url,title,date,year,month,party,chamber,state,member_name,bioguide_id,domain,scraper,source,date_source,text,has_text,collected_at,updated_at
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-backs-white-house-rescission-targeting-wasteful-spending-criminal,REP. BOEBERT BACKS WHITE HOUSE RESCISSION TARGETING WASTEFUL SPENDING ON CRIMINAL ALIENS,2026-09-28,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"LONE TREE, COLO. — Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) announced her support for the White House decision to cancel roughly $810 million in previously appropriated spending through a pocket rescission. The package includes a $567 million cut to Department of Health and Human Services programs for criminal aliens, as well as cuts to international assistance, including foreign debt relief, and other agencies.

“This is America First in action,” Rep. Boebert said. “The Trump Administration is cutting wasteful spending that does not benefit American citizens. Hardworking taxpayers should not be forced to bankroll health and social services for people who broke our laws.”

“Federal health dollars are not an open invitation,” Rep. Boebert said. “When Washington subsidizes care and services for criminal aliens, it rewards lawbreaking and leaves less for American families, seniors, veterans, and rural hospitals. Reducing that spending is common sense.”

“These are the types of policies needed to ensure future funds go to rural hospitals,” Rep. Boebert said. “Colorado’s rural communities cannot keep emergency rooms, maternity wards, and clinics open if federal health money is treated as a magnet for illegal immigration.”",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-calls-pause-diesel-exports-help-farmers-ranchers-and-truckers,"REP. BOEBERT CALLS FOR A PAUSE ON DIESEL EXPORTS TO HELP FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND TRUCKERS",2026-09-28,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"LONE TREE, CO — U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today called for a temporary pause on U.S. diesel exports through January 2027, followed by a joint review between Congress and the Administration to determine whether the pause should be extended for another three months. Colorado producers should not be forced to subsidize foreign markets while paying more at home.

“While our farmers are filling tanks at record prices and families are being impacted by affordability every day, we are still shipping diesel overseas,"" said Rep. Boebert. ""That is backwards. Pause the exports for American producers and then reassess whether another three months is needed.”

""Congress and the Trump Administration must work together to pause diesel exports through January 2027,"" said Rep. Boebert, ""delivering relief to farmers, ranchers, and truckers; and putting American energy and American consumers first.""

""This is common sense,” Rep. Boebert said. “End the squeeze on rural America. I will work with anyone serious about delivering real relief.”",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-and-administrator-dr-oz-host-roundtable-combating-waste-fraud-and,"Rep. Crank and Administrator Dr. Oz Host Roundtable on Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Within Healthcare Programs in Colorado",2026-09-28,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz held a roundtable with local leaders focused on combating waste, fraud, and abuse of federal health programs.

This roundtable comes after the announcement that Colorado was found to have overspent on Medicaid by $158 million last year and is projected to be $443 million over budget for the ’26-’27 fiscal year.

""This Administration and Congressional Republicans have worked to combat waste, fraud, and abuse throughout federal health programs to ensure they are reserved for our nation's most vulnerable as they were intended,"" said Rep. Crank. ""However, just this past year, the State of Colorado has mismanaged Medicaid funds, overspending by over $150 million and providing funding for illegal immigrants and transgender surgeries, and that is just unacceptable. I appreciate Administrator Dr. Oz coming to Colorado's Fifth Congressional District to learn more about healthcare in our community and how we can navigate the complexities of state policies that hamper our ability to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.""

""Medicaid was created in a high-trust society, but that trust won't survive if we let fraud, waste, and abuse run rampant,"" said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. ""I'm grateful to Rep. Crank and local health leaders for joining me to discuss how we can shut down scams, stop runaway spending, and protect essential health care for the vulnerable Americans who need it.""",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/cms-administrator-oz-joins-rep-gabe-evans-colorados-8th-district-discuss-state,CMS Administrator Oz Joins Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s 8th District to Discuss State Medicaid Fraud and to Tour UNC's New College of Osteopathic Medicine,2026-09-28,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"GREELEY Colo.— Today, Congressman Gabe Evans welcomed Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz to the Eighth Congressional District. The visit consisted of a roundtable with Northern Colorado healthcare leaders to discuss a variety of topics such as the implementation of H.R.1 and recent trends of waste, fraud, and abuse in the State’s Medicaid system and a tour of the new College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of Northern Colorado.

This timely visit comes after CMS recently granted $169 million in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding awarded to 91 grantees to expand healthcare access and strengthen rural health systems across Colorado. It also comes after Colorado’s State Medicaid program has been in the headlines for its budget crisis, being $158 million over budget in the 25-26 cycle, and is projected to be $443 million overspent for ‘26-‘27.

“I’m grateful to Administrator Oz for visiting Colorado’s Eighth district to sit down with the doctors, hospitals, health care providers, and local leaders who serve our communities every day. Medicaid is a lifeline for our most vulnerable neighbors, and protecting the program means making sure every taxpayer dollar is spent responsibly and reaches the people who truly need it.

Colorado’s Medicaid program was nearly $158 million over budget last year and is now projected to be roughly $443 million over budget this year and has seen over $100 million dollars in verified fraud. That is not sustainable.

As Congress works to strengthen Medicaid, we need strong partnership from CMS, accountability at every level of government, and a serious commitment to rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. I look forward to working with Administrator Oz to protect taxpayers, preserve Medicaid for those who depend on it, and ensure this program is strong for generations to come.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

""Medicaid was created in a high-trust society, but fraud, waste, and abuse are eating away at its foundation. CMS is committed to partnering with local health leaders and lawmakers like Rep. Evans to restore that trust by shutting down scams, reining in runaway spending, and ensuring that Medicaid dollars fund high-quality care for the vulnerable Americans who need it.”— CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Congressman Evans also announced the introduction of his newest legislation, called the Strengthening Tools of Oversight to Prevent (STOP) Medicaid Fraud Act. This legislation will help combat Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse by requiring states to electronically verify and confirm the legitimate billing of two programs that have recently been exploited by scammers and criminals: non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA).

The bill will require states, beginning January 1, 2027, to use electronic verification systems to confirm that Medicaid-funded non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services were actually provided. States that already have a qualifying electronic verification system in place when the bill is enacted would be exempt as long as they continue using it. If CMS determines that a state is not complying, the state will have 90 days to submit a corrective action plan and one year from receiving CMS’s notification to come into compliance.",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-legislation-to-innovate-care-for-military-trauma,Crow Introduces Legislation to Innovate Care for Military Trauma,2026-09-25,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Cooperative Overseas Military Battlefield Advancement in Trauma (COMBAT) Care Act to ensure our military is innovating and developing new approaches to trauma care on the battlefield.

His bipartisan bill authorizes the establishment of joint education and training programs with foreign countries to develop new techniques that can save lives on the battlefield. It will allow for groundbreaking research to be conducted alongside partners around the world who have made advancements in the space. As warfare evolves, so must the care American servicemembers receive.

Crow introduced his bipartisan bill alongside Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO). It was endorsed by the University of Colorado Anschutz.

“The future of warfare is changing, as we are seeing in Ukraine right now. The United States must be ready for the new challenges we face, and ensure that our servicemembers receive world-class care when they need it most,” said Congressman Crow. “I’m proud to work with the University of Colorado Anschