Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum
U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 4th Congressional District; From: January 3, 2001 – present
Predecessor	Bruce Vento
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Former State Representative from Minnesota's 55B District; From: January 5, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Predecessor	Harriet McPherson
Successor	Scott Wasiluk
Information;
Party	Democrat (DFL);
Religion	Roman Catholic

Betty L. McCollum, born July 12, 1954 (age 72), is a former teacher and sales manager currently representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district. A leftist and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she was elected in 2000 in the heavily liberal area and re-elected by large margins since. McCollum has been noted for her anti-Israel advocacy^[1] similar to fellow colleagues Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. She is also a co-sponsor of the far-left Green New Deal proposal.^[2]

An arrogant liberal, McCollum has attacked critics as "anti-American" and "inciting hate, racism, and intolerance" for playing a video clip of her refusing to say "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.^[3]

U.S. House of Representatives

2010 election

Rep. McCollum faced a strong challenge from pro-life conservative Republican Teresa Collett in the 2010 Midterm Elections, where she had been noted for ducking debates.^[4] While managing to win in the strongly left-wing district, McCollum's margin of victory was only half of what they previously had been.^[5]

2020 election

McCollum ran for and easily won re-election in 2020 to an eleventh term in office,^[6] defeating Republican opponent Gene Rechtzigel by a landslide with over 60% of the vote.^[7]

Tenure

Trump era

Despite having once been regarded as a relatively quiet member of Congress, McCollum became more outspoken during the Trump era due to TDS,^[8] though she did not join far-left then-representative Keith Ellison's boycott of Trump's 2017 inauguration.^[9] She co-sponsored a proposal to impeach the president in January 2018,^[10]^[11] and voted in favor of the impeachment coup in December 2019.^[12]

Rep. McCollum voted in favor of the far-left Equality Act.^[13]

McCollum in mid-February 2020 voted in favor of removing the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment, joining all House Democrats.^[14]

Following Donald Trump's successes in the killing of several Iranian leaders directly associated with terrorism, McCollum and other congressional Democrats backed legislation to curb Trump's war powers.^[15]

During the coronavirus pandemic, McCollum joined the majority of House Democrats in voting in favor of the "HEROES Act",^[16] a highly partisan pork barrel bill.^[17] The legislation contained proposals to bail out the Postal Service and was noted for being over 1,800 pages long.

Anti-Israel record

McCollum, also referred to as "BDS Betty",^[18] holds a strong record of promoting anti-Zionist causes. In 2006, she voted against the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which restricts U.S. relations with the Palestinians if they continue to be controlled by Hamas.^[19] She introduced a bill in 2017 to halt U.S. aid to Israel,^[20] calling the latter's policies "apartheid" at a pro-Palestinian conference.^[21] McCollum was among only seventeen U.S. representatives in late July 2019 to vote against an anti-BDS resolution.^[22] After being the subject of a harsh attack by the AIPAC in February 2020, she accused the pro-Israel organization of "weaponizing anti-Semitism" and called them a "hate group".^[23]

Along with two dozen other progressive Democrats in 2015, McCollum boycotted a speech given by Benjamin Netanyahu on the survival of Israel.^[24] Later that year, she and several other House colleagues attended a prayer service at a mosque with connections to radical terrorists.^[25]

In late November 2020, McCollum participated at an American Muslims for Palestine conference alongside bigoted far-leftists Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, where several people with ties to terrorists had been present.^[26]

Political positions

According to On the Issues, McCollum is a consistent leftist who is staunchly pro-abortion, a supporter of the homosexual agenda, pro Gun control, and a proponent of illegal immigration.^[27]

References

External links

[1] Betty McCollum - Jewish Guide to U.S. Politics

[2] H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

[3] Disgusting… Radical Rep. McCollum Says Tea Partiers Are Anti-American & Racist Haters For Posting Video of Her Omitting "Under God" From Pledge

[4] Two references:
Betty McCollum campaign disputes lack of planned 4th District debates

Collett and McCollum camps trade barbs over debates

[5] Betty McCollum campaign disputes lack of planned 4th District debates

[6] Collett and McCollum camps trade barbs over debates

[5] Minnnesota - Election Results 2010

[6] U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum prepares for an 11th term

[7] Minnesota Election Results: Fourth Congressional District

[8] They called her invisible. Then Trump won the White House

[9] While Ellison skips, most Democrats will attend inauguration

[10] ttps://www.startribune.com/mccollum-calls-for-trump-s-impeachment/471694083/

[11] Betty McCollum talks ‘sea change’ over impeachment, her role, and what she says to her Republican colleagues

[12] H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - National Key Vote

[13] HR 5 - Equality Act - National Key Vote

[14] H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - National Key Vote

[15] S J Res 68 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress - National Key Vote

[16] HR 925 - The Heroes Act - National Key Vote

[17] EDITORIAL: Democrats’ HEROES Act an embarrassment of pork, liberal policies

[18] Antisemite Of The Week: Betty McCollum - aka BDS Betty

[19] Lawmaker, Aipac Feud After Fight Over Hamas Bill

[20] Bill withhold military aid to Israel over Palestinian children detention

[21] Rep. Betty McCollum: “It’s Called Apartheid”

[22] Who voted ‘no’ on the House resolution opposing Israel boycott movement

[23] What’s behind Rep. Betty McCollum’s most recent run-in with AIPAC

[24] 26 ANTI-JEW DEMOCRATS to Boycott Netanyahu’s Speech on Survival of Israel

[25] UNBELIEVABLE: Democrats Agree To Prayer Service At Mosque WITH 9/11 CONNECTION

[26] Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib & Betty McCollum Participate in Conference with Terror Funders, Antisemites

[27] Betty McCollum on the Issues

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