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Betty McCollum - forThe U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since 2001.
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Proposed DFL redistricting map irks McCollum
The Minnesota DFL Party submitted a congressional redistricting plan Friday that would place Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum into a district with GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann. Bachmann is currently running for the GOP presidential nomination, but hasn't ruled out another run for Congress. The plan has prompted McCollum's chief of staff to send an e-mail criticizing the proposal. "The DFL Chair and his high-paid lawyers have proposed a congressional map to the redistricting panel that is hyper-partisan and bizarre," McCollum's chief of staff Bill Harper said in the email. "Their plan ignores the ...
McCollum blames Tea Party for nation's political gridlock
Mary Leary, a small business owner from Mendota Heights, isn't much concerned with the volatility currently gripping Wall Street. The partisanship and structural gridlock in national American politics are what's on her mind.She was one of more than 100 who gathered in St. Paul Tuesday night for Congresswoman Betty McCollum's town hall meeting. "It's more of the gridlock that has become really, really bad," Leary said as she waited to see McCollum, a politician she admires. "It's lethal." Constituents worried about rollercoaster stock markets, near government default, a potentially broken ...
Betty McCollum: What's wrong with the TRAIN act
Congressmember Betty McCollum joined local environmentalists and representatives from the American Lung Association September 29 at Children’s Hospital in St. Paul in opposition to a bill recently passed by the U.S. House, which she said would delay the cleanup of dangerous mercury and toxic pollutants from power plants.The Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act was passed September 23. The TRAIN Act — which environmentalists are calling it the “train wreck”— will require a federal interagency committee to analyze the cumulative impact of ...
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McCollum Calls for Urgent Action to Address Zika Crisis Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) delivered remarks on the Zika crisis on House Floor Wednesday afternoon. The Congresswoman’s remarks followed the House’s return from a seven-week recess called by House Republicans, the longest summer recess of the modern era. The Congresswoman’s full remarks are below and video is available here: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand this House act on the Zika crisis. The Zika virus is being transmitted by mosquitoes right inside the United States now. Parts of Miami are under Zika-related travel warnings. The total number of American cases has climbed to almost 17,000, including 1,600 expecting mothers. Six months ago, the public health experts told us what they needed to address Zika. House Republicans have ignored those experts. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and state public health agencies are running out of money for Zika response. The CDC Director tells us that the money to fight this disease will be gone by the end of Sept |
McCollum Statement on Funding to Clean Up Unexploded Ordnance in Laos Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement after President Obama announced $90 million in funding for the clean-up of unexploded American ordnance in Laos: “More than 40 years after American bombing in Laos ended, unexploded ordnance dropped by the United States continues to threaten the lives of Laotians and hamper economic development throughout the country. For years, I have advocated for increased resources to ensure the United States meets its moral obligation to clean up these bombs. In March, I led a letter to President Obama urging him to provide more funding for this important endeavor. President Obama’s announcement today of $90 million in funding for unexploded ordnance clean-up in Laos over the next three years is a very important step to meeting our country’s moral obligation to the Laotian people. In the years to come, I will continue to push for sustained funding to address this legacy of war once and for all.” |
As NFL Opens Season, Congresswoman Renews Call for Washington Football Team to Change The Mascot WASHINGTON — Ahead of this evening’s National Football League season opener, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), co-chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, issued the following statement on the Washington football team’s racist name and mascot: “The National Football League starts another season tonight in which Commissioner Roger Goodell and team owners are profiting from a racist team name and mascot that mocks Native Americans as nineteenth-century caricature. The NFL’s Washington Red****s team name and mascot is a testament to racial bigotry and commercial exploitation. No other race, ethnicity or religious group in America is treated with such disrespect. I am calling on NFL players and fans of all races to stand up and speak out against the NFL’s racist treatment of Native Americans. It’s time to change the mascot.” |
McCollum Statement on House Passage of Commission on Native Children Act Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement after the House passed the House amendment to S. 246, the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act by voice vote: “I am very pleased that the House recognized the importance of understanding and addressing the needs of Native American children by passing this bipartisan bill today. With Native American children and youth facing higher rates of poverty, violence, and foster care placement and considerably worse health outcomes and educational attainment than other children, it is clear our country has more work to do to support Native American young people. That is why bringing tribal leaders and tribal youth together within this Commission to help identify solutions is so important. I was proud to sponsor the House version of this bill with my friend, Representative Tom Cole (R-O.K.), and I appreciate Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)’s leadership on this issue in the Senate. I |
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