Betty Mccollum

The U.S. House voted to suspend all federal funding for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on Thursday afternoon by a vote of 345 to 75. Now the measure heads to the Senate, which passed a bill banning federal housing monies from going to the embattled nonprofit.

A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] was introduced in the U.S. House on Tuesday, garnering 92 cosponsors including Minnesota Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum. The bill would direct the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage performed in states where the practice is legal.

Rep. Joe Wilson got a largely partisan rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday after he shouted “You lie!” during President Obama’s address to Congress last week. Minnesota’s Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen voted against a resolution chastising Wilson, while DFL Reps. Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison, Tim Walz, James [...]

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum’s political action committee will contribute $1,000 to the candidate challenging South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson. The Republican’s infamous “you lie” outburst during last night’s presidential address has galvanized support for his Democratic challenger, Rob Miller, across the country. Miller’s campaign has taken in more than $400,000 in less than 24 hours. [...]

Rep. Betty McCollum’s town hall at Macalester College was largely civil, but it was not without tense moments and defensive tones. McCollum took heat from Democrats who said the party leadership is not doing enough to counter misinformation from the Republicans.

A new study says the net economic impact of the 2008 Republican National Convention on Minnesota’s economy was $170 million, Minnesota Public Radio reports. (The research was done for the Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Retail Excellence, so you know it’s good.) But when the St. [...]

You want to see some vein-popping, eyeball-bulging, fire-breathing, pissed-off progressive rhetoric on health care? Sample these speeches from Saturday’s DFL rally for health care reform in St. Paul, featuring U.S. Reps. Betty McCollum and Keith Ellison, and mayors R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis and Chris Coleman of St. Paul, in video clips via The UpTake. 

When health care reform protesters packed the St. Paul office of U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Friday, at least two GOP office-seekers were in their midst: Republicans Pat Igo, a candidate for St. Paul school board, and Jamie Delton, who is again seeking the Minnesota House seat in District 65B.

The absent congresswoman missed quite a commotion, including finger poking, shouted slogans and a fearful pup. But while Rep. Betty McCollum was traveling to her son’s wedding, she was left a clear message: People are angry about her support for health care reform.

Minnesota’s members of the House of Representatives are back in their home districts gauging how constituents feel about federal issues. That feedback will also include town hall meetings for a number of Congress members including Reps. Tim Walz, Collin Peterson and Michele Bachmann. Will Minnesota’s town halls get as rowdy as ones around the nation? Time will tell. Here’s what Minnesota Congressional delegation was up to this week.