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Representative Betty McCollum's Public Statements on Women

Full Name: Betty McCollum
Office: U.S. House (MN) - District 4, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2000
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Katie, Sean
Birth Date: 07/12/1954
Birth Place: Saint Paul, MN
Home City: Saint Paul, MN
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date Title Location
May 7, 2013 Congresswoman McCollum Reacts to the Release of the Pentagon's Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 McCollum: Violence Against Women Act Finally Protects All Victims of Domestic Violence Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 McCollum's SAVE Native Women Act Empowers Tribal Communities to Effectively Combat Domestic Violence Washington, DC
May 18, 2012 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 Washington, DC
May 16, 2012 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 VitaminW - Women of MN Legislature Call for Reduced Spending Unknown
April 9, 2012 Congresswoman McCollum Receives Letter Calling Out Wasteful Pentagon Spending from Women State Legislators St. Paul, MN
March 15, 2012 McCollum to President Obama: World Bank Nominee Must Prioritize Women and Girls Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2012 Congresswoman McCollum: We Must Ensure a Woman's Right to Contraceptive Coverage Washington, DC
Jan. 20, 2012 Congresswoman McCollum Calls Obama Administration Contraception Decision "An Appropriate Balance" Between Religion and Women's Health Care Washington, DC
Nov. 3, 2011 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2011 Protect Life Act Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act Washington, DC
March 19, 2010 Women And Health Care Washington, DC
March 15, 2010 Congresswoman McCollum's Statement On Prohibiting Denial Of Coverage to Women Washington, DC
June 26, 2009 McCollum Introduces Innovative Global Food Security Strategy Washington, DC
June 3, 2009 McCollum Questions HHS Sec. Sebelius At Appropriations Hearing Washington, DC
June 2, 2009 Hearing Of The Labor, Health And Human Service, Education And Related Agencies Subcommitee Of The House Appropriation Committee Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Hearing Of The State, Foreign Operations And Related Programs Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee - U.S. Agency For International Development Unknown
May 12, 2009 Hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - The Department of Labor Washington, DC
April 3, 2009 Reps. McCollum, Lee and Eshoo Address Impact of Climate Change on Women Washington, DC
Jan. 9, 2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Washington, DC
Jan. 9, 2009 Paycheck Fairness Act Washington, DC
Aug. 8, 2007 Letter to Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico Washington, DC
July 25, 2007 Newsletter - July 25, 2007 Unknown
May 14, 2007 Supporting The Goals And Ideals Of A National Suffragists Day Washington, DC
May 2, 2007 Supporting The Goals Of Equal Pay Day Washington, DC
April 17, 2007 National Breast And Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act Of 2007 Washington, DC
March 15, 2007 H. Res. 149, Supporting The Goals Of International Women's Day Washington, DC
Sept. 8, 2006 Letter to The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Unknown
Sept. 8, 2006 Letter to Elaine Chao Unknown
March 8, 2006 President Bush's 2007 Budget Hurts Women by Cutting $79 Million from Voluntary Family Planning to the World's Poorest Countries Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2006 In Honor of Betty Friedan Washington, DC
Jan. 10, 2006 Slaughter and Solis Declare Alito to Pose "Direct Threat to Rights of Women in America" Washington, DC
Sept. 29, 2005 U.S. Reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act Washington, DC
Sept. 28, 2005 Supporting the Goals and Ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Washington, DC
June 28, 2005 Anniversary of Title IX Washington, DC
May 27, 2005 E-Newsletter Unknown
May 13, 2005 McCollum Supports Army's Opposition to Republican Effort to Ban Women from Military Missions St. Paul, MN
April 21, 2005 Equal Pay Day Washington, DC
June 22, 2004 Commending University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for Winning 2003-2004 NCAA Division I National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship Washington, DC
June 9, 2004 Honoring the Contributions of Women, Symbolized by ''Rosie the Riveter,'' Who Served on the Homefront During World War II Washington, DC
April 30, 2004 57 Members of Congress Join Representative Watson in Opposing Administration's Weakening of Title IX Education Programs Washington, DC
March 17, 2004 Pelosi Statement on the Effect of Bush Budget on Women Washington, DC
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