WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led sixteen Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act. The bill would strengthen the civil right of Americans with disabilities to receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the setting of their choice. Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is a cosponsor of the legislation. In 1991, Latonya Reeves fled a nursing home facility in Ten  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) today announced she has requested $39,436,720 in federal funding for 15 community projects through the House Appropriations Community Project Funding process. Caraveo's projects focus on improving infrastructure and helping communities in Colorado's brand new 8th Congressional District. "I will always use my position to advocate for the needs   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Marsha Blackburn, Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, sent a letter to leading technology associations asking how they will implement a recent framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that helps to mitigate pote  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Senator Angus King (I-ME) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to critical mental health resources and reform medical licensure, ensuring people living in rural communities will have reliable access to mental health care. The Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Mental Health Profe  more