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Betty McCollum

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Betty Louise McCollum is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she has focused her legislative efforts on education, healthcare, and environmental issues. Throughout her tenure, McCollum has been an advocate for policies that support public education funding, access to affordable healthcare, and initiatives aimed at combating climate change. She has also been involved in various committees and has played a role in shaping national policy on these critical issues.

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Feb 27, 2017

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all the people who have come to testify today, and I am ready to listen.

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Feb 27, 2017

The problem besides it poisoning people and destroying people's lives, is the toxic residue you mentioned in the houses.

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Feb 27, 2017

Because you can always refuse to have it tested, but if no one offers to have it tested, you don't know to ask.

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Feb 27, 2017

So who pays for this? You are paying these teachers $9,000 a year. Are you providing housing?

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Feb 27, 2017

You basically have to live on the reservation close to the school to teach there?

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Feb 27, 2017

The fact that someone wearing a Green Bay pin would kind of, you know, pooh-pooh cheese was very interesting.

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Feb 27, 2017

The EPA has a role both in sulfate and in mercury regulation--mercury in fish, sulfate affects wild rice.

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Feb 27, 2017

I hope that the consultation will be good with the new Trump administration.

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Feb 27, 2017

I concur with the remarks that you made. And to add onto it, this programming and seamless transition between veterans, Indian Health Services, and getting services where and as needed is something that we talked about when I was on the…

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Feb 27, 2017

I hope that our colleagues will be supporting not only Mr. Simpson's fire bill, but also supporting PILT go back where it belongs in Ways and Means as mandatory spending.

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Feb 27, 2017

We need to make sure the full commitment for the funding is there for those colleges.

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Feb 27, 2017

Once again, I think you summarized some of the issues really well.

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