WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $9.5 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help build out America's domestic solar supply chain and develop technologies that strengthen our clean energy grid. "We need to do everything we can to invest in America's solar industry, secure our supply chains, and accelerate our transition to a clean energy economy - and I'm gr  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), the subcommittee's Ranking Member, introduced the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Improvement Act to provide the flexibility family farmers and ranchers need to conserve water on working lands, while fai  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger and member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, reintroduced the Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act, legislation to create a code of conduct for firearm retailers, prevent the diversion of firearms into the illegal market, and help promote safer business practices to keep illicit guns out of our communities. Crow's legislation is b  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper voiced his support for Julie Su to become the next secretary to head the Department of Labor at a nomination hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The Biden Administration nominated Su in February to replace Secretary Marty Walsh as the next department leader. "As a child of small business owners, your firsthand experience gives you   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $9.5 million for Colorado companies from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help build out America's domestic solar supply chain and develop technologies that strengthen our clean energy grid. "We're accelerating towards a clean energy future by spurring domestic manufacturing, establishing a resilient supply chain, and creating jobs - all wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced the Pueblo Jobs Act to require the Secretary of the Army to utilize the standard Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process to close the Pueblo Chemical Depot Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in a manner that will provide economic certainty and support at least a thousand jobs in Pueblo. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, "Ensuring the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) sent a letter last week to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, urging him to prioritize the construction of a VA Clinic in Fremont County and to add an additional primary care team to the facility. Despite the large number of local veterans living in the area, there is currently not a VA clinic in the county and no such facilit  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) and Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), both members of the Pro-Choice Caucus, introduced a resolution reaffirming the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to approve drugs for abortion care. "As a doctor, I believe strongly that medical decisions, including drug oversight, must be driven by science. Allowing judges and politicians   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on April 27, 2023, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: I. Nominees * Michael Arthur Delaney, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit * Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington * Amanda K. Brailsford, to be United States District Judge for the District of Idaho * S. Kato Crews, to be Uni  more