News List
  • REP. MARKEY MOVES TO EASE RESTRICTIONS ON AG TRANSPORTATION DURING HARVEST
    Mar 4, 2009  - Congresswoman Betsy Markey today sent a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar, urging his support for the agriculture hours of service (AgHOS) exemption in the 2009 Transportation Authorization Bill. Currently, truck drivers are limited to ... More
  • REP. MARKEY CALLS ON SEC. VILSACK TO EXTEND C.R.P. PROGRAM
    Feb 25, 2009  - Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for approximately 3.9 million acres of land across the nation, including 714,636 acres in Colorado, which is set to expir... More
  • REP. MARKEY RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
    Feb 24, 2009  - Tonight Congresswoman Betsy Markey released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the first joint session of the 111th Congress: Tonight, President Obama spoke in plain terms about the challenges we face as a nation. And while we must be honest about those challenge... More