By Svetlana Shkolnikova, Stars and Stripes

“‘I will oppose this legislation until we can find a bipartisan consensus on our funding priorities,’ said Rep. Betty McCollum, of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the defense appropriations subpanel.”

By Valerie Insinna, Breaking Defense

“‘[The Congressional Budget Office] did a study of the cost of this name change in January and advised that the cost of changing the name across the department would range up to $125 million,’ said Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, the ranking Democrat on the committee’s defense subpanel. ‘Now we could be asking ourselves, what programs or activities did the secretary short circuit in order to cover the cost of this name change?’”

By Noah Robertson, The Washington Post

“During a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in May, Rep. Betty McCollum (Minnesota), the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on defense, said they needed that information before the committee advanced its version of the annual Pentagon budget.”

By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III, POLITICO

“‘The Americans who settled on the Department of Defense in 1947, they knew what they were talking about,” said Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the House Defense Appropriations subpanel. ‘They knew we should want to deter war, not advertise we want war.’”

By Nahal Toosi, Daniella Cheslow, and Jerry Wu, POLITICO

“REFLECTION PROTECTION: House appropriators battled over Trump’s contentious deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., today. During its marathon deliberation over its $1 trillion Pentagon funding bill, the Appropriations Committee voted down an effort by top Defense Appropriations Democrat BETTY MCCOLLUM (Minn.) to slash funding for the Guard mission in the nation’s capital.”

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

“Rep. Betty McCollum, D-4th District, has been among the strongest critics.

‘President Trump’s reckless decision to take the United States to war with Iran without congressional authorization has been a disastrous failure,’ McCollum said in a statement. ‘Not only has the president’s war of choice utterly failed to deliver on his own shifting military goals, but it has also cost the American people directly by increasing prices for necessities like groceries, housing, health care, utilities, gasoline, and more.’

She said the effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was just a reversion to what the situation was before the war, when the strait was not blocked.

‘The war has left the U.S. in a precarious geopolitical position, and it has made the world a more dangerous place,’ McCollum said.”

By Dale Mischke, My Villager

“District 4. DFL—Betty McCollum*, Aswar Rahman.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“RESPONSE: via DFL Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘Not only has the president’s war of choice utterly failed to deliver on his own shifting military goals, but it has also cost the American people directly by increasing prices for necessities. … President [Donald] Trump is attempting to negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which was not closed prior to the start of the war.’”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“RESPONSE: via DFL Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘Pouring over a trillion dollars into the Department of Defense will not keep Americans safe if it requires us to mortgage our nation’s students, our future workforce, and our strategic diplomatic efforts to pay for it.’”

By Jordan Carney and Calen Razor, POLITICO

“The panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Betty McCollum, said she voted against the spending package and indicated other Democrats did as well. Democrats are likely to again denounce the bill’s topline — as well as differences over the Iran war, Ukraine and the deployment of National Guard troops — when House Appropriations considers the bill publicly on June 24.”

By Save the Boundary Waters

“We are thankful to the leadership of Rep. Betty McCollum, who continues to be a Boundary Waters Champion in the House. In committee, she voiced, ‘It makes no sense to put our waters at risk for the benefit of Chilean billionaires.’”

By Association of Defense Communities

“‘[T]his level of defense spending comes at the cost of cuts to domestic investments like education and workforce training, as well as international diplomacy,’ Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said in a statement. “

By Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg Government

“‘The majority has written a Defense Appropriations Act that provides the department with over a trillion dollars—an unprecedented sum,’ Defense Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said. ‘But this level of defense spending comes at the cost of cuts to domestic investments like education and workforce training, as well as international diplomacy.’”

By Nina Heller, Roll Call

“Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, a member of the House Appropriations panel whose office is in Rayburn, said she doesn’t think enough members understand the severity of the situation, but it’s easy to see why.”

By Minnesota DFL Party

“Congresswoman Betty McCollum is fighting against Donald Trump’s war of choice raising costs at the pump and the grocery store. Minnesotans are ready to send her back to Washington because they want steady leadership ready to work for them.”

By Blois Olson, morning take

“BWCAW: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: ‘Congress is considering another measure to help a controversial mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. A budget bill that would re-grant crucial mineral leases to the Twin Metals mine was voted out of committee [and] is expected to go to the floor of the House in the coming weeks. If passed, the bill would require the Department of the Interior to reissue two federal mineral leases to Twin Metals in Superior National Forest. … Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., said she is committed to trying to remove the language when the bill comes to conference committee.’”

By Chloe Johnson, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“McCollum, who urged her colleagues to strip the lease language during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday night, called it ‘a bad deal for the American taxpayer.’ An amendment to strip the lease language and 50 other provisions that Democrats oppose failed."

By Blois Olson, morning take

“RESPONSE: via Rep. Betty McCollum statement, McCOLLUM: ‘Democrats were finally joined by enough Republicans to assert Congress’s constitutional War Powers authority. … The President should work with the international community to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Iran nuclear materials issue and open up the Strait of Hormuz. I call on the Senate to immediately take up and pass this resolution.’”

By Ashley Wu and Martín González Gómez, The New York Times

“Betty McCollum, Minn. 4th [Yes]”

By Punchbowl News

“‘It’s concerning that the Navy’s asking the committee for funding without the full understanding of what the final concept or true construction schedule will look like,’ Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said in May.”