WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse successfully advanced his bill, the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act, through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which now heads to the House Floor for consideration. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation helps communities build long-term capacity for disaster recovery by allowing for state and local governme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced the Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act to help communities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona that were affected by the Gold King Mine disaster of 2015. "The effects of the Gold King Mine disaster were felt far beyond the banks of the Animas River. The blowout hurt families, farmers, and outdoor recreation companies in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting to pass a government funding bill that will fund the government through December 20. "Today, House Democrats once again provided the votes needed to avoid a Republican shutdown. Funding the government is Congress' most basic responsibility, yet a large portion of the Republican majority voted against this bill as has  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) released the following statement after four of her active management amendments passed and were included in H.R. 8790, the "Fix Our Forests Act," which passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 268-151. "America needs to do more to actively manage our forests and prevent catastrophic wildfires that are devastating our communities. Federal agencies h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) applauded final passage of her legislation H.R. 4596, "Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act:" "Passage of my bill to reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Recovery Programs is a major win for Colorado and the West. These important programs, which will be extended for an additiona  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo M.D. (CO-08) issued the following statement after joining Democrats and Republicans in the United States House of Representatives in voting for a short-term government funding package to keep the federal government open and avert a government shutdown: "Today, I joined a coalition of Democrats and Republicans in voting for a short-term government funding package to ke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) passed two bills through the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act would incorporate the Great Salt Lake into ongoing conservation efforts under the Colorado River water conservation program. The Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act aims to expedite the approval process for geothermal projects. Rep. Curtis has a stron  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting on a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 20th: "Funding our government and the services so many rely on is one of the most basic functions of Congress. I'm relieved we passed a continuing resolution to temporarily keep the government open, but this is the bare minimum. This t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, at a press conference, Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Jennifer McClellan (VA-03), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) to reintroduce the Child Care Infrastructure Act and the Child Care Workforce Development Act. Pettersen also introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Creating Early Childh  more