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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Bennet, Kaine Reintroduce Medicare-X Choice Act to Achieve Universal Health Care
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced the reintroduction of their legislation, the Medicare-X Choice Act, which would create a public option by expanding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare. The Medicare Exchange (Medicare-X) plan would offer families, individuals, and small businesses affordable health insurance, decrease the number of uninsured Americ  more

Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Section 3 of Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to Presidency
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11094) on June 12, 2024. The white paper is written by legislative attorneys Jennifer K. Elsea and L. Paige Whitaker and section research manager Juria L. Jones: * * * Disqualification of a Candidate for the Presidency, Part I: Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to the Presidency On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson reversed the Colorado Suprem  more

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee Sets June 26 Hearing on High Plains - Combating Drought With Innovation
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittees on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The High Plains: Combating Drought with Innovation" at 11 a.m. on June 26, 2024, at the Midway Theater: Panel 1 * Mr. Robert Sakata, Agricultural Water Policy Advisor, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Brighton, CO * Mr. Peter Goble, Climatologist, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State Univers  more