WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: On Thursday evening, the U.S. House voted in a bipartisan fashion to defeat a temporary spending bill negotiated among Republican factions that would have extended the U.S. debt by trillions of dollars to make room for tax cuts for the wealthy. Following the vote, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: On Friday evening, the U.S. House approved a short-term government funding measure by a vote of 366-41 that will keep the government open through March 14. Following the vote, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "Today is a good day for the American people. By voting in an overwhelmingly bipartisan wa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement in response to the decision by House Republicans to abandon bipartisan legislation to keep the federal government open through March 14: "On Wednesday, Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate announced an agreement to advance a short-term extensi  more