WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Yesterday evening, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representative Brittany Petersen called on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to provide additional support for the State of Colorado as it continues to battle several ongoing wildfires that threaten homes and communities across the Front Range. In a letter to Chief  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representatives Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of $400 million to address drought through investments at the irrigation district scale in 12 states across the American West. "Family farmers, water users, and communities a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: Libraries at Colgate University and the University of Idaho have signed Memorandums of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards, and libraries at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and Colorado School of Mines have expanded their partnerships with GPO. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Legislation comes on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that presidents are above the law and immune from criminal prosecution for official actions Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 34 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the No Kings Act, which would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law and clarify that Congres  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Hickenlooper has called on the Fed five times since October 2022 to maintain or cut interest rates while high rates undermine American families and small businesses Senators: "We urge you to make monetary policy in the interest of the American public, not a particular political party." Senator John Hickenlooper, Elizabeth Warren, and Sheldon Whitehouse sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Po  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: LAKEWOOD --Last night, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representative Joe Neguse called on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to provide additional support for the State of Colorado as it continues to battle several ongoing wildfires, including the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County, that threaten homes and communities across the Fro  more