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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Tuesday February 04, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Assistant Leader Neguse Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Efforts to Dismantle USAID
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: Lafayette, CO -- House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's unlawful efforts to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): "The President does not have the authority to eliminate statutorily authorized agencies, impound funds lawfully appropriated by the Congress, or to give unfettered acces  more

DeGette Statement on Alarming Actions by Elon Musk and Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Alarming Actions by Elon Musk and Trump Administration DENVER -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies furthered their blatantly political assault on vital governmental institutions while accessing the sensitive personal data of millions of Americans. "The American people did not elect Elon Musk, but ev  more

Finance Committee Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Patients' Access to Cancer Detection Technologies
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee member Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Finance Committee member Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), reintroduced the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act that would ensure Medicare beneficiaries' access to cutting-edge tests   more

Rep. Crank Requests Common Sense Conditions on California Spending
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: As first reported by E&E News (https://www.eenews.net/articles/gop-condition-california-disaster-aid-on-axing-climate-rules/), Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) sent a letter to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations requesting that Congressional leaders include conditions in any legislation responding to the recent California wildfires. Excerpts from the letter read: "As you consider disaster aid for the  more