WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation today to improve the nation's diagnostic testing capabilities and ensure hospitals and laboratories across the country are better able to respond to future national health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation - known as the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Develop  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: This Pride Month, Congressman Joe Neguse is launching a Congressional Pride recognition program to honor LGBTQ+ organizations throughout the 2nd Congressional District. Congressman Neguse is honoring 10 individuals and organizations with a Pride Flag that was flown outside his Washington D.C. office and a letter of recognition for their work in furthering equality and inclusion in the local community. "Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Joe Neguse joined the Senate Climate Change Task Force in a bicameral public discussion about the 21st Century Climate Conservation Corps. Alongside Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congressman Neguse was one of just two members of Congress invited to participate in the Senate Task Force discussion and question witnesses on the proposal. "It's a pretty exciting moment with re  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Today U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) introduced legislation, cosponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sean Casten (D-IL) and Joe Morelle (D-NY), to encourage greater energy efficiency and sustainability in the nation's housing supply while creating new jobs in the green economy. The Green Neighborhoods Act of 2021 would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HU  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) released the following statement after a bipartisan press conference calling on the Biden Administration to expedite support for Afghans still awaiting special immigrant visas (SIV). "As we near the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, our Afghan partners' lives are on the line and without a plan  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) introduced the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This bipartisan legislation would level the playing field by establishing a new regulatory framework for the review and approval of diagnostic tests, acce  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, held a hearing today to consider four Biden Administration transportation nominees, some of whom will have roles in the implementation of the infrastructure package Congress is currently considering. Toda  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, legislation to require prescribers of highly addictive medication, like opioids, to complete a substance use training to ensure they have foundational knowledge of addiction prevention, treatment, and medication management. "Over the course of the CO  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Alex Padilla introduced the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act, a bill to create a new, one-time $500 million federal grant program to help state and local governments build new parks and greenspaces to increase access to the outdoors in underserved communities. One-in-three Americans, including 28 million kids, lack access to nature near their homes, and the problem is he  more