119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL, MN-04) announced on Tuesday morning that she reintroduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, a bill she has championed for nearly a decade. The legislation would permanently protect 225,504 acres of federal lands and waters within the Superior National Forest from highly hazardous sulfide-ore copper mining, including a plan by a Chilean mining company to extract critical minerals from the Superior National Forest and sell them to China for smelting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL, MN-04) announced on Thursday morning that she will continue serving on the House Appropriations Committee during the 119th Congress, the committee which funds the federal government. Congresswoman McCollum will serve her third term as the top Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in addition to serving as the number two Democrat on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act.
I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 28, which would open the door to invasive surveillance and physical inspections of young women and girls as a condition of their participation in sports.
Sports should be safe, accessible, and fair for everyone. Participating in sports helps young people develop skills like leadership and teamwork and builds their self-esteem. All children, no matter their gender, should have the opportunity to develop these skills in a supportive community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday afternoon, the Biden Administration announced that the government of Israel and terrorist organization Hamas agreed to a six-week ceasefire deal that will pause Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza and include the release of both Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. After the announcement was made public, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement:
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 30.
H.R. 30 undermines the basic constitutional protection of a person being innocent until proven guilty. It subjects immigrants, including those who have been victims of domestic violence, to new grounds of inadmissibility and deportability that do not require a conviction in court. This is an ominous step toward the erosion of the rights of all people in the United States, including citizens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday morning, Congresswoman Betty McCollum announced several federal grants that will benefit Minnesotans across the Twin Cities metro. The funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was passed when Democrats controlled Congress and was signed into law by President Biden in 2021, aims to improve mobility, connectivity, and sustainability of transportation options in the Twin Cities metro area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation and Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after being sworn in to represent Minnesota’s Fourth District in the United States House of Representatives for the 119th Congress:
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