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Who did Minnesota's representatives and senators bring to the State of the Union address?

By Eder Campuzano, Star Tribune

“McCollum helped secure $1.5 million for the Gillette Children's Research Investigative Lab in St. Paul last year. The 12-term congresswoman chose Gillette Children's CEO Barbara Joers as her guest for the State of the Union address to ‘highlight our partnership in securing federal investments in high-quality, compassionate health care for children.’”

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Klobuchar, McCollum aim to thwart catalytic converter theft

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“‘It seems like everybody has a personal connection to a catalytic converter theft,' McCollum said. 'Despite broad support from industry, law enforcement, and both sides of the aisle, the PART Act is not moving through regular order markups.’”

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Sierra Club Endorses Rep. Betty McCollum for 2024 Re-Election

By Sierra Club

“We commend her outstanding advocacy for clean water, including as author of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act and co-author of the Mississippi River Resilience and Restoration Initiative; and her leadership on climate change and other issues affecting Minnesota.”

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McCollum, Baldwin push to safeguard Mississippi River amid growing environmental concerns

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via MinnPost

"The program would be housed within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and program funding would fall into four main buckets. Those include improving water quality, restoring habitats, reducing the presence of invasive species and creating natural infrastructure to protect against flood damage."

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GOP stand-alone Israel aid bill rejected in the House

By Caroline Coudriet, Roll Call

“‘It’s equally important to get more life saving humanitarian aid into Gaza, because if we don’t, the situation for civilians will continue to deteriorate,’ said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. ‘Starvation will grow, disease will spread, and Palestinian civilians — most of them children — will continue to suffer and many die.’”

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US lawmakers to press for humanitarian action on Myanmar

By Simon Lewis, Reuters

“Republican Bill Huizenga of Michigan and Democrat Betty McCollum of Minnesota will chair the Congressional Burma Caucus, which the statement from the two lawmakers said was intended to bolster congressional support for the fight for democracy and human rights in the country also known as Myanmar.”

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Dems press Blinken on 'highly unusual' Israel weapons moves

By Connor O’Brien, POLITICO

“In addition to Warren, the letter was signed by Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Fifteen House Democrats also signed on, including Reps. Betty McCollum of Minnesota and Barbara Lee of California, the top Democrats on the House panels that control appropriations to the State Department and the Pentagon.”

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Opinion: ‘Be the Match’ becomes NMDP: what it means and why congressional funding still matters

By Amy Ronneberg, MinnPost

“Rep. Betty McCollum, who represents Minnesota’s Fourth District in Congress, has been a key advocate for this successful partnership through her former position as chair and now ranking member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. We are fortunate to have her in such a senior position in Congress to advocate for the needs of our community and our nation at large.”

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George Santos expelled from Congress

By Eric McDaniel, MPR

“Republican Rep. Pete Stauber joined Minnesota Democratic Reps. Angie Craig, Betty McCollum, and Ilhan Omar in voting “yes” to expel.”

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Group of Democrats urges Biden and Blinken to support a cease-fire in Gaza

By Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News

“The letter — signed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Betty McCollum of Minnesota, Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, and 21 others, many of whom are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus — said that the lawmakers were concerned about the intensifying war in Gaza.”

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