WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Leader Neguse Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Mass Firings at DOI Lafayette, CO -- House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) issued the following statement after public reporting that thousands of federal probationary employees have been fired en masse, including at the United States Forest Service (USFS), Department of the Interior (DOI), and elsewhere: "President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen Sound Alarm on Trump Administration's Cuts to Critical Colorado Medical Research Proposed Cuts Will Weaken Public Health, Limit Access to Life-Saving Treatments Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Joe Neguse, Brittany Pettersen   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Compensate Communities Affected by Gold King Mine Disaster Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd 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   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Joins Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced she is joining Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. "House Democrats are fighting back as Trump is breaking the law and circumventing Congress and the courts to force his extreme agenda on the American people. I am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette, Amo, Sanchez, Fletcher, and Houlahan Urge NIH to Reverse Research Funding Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, along with Reps. Gabe Amo (RI-01), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Linda Sanchez (CA-38), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led 149 Members on a letter to the Acting Director of the National Institute  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, DeGette, Neguse, Crow, Pettersen, Sound Alarm About Trump Admin's Cuts to Critical Colorado Medical Research Proposed cuts will weaken our public health, limit access to life-saving treatments while stifling medical research to cure cancer, fight infectious diseases, better support our veterans suffering from PTSD In 2023, Colorado researchers received $575 million in NI  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Lankford, Bennet, Curtis, Neguse, Maloy Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Waive Fees for Replacing Documents After Natural Disasters Survivors of natural disasters like the Marshall Fire often have to pay thousands of dollars to replace critical documents like passports or visas WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, James Lankford, Michael Bennet, and John  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Local Governments Join Rep. Lauren Boebert in Opposition to NIETC Corridor WASHINGTON D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) applauded recent resolutions passed from local governments in Southeast Colorado opposing the current plan for the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor that will run through the region as part of the Biden Administration's National Interest Electric Transmission Corrido  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Neguse, Huffman Demand Firefighters and Seasonal Employees be Exempt from Trump Attacks on Federal Workforce Lafayette, CO -- Following public reports that the Trump Administration is directing mass firings of federal workers and freezing hiring of essential positions, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crow, Colorado Democrat Delegation Fight to Stop Cuts to Life-Saving Medical Research WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) has sent a new letter to House and Senate Republicans urging them to raise alarm about the Trump Administration's cuts to life-saving medical research grants for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If enacted by the Trump administration, these deep cuts   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hurd Introduces First Bill the LOCAL Act Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced H.R.1125, the Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act (LOCAL) act, which will relocate the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado. President Trump completed this move in his first term; however, it was reversed under the Biden-Harris administration. "Wester  more