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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) has initiated and led a bipartisan letter to House leadership requesting dedicated funding for children's specialty hospitals in the next COVID-19 federal emergency response package. Signed by 149 Members of Congress, including 30 Republicans, the letter signals strong support for ensuring children's hospitals can continue to provide care to critically ill children during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

Representatives from children's hospitals within Minnesota's Fourth District released the following statements:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today after the third coronavirus emergency response package was expected to pass the U.S. House of Representatives:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today following the U.S. Senate passage of H.R. 6201, the Families First Act, and regarding Congress's next steps to protect Americans during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic:

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement today following the decision by the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to uphold the Trump administration's revival of previously-cancelled mining leases in the Rainy River Watershed in northern Minnesota:

The Minnesota Congressional Delegation sent an open letter to the people of Minnesota today amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The delegation is committed to working together to ensure Minnesotans have the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Tina Smith, Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-07), Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04), Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06), Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03), Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08), Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02), Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05), wrote:

Dear Minnesotans,

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today invited high school students in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District to participate in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery." Submissions are due Wednesday, April 15, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. CT.