WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced the Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act to help address the housing shortage in rural and mountain communities. The bipartisan legislation would strengthen the authority of the United States Forest Service (USFS) to lease underutilized administrative sites to ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger, released this statement following President Biden's nomination of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., current Chief of Staff of the Air Force, as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military official in the United States. If confirmed, Gen. Brown will be the first chairman from the Air Force in 18 years. * * * In a  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) pushed to have passport applications and renewal requests processed faster. In a recent letter to Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rita Bitter, Caraveo joined colleagues underscoring how slow wait times on passport processing impact her constituents. The Members requested more clarity on the backlog of passport applications and more information   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Politico, the Washington Post, Associated Press, and others reported that U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper's forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act--legislation to speed permitting reform--was being discussed as a compromise solution in debt ceiling negotiations. The bill would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to better coordinate con  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Scott Peters shared details of their forthcoming Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act. According to multiple national press outlets, the legislative proposal is being considered as a key component of a compromise solution to the debt ceiling impasse. "We're on the verge of energy abundance and independence if we ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Congressman Joe Neguse, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act to help address the housing shortage in rural and mountain communities. The bipartisan legislation would strengthen the authority of the United States Fore  more