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.”

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.”

By TPT Almanac

“U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum join us live in the studio.”

By Blois Olson, Fluence Media

“MORE: Rep. Betty McCollum announced she is co-sponsoring the bipartisan war powers resolution in Congress, and Rep. Ilhan Omar is also supporting it. Sen. Tina Smith is co-sponsoring the “No War Against Iran Act” in the Senate. McCOLLUM: ‘I am deeply concerned by President Trump’s escalatory rhetoric. The United States is not at war with Iran. Any offensive military action taken by the U.S. must receive a vote in Congress.’”

By Iain Hoey, Fire and Safety Journal Americas

“According to General Atomics, Congresswoman McCollum and multiple government officials attended the live field test in Lake Elmo.

Congresswoman McCollum said: ‘This is an exciting day as we learn how to break down the toxic chemical bond of PFAS.

‘Through Department of Defense investment and private-sector innovation, General Atomics has achieved an extraordinary scientific breakthrough by completing a successful PFAS remediation in a controlled setting.

‘But there’s still work to be done.

‘Now, we must focus on scaling this technology so that it can be a solution for communities and military installations at large to eliminate the threat of PFAS pollution.’

General Atomics reported that the demonstration included a variety of PFAS-contaminated media such as biosolid sludge, firefighting foam, and landfill leachate.

The company noted that the test aimed to highlight the effectiveness of the system in diverse environments.”

By KSTP

“Entire Minnesota delegation, including Representatives Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Brad Finstad (MN-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ilhan Omar, (MN-05), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN)

‘Today we speak with one voice to express our outrage, grief, and condemnation of this horrible attack on public servants. There is no place in our democracy for politically-motivated violence. We are praying for John and Yvette’s recovery and we grieve the loss of Melissa and Mark with their family, colleagues, and Minnesotans across the state. We are grateful for law enforcement’s swift response to the situation and continued efforts.’”

By MPR News

“Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum

This is a shocking and heinous act of targeted political violence against elected officials. Minnesotans of all political backgrounds must unite to condemn this and all politically motivated acts of violence. In a democracy, we do not respond to acts of public policy with acts of violence motivated by extremism.”

By Betsy Klein, CNN

“‘The bipartisan Minnesota Congressional delegation united to express ‘outrage, grief, and condemnation’ after a targeted shooting of state Democratic legislators overnight Saturday.”

By Kathy Saltzman, Woodbury News Net

“The initiative is backed by $15 million from 2023 federal funding. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat whose district includes most of Woodbury, secured the funding when she served as chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.”

By Ryan Faircloth, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum spars with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Twin Cities Democrat McCollum questioned fellow Minnesotan Hegseth about the Trump administration’s response to unrest in Los Angeles and how the federal government was paying for it, my colleague Christopher Vondracek reports.”

By Helene Cooper, 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, said at a House committee hearing on Tuesday as lawmakers grilled Mr. Hegseth. ‘Active-duty military has absolutely no role in domestic law enforcement, and they are not trained for those missions.’”

By Christopher Vondracek, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“‘I asked about the budget,’ McCollum said, repeatedly. ‘Where are you pulling the money from?’”

By Anne Flaherty and Luis Martinez, ABC News

"‘Active-duty military has absolutely no role in domestic law enforcement, and they are not trained for those missions. I ask you, Mister secretary, and I ask the president, follow the law,’ [McCollum] said.”

By Good Morning America

“Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, insisted the Marines aren't trained for a domestic mission.”

By Good Morning America

“Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his actions and the responses the Trump administration made during the ongoing Los Angeles ICE protests.”

By ABC News

“McCollum, the ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, said Trump calling the National Guard was ‘escalatory’ and that deploying Marines was uncalled for.”

By Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg News

“Representative Betty McCollum, the top Democrat on Calvert’s panel, said in a statement that ‘we haven’t seen any analysis to justify this decision.’”

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.’”