WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) alongside 24 of their Senate colleagues called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to fully fund agricultural conservation programs in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) government funding bill. "[L]and-based mitigation measures in the agriculture, forestry, and other land use sectors represent some of the most important options current  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper alongside Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, and Yadira Caraveo pushed Congressional leaders for more funding to support communities in Colorado and across the country as they continue to face new migrant arrivals. In their letter, the Colorado lawmakers urged U.S. Senate and House Appropr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Citing a need to address the youth mental health crisis in Colorado, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) today introduced a trio of bills to bolster the mental health workforce, fund suicide prevention efforts, and promote targeted efforts to improve mental health among Latino youth. Click here to watch a video of Congresswoman Caraveo speaking about the new legislative package. Congresswoman Cara  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Senator John Hickenlooper and 24 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies encouraging them to include $2.7 billion in funding to the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in fiscal year 2025 appropriations. "FSA's responsibilities have increased to protect students and borrowers, but its federal f  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: More Hickenlooper: 'FERC has done what they can, but Congress has to act' Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final rule that attempts to address regional and long-term transmission planning. "FERC's final rule is a band-aid on Congress' inaction when it comes to addressing our country's outdated ele  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the planned changes to the mail delivery network that would have closed the Cheyenne and Casper Processing and Distribution Centers following repeated calls from U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The USPS agreed to temporarily pause the reforms that would have left the Cowboy State without a single Processing and Distrib  more