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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) and Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Chair and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior and Environment, respectively, sent a letter to Administrator Wheeler after the lawmakers were notified of EPA's intended reorganization of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). This is the second reorganization in the last month that EPA has announced without first undergoing the required review and approval process by Congress.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today on the 19^th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:

"On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the tragedy and pain our nation felt on that day, and remember the victims of the attacks and their families. They will forever be in our minds and hearts. The passing of nineteen years has not diminished our devotion to honoring the victims and continuing our vigilance to never allow such an attack to happen again.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) issued the following statement today ahead of Labor Day:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and others today introduced the Israeli Annexation Non-Recognition Act, a bill to prohibit the United States from formally recognizing or providing U.S. aid to any area of the occupied West Bank annexed by the Government of Israel in violation of international law.

Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after President Trump issued a series of executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Minnesota National Guard released a summary of the results from the military investigation board into the December 5, 2019 crash of a UH-60L helicopter that killed three members of the Minnesota National Guard:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement today after the passage of the FY 21 Interior-Environment funding bill, part of a four-bill appropriations minibus, H.R. 7608:

As the House Appropriations Committee advanced all 12 appropriations bills to the House floor this week, President Trump denied Minnesota federal emergency assistance through The Stafford Act for recovery efforts following civil unrest and property destruction in the Twin Cities resulting from the killing of Mr. George Floyd.