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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday May 04, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Congresswoman Caraveo Introduces Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In a bid to reduce food insecurity among seniors and Coloradans with disabilities, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) announced Thursday morning that she'd introduced the Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act. Food insecurity is devastating for many Americans, but for older Americans, it can be especially detrimental to physical and mental health. In 2021, 5.1 million households with an adult   more

Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Deschedule Marijuana, End Federal Prohibition of Cannabis
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Legislation comes after DEA recently rescheduled marijuana from Schedule I to a Schedule III classification Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 16 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, comprehensive legislation that would end the harmful federal prohibition of marijuana by removing cannabis from the list of federally controlled sub  more