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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday May 17, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Bennet To Join White House and USDA Leaders to Welcome Nearly $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will join U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Biden Administration leaders at the White House to announce nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities to help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This represents the single largest investme  more

Congresswoman Caraveo Pushing to Stem the Flow of Fentanyl Across Our Southern Border
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) is pushing for additional federal support to help stem the flow of deadly illicit fentanyl across our southern border with Mexico. In a letter to bipartisan leaders on the House Appropriations Committee, Caraveo joined colleagues in requesting emergency supplemental funding to address this crisis. "Families across the country have suffered incalculable  more

Hickenlooper, Peters Advocate for Final FERC Rule to Address Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in support of minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in order to ensure that neighboring regions of the country can flow power to each other in times of emergency, enhancing reliability and resilience and protecting American electricity consumers from  more