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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on Friday:
Mr. Speaker, I rise to restate my strong opposition to President Trump’s unlawful and unconstitutional decision to order U.S. military strikes on Iran on February 28. His actions have entered our nation into war without any imminent threat posed by Iran to the United States and lacking necessary Congressional authorization.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act, bicameral legislation to address the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the domestic supply chain. The use of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” has severely contaminated water sources and their surrounding environments across the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum voted yes on the bipartisan Massie-Khanna War Powers resolution (H.Con.Res.38), directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement on Wednesday after President Trump announced that U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, the Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, delivered the following remarks on the House floor opposing H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026 (Click here to watch on YouTube):
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony from Governor Walz, Attorney General Ellison, and Reverend Mariah Tollgaard, Senior Minister at Hamline United Methodist Church. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, the Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement:
Thank you, Ranking Member Garcia, for allowing me to waive onto the Committee.
Thank you, Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison, for defending Minnesota here today. I served with both of you in the House, and I am grateful that Minnesota has your leadership as the Trump Administration is enacting a campaign of political retribution against our state.