Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will host a Town Hall tomorrow in Steamboat. The Town Hall will give Senator Bennet the opportunity to listen to concerns and respond to questions from his constituents. Those interested in attending should arrive early, as space is limited. The Town Hall will take Continue reading
Tag Archives: Senator
Bennet To Host Town Hall In Steamboat
Senator Bennet Adviser In Craig Today To Discuss Coal Communities Empowerment Act
Charlie Anderson, a Senior Policy Adviser for US Senator Michael Bennet, will be in Craig this afternoon (Aug 11) to provide details on the Coal Communities Empowerment Act that Bennet introduced in the Senate last week. The Act would designate 90 counties Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged assist, Bennet, Coal Communities Empowerment Act, Coal Community Zones, communities, development, hiring, Incentives, investment, meeting, Moffat, prices, Rio Blanco, Routt, Senator, workforce
Gardner Questions VA Over Wait Times
Senator Cory Gardner sent a letter this week to Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin asking for an explanation for the long wait times veterans are still experiencing at Colorado VA facilities. In the letter, Gardner says that The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 was implemented to fix long wait times for vets, but it Continue reading
Gardner Tours Western Slope, Stops In MOCO
Senator Cory Gardner took a tour of the Western Slope last week, to meet with healthcare providers, farmers and ranchers, elected representatives and public land officials. During the tour Gardner stopped in Loma, Palisade, and Mack. Gardner also visited Dinosaur National Monument to discuss the National Park System; Pioneers Medical Center in Continue reading
CO Senators Talk About Obamacare Replacement
Senator Cory Gardner says he’s currently reviewing the new GOP plan to replace Obama Care. Gardner was part of the group that put the replacement legislation together, but apparently, Thursday was the first time he’d seen the full bill. Gardner says the bill deserves Continue reading
Trump Signs Veterans Affairs Accountability Act
The VA Accountability and Whistle-blower Protection Act, which makes it easier to discipline and fire Department of Veterans Affairs employees, was signed Friday by President Donald Trump. The legislation makes it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to discipline or fire employees who do not provide proper care to veterans. The legislation also creates an office within the VA designed to Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged accountability, Act, Bennet, bi-parisan, Blower, Congress, Cory Gardner, Donald, legislation, Michael, passed, president, protection, Scott Tipton, Senator, Signed, supported, trump, VA, Whistle
Bill To Make It Easier To Discipline VA Employees
Both Colorado Senators Bennet and Gardner voted to advance the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistle-blower Protection Act out of the Senate Tuesday. The legislation would make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to discipline or fire employees who do not provide proper care to veterans. The legislation Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged accountability, affairs, Bennet, bill, Cory Gardner, department, discipline, Donald, employees, fire, Michael, passed, Senate, Senator, trump, VA, Vetterans, Whistle-blower
Bennet Town Hall In Glenwood, Streaming Available
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will be holding a Town Hall this weekend in Glenwood Springs. Senator Bennet is hosting the event to hear concerns, and respond to questions from constituents. The town hall will be held Friday from 5:15 to 6:15 at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library. Attendees should show up Continue reading
CO Officials Respond To Trump’s Paris Decision
Colorado elected officials offered mixed reactions yesterday following President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, an international agreement concerning climate change and carbon emissions. Rep. Ken Buck praised the President, calling the pull-out “a win for Colorado”, while Senator Michael Bennet and Governor John Hickenlooper said they believe the Continue reading
Senator Enzi Recovering From Emergency Surgery
Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi is recovering after he had to have emergency gallbladder surgery Sunday night. Enzi, who has represented Wyoming in the Senate since 1997, was in Wyoming when the emergency occurred. According to a statement, the Senator felt a bit off over the weekend and when he Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Act, affordable, Care, emergency, Enzi, gallbladder, Mike, obama care, recovering, Senator, surgery, U.S., Wyoming
CO Officials Talk Trump Budget Proposal
President Donald Trump released his budget for the fiscal year 2018 yesterday to mixed reviews, including those from Colorado elected officials. Proponents of the budget applauded trumps fiscal conservativeness, while opponents say the budget goes too far in cutting programs that specifically go to benefit the middle and lower class, like Medicaid. Some critics of the budget are also questioning the accuracy of its figures, claiming that some of the Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged budget, class, conservative, cuts, Donald, Elected, Federal, figures, fiscal, Fiscal Year 2018, government, lower, Medicaid, Michael Bennet, Middle, Officials, president, projections, representative, scott, Senator, spending, Tipton, trump, U.S.
Senators Look To Reauthorize Program Which Contributed Thousands To NW Colorado
Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet helped introduce legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program. Colorado received $11.8 million in funding from the program in 2016. Meeker schools received around $80,000, Routt County Schools collected over $166,000 Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged colorado, cory, county, gardner, Meeker Schools, Michael Bennet, Moffat, Northwest Colorado, program, Routt County, rural, schools, secure, Self Determination, Senator, SRS, Steamboat
