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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 24, 2016

We are working to stop and ban the use of torture, because it does not serve our national interests.

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Feb 23, 2016

When Congress created the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation in 1988, it did not envision that the office would still be operating 28 years later.

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Feb 23, 2016

I want to know what you are doing to bring this assistance closer to home.

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Feb 23, 2016

These investments are a good start, but so much more still needs to be done.

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Feb 23, 2016

I am concerned that those costs are being met at the expense of other important programs.

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Feb 23, 2016

There is a mental health crisis in Indian Country, and Native youth have been particularly hard hit.

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Feb 23, 2016

Every member of this subcommittee is a co-sponsor of our colleague, Chairman Simpson's, wildfire disaster funding bill.

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Feb 23, 2016

So I think of it as a commonsense regulation.

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Feb 23, 2016

We have a moral and legal responsibility to provide healthcare for Native Americans.

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Feb 23, 2016

The failings at Omaha-Winnebago and Rosebud are alarming. Just alarming.

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Feb 23, 2016

The issue has been going on for too long, and now it is time to just resolve it.

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Feb 23, 2016

Last year, we were able to make great gains in repairing the damage caused by sequestration, increasing the Department's funding by $1.3 billion.

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