WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) took to the House Floor to deliver a speech on public reports that the Trump Administration is preparing an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. NEGUSE: Mr. Speaker, recent reports suggest that President Trump may attempt to dismantle the Department of Education unilaterally. An Executive Order of this natu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Leads Statement on Trump's Postponed Mexico and Canada Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to temporarily postpone the implementa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Barrasso Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Ski Fees Local, Support National Forests Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) reintroduced the bipartisan Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act to invest in outdoor recreation in mountain communities by enabling National Forests to retain a portion of annual fees paid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ernst Fight to Make Higher Education Accessible for Farm Families Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act to amend the FAFSA Simplification Act and restore the original exemption of all farmland, machinery, other operational materials, and small businesses with fewe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Introduces Legislation to Block Musk from Accessing Americans' Personal and Financial Data WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) has introduced legislation, along with more than 100 of his colleagues, to prevent the unlawful access to Americans' most sensitive personal information. This bill comes in response to Elon Musk and Republicans' gaining access to payment systems that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Space Traffic Safer Legislation would improve space traffic coordination in low-Earth Orbit, reduce congestion WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, Gary Peters, Marsha Blackburn, Eric Schmitt, Mark Kelly, Roger Wicker, and Ben Ray Lujan introduced the Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in (SAFE) Orbit Act. The l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Padilla, Sheehy, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create National Wildfire Intelligence Center Interagency office would improve our wildfire responses, increase collaboration between federal agencies WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Alex Padilla, Tim Sheehy, and Steve Daines introduced their bipartisan Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Young, Coons, Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply Chains STRATEGIC Minerals Act would increase U.S. supply of critical minerals essential for energy and national security technologies WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Todd Young, Chris Coons, and John Cornyn reintroduced their bipartisan Securing Trade and Resources for Adv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which passed the Floor. Currently, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues temporarily fall under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) due to a temporary scheduling order. The HALT Fentanyl Act will make the temporary scheduling order permanent. "Tens of thousands of people die from drug overdoses per year," said Re  more