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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after formally submitting 15 Community Project Funding requests in the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today, after grand jury in Manhattan voted Thursday to indict Donald Trump — the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges:
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1, the Polluters Over People Act.
While it claims to lower American energy costs, it would directly result in policies that would cost taxpayers billions in environmental costs. Congress should not pass laws that benefit oil, gas, and mining companies at the expense of our public lands and public health.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of President Biden's veto rejecting legislation to overturn a Labor Department rule related to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) -based investing strategies.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5, the Politics Over Parents Act.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) invites high school students in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District to participate in the 42nd annual Congressional Art Competition. Announcing the competition, the congresswoman released the following statement:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after learning former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder has passed away at 82:
"Today we mourn the loss of trailblazing Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder. Though her political career was in Colorado, few know that she also had ties to the North Star State as an alumna of the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a degree in history.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule that would set the first-ever nationwide drinking water standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the "forever chemicals" that are dangerous to human health:
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 27, which would overturn a recent Biden Administration regulation clarifying protection of America's waters under the Clean Water Act.
Communities in Minnesota and across our nation need reliable access to clean water. Without clean water our communities don't have access to safe drinking water, farmers can't grow the food we eat, and our nurses and doctors can't clean their hands before a procedure. Clean water touches every facet of our daily lives, and our communities cannot thrive without it.