in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional district. The funding was included in bipartisan appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R. 6938; H.R. 7148) passed by the Senate today after House passage last week. After the chaos of last year, including the Trump government shutdown – the longest in U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) held a virtual event to congratulate Riddhi Singhvi of Stillwater Area High School for winning the 2025 Fourth Congressional District App Challenge. Singhvi’s app, Bite Balance, was chosen by an independent judge from the Fourth Congressional District.