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

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Defense Secretary to Fix Rule Hurting Colorado Springs Children's Hospitals
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn and Jason Crow, along with 16 of their Senate and House colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The letter urges the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to address the financial burden caused by a change in the way children's hospitals are reimbursed   more

Hickenlooper Leads 124 Members of Congress in Letter Urging Preservation of Governors' National Guard Authority
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Letter encourages the inclusion of language amending the proposal to shift Air National Guard personnel to the Space Force in upcoming defense budget Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper led 86 representatives and 38 senators, including Senator Michael Bennet and Representatives Jason Crow, Yadira Caraveo, Diana DeGette, Doug Lamborn, Greg Lopez, Brittany Pettersen, Joe Neguse, and Joe Wilson, in a b  more

Rep. Pettersen Celebrates 40 Years of Park County Senior Coalition, Visits Historic Como Roundhouse
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: COMO U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently traveled across the 7th Congressional District of Colorado, including Park County where she visited the historic roundhouse in Como and celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Park County Senior Coalition in Bailey. At her first stop in Park County, Rep. Pettersen visited the historic roundhouse in Como, the longest operating roundhouse in   more

Rep. Pettersen Highlights Community Investments in Chaffee, Joins Reopening of Historic McGinnis Gym
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: SALIDA U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) recently stopped by Chaffee County to visit facilities that she championed through state and federal funding, including the historic McGinnis Gymnasium in Buena Vista and Solvista Health's Regional Assessment Center (RAC) in Salida. At Pettersen's first stop in Chaffee County, she visited Solvista Health's RAC in Salida, a substance use disorder   more

Reps. Crow, Wilson and Sen. Hickenlooper Lead Letter with 122 Colleagues Urging Senate and House Armed Services Committee Leadership to Retain House-Passed National Guard Protections in FY25 NDAA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, joined Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) in leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter with 122 of their colleagues, urging leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to retain House-passed language in the FY2025 National Defen  more