Press Releases

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, is in Finland and Norway this week to review U.S. and NATO defense posture and discuss allied security needs in Scandinavia as Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) secured language in the report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations law directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work with federal partners and stakeholders to develop a Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy (MRRRS).

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement after voting for the historic Inflation Reduction Act today:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after President Biden's confirmation of the death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a U.S. strike:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) along with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) have introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) have introduced the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 (

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today after voting for the Right to Contraception Act (H.R.