Blog Entries
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December 5, 2014
The Next Giant Leap Into Space Begins in Colorado
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December 4, 2014
Protecting Colorados Treasures for Years to Come
Last week, I joined 40 of my colleagues in the Senate to call on Senate leadership to work with us on a permanent funding solution for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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November 14, 2014
Progress Toward Protecting Hermosa Creek
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October 17, 2014
An Update on the Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
After pushing the FWS to provide more time for Coloradans to submit input on its proposed critical habitat designation for the Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, the agency has agreed to a 60-day extension of the comment period.
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June 6, 2014
Banning Members of Congress from Lobbying for Life
Sign this petition and add your support if you think it's time Washington cleaned up its act.
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June 5, 2014
Banning Members of Congress from Lobbying for Life
Jon Tester and I have written a bill that bans members of Congress from ever becoming lobbyists. Sign this petition and add your support if you think it's time Washington cleaned up its act.
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June 3, 2014
Denver Regional Veterans Benefits Office Representative will visit the Western Slope
Passing this information along on behalf of the Grand Junction VA Medical Center.
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May 13, 2014
Questions for the USDA about Colorado Conservation and Forest Health Priorities
At a recent hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee, I had the chance to ask Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about a few of Colorado's priorities - particularly those related to our conservation and forest health efforts.
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May 7, 2014
Inventing the Future
Watch this video to join our tour of innovative Colorado businesses. When you're done, tell us about your Colorado business or your favorite Colorado company.
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May 1, 2014
PETITION: Raise the Minimum Wage
Join us in calling on Congress to raise the Federal Minimum Wage.
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November 21, 2013
Veterans Beware: Marketing Scam
Our office has recently become aware of a marketing scam targeted at Veterans who are trying to get in contact with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA).
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November 12, 2013
Wayne Telford's New Mission
Grand Junction veteran Wayne Telford spent a good part of the Vietnam War on the Mekong River, a "brown-water navyman," as he calls it, facing some challenging insurgents in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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October 17, 2013
Your Government Failed You, And You Deserve Better: A Letter Regarding the Shutdown
Yesterday, Congress passed a bill to reopen the government and allow the United States to avoid default and pay its bills.
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June 29, 2013
Veterans Deserve Better
A study released earlier this year by the Department of Veterans Affairs reported that 22 U.S. Veterans commit suicide every day.
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June 24, 2013
The Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the Immigration Bill will reduce the deficit by $197 billion in the first decade, and $700 billion in the next.
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June 5, 2013
Colorado Front Range Aerospace Tour
The aerospace industry is an integral part of our state's economy, which is why we were interested in visiting these facilities and see everything first hand.
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May 23, 2013
How Safe is Your Medicine?
Yesterday, after several years of collaboration in the Senate with industry and consumer advocates, the Senate HELP Committee approved a bipartisan bill to strengthen and improve our nation's drug distribution supply chain.
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April 27, 2012
Greeley Tribune: Senate Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill
The Greeley Tribune has a good article on the Farm Bill passing the Senate Agriculture Committee.