By General Atomics

“SAN DIEGO – 09 June 2025 - General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) and other members of state and local government attended a real-time demonstration of the complete destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) waste streams using GA-EMS’ PERSES™ waste destruction system at a site located in Lake Elmo, MN on Friday, May 30. The PERSES system is currently on-site at the Lake Elmo facility for a four-week period to demonstrate the system’s industrial-scale capabilities to destroy a wide variety of PFAS and PFAS contaminated waste. The PERSES system will then be shipped to other suitable test sites for additional on-site PFAS destruction testing and demonstrations.”

By Warren P. Strobel and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post

“The letter was signed by Sen. Mark R. Warner (Virginia) and Rep. Jim Himes (Connecticut), the top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees; and Sen. Chris Coons (Delaware) and Rep. Betty McCollum (Minnesota), ranking Democrats on the chambers’ defense appropriations subcommittees.”

By Blois Olson, Fluence Media

“RESPONSE: via a Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘President [Donald] Trump is deliberately escalating the situation in Los Angeles by calling up the National Guard without a request from Governor [Gavin] Newsom. This decision is downright dangerous. Secretary [Pete] Hegseth’s statement implying active duty Marines could also be called up is outrageous. The active duty military has absolutely no legal role in domestic law enforcement. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth should read the Constitution and follow the law.’”

By Woodbury News Net

“Josh Straka, chief of staff to U.S. Rep. McCollum, presented a letter of appreciation from the Congresswoman along with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.”

By Tim Harlow, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Minnesota U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum also called out Trump’s focus on Laos, saying he ‘betrays our American values’ by restricting travel from countries ‘he doesn’t like.’”

By FASD United

“The authorizing language, The FASD Respect Act, has been a several years long bi-partisan effort led by Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Don Bacon (R-NE) in the House and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in the Senate to address FASD on the national level and positively impact the lives of people across the country living with FASD and prenatal substance exposure.”

By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Bipartisan push on for Minnesota magnets. Reps. Betty McCollum and Brad Finstad teamed up to pen a letter urging Congress and Trump to get behind rare-earth-free magnet manufacturing amid a trade war with China. “

By Rep. Kaohly Vang Her, Minnesota House of Representatives

“This past Saturday I joined Congresswoman Betty McCollum, along with my fellow State Representatives, for an important conversation at the Medicaid Matters Town Hall.

The event featured a panel of expert speakers who highlighted the real-life consequences of the GOP’s ‘Billionaire Tax Giveaway’ bill. This proposal would strip healthcare coverage from 20,000 Minnesotans. Congresswoman McCollum offered critical updates on this harmful legislation and its far-reaching impact.”

By John Lauritsen, WCCO

“‘We are in this together. We are one team making sure our constituents have safe drinking water,’ said DFL Rep. Betty McCollum.”

By Mark Zdechlik, MPR News

“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-MN, and others hope the technology, currently being used for concentrated contaminated water, can be scaled up to process drinking water. McCollum, who helped secure Defense Department funding for the technology, said there could not be a better place to highlight the process.”

By Reps. Betty McCollum (D-MINN) and Brad Finstad (R-MINN), The Hill

“‘Let’s be clear, we are not referring to the magnets we have on our refrigerators for the coupon, recipe or the most recent school photo. Rare earth permanent magnets are essential to the automotive, aerospace and consumer electronic industries, as well as virtually all advanced defense capabilities. Almost every major defense system, from fighter jet engines, precision guidance munitions, military vehicles, radar jammers, satellite radios, power generators, and countless other national security applications require rare earth permanent magnets.’"

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“‘The ugly truth of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is that it strips away healthcare from 20,000 Minnesotans with disabilities, seniors, children, and working parents in Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District — that’s the equivalent of every resident of Stillwater losing their healthcare overnight,’ said Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum in a statement. ‘The ugly truth is that 45,000 Minnesotans will go hungry without the SNAP food assistance they rely on — the equivalent of every resident of Maplewood going to bed hungry and waking up hungry.’”

By Martín González Gómez, Jon Huang, Alicia Parlapiano, and Lily Boyce, The New York Times

“[Betty McCollum, Minn. 4th, NO]”

By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Working overtime. The House Rules Committee worked overnight on the bill and considered hundreds of amendments, including from Reps. Angie Craig, Kelly Morrison and Betty McCollum. Fischbach is Minnesota's sole lawmaker who sits on the committee and attended the marathon meeting.”

By Bobby Magill, Bloomgberg Law

“‘We haven’t seen much of your budget,’ McCollum told the secretary, adding that she’s concerned about proposed cuts, especially a 39% cut to the USGS.”

By Pauleen Le, WCCO

“Rep. Betty McCollum said she is ‘praying that his health is restored quickly and hoping that he makes a full recovery in the weeks ahead.’”

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“Minnesota’s Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Betty McCollum, Ilhan Omar and Kelly Morrison, joined 183 other Democratic House members in an amicus brief that said that, regardless of whether the Supreme Court believes Trump’s birthright executive order is unconstitutional, Trump cannot violate the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which confers all children born in the United States have U.S. citizenship.”

By Stephen Lee, Bloomberg Law

“Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) suggested that some grants had been cut just because the phrase ‘environmental justice’ is in something.”

By Brian Arola, MinnPost

“Placing permanent federal protections on the Boundary Waters could come in the form of legislation someday, but bills of that nature introduced this year by Smith and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, aren’t going anywhere in a Congress under GOP control.”

By Betty McCollum, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“To be clear: I strongly support an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As one of only 133 members of the House of Representatives to vote against authorizing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, I have a record of opposing endless war. But an end to this war must accomplish two things: First, Ukraine must have security guarantees by their fellow democracies to ensure that they will never again face the horrific destruction wrought by Putin. Second, no agreement can include formal recognition by the U.S. that illegally seized territories belong to Russia. Unfortunately, Trump‘s reported plan fails on both accounts.”