Press Releases

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) voted against the Military Construction-VA appropriations bill today and released the following statement:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum today voted against H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and released the following statement:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum today announced that the Oakdale Fire Department has received a $215,048 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to purchase new protective equipment for the city’s firefighters.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) today offered an amendment in the House Appropriations Committee to ensure no additional taxpayer dollars are spent on the Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, informally known as the Select Committee to Target Planned Parenthood.

The Treasury Department’s rejection of a proposed plan to cut retirement benefits to over 400,000 workers and retirees of the Teamsters’ Central States Pension Fund provides Congress needed time to fix this problem and stabilize this fund. With the retirement security of 22,000 Minnesotans on the line I don’t want to see promises broken or retirees forced into poverty.

ST. PAUL — At an event for family, educators, and area service academy representatives on May 5, Congresswoman Betty McCollum recognized 13 Fourth District residents who will attend U.S. Service Academies next fall.

Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum met with Dr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) for a wide-ranging discussion about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), the preservation of sites associated with African American history and the civil rights movement, and other topics.

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken today urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and maintain the highest standards for remediation as it finalizes an agreement with the U.S. Army on the cleanup of the Round Lake superfund site.