WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Western Senators Warn Trump's Illegal Funding Freeze Threatens Wildfire Mitigation Efforts Stop-work orders for wildfire risk reduction projects on public lands undermine community preparedness Washington D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and 10 of their Senate colleagues from Western states sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Rosen, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), alongside 13 of their Senate colleagues, to urge the Trump Administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from the federal hiring freeze. Recent reports show that the hiring freeze is pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Introduces Bipartisan Bill Seeking to Improve Mental Health, Well Being of Children WASHINGTON -- Congressman Crow (D-CO-06) today introduced a new bipartisan bill that aims to improve the mental health and well being of children by addressing cell phones and social media use in the classroom. The Focus on Learning Act would direct the U.S Surgeon General to study the impact of cell phones in e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Health Ranking Member DeGette Statement on Republican Assault on Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled their budget proposal that would gut Medicaid and make it harder for Americans to get the health care they deserve. "House Republicans want   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Western Senators Warn Trump's Illegal Funding Freeze Threatens Wildfire Mitigation Efforts Stop-work orders for wildfire risk reduction projects on public lands undermine community preparedness WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 10 of their Senate colleagues from Western states wrote a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Sound Alarm Over National Park Staffing Shortages Due to Trump's Hiring Freeze WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 21 of his Senate colleagues in a letter urging Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to immediately take action to resolve looming staffing shortages at the National Park Service. The letter follows President Trump's hiring freez  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Hurd's First Gavel In As Chairman on Indian and Insular Affairs Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) gaveled in his first hearing as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Click here or above to watch the clip. "I am honored to serve as the new Chairman of the Subcommittee and I look forward to working with our American Indian, Alaska Native, and Insula  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Funding Freeze Threatening Colorado River Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego urged Interior Department Secretary Douglass Burgum and Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner David Plumbo to reverse a funding freeze that could endanger the Colorado River. The Senators have heard from Arizonans that funds are frozen for infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lauren Boebert Statement on BLM Director Nomination WASHINGTON D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) made the following statement on President Donald J. Trump's nomination of Kathleen Sgamma for Director of the Bureau of Land Management: "President Trump has made a fantastic selection of Kathleen Sgamma as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as she knows our public lands an  more