WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow to urge the Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to urgently address issues affecting veteran patient care within the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) network and Rocky Mountain Regional VA (RMR VA) Medical Center. The lawmakers' letter follows reports   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet alongside U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and nine of their Senate colleagues introduced the Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility Act to improve the nation's unemployment insurance system. "Too many Americans struggle to access essential unemployment benefits as they navigate a patchwork of  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Following a vote to override President Biden's veto of a Congressional Review Act pertaining to digital assets on Wednesday evening, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, MD (CO-08) issued the following statement: "In May, I joined my colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to overturn SAB 121 because I believe that Americans should have access to secure digital wallets. The President's opposition has not changed my   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: This week, Congressman Lamborn co-sponsored H.J. Res. 165, Stopping Biden's Attack on Women and Girls. In April, The Biden administration announced a final Title IX rule removing female-only spaces, forbidding school staff from misgendering students, and threatening retaliation to all who speak in opposition. H.J. Res. 165 would end this ridiculously unpopular and dangerous rule. "The Bid  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05) introduced their bipartisan bill to allow Federal Work-Study funds to pay for costs associated with participating in teacher and principal residency programs, which have proven effective to improve teacher demand, quality, and retention. The Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residen  more