
NEWS
The race for Angie Craig’s US House seat is heating up
By Ana Radelat, MinnPost
“Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, has raised more than $478,000. And Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-5th District, who always draws a well-funded challenger, has raised more than $1.3 million.”
Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles
By Shawn Hubler and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
“‘The president’s decision to call the National Guard troops to Los Angeles was premature, and the decision to deploy active-duty Marines as well is downright escalatory,’ Representative Betty McCollum, Democrat of Minnesota, told Mr. Hegseth.”
FAA investigating SkyWest jet's near miss with B-52 bomber over North Dakota
By David Shepardson and Phil Stewart, Reuters
“‘The incident in Minot raises serious questions about passenger safety,’ McCollum said. ‘Given the Department of Defense training that takes place in the surrounding area, Minot International Airport must also immediately receive and install radar technology to have a full accounting of all local air traffic.’”
FAA investigating after Delta plane from Minneapolis narrowly avoids collision with B-52 bomber
By Tim Harlow, The Minnesota Star Tribune
“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum said the aviation incident ‘raises serious questions about passenger safety’ and that she welcomes the FAA’s investigation.”
morning take: Pratt Running in CD2
By Blois Olson, Morning Take
“BWCAW: via a Rep. Betty McCollum press release, VERBATIM: ‘Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)…Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Congresswoman Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to overturn the 225,504-acre federal mineral withdrawal in the Rainy River Watershed on the Superior National Forest. [They argue] this move would blindside local communities, ignore scientific consensus, and put the profits of mining interests ahead of Minnesota’s clean water.’”
Pilot of flight from MSP to Minot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber
By Ashley Halbach, KSTP
“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is now calling for radar to be added to the Minot airport, given the close call.”
D.C. Memo: Dems rake in Senate campaign cash
By Ana Radelat, MinnPost
“On Thursday, Smith and 45 House Democrats, including Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District; Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-5th District; and Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-3rd District, wrote to President Donald Trump, asking him to abandon the attempt to clawback funds.”
Hot Dish: A 'massive' fraud scheme
By Nathaniel Minor, The Minnesota Star Tribune
“‘Climate change is making wildfire season longer and more dangerous across both the U.S. and Canada. This new reality requires us to work together with our Canadian neighbors, but instead Republicans are pointing fingers at Canada while slashing the Forest Service workforce that supports America’s domestic forest management and wildfire response,’ McCollum also told my colleague.”
PBS News Presents “Tipping Point: The Mighty Mississippi”
By PBS News
“Hosted by PBS News Hour science correspondent and executive producer Miles O’Brien, the program features live and recorded interviews with scientists, engineers, tribal leaders, policymakers, and residents whose lives and livelihoods are deeply tied to the Mississippi.
Betty McCollum, United States Representative from Minnesota…”
Senate to take up Trump DOGE cuts
By Mychael Schnell, The Hill
“‘President Trump’s and Secretary Hegseth’s complete disregard for the standard procedure for developing the Defense Appropriations Act will have serious consequences for our military readiness,’ Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, said in a statement.”
Midwest Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year is a podcaster, gun safety advocate from St. Paul’s West Side
By Deanna Pistono, MinnPost
“One of the highlights of the podcast for Cannon was getting to meet and interview Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat who represents Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District. State Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, DFL-St. Paul, who is also an alum of the Al Lenzmeier West Side Boys and Girls Club, is also set to be interviewed for the podcast in the future.”
How Minnesota lawmakers voted on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
By Felicity Dachel, KARE 11
“Betty McCollum (D-Fourth District)
Voted no, saying on social media, ‘Trump's Big Ugly Bill is a trillion-dollar handout for billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos – paid for in part by ripping away healthcare and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans.’”
See How Each House Member Voted on the President’s Policy Bill
By Alicia Parlapiano, Martín González Gómez, Ashley Cai, Karen Yourish and Ani Matevosian, The New York Times
“[Betty McCollum, Minn. 4th, NO]”
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon’s Ukraine weapons freeze
By Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary, Felicia Schwartz and Eli Stokols, POLITICO
“'Meanwhile, lawmakers in both parties said they were surprised by the Trump administration’s decision, with some questioning why Congress was not consulted beforehand. Such a move would be required before pausing weapons shipments that were already approved by lawmakers. ‘The Biden administration would come in with what the Ukrainians wanted, what we could supply, and then we’d have discussions about what would be expedited or put in the pipeline,’ Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the ranking member on the House panel overseeing DOD’s budget. ‘Those conversations are not taking place now.’”
Congress unanimously passes resolution honoring Melissa Hortman, husband
By Forum News Service via Pioneer Press
“It was introduced by Minnesota U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats; Minnesota Reps. Kelly Morrison, D, Betty McCollum, D, Tom Emmer, R, Pete Stauber, R, Angie Craig, D, Ilhan Omar, D, Michelle Fischbach, R, and Brad Finstad, R; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.”
Trump’s Iran strikes met with condemnation from Minnesota Democrats in Congress, praise from GOP
By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune
“Rep. Betty McCollum, who serves as the ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee, said she thinks Trump's strikes were 'unconstitutional' because Iran did not immediately pose a direct risk to the country.”
Full List of Congress Members Backing War Powers Resolution Against Trump
By Newsweek
“Representative Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat”
Minnesota lawmakers react to US airstrikes in Iran
By Samantha Fischer, KARE 11
“Minnesota's 4th Congressional District Rep. and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Betty McCollum, released a statement, calling the decision ‘unconstitutional’ after foregoing authorization from Congress.”
McCollum explains resolution that would keep the U.S. from entering the war with Iran
By Cathy Wurzer and Matthew Alvarez, MPR News
“Members of Congress are watching the unfolding situation and Minnesota’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is co-sponsoring a war powers resolution that would prohibit U.S. military involvement in Iran without congressional approval.”
U.S. Sen. Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. McCollum Remember Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman
By TPT Almanac
“U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum join us live in the studio.”