WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Additional Support Also Needed to Defend America's National Security, Remove High-Risk Equipment in Nationwide Communications Networks Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and 32 of their Senate colleagues to urge Congressional leadership to expand access to affordable, high-speed internet and to remove high-risk Chinese equipment from U.S. communications netw  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) announced on Tuesday that she introduced the Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act with Rep. Donald Payne (NJ-10), Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07). Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States, and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It is estimated that there will be over 100,000 new ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bipartisan bill will strengthen our energy future by improving information sharing so American companies working on critical mineral projects overseas can stay secure U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Enhancing Public-Private Sharing on Manipulate Adversary Practices in Critical Minerals Projects Act. The bill would  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 766, the Preventive Health Savings Act, which would provide a framework for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to evaluate the long-term budget impacts of preventive health care legislation. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who led this legislation alongside Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) for over 10 years, released the following s  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's 10 community project funding requests were signed into law as a part of H.R. 4366 and include over $20 million for important Colorado water and infrastructure projects. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, "I'm thrilled that Colorado communities in the Third will receive more than $20 million to get 10 local water and infrastructure projects off the ground. This includes i  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema-secured funds will conserve at least 3 million-acre-feet of water in the Colorado River Basin through the end of 2026 Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema applauded new steps taken to ensure the short-term stability of the Colorado River up to 2026, thanks to funding the Senator secured in the 2022 energy and climate law. Fueled by the more than $4 billion Sinema secured for Western water infr  more