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January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R, MN-08) announced that he is working with President Trump on a questionable scheme to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the current federal ban on toxic sulfide ore mining within the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness.


January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Thursday morning: 

“ICE must suspend all actions in Minnesota immediately.


January 7, 2026

This morning, a federal immigration officer shot and killed a 37-year-old American woman in Minneapolis. In response, Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement:


January 7, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I am aware of reports of a shooting involving federal agents that has resulted in the serious injury of a civilian. Sec. Noem must immediately cease and desist the ICE operation to allow state and local law enforcement officials to restore order and prevent further injuries, and to allow for a full and independent investigation into ICE’s actions which led to this incident.


January 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Tuesday in honor of the brave police officers who defended our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021: 


January 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Monday in response to Governor Tim Walz’s announcement that he would not seek a third term as governor: 


January 3, 2026

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Saturday morning: 


December 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on two War Powers Resolutions aimed at curtailing the Trump Administration’s illegal actions in the Caribbean. The first resolution, H.Con.Res.61, would direct the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.


December 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Thursday morning: 


December 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Thursday: