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“In response to the Supreme Court’s devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Department of Defense revised their joint travel regulations to provide servicewomen and military families with access to administrative absence and travel allowances to receive basic reproductive health care services. Today, we learned that the Trump administration has rescinded the Department’s policy. With this shameful decision they have turned their back on our servicemembers and their families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement on Thursday after officials involved in the recovery operation for the tragic aircraft collision near Reagan National Airport indicated that there were no suspected survivors, making it the deadliest America aviation disaster in more than two decades.
“As we search for answers, I offer my prayers to the 60 passengers, 4 crew, and 3 servicemembers, and I offer my sincere condolences to their families.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement on Wednesday evening following news that a passenger jet and military helicopter collided over Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.:
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In response to the announcement by the White House Office of Management and Budget that President Trump’s federal funding freeze was rescinded, Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement:
“The announcement that President Trump has temporarily paused his illegal and unconstitutional shutdown of the federal government leaves Americans with more confusion, more chaos, and more questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a day of chaos unleashed by President Trump’s decision to shut down the federal government, Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement on Tuesday:
“I commend Federal District Court Judge AliKhan for quickly pausing the irrational, incompetent, and illegal actions by President Trump today. Because of this judge’s intervention, our government will be able to continue delivering the services that Americans expect and deserve.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House Office of Management and Budget ordered a freeze on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memo publicized on Monday night, halting trillions of dollars of Congressionally-appropriated funds relied upon by millions of Americans. In response to this brazenly illegal and unconstitutional action by President Trump and his administration, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, a senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement:
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — On Friday, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a halt to all United States foreign aid grants for 90 days, except for aid to Israel and Egypt. In response, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement on Thursday:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL, MN-04) announced on Tuesday morning that she reintroduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, a bill she has championed for nearly a decade. The legislation would permanently protect 225,504 acres of federal lands and waters within the Superior National Forest from highly hazardous sulfide-ore copper mining, including a plan by a Chilean mining company to extract critical minerals from the Superior National Forest and sell them to China for smelting.