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April 24, 2012
Speech

Image removed.Thank you to USAID for organizing this evening's event. I'm honored to be here to celebrate and recognize the efforts to improve maternal health in Afghanistan, the Dominican Republic, Cambodia, and Rwanda.

Issues: Foreign Affairs Women

April 24, 2012

Washington, DC – Today, the offices of Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) are at Cub Foods in Bloomington, MN to highlight the work of local nonprofit Store-to-Door and the problem of hunger among Minnesota seniors.


April 19, 2012
Statements For the Record

I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 9, the so-called Small Business Tax Cut Act. This bill is an incredible waste of taxpayer money that will do nothing to grow America's economy or create jobs.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

April 19, 2012
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, today I reise to honor the 110th anniversary of the Union Gospel Mission in the Twin Cities.


April 18, 2012
Statements For the Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II. With this legislation, House Republicans are making all the wrong choices for Minnesota, and for the country.

Issues: Transportation & Infrastructure

April 12, 2012
Speech

I thank the City of Saint Paul -- Mayor Coleman and Anne Hunt, as well as Drive Electric Minnesota, Xcel Energy, and all of our allies here today for their tireless work to create the partnerships necessary to make this city and Minnesota a leader by example on clean energy. This project is yet more evidence that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is helping to re-power America.

Issues: Environment & Energy

April 12, 2012

For Immediate Release: April 12, 2012
Contact: Maria Reppas, (202) 225-6631 / (202) 527-0149 maria.reppas@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC – Today, the Main Street Fairness Coalition held a press conference on St. Paul's Grand Avenue to announce a new effort to pass H.F. 1849, a bill introduced in the Minnesota legislature to give the state authority to collect sales taxes from out-of-state online retailers.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

April 12, 2012

Contact: Clarise Tushie-Lessard
651.266.8571 (o)
952-217-6036 (c)

Saint Paul is one of the first cities in the nation to offer this type of station, solidifying its status as a leader in sustainable energy

SAINT PAUL –Today, Mayor Chris Coleman, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Xcel Energy, Commissioner Paul Aasen and other local officials unveiled two new solar-powered electric car charging stations in Saint Paul’s Como Regional Park.


April 9, 2012

More than half of the women state legislators in Minnesota request a reduction in military spending in a letter presented to Congresswoman McCollum

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Rachel Wisch, Public Information Officer
Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND)
Phone: (781) 643-6740
Email: rwisch@wand.org