WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Air Combat Command General Discusses Next-Generation Air Superiority The U.S. Air Force's fundamental role is to secure dominance in the skies, a mission that grows more urgent as adversaries like China unveil advanced stealth platforms. Speaking yesterday at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, laid   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Congratulates Noralei Toussaint on Air Force Academy Acceptance Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Aumua Amata is delighted to announce that Noralei Toussaint has been accepted for admittance to the U.S. Air Force Academy.Noralei Toussaint photo "Congratulations Noralei! I am so happy to announce this wonderful news to our people," said Congresswoman Amata. "Noralei now h  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Sounds Alarm on President Trump's 25 Percent Tariffs Against Canada and Mexico Washington D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's 25 percent tariffs against Can  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Brien Lorenze Joins CPSC as Agency's Executive Director WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced that Brien Lorenze has joined the agency as its new Executive Director. In this role, Lorenze serves as the chief operating officer of the agency and is responsible for its programmatic, operational, and administrative functions. He al  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating Denver International Airport: The Doorway To The Rockies DENVER - Today, Governor Polis joined Denver Mayor Johnston, Denver City Council, Adams County Commissioners, and other former elected officials at the Denver International Airport (DEN) 30th Anniversary Celebration to highlight the positive impact the airport has on Colorado's economy and discuss the future of the national hu  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: * * * State report highlights success in rural oral health programs, despite high childhood cavity rates DENVER (March 6, 2025): A new report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reveals encouraging progress in rural school districts served by state-funded Regional Oral Health Specialists. The communities served by this program show lower rates of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Maximize Nevada's Wildlife Conservation Investments on Lower Colorado River WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act to ensure that state contributions to conservation projects in the Lower C  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 5, 2025 NAVY Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,585,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030247002) for support services for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Weapons Surety, Policy, and Compliance. Tasks to be performed include systems engineering and system integration, test/fl  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Reintroduces Legislation to Preserve Idaho's 190th Fighter Squadron Washington, D.C. \--Since 1991, the U.S. Air Force fighter fleet has been severely reduced. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) reintroduced the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act, S. 873, to preserve U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter force structure and prioritize the recapitalization  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Feb. 26, 2025, from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: * * * Colorado is concerned that the current definition of "articles" as defined "...items of tangible personal property that can be felt or touched by an individual and can be physically relocated" does not clarify whether items like gas pumps, electric charging stations, air pumps  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Evans to Johnston: Public safety is cratering ICYMI, Congressman Gabe Evans blasted Denver Mayor Mike Johnston for Colorado's sanctuary state policies that have failed public safety. Evans pressed Johnston on why Denver neglects public safety by prioritizing criminals and dangerous illegal immigrants. Watch Evans' full questioning here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_gTsk9FmUg) or highlights below  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, posted the following fact sheet: * * * Fact Check: Sanctuary policies are to blame for Colorado crime crisis March Despite Mayor Johnston's claims today, Colorado's sanctuary state policies are largely to blame for the local crime crisis. Here are the facts... * A crime occurs every 56 seconds in Denver. * In 2019, Denver wasn't even in the top 50 most dangerous cities. Today, it's the top 10 most dangerous city. * Colorado is the 3rd mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 4, 2025, from the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Aurora, Colorado: * * * To: Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 In Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-3863 and FDA-2024-D-3067 * * * Dear Dr. Marks, The Rocky Mou  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 5 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Florida Man Sentenced in Connection with Threats against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Others Denver, March 5, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday sentenced a Florida man, Richard Kantwill, to 24 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release, and ordered him to pay a $10,000 fine for sending threats to multiple targets, including Secretary of State Jena Gris  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Generals Discuss Recent Battlefield Lessons Learned, Power Projection The Ukraine-Russia conflict and Iran's missile attacks on Israel last year show a need for new U.S. military capabilities, said Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa. Hecker spoke yesterday on a panel at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Applauds Court Decision To Bar Trump Administration From Illegally Withholding Federal Funding from States DENVER - Today, Governor Polis applauded Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island's decision to bar the Trump Administration from illegally withholding federal funding to States. "The administration's actions blocked investmen  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis to Attend Denver's First Ever Smart Stair Housing Competition, Smart Stair Apartments: Smart For Safety, Supply, and Affordability DENVER - Today, Governor Polis will attend Denver's first ever Single Stair Housing competition. Designs will be judged on