WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Representatives Ken Buck (CO-04), Ted W. Lieu (CA-36), Don Beyer (VA-08) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act, legislation to safeguard the nuclear command and control process from any future change in policy that allows artificial intelligence (AI) to make nuclear launch decisions.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) today joined in pressing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) to avoid financial catastrophe and pay our country's bills by cleanly raising the federal debt ceiling. Caraveo joined nearly 200 other Members in a letter to the Speaker, which comes the same week McCarthy is expected to bring up a vote on a debt limit increase that includes poison   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) today voted against Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit bill, which includes poison pills like cutting resources for veterans, kicking seniors off food assistance, increasing energy costs for hardworking families, and endangering our communities by defunding police and making our border less safe. This extreme legislation pits the health of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper voted to advance Julie Su, the Biden Administration's nominee to lead the Department of Labor, out of committee. Today's vote is the final step before a full Senate confirmation vote. "As the child of small business owners, Julie Su's firsthand experience always informs her service. As a first generation American she's got firsthand experience of the s  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on FY24 national security space programs. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: I would like to welcome the witnesses to today's hearing. We have Dr. John Plumb, the Assistant Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act. The legislation strengthens the statutory authority of the ITS testing center, which is essential for informing the National Telecommunications and Inform  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate April 2023as "National Native Plant Month." Designating April as National Native Plant Monthrecognizes the importance of native plants to our biodiversity, climate, and water conservation. People and organizations across the county can celebrate by planting native trees, shrubs, vines, grasses  more