By Blois Olson, morning take

“PFAS: via Rep. Betty McCollum advisory, VERBATIM: “‘Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act bicameral legislation to address the use of [PFAS] in the domestic supply chain. … The [bill] would…require all PFAS manufacturers and users to file reports with EPA to disclose certain information relating to PFAS, and require manufacturers and users to submit a phase-out schedule of their products to be completed within 10 years.’”

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

“But Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota, the ranking Democrat on the House subcommittee with oversight over defense spending, said the president has taken the U.S. into a war without coming to Congress and she’s demanding more details.

‘This is not going to be a rubber stamp for the president of the United States,’ McCollum said.

She said Congress is still waiting for the administration to explain where it would be spending the additional $150 billion funding that went to the Pentagon through Trump’s tax and spending cut bill. It’s also waiting on the president’s budget request for this year.

‘I’m not writing blank checks to the Department of Defense,’ McCollum said.”

By Imani Cruzen, Pioneer Press

“U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, opposed relocating retail services from the downtown location, citing its central location.”

By International Campaign for Tibet

“Twelve Members signed the letter. Written by McGovern and Kim, it was also signed by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY.)”

By Jane McClure, My Villager

“U.S. Representative Betty McCollum has also asked the MPCA to consider the full cleanup option, contending that a partial cleanup poses potential financial risks to the public. ‘If additional cleanup is needed later due to new scientific findings or changing circumstances and Ford is no longer able to pay, the cost of cleanup would fall to taxpayers,’ McCollum said.”

By Heather Hahn, United Methodist News

“After the hearing, Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, the dean of the Minnesota congressional delegation, also issued a statement thanking her ‘for offering the committee a glimpse of the suffering that Minnesotans have experienced....’”

By Allison Kite, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum called Noem ‘the most inept, incompetent, and dishonorable leader’ in DHS history.”

By By Brian Bakst, Peter Cox, Dana Ferguson and Nicole Ki, MPR News

“The longest-serving member of Minnesota's congressional delegation says she'll seek another term this fall. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum sat down with Dana this week and said she'll pursue a 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives after her family and constituents encouraged her to run again. She was first elected in 2000 and represents St.Paul, along with Ramsey County and parts of Washington County. McCollum said it's important to have someone with institutional memory who is willing to speak up in the seat. ‘I have people coming up and hugging me at Target or the coffee shop and I've never had this happening before. They’re saying, ‘you can't retire,’’ McCollum said. ‘If the voters return me, I'm ready to do the job again for another two years and give it every ounce of strength and determination I have to put our country back on the right track.’ McCollum is the top Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Democrat Aswar Rahman is also running as a Democrat and Republican Paul Wikstrom is vying for the seat.”

By Riley Moser, WCCO

“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum released a scathing statement, referring to Noem as the ‘most inept, incompetent, and dishonorable leader in the history of the Department of Homeland Security.’

‘Minnesotans will never forget the terror that Kristi Noem unleashed upon our state,’ McCollum said. ‘Firing her is just the first step to ending the lawlessness that she oversaw at DHS.’

The Democratic congresswoman for Minnesota, like Walz, also called for an overhaul of the Department of Homeland Security.

‘It is up to Congress to rein in an out-of-control department and rebuild agencies that respect the civil and constitutional rights of the American people,’ McCollum said.”

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“‘We have the power of the purse,’ said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. ‘And maybe by the power of the purse we could get to the negotiating table.’”

By Dana Ferguson and Lukas Levin

“Only one current member of Minnesota's congressional delegation was in office the last time Congress voted to authorize a war: U.S Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.

She opposed the authorization of force against Iraq in 2002. And now, McCollum made clear she wants the recent strikes on Iran to stop.

‘We need to figure out an off-ramp for it very quickly, before we lose more soldiers, before we have more people who are injured,’ McCollum said.”

By Nathaniel Minor, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Rep. Betty McCollum warned that Trump has violated the War Powers Act in the Constitution and urged colleagues to support the resolution.

‘Passing this war powers resolution is essential to reining in the unlawful actions of this president," McCollum said. ‘Every member of Congress must state on the record whether they support the president’s actions.’”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“WAR POWERS: After Senate Republicans defeated a war powers resolution yesterday, the U.S. House will vote on the issue today. Minnesota’s delegation is expected to vote on party lines — DFL Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith already voted “yes” on reigning in Pres. Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran. DFL Reps. Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar have confirmed they will also vote “yes.””

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, who called the attack on Iran ‘disastrous,’ said she has little hope the resolutions would be able to survive a Trump veto. ‘We don’t have the votes,’ she said.”

By Drivetime with DeRusha

“Wednesday 5pm Hour: Jason talks to Congresswoman Betty McCollum about today's hearing with Gov. Walz and AG Ellison. Plus, how will she vote on a war powers resolution on Iran? Then he's joined by Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen about her new book ‘Flowers Bloom Anyway’ telling her story of being widowed in her 30's.”

By Colleen O’Connor Toberman, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is also against a partial cleanup. In her letter to the MPCA, she states: ‘An incomplete cleanup poses a risk to taxpayers. If additional cleanup is needed later due to new scientific findings or changing circumstances and Ford is no longer able to pay, the cost of cleanup would fall to taxpayers.’”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“Via DFL Rep. Betty McCollum, QUOTE: ‘I am heartbroken by the loss of six American service members in the Middle East. The Army has released the names of four of those we lost, including a constituent of mine, Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor. My thoughts are with her family, friends, and fellow Soldiers as they grieve this tremendous loss.’”

By Julie Fleshman, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

“We are especially grateful to the leadership of the Appropriations Committee and the Labor-HHS and Defense subcommittees including Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), and Rep. Aderholt (R-AL) for working in a bipartisan manner.”

By Kyle Brown, KSTP

“Morrison was allowed to conduct surprise visits of the Whipple Federal Building — ICE’s home base in Minnesota — after the court intervened, but her colleagues, Reps. Angie Craig, Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar, were all turned away.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“Via DFL Rep. Betty McCollum, QUOTE: ‘This military action was launched without Congressional approval and with no imminent threat posed by Iran to the United States. … Let us pray for the U.S. service members who have been given orders to fight this war, for their families, as well as all families in the region who now find themselves in grave danger as a result Trump’s reckless, illegal, and unnecessary decision to go to war.’”