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July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday morning, the House of Representatives passed the Defense Appropriations Act by a vote of 221-209. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, voted no on the bill. 


July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, delivered the following remarks on the House floor during debate over the Fiscal Year 2026 defense spending bill:

"Thank you, Mr. Chair.

"I yield myself as much time as I may consume.


July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) led a letter of 46 Members of Congress to President Trump urging him to reconsider his decision to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).


July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Friday in response to reports that the U.S. Department of State is implementing a major reduction in force: 


July 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the House of Representatives awaits the vote on Donald Trump’s massive budget reconciliation bill (HR1), also known as the One Big Ugly Bill, Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement: 


June 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the motion to table an impeachment resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green (D-TX).


June 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, gave a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives today to honor Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.


June 21, 2025

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after President Trump’s unauthorized bombing of three Iranian Nuclear sites: 


June 18, 2025

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced on Wednesday that she is co-sponsoring a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) aimed at prohibiting U.S. military involvement in Iran without Congressional authorization.


June 14, 2025

The Minnesota Congressional Delegation stands united in condemning the politically motivated violence in Minnesota.


My joint statement with Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Tina Smith, Congressman Tom Emmer, Congresswoman Angie Craig, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Congressman Pete Stauber, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, Congressman Brad Finstad, and Rep. Kelly Morrison: