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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Over $600,000 to Prevent Veteran Suicides in Colorado
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $642,629 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Colorado suicide prevention services for veterans. The VA awarded two organizations the Healing Warriors Program in the Eastern Plains and the Front Range and the Valley-Wide Health Systems in Southern Colorado as part of VA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suic  more

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Announces September Staff Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: The office of U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) announced Mobile Office Hours scheduled for Wednesday, September 18th, Thursday, September 19th, and Tuesday, September 24th in five locations across Colorado's Third District. Congresswoman Boebert stated: "Our Congressional Mobile Office Hours provide an opportunity for constituents in remote parts of the 3rd District to get the assistance they ne  more

Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge Federal Court to Uphold Medicare's Ability to Negotiate Rx Drug Prices
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Amy Klobuchar, Peter Welch, and 12 of their Senate colleagues filed an amicus brief, urging the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of Congress authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for consumers. Big pharmaceutical companies have sued in federal court to stop Medicare from lowering prices in two court cases: AstraZene  more

Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge U.S. Forest Service, NPS to Reconsider Policy Changes on Fixed Anchors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Draft agency rules would limit the use of longstanding climber safety tools Senators John Hickenlooper, Maria Cantwell, John Boozman and over a dozen Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack expressing their concern that recent National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) proposals would sev  more

Hickenlooper: 'Republicans Just Voted Against American Families'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Senate Republicans voted against the Right to IVF Act, tanking the bill for the second time Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against the Right to IVF Act, which would establish a right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services nationwide and help make IVF treatment more affordable for Americans hoping to start a family. "Republicans just voted  more