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December 22, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today:

“I commend the UN Security Council for adopting its legally-binding resolution today calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors to enable full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.

Issues: Foreign Affairs

December 19, 2023

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) held a virtual event to congratulate Isaac Tsai of Shoreview, Minnesota, a student at Mounds View High School, for winning the 2023 Fourth Congressional District App Challenge for his app NTRL, which is designed to help users engage with nature and open up about their mental health by responding to daily thought-provoking questions. Congresswoman McCollum offered her congratulations:


December 18, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today:


November 21, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) visited the Hallie Q. Brown food shelf today and lauded Governor Walz’s decision to distribute $5 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to seven food banks in Minnesota ahead of the holiday season:


November 15, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), have sent a letter to the Biden administration expressing concern and calling for immediate action to protect the rights of children in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank.

Congresswoman McCollum released the following statement:

Issues: Foreign Affairs

November 14, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today after voting to avoid a federal government shutdown:


November 13, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today on House Republicans’ partisan Continuing Resolution proposal that brings our nation dangerously close to a shutdown:


November 9, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day:

Issues: Veterans

October 31, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today joined Metro State University’s Cybersecurity Roundtable as a panelist to give context for the challenges and threats posed by cyber actors and the importance of strategic investments in cybersecurity as a national security priority.


October 20, 2023

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today following news reports that aid trucks are waiting to cross into Gaza:

Issues: Foreign Affairs