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August 4, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement as global financial markets plummeted and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 512 points. This was the worst day for the Dow since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

August 1, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Budget Control Act Risks Economic Recovery, Job Creation

Washington, DC – Tonight, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) joined 161 Democrats and Republicans in voting against the Budget Control Act Agreement (S. 365) otherwise known as the bipartisan debt ceiling compromise brokered by President Obama and Congressional leadership. During this process, Congresswoman McCollum has voted twice to increase the debt ceiling.


July 30, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

As Tuesday's Debt Crisis Deadline Looms, House Republicans Defeat Sen. Reid's Budget Control Act and Take Sunday Off to Relax


July 29, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC – A few minutes ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Republican Budget Control Act (S. 627) by a vote of 218-210 with Democrats unanimously voting against it. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement:


July 27, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

S. 1134 would exempt $700 million "mega-bridge" over St. Croix River from federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act


July 22, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Betty McCollum, co-chair of the Congressional Friends of Norway Caucus, issued the following statement in response to news reports of a massive explosion in Oslo, Norway earlier today.

Issues: Foreign Affairs

July 19, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Radical Tea Party Republican Attempt to Balance Budget Instead Ends Medicare as We Know It


July 15, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) issued the following statement, regarding the draft budget deal reached by Governor Dayton and State Republican Leaders.


July 15, 2011

Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

With 14 million Americans out of work McCollum also calls on Congress to cancel August recess and get busy on job creation legislation