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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday May 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push for Critical Funding for Student Aid
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 23 of their Senate colleagues to urge the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to include critical funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) government funding bill. Full funding for FSA would help address longstanding concerns with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA  more

Hickenlooper Introduces More Parking, More Hiking Act to Make Getting to Trails Easier
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bill instructs Biden administration to increase parking options, access to public transportation on federal land Senator John Hickenlooper introduced the More Parking, More Hiking Act, a bill designed to improve accessibility to outdoor recreation by increasing parking options and public transportation. "Colorado's national parks and monuments are a recreationalist's dream, we just need to make it eas  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Applaud IRS Direct File Success, Urge Biden to Expand Program
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: "We believe that the IRS can offer free and easy tax filing to every American taxpayer who wants it -- and that, with Direct File, it will." Recently, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined over 130 of their congressional colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel applauding the successfu  more

Rep. Doug Lamborn Co-Sponsors Israel Security Assistance Support Act
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Doug Lamborn and his House colleagues voted to pass the Israel Security Assistance Support Act. Congressman Lamborn co-sponsors this bill to support our great ally as well as our national security. "I am pleased to support the government and the people of Israel through the passage of the Israel Security Assistance Support Act. I have been a long time supporter of Isr  more

Rep. Neguse Ranked Among Country Most Bipartisan Members of Congress
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: This week, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse received national accolades for his ability to bridge the political divide and work across party lines. In a report outlining 2023 bipartisan index rankings for U.S. Representatives and Senators, Congressman Neguse was ranked No. 18 in the House of Representatives - receiving a score that also designates him as the most bipartisan member   more