St. Paul Reporter

Rep. Betty McCollum, who has been serving in the U.S. Congress representing Minnesota’s 4th district since 2001, recently expressed her opposition to a Republican-backed government funding bill through a series of tweets. McCollum, who replaced Bruce Vento in Congress and previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, took to social media on March 11, 2025, to share her views.

In her first tweet on March 11 at 13:26 UTC, McCollum criticized the proposal for a full-year Continuing Resolution (CR), describing it as "an absurd proposal." She firmly stated her intention to vote against the Republicans' government funding bill, calling it irresponsible. "A full-year CR is an absurd proposal. I will vote NO on Republicans’ irresponsible government funding bill today."

Later that day at 15:25 UTC, she addressed claims made by Republicans about having a mandate and accused them of using it to pass a budget resolution detrimental to Medicaid and SNAP programs. McCollum highlighted that if Republicans intend to pass a funding bill cutting over $1.3 billion in healthcare funding, they should secure their own votes for its passage. "Republicans in Washington claim they have a mandate...If they want to use it to pass a government funding bill that cuts more than $1.3 billion in healthcare funding, they can find their own votes…"

In her final tweet at 18:19 UTC on the same day, McCollum further elaborated on the impact of the GOP's proposed funding cuts. She emphasized that the bill would reduce healthcare investments by $2.2 billion affecting essential services such as NIH clinical trials and veterans' care. McCollum voiced her strong disapproval from the floor of the House of Representatives regarding what she perceives as an attack on Americans' healthcare by Republicans. "The GOP government funding bill would cut $2.2bn in healthcare investments that Americans rely on..."