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 served on the North St. Paul City Council from 1986 to 1992 and in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000. She sits on the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on International Relations. The following is from the March 29, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act. It is with great disappointment today that I rise to voice my opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Higher…
