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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement after at least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were targeted with bomb threats Monday:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Department of the Interior announced its reversal of Trump-era decisions imperiling the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW):

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) will host three virtual field hearings this week to hear testimony from leaders of Fourth Congressional District cities, counties, and school districts on each entity's use of more than $500 million in federal American Rescue Plan pandemic relief. Congresswoman McCollum and Fourth District residents will have the opportunity to hear from witnesses on how American Rescue Plan funds are being spent to impact public health, jobs, and help families and communities Build Back Better.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today ahead of Monday's observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) announced the first round of investments in repairing Minnesota bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act she and four Minnesota Democratic colleagues helped pass into law. All Minnesota Republicans voted against the bill. McCollum's effort delivers $60.4 million for Minnesota to fix bridges this year in FY 2022, part of a total $302.2 million investment over the next five years.

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Budget certainty is essential to the entire federal government, especially for our national security. Last year, House and Senate Democrats advanced legislation to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 – with increases over last year's funding. On November 2, we formally asked Republicans to present an offer of their own on government funding so we can negotiate and enact full-year funding for the Department of Defense and the rest of the federal government.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today on the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) celebrated the announcement that $2,327,046 will be awarded to eight organizations in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District to fund AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) projects: