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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday July 10, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Nearly $52 Million to Modernize Colorado Public Bus Systems
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed nearly $52 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve and modernize bus systems across the state. The funding includes nine grants from DOT's Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program and the Low or No Emission Grant Program, with funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The senators sent le  more

Congressman Crow, Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper Urge VA Rocky Mountain Network's Action to Address Patient Care Concerns
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army veteran, and Colorado US Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) leadership calling for immediate action in response to issues related to Colorado veteran patient care within the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) network and at Rocky Mountain Regio  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Nearly $52 Million to Modernize Colorado Public Bus Systems
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Funding comes from senators' Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $52 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to modernize bus systems across Colorado. The investments come from DOT's Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program and the Low or No Emission Grant Program, which receive funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructu  more

ICYMI: Hickenlooper Visits U.S. Highway 50 Bridge, Tours El Jebel Mobile Home Park
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper visited the U.S. Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir with local officials to discuss the importance of maintaining critical infrastructure and efforts to repair and reopen the bridge. Prior to the event, Hickenlooper met with community leaders from Gunnison County to hear more about how local communities were impacted by the bridge's outage. H  more

Pettersen's Plans to Improve Colorado Water Infrastructure Clear Major Hurdle
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Representative Brittany Pettersen's (CO-07) provisions in the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA), a legislative package that enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve and develop waterways and water infrastructure in the United States, cleared a major hurdle as it passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on a bipartisan basis. Rep. Pettersen pushed for a $50  more

Rep. Caraveo Announces $3.5Million For New Bus Route Connecting Greeley and Loveland
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: On Tuesday morning, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) announced that the City of Greeley will receive $3,508,404 from the Federal Transit Administration to buy compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for use on a new bus route between Greeley and Loveland. Funding for the new transit investment comes from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law(link is external). "This exciting investment will   more