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Washington - Today, Congress passed a clean, year-long funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement after its passage.

Washington - Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) issued the following statement after his address:

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (DFL-MN), ranking Democrat on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following statement in today’s hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Gina McCarthy, regarding consultation with tribal nations on the issue of water quality standards for wild rice in Minnesota and across the Lake Superior basin:

Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Secretary Jewell, I join with Chairman Calvert in welcoming you to the subcommittee today. I appreciate that you and Deputy Secretary Connor are here to provide insight into the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of the Interior and to answer any questions we may have.

Madam Secretary, as I look over the budget request for the department, I see a budget that recognizes the responsibility that all of us have to be good stewards of our federal lands and the natural and historical resources they contain.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement commemorating Black History Month:

Washington, DC – On March 3rd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress, just weeks before the Israeli people vote in their national election. The Prime Minister was invited to address the joint session by Speaker John Boehner. The invitation was not shared with President Obama – in violation of the standard protocol for visits by foreign heads of state. The United States is joined by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China in ongoing nuclear talks with Iran which Prime Minister Netanyahu opposes.

Washington, DC – President Barack Obama today announced a $3.99 trillion request to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2016. The proposal prioritizes investments in education, infrastructure construction, workforce development, and national security. President Obama’s plan would reduce the federal budget deficit, end mandatory across the board budget cuts, and increase taxes on the profits of multinational corporations and the wealthiest Americans.