Campaign Updates
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - A bitter fight in Washington over food stamps has left Republicans and Democrats far from the same table. In Minnesota, a bill that passed the Republican-controlled House has created worries that the food shelves that feed Minnesota's hungry will soon be crowded with more friends in need. Shellie Sandford says health troubles forced her to retire and as a single parent with...
Congresswoman McCollum addressed the Fourth Congressional District's 11th annual Bruce Vento Dinner on Sunday, September 22 at the Prom Center in Oakdale. In honor of the late Congressman Bruce Vento, DFLer's from across the East Metro gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and to look ahead to the 2013 and 2014 elections. Former Congressman Jim Oberstar provided the keynote...
As always, it was an honor for Congresswoman McCollum to celebrate the work of the Human Rights Campaign at its annual gala and dinner. Richard Carlbom was awarded the Brian Coyle Leadership Award for managing the campaign of Minnesotans United for All Families. Richard did fantastic work in helping to defeat last year's anti-marriage amendment. His leadership in ensuring marriage equality for...
Chris Kluwe is still looking for an NFL job, but after his rant last night, we doubt he'll find work with the Washington Redskins. Kluwe sounded off on the Redskins nickname controversy, which has gained steam this year as prominent national sportswriters Peter King and Bill Simmons have begun boycotting mentioning "Redskins" in their columns and protesters have started calling for the name to...
There are few ideas that convey the idea of "shared security" better than global warming. When the world warms up, when the sea levels rise, and when the extreme weather patterns wreak havoc, we are all in it together – either to weather it or to be weathered by it. Carbon consumption, here on our continent or theirs, equals climate change everywhere. And while some places are getting hit or hurt...
When 20 innocent first-graders and six brave educators were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut last December, Americans across the country offered prayers and held memorials. Members of Congress and the White House promised meaningful action. Tragically, not every shooting is accompanied by such an appropriately powerful response. When my father Reuven was killed alongside five...
Representative Betty McCollum (MN) spoke on the House floor today, urging passage of the Global Food Security Act. She said it's vital to support the legislation to save millions from hunger worldwide and improve the national security of the United States. McCollum said, "it's the right thing to do." (See video of her floor speech HERE) The bill, which is supported by over 30 humanitarian aid...
It is time that the National Football League and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell face the reality that the continued use of the word “redskin” is unacceptable. It is a racist, derogatory term and patently offensive to Native Americans. The Native American community has spent millions of dollars over the last two decades trying earnestly to fight the racism that is perpetuated by this slur. The...
DFL Congresswoman Betty McCollum responded Tuesday, July 23, to a spending plan approved by a Republican-controlled U.S. House panel. Under the plan, about 80 percent of funding aimed to make headway on some of the Great Lakes' most longstanding ecological problems, from harbors caked with toxic sludge to the threat of an Asian carp attack, would be lost. More information about the plan is...
For 13 years, the Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) AmeriCorps program, a project of the St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), has provided technology instruction to underserved individuals with low technology skills across the Twin Cities. Earlier this month, CTEP received a $1.2 million grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to continue the program...