WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: SAINT PAUL, Minn. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement on Wednesday morning in response to confirmed reports of a ceasefire deal between the Israeli government and Hezbollah: "I thank President Biden and Secretary Blinken for bringing together Israeli government officials and Hezbollah militants to reach this ce more PR