WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Jim Risch introduced the Simplifying Subcontracting Act legislation to make it easier for small businesses to apply for contracts with the federal government. "Small businesses deserve an equal playing field to work as government subcontractors," said Hickenlooper. "Plain, readable language will help more small businesses compete for these contracts." "Small busine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet alongside Governor Jared Polis and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse called on U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to move quickly to protect the Thompson Divide from future mining and oil and gas drilling by finalizing an Administrative Mineral Withdrawal. In October 2022  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: This week, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus and Ranking Member of the United States House Subcommittee on Federal Lands, led a bipartisan coalition of western lawmakers in a letter to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS), requesting immediate action to address concerning reports of substandard housing conditions and exorbitant  more