how they use Single-Stair, or Smart-Stair apartments, to create more housing people can afford, while enhancing the walkability   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Polis, Stitt Issue Statement on Potential Medicaid Funding Cuts Washington, D.C. - Today, National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt released the following statement: "As Governors representing the 55 states and territories, we are committed to advocating for a robust and efficient health and human services s  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call on Pres. Trump to Reinstate Fired Veterans 30% of federal workforce pre-Trump admin were veterans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with 20 of his Senate colleagues, called on President Donald Trump to reinstate veterans that the administration illegally fired. More than 640,000 veterans work for federal agencies, approximately 30% of the federal  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 17 committee hearings on March 5, 2025: * * * MEMBER DAY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing entitled "Member Day". Testimony was heard from Representatives Budzinski, Elfreth, Hoyle of Oregon, Scholten, Stansbury, and Titus. * * * MEMBER DAY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Hualapai Tribe Chairman Duane Clarke from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * The Hualapai Tribe thanks the Subcommittee for the opportunity to present this testimony in support of $65 million to be included the Bureau of Indian Affairs' budget to fulfill the United States' obligation under the Hualapai Tribe W  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bennet Highlights Urgent Need For Resources to Protect Forests, Water Resources, and Communities from Wildfires Video of Bennet's Remarks Available HERE Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, delivered remarks on the urgent need for more   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) has expanded its membership with the addition of Arcadis U.S., Inc., based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The organization, which facilitates collaborative research efforts in the petroleum industry to address environmental challenges, submitted its latest membership update on February 12, 2025, under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1933. By filing this notification, PERF ensures that its me  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House has released the following text of President Trump's remarks delivered during his joint address to Congress on March 4, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you very much. It's a great honor. Thank you very much. Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, the first lady of the United States -- (applause) -- members of the United States Congress, thank you very much. And to my fellow citizens, America is back. (Appla  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Rep. Crank Introduces Bill to Bar Federal Transportation Dollars to Sanctuary Cities WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced the BLOC Act, which, if passed, would bar federal transportation dollars from going to sanctuary cities. The BLOC Act would bar the Department of Transportation from funding infrastructure projects in sanctuary cities and counties that do not gi  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Joins 130+ Members in Demanding IRS Accountability to Prevent Tax Season Chaos after Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined over 130 House Democrats in demanding answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the agency's decision to lay off approximately 7,000 probationary employees, particularly in compliance departments, ahead   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on March 5, 2025: * * * USTRANSCOM POSTURE Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Randall Reed, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Comman  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Senior leaders discuss intelligence driving unified action AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- Air Force Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, deputy chief of Staff, ISR and Cyber Effects Operations, and Space Force Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, deputy chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, joined a panel discussion with Mr. Greg Ryckman, Defense Intelligence Agency deputy director for Global Integration, during the Air and Space Force Ass  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Space Force's fundamental role: Space Superiority AURORA, Colorado - The U.S. Space Force's primary function is to ensure control in, from and to the space domain. Speaking March 3, 2025, at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, didn't m  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Summary of Funding Requests 1. Increased funding for BIA Roads Maintenance 2. Funding for Interior's implementation of SAWRSA/AWSA water rights settlement 3. Increased funding for BIA Law Enforcement and Border Securi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Top Space Force, Air Force enlisted leaders discuss readiness, leadership AURORA, Colorado - Senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force discussed the evolving role of enlisted personnel in force development, mission readiness and leadership at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorad  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Hickenlooper Defends American Consumers on Senate Floor as Trump Admin Guts CFPB Hickenlooper: "If the Trump administration gets its way, it's clear who the winners will be: loan sharks, shady mortgage companies, junk fee merchants. And the losers will be the rest of America" WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate floor against the Trump administration's  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Weaponization of the ESA Through Experimental Populations Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the failures of the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) provisions relating to experimental populations of listed species that have been reintroduced, like gray wolves and grizzly bears. Subcommittee Chai  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission The official portrait of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos; Pilot Nicole Ayers and Commander Anne McClain, both NASA astronauts; and Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). NASA/Bill Stafford/Helen Arase Vargas Four crew members are preparing to launch to the Intern  more