Inauguration 2009 The 44th President will be sworn in on January 20th, 2009 on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Betty McCollum Recognizes World AIDS Day Click here to read her statement McCollum Honors America's Veterans Click here to read her statement on Veterans Day Rep. McCollum addresses the Minnesota Transportation Alliance about the need for increased federal investments in America's infrastructure. Click here to read her speech to the MTA's annual meeting. Economic and Financial Crisis McCollum Returns to Washington for Two Oversight Hearings on the Role of Credit Agencies & Regulators in the Financial Crisis McCollum Questions Lehman CEO Richard Fuld on Bankruptcy Filing & Wall Street Collapse U.S. House Passes the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424) on a bipartisan vote of 263-171. Read Rep. McCollum's statement in support of this important legislation. McCollum Responds As Stock Market Plunges, Following Defeat of House Emergency Economic Bill Statement by Rep. McCollum on the Bipartisan Economic Rescue Legislation "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008To view the 5 point summary of the bipartisan bill--Click here "The housing crisis is real and homeowners need help now," McCollum says. (July 23, 2008) The House passed the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis. The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act will help families keep their homes, aid local communities hit hard by the foreclosure crisis and strengthen the economy and financial markets. “On August 1, 2007, the I-35W Bridge in |