Press Releases
Saint Paul, MN –On Saturday, January 26th, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) will host a town hall with Oakdale Mayor Carmen Sarrack, State Senators Chuck Wiger (SD43), Susan Kent (SD53), and State Representatives Leon Lillie (43B) and JoAnn Ward (53A). The representatives will provide state and local legislative updates. Residents are welcome to join local elected officials and Congresswoman McCollum in conversation at Oakdale City Hall from 10:00 – 11:00 AM.
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2013
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed a Republican-led effort to temporarily suspend the debt limit (H.R. 325) until May 18, 2013. The measure passed by a vote of 285 to 144. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) opposed the stop-gap approach because it failed to provide certainty to the United States economy.
Congresswoman McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement:
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2013
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2013
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Remains Member of the Interior & Environment Subcommittee
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 or maria.reppas@mail.house.gov
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement, regarding President Obama’s nomination of B. Todd Jones to be Permanent Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
Contact: Maria Reppas, 202-225-6631
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2013) – A contingent of 12 Members of the House of Representatives today filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Resource Extraction Rule. The rule is based on a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
In 2012, our country suffered 16 mass shootings with 151 fatalities. The brutal trend is a symptom of a larger problem: widespread gun violence. All Members of Congress have a duty to their constituents to address specific legal loopholes that allow dangerous individuals to commit violent acts with guns.
As we begin the 113th Congress, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) supports legislation aimed at making our communities safer while protecting the rights of responsible gun owners.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2013
CONTACT:
Maria Reppas (McCollum) 202-225-6631
Current Law Has “Chilling Effect” on Current Data Compilation, Analysis
Washington, DC – Early this morning the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation by a vote of 89 to 8 protecting 98% of Americans from “fiscal cliff” tax increases while allowing tax rates to rise on millionaires and billionaires. Tonight, the U.S. House will vote on same legislation, the “American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012.” Congresswoman Betty McCollum will vote in favor of the bipartisan agreement to protect middle class taxpayers. She issued the following statement: