By Blois Olson, morning take

“RESPONSE: via DFL Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘Not only has the president’s war of choice utterly failed to deliver on his own shifting military goals, but it has also cost the American people directly by increasing prices for necessities. … President [Donald] Trump is attempting to negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was not closed prior to the start of the war.’”

By Jordan Carney and Calen Razor, POLITICO

“The panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Betty McCollum, said she voted against the spending package and indicated other Democrats did as well. Democrats are likely to again denounce the bill’s topline — as well as differences over the Iran war, Ukraine and the deployment of National Guard troops — when House Appropriations considers the bill publicly on June 24.”

By Save the Boundary Waters

“We are thankful to the leadership of Rep. Betty McCollum, who continues to be a Boundary Waters Champion in the House. In committee, she voiced, ‘It makes no sense to put our waters at risk for the benefit of Chilean billionaires.’”

By Association of Defense Communities

“‘[T]his level of defense spending comes at the cost of cuts to domestic investments like education and workforce training, as well as international diplomacy,’ Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said in a statement. “

By Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg Government

“‘The majority has written a Defense Appropriations Act that provides the department with over a trillion dollars—an unprecedented sum,’ Defense Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said. ‘But this level of defense spending comes at the cost of cuts to domestic investments like education and workforce training, as well as international diplomacy.’”

By Nina Heller, Roll Call

“Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, a member of the House Appropriations panel whose office is in Rayburn, said she doesn’t think enough members understand the severity of the situation, but it’s easy to see why.”

By Minnesota DFL Party

“Congresswoman Betty McCollum is fighting against Donald Trump’s war of choice raising costs at the pump and the grocery store. Minnesotans are ready to send her back to Washington because they want steady leadership ready to work for them.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“BWCAW: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: ‘Congress is considering another measure to help a controversial mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. A budget bill that would re-grant crucial mineral leases to the Twin Metals mine was voted out of committee [and] is expected to go to the floor of the House in the coming weeks. If passed, the bill would require the Department of the Interior to reissue two federal mineral leases to Twin Metals in Superior National Forest. … Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., said she is committed to trying to remove the language when the bill comes to conference committee.’”

By Chloe Johnson, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“McCollum, who urged her colleagues to strip the lease language during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday night, called it ‘a bad deal for the American taxpayer.’ An amendment to strip the lease language and 50 other provisions that Democrats oppose failed."

By Blois Olson, morning take

“RESPONSE: via Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘Democrats were finally joined by enough Republicans to assert Congress’s constitutional War Powers authority. … The President should work with the international community to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Iran nuclear materials issue and open up the Strait of Hormuz. I call on the Senate to immediately take up and pass this resolution.’”

By Ashley Wu and Martín González Gómez, The New York Times

“Betty McCollum, Minn. 4th [Yes]”

By Punchbowl News

“‘It’s concerning that the Navy’s asking the committee for funding without the full understanding of what the final concept or true construction schedule will look like,’ Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said in May.”

By Steven Gothrinet, Hemp Gazette

“Lawmakers, including Reps. Betty McCollum (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-IL), have emphasized the need for unambiguous medical cannabis tax guidance in two primary areas:

• Businesses operating under state-issued cannabis licenses that encompass both adult-use and medicinal purposes.

• Businesses holding separate state-issued cannabis licenses for adult-use and medicinal purposes.”

By Liz Fedor, Twin Cities Business

“McCollum, dean of Minnesota’s delegation, serves as the ranking member on the U.S. House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. ‘If you look at the cost of defense programs over a lifetime, most of our costs are actually due to maintenance and repair,’ she said. If something breaks on an aircraft carrier, McCollum said it would be cost-efficient to be able to make a replacement part on a 3D printer and quickly solve the problem.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“GLUTEN: via Rep. Betty McCollum advisory, VERBATIM: ‘Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced the Celiac Safety Act to strengthen food labeling law and protect the roughly 3 million Americans with Celiac Disease. The legislation is the first proposal in Congress to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate the inclusion of ‘gluten-containing grains’ as a major food allergen, ensuring manufacturers label the inclusion of all gluten-containing ingredients in products made available to the public.’”

By Tom Angell, Marijuana Moment

“In addition to Horsford and Cohen, the new letter is signed by Reps. Betty McCollum (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-IL).”

By The Minnesota Star Tribune

“I haven’t lived in McCollum’s district long enough to know if I agree with her on every issue, but on this one she deserves credit for calling out Israel’s brutal conduct against Palestinians, which would be universally condemned if carried out by any other nation.

Steve Schild, Falcon Heights”

By Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

“The bill’s co-sponsors are Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) and Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), Bobby Scott (Va.), Dan Goldman (N.Y.), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Steve Cohen (Tenn.), Jasmine Crockett (Texas), Danny Davis (Ill.), Diana DeGette (Colo.), Lois Frankel (Fla.), John Larson (Conn.), Stephen Lynch (Mass.), Betty McCollum (Minn.), Morgan McGarvey (Ky.), Kevin Mullin (Calif.), Mike Quigley (Ill.), Mary Gay Scanlon (Pa.), Mark Takano (Calif.), Jill Tokuda (Hawaii), Paul Tonko (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.).”

By Betty McCollum, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“I have long opposed the Israeli government’s treatment of the Palestinian people. Over the last 10 years, I have introduced my bill, the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, five times. This bill ensures that not one dollar of U.S. assistance to Israel can be used to detain children, demolish families’ homes or permanently annex Palestinian lands.”

By Tiago Ventura, TIME Magazine

“‘Speaker Johnson just cancelled a vote on the Iran war powers resolution because he knows a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives would have voted to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran,’ argued Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota. ‘The Speaker's cowardly decision is a complete failure of leadership.’”