What we are asking is that the National Park clean out the dense, unnatural growth that you see in the picture that is caused by the phosphorus and pollutants that is in the water.
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.
I want to just reiterate that you would like the savings put back into Indian health because this is so under-funded and so desperately needed.
I think our challenge is going to be for some of our colleagues on the floor to explain why we would have Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife expending funds internationally.
I would like to see a breakdown about how much, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, other urban areas, what they are really going to be looking at doing
if we do not have a formalized process, if we do not have something that is written on paper that is implemented, there is very little security.
food security is a basic human right, and recognized by the United Nations, and affirmed by the United States in the international covenant of civil and political rights





