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Mr. Speaker, the Assistance to Fire Grants (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants provide essential resources to fire departments around the country. Since their authorization in 2000, these grant programs have provided more than $15 billion in funding nationwide to community fire departments, ensuring that they are prepared for whatever challenges they might face.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to an exemplary staff member of the House Committee on Appropriations, Mr. Walter Hearne, as he retires from Federal Government service this year.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to address my vote against H. J. Res. 98, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to a “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status.”
Ms. McCollum: Mr. Speaker, I rise to address my vote against H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act.
This bill would require the Department of Education to utilize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when interpreting whether an action or practice violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) has announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District:
On April 25, 2024, Congresswoman McCollum held a Virtual Update from Saint Paul to discuss her recent work, what’s happening at home and in Washington, and facilitate a conversation with Dr. Mark Seeley, Climatologist and Minnesota climate expert, and Dr. Heidi Roop, Director of the Climate Adaptation Partnership at the University of Minnesota.
If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today on the national security supplemental aid package, H.R. 8038, H.R. 8036, H.R. 8035, and H.R. 8034:
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H. R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement today after the U.S. House voted on a bipartisan basis to advance a package of foreign aid bills:
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have introduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act, bicameral legislation to address the excessive use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the nation’s supply chain, which has led to the harmful compounds contaminating water sources, as well as surrounding environments and communities. The legislation would initiate a