Tag: Colorado Congressional Delegation
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Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen cheers President Trump signing into law 2 bipartisan bills she led
President Donald Trump has signed into law two bills led by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen that address a pair of the Colorado Democrat’s signature issues —opioid addiction treatment and parents traveling by air with breast milk. Known as the SUPPORT Act and the BABES Act, respectively, the bipartisan bills passed the U.S. House and Senate…
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Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday that could pave the way to reopen the government before the end of the week…
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Colorado delegation seeks federal aid for wildfire-ravaged Rio Blanco County
Colorado’s 10 U.S. senators and representatives sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday, asking him to declare a disaster following pair of wildfires that burned in the northwestern part of the state last month. Under the Stafford Act of 1988, a state’s governor can request a presidential major disaster declaration if the state doesn’t have…