WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Bennet Reintroduce Credit for Caring Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act. This bill would provide up to a $5,000 federal tax credit for e  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ciscomani Leads Effort to Ratify Historic Navajo Tribes Water Rights Settlement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ratify the historic Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement. The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement (NAIWRSA) Act (H.R. 2025) addresses one of the longe  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 12 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * CDA, CSU Extension Formalize Emergency Management Partnership The Colorado Department of Agriculture's Emergency Management Program and the Colorado State University Extension signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize a partnership that details how these two critical state resources will work hand in hand during emergencies impacting Colorado's agricult  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * DAF senior leaders highlight warrior ethos, lethality during NCLS U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- U.S. military general officers and senior enlisted advisors headlined a senior leader panel during the 32nd annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, Feb. 21. The panel featured Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, Gen. David Allvin, U.S. Air Force  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Extreme Republican Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' extreme year-long government funding bill. "I voted no on the government funding bill because it will only enable Elon and Trump to further their chaos and confusion while ceding Congressional authority to the  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 12 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Dozen Producer Organizations Receive CDA's Non-lethal Conflict Reduction Grants As calving and lambing season begins in earnest, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is sending funding directly to Colorado livestock producer organizations to help them prepare for predator conflict using non-lethal management tools. As Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) continues the  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * During Women's History Month, Pettersen, Fletcher Introduce Bill To Examine Impact of Tariffs on Products Used by Women, Underserved Communities Washington, D.C.--Today, Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Pink Tariffs Study Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Treasury to conduct a study on potential gender bias and regressivity with  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Major Contracting Services Inc., a small business based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, challenging the U.S. Army's award of a contract to K&H Environmental Services, a small business located in East Dublin, Georgia. The contract, for portable chemical latrines (PCL) and hand washing stations (HWS) at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia, was awarded under a lowest-price, technically ac  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Polis and Hochul Spotlight Education Innovation in New York City New York City - Governor Kathy Hochul welcomed National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis for the latest in a series of bipartisan events in support of his NGA Chair's Initiative, Let's Get Ready: Educating All Americans for Success. Education Secretary Linda McMahon joined the discussion;   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Crapo Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Recapitalize Air National Guard, Preserve Readiness at 140th Wing Legislation would update fighter forces at bases in 22 states and D.C., including Buckley Space Force Base WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mike Crapo led fifteen of their colleagues in reintroducing their bipartisan Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalizat  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Clean Energy, Streamline Permitting The bipartisan legislation allows wind and solar projects to be co-located on existing oil and gas leases on public lands WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Curtis introduced the bipartisan Co-Location Energy Act to streamline permitting for wind and solar projects by allowing them   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan Introduces Resolution to Censure Representative Boebert WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), introduced H.Res.202, a resolution to censure Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO). "After my discussion on the House floor last week when Speaker Johnson told me he'd have to censure half the members if he actually enforced the rules of the Congress, I decide  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post: 'Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows' Senator Padilla calls Trump's wasted and dangerous water releases a "potent example of the danger of an administration that either doesn't know or doesn't care what they do." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) recently blasted the Trump Administration's rec  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Primavera Signs Bill into Law Expanding Accessibility in Colorado Buildings DENVER - Today, as acting Governor, Lt. Governor Primavera signed HB25-1030 \- Accessibility Standards in Building Codes, sponsored by Representatives Junie Joseph and Rebekah Stewart and Senators Lisa Cutter and Faith Winter, into law during a ceremony. The bill requires a local government that adopts or   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21 st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities. As part of NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Crank Votes in Support of the 2025 Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. The continuing resolution extends government funding through September 30, 2025, the end of the fiscal year. The clean funding bill keeps our government open, provides a historic pay  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Evans Statement on Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON - Congressman Gabe Evans issued the following statement after voting for the Continuing Resolution: "I support keeping the government open, supporting our military, and protecting services to Colorado families, seniors, and small businesses. A shutdown would hurt those who rely on government services, delay critical relief, and weaken border   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez, Carey, Capito, Bennet reintroduce bipartisan Credit for Caring Act WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee members Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-Ohio), along with Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), today reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act, a bipartisan bill that would create a new tax credit of up to $5  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Team Preps to Study Dark Energy via Exploding Stars With NASA's Roman This video sparkles with synthetic supernovae from the OpenUniverse project, which simulates observations from NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. More than a million exploding stars flare into visibility and then slowly fade away. The true brightness of each transient event has been magnified by a factor of 10,000 for visibility, and no ba  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chair Hurd Introduces Bill to Reverse Biden Administration Land Lockups Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Productive Public Lands Act to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the Trump Administration's Resource Management Plans (RMPs). "The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public lands,"   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chair Hurd Introduces Bill to Reverse Biden Administration Land Lockups Washington, D.C. - Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Productive Public Lands Act to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the Trump Administration's Resource Management Plans (RMPs). "The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public la  more