By Ashley Hackett, MinnPost

“Lawmakers voted 247-174 for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, originally introduced in 2019, which creates protections for farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally. All but one Democrat supported the measure, and 30 Republicans also voted in favor. Minnesota Democratic Reps. Angie Craig, Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum and Dean Phillips voted “yes,” while their Republican counterparts Reps. Jim Hagedorn, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, and Pete Stauber voted against the bill.”

By Rilyn Eischens, Minnesota Reformer

“‘While there is disagreement about the merits of Line 3, and whether investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is sound policy in general, the public needs to have confidence that all federal decisions around any such projects that are approved are made without cutting any legal or regulatory corners,’ McCollum wrote in the letter.”

By Saint Sahag Armenian Church

“We are pleased to share with all of you that after our efforts and personal outreach to US Rep. Betty McCollum, we have received a good news from her office today informing us that Rep. McCollum co-sponsored a resolution condemning Azeri aggression, denouncing Turkey’s involvement and urging them to return to the ceasefire agreement.”

By Mshale

“On Foreign Affairs, Congresswoman McCollum responded to our question on how president Trump should eb graded by saying she will give him an F “With regard to Africa, in addition to blatantly insulting our African allies, Trump wants to abandon commitments to improve food security, poverty alleviation, and resettle African refugees in the U.S. The fact of the matter is, with regard to foreign policy, this administration is a disaster”.

By Mitch Anderson, The Minnesota Daily

“McCollum introduced the Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2007 earlier this year. The bill calls for the U.S. government to work with Armenia to resolve Haglund’s murder, in addition to allocating $250,000 toward a University learning abroad scholarship established in his honor.”