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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Assistant Leader Neguse, Local Leaders Celebrate $66.4M for Front Range Passenger Rail Project
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Lafayette, CO -- In case you missed it, earlier today, U.S. House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse celebrated the announcement that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $66.4 million to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to help bring the Front Range Passenger Rail Project to life. The funding was allocated through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and  more

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues Push for More Temporary Work Visas to Help Small Businesses in Colorado
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), alongside 37 of their bipartisan colleagues, to urge the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional temporary, non-agricultural (H-2B) visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to support  more

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Federal Court to Protect Access to Emergency Abortions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside 258 members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit calling on the court to require Medicare-funded hospitals to provide life-saving care that may include abortion care. The court is considering Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States which concern the Emergency Medica  more