Press Releases
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Thank you, M. Chair, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4365, the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. As the Chair of this Subcommittee last Congress, I understand the difficult process required to put this bill together.
"For the second week in a row, the Republican majority failed to bring important bills to keep the government open and funded to the House Floor for a vote. They have squandered precious time as the end of the fiscal year approaches, with no backup plan to pass these critical funding bills.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, and the Minnesota Congressional Delegation today announced that the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Air Station (133rd Airlift Wing) was chosen as one of four Air National Guard locations to receive the next C-130 aircraft upgrades.
After House Republicans’ Defense funding bill (H.R. 4365) passed the Rules Committee, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement:
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) delivered the following remarks today at The Good Acre Food Hub’s Investing in Rural America Roundtable with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack:
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) released the following statement after the Department of Justice released the Fiscal Year 2023 awards for two of Congresswoman McCollum’s Community Project Funding requests:
Congresswoman McCollum receives award from Major General Shawn Manke and Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Augé.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) received the Charles Dick Award of Merit from the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) today for her strong support of the National Guard through her work in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after introducing the Securing American Critical Minerals Act, H.R. 5021, to protect our national security and America’s critical mineral resources on public lands:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), and Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month.