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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday June 05, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Bennet, Colleagues Push to Cut Red Tape for Colorado Cannabis Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, alongside nine of his Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders urging them to allow legal cannabis small businesses to access programs and resources from the Small Business Administration (SBA). "SBA loan programs would be especially helpful to cannabis small businesses because they would fill gaps left by the private sect  more

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Pettersen, Neguse Keep Up Push to Hire More Postal Workers, Improve Mail Service for Mountain Communities
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper alongside U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen and Joe Neguse reiterated their calls to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to improve mail delivery service for Colorado's mountain communities. Following a USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit of mail service in Colorado's mountain towns that revealed staffing problems, disorganized an  more

Congressman Crow Opposes House Republicans' Dangerous Bill to Sanction the ICC
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: View Full Committee Remarks Here Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability joined a hearing in the House Rules Committee to speak in opposition to House Republicans' overreaching legislation that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), or any foreign actor who supports their effort to pr  more

Hickenlooper: Biden Order Result of Republicans Boycotting Border Bill
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Comments come after Republicans continue to block passage of the negotiated deal to fix the border crisis Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on President Biden's executive order to address the border crisis:"Our border would be far safer if Republicans weren't putting their party's campaign needs over our national security. We could've passed a bipartisan border bill to fix this  more

Hickenlooper: Fully Staffed FERC Essential to American Economy, Innovation
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bipartisan nominees to lead America's energy regulation agency passed a committee vote and now head to Senate floor for full vote Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the committee passage of the nominations of three new commissioners to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. "America is leading in AI, retaking our p  more

REP. CARAVEO INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AND EXPAND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: On Monday morning, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) introduced the Advancing Frequent and Tailored Education to Rebuild Safe Communities and Help Orchestrate Opportunities and Learning (AFTER SCHOOL) Act, which would help create and support after school programs focused on reducing violent crime among at-risk youth. The Congresswoman is co-leading the bipartisan legislation with Republican Congress  more

Rep. Lamborn Applauds 37th Annual Walk for Life in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 5 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Lamborn applauds constituents of the Pikes Peak Region for demonstrating their support for the value of human life during the 37th Annual Walk for Life in Colorado Springs this past weekend, which the Life Network hosted. "The overwhelming participation at Memorial Park for the Walk for Life is a powerful testament to the Colorado community's steadfast commitment to safeguarding   more