Press Releases
Washington, DC – After seventeen months of investigation, more than $4.6 million in taxpayer funds expended, and yesterday’s grueling 11 hour interrogation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congresswomen Betty McCollum (D-MN) is calling for the immediate disbanding of the U.S. House of Representative’s Select Committee on Benghazi.
Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
Yesterday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum joined leaders from federal agencies and the business community to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the “Canoemobile” program run by Minnesota non-profit Wilderness Inquiry. The Canoemobile program travels across the country with several large, custom-made canoes and hosts programming to expose inner-city youth to outdoor recreation and conservation.
Washington, DC – This week, a bipartisan team introduced the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, a bold, bipartisan legislative initiative to accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal, newborn and childhood deaths worldwide.
The measure was introduced by Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) .
Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement regarding President Obama’s release of the Clean Power Plan:
“Today, President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan, a historic effort to reduce carbon pollution. This plan confronts the challenge of climate change and the very clear threat it is posing to our country’s national security, public health, and economy.
Washington, DC – This morning, news broke of a Minnesota dentist, Walter Palmer, accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars to poach a protected lion while touring Zimbabwe. This well-known lion, named Cecil by local residents, was lured from a protected Zimbabwean National Park, hunted with a bow and arrow, skinned and beheaded. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the African Lion be listed as a protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, the Obama Administration announced new regulations for the sale of items containing ivory. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement in response to the announcement:
(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement in response to the announcement of a diplomatic deal between the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, and Iran to limit Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapon.