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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-MN) release the following statement regarding her legislation to authorize advance appropriations for essential tribal services funded by the federal government:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, held a public hearing today to conduct oversight of the Trump administration's actions during the 35-day partial government shutdown. Chair McCollum released the following statement:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement on President Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address:
"Over the past two years, President Trump has tried repeatedly to sabotage Americans' healthcare, inflicted harm and hardship during an unnecessary government shutdown, exploded the budget deficit with massive tax giveaways to corporate interests, and sowed fear and bigotry instead of working with Democrats on effective immigration reform and border policy.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement commemorating Black History Month:
"This month, we reflect on the African American experience throughout our country's existence, and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of Black leaders in American history. We must remember the harsh injustices and the fraught struggle for equality that Black Americans have faced and continue to face in our country, and keep up the fight for equality and justice for all.
Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) was officially confirmed as Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Upon taking the gavel, an urgent priority for Rep. McCollum will be to conduct oversight of the Trump administration's actions during the shutdown concerning the Department of Interior, EPA, and other agencies.
Congresswoman McCollum released the following statement:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL, MN-04) and other Members of Congress released a letter sent January 18, 2019, to the Bureau of Land Management requesting an extension of the amount of time the public can comment on its plans to renew 10-year leases for Twin Metals, a company seeking to build a copper-nickel mine directly adjacent to the Boundary Waters.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on Monday, January 21, 2019.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Chair-designate of the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, will bring the FY19 $35.9 billion Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill (H.R. 266) to the House floor on Friday, January 11, 2019, at 9:15am for a full vote by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congresswoman McCollum released the following statement:
President Trump's shutdown of the federal government has harmed federal employees, our economy, and our national security. I have voted and will continue to vote to end his shutdown and reopen the government. President Trump's demands for over $5 billion for a wall along our southern border will do nothing to make America safer or fix our broken immigration system. President Trump has systematically misled the American people by claiming there is a crisis of undocumented immigrants crossing the border.
This is categorically false.