| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Tuesday May 07, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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Hickenlooper Applauds New Biden Administration Rule to Speed Permitting, Accelerate Modern Grid Build Out
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
Hickenlooper's permitting reform bills would build on this progress toward energy independence
Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the Department of Energy's (DOE) rule to streamline the environmental review and permitting process for new clean energy and transmission projects. The rule establishes a new program that cuts bureaucratic red tape by allowing DOE to coordinate the environmental
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Rep. Caraveo Presses Medicare Administrator to Push Insurers for Expanded Inhaler Access
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) urged CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to press insurance companies to cover generic inhaler formularies without the need for prior authorization.
"As of January, Flovent HFA, one of the most commonly prescribed childhood asthma medications, is no longer manufactured in the United
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Rep. Neguse Announces $4M in Federal Funding for Secure Rural Schools Payments, Renews Call for Program Extension
LAFAYETTE, Colorado, May 7 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024:
Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse announced that $4.8 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Secure Rural Schools payments has been distributed to school districts across Colorado's 2nd District. The funding, which was allocated by the U.S. Forest Service in April 2024, is the final payment communities will receive through the program if Congress does not reauthorize it. Congress
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