Senator Cory Gardner has some harsh words for President Obama, over his veto of a bill to begin building the Keystone XL Pipeline. Gardner said that “Last November, Coloradans and Americans voted for a change. They voted for a Congress that could work together and pass legislation that benefits all of us. Unfortunately, with his veto of the bill to build the Continue reading
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Gardner Blasts President for Keystone Veto
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Lawmakers Call on Obama to Approve Keystone
Lawmakers are calling on President Obama to sign the Keystone XL Pipeline legislation. Senator Cory Gardner released a statement to the president yesterday, making a case for the pipeline. Gardner says he’s excited that the bill passed with bipartisan support in the House and Senate. He says the project will “create Continue reading
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Tipton Says Congress is Actually Working
U-S Representative Scott Tipton says Congress is finally starting to move along, now that Harry Reid is no longer the Majority Leader in the Senate. There were 382 House Bills that never made it to the Senate floor in 2014, due to interference from Reid. Tipton says some of those bills are now being reintroduced. He says Continue reading
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Lawmakers Vote to Build Keystone XL Pipeline
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has voted to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would be paid for by the private sector, create thousands of jobs in the United States, and increase domestic energy security. It has been more than six years since the pipeline Continue reading
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Lawmakers Vote to Condemn President’s Actions on Immigration
Colorado’s next Senator wants to repeal President Obama’s recent executive action to allow more than 4 million people in the country illegally to remain here. Republican Continue reading
Hickenlooper Angers Hispanics
Colorado Hispanic activists are angry that the state’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, thinks it’s fruitless to pursue citizenship for immigrants who are in the country illegally. Hickenlooper on Wednesday told the Wall Street Journal that activists and Democrats should stop demanding a pathway to citizenship for those 11 Continue reading
McConnell Determined to Slow Down EPA
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says his top priority is reining in the EPA, and reversing new carbon pollution laws. McConnell says it won’t be easy to block the regulations, because he feels the only good tool to do it is the spending process. But McConnell says he’s angry that President Obama unilaterally included a Continue reading
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Clinton Stumps for Colorado Democrats
Former President Bill Clinton is lending his voice to Colorado’s embattled Democrats. Clinton canceled an appearance at a Saturday fundraiser for Senator Mark Udall in Denver after the birth of his first grandchild. But the former president Continue reading
Udall Will Campaign with Obama
Senator Mark Udall has been able to dodge the question of whether he would campaign with President Obama this year, until now. Four times Udall has been asked on national television whether he would campaign with the president, and he has avoided giving an answer each time. However, it has now been Continue reading
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EPA Sued Over New Emissions Rules
Murray Energy Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over new carbon emission standards. The lawsuit claims the rules are “illegal, irrational, and destructive cap and tax regulations”. The lawsuit was filed in Washington D.C. yesterday, the same day the rules Continue reading
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Moffat County Commissioners Write Letter Regarding Potential Vermillion Designation
The Moffat County Commissioners have decided to write their own letter, opposing any Monument designations in the county that don’t go through the proper public process. While President Obama’s plans are still hazy, there is rumor that he wants to make the Vermillion Basin a National Monument. The Continue reading
Bennet Praises Executive Order
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet yesterday welcomed the White House’s announcement that President Obama will sign yet another executive order. This one would prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers. Bennet is a cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which Continue reading
