Press Releases

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement on President Donald Trump's address to Congress:

"Tonight President Trump gave the American people another speech filled with dangerous policies and empty promises.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and House Democrats used Tuesday’s Subcommittee’s Members’ Day hearing to speak out strongly against cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and to oppose cuts to the arts and humanities.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) previewed President Donald Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress in a post on Medium:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today announced that Ramsey County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Victoria Reinhardt will be her guest at tomorrow’s Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement in commemoration of Black History Month:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) packed this week’s President’s Day District Work Period with four town hall meetings, listening in-person to more than 1,000 Fourth District constituents.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum made the following comments on President Donald Trump's new deportation policy:

"President Donald Trump's new deportation policy is the start of a war on immigrants. His policy abandons common-sense law enforcement and opens the door to abuse and racial profiling.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today introduced an amendment to the United States Constitution to guarantee all Americans access to health care.