Honorable Betty McCollum
United States Representative, Minnesota, Democrat
Representative McCollum, of the Fourth District of Minnesota, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. She serves on the House Appropriations Committee. The following is from the July 31, 2013, House floor debate on H.R. 850, the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013. Last week The Hill published a column titled, “Don’t force an irresponsible vote on Iran sanctions.” The column started with the following two sentences: “The House of Representatives is under pressure to vote on a new Iran sanctions bill, H.R. 850, before Members leave town for August recess. Scheduling such a vote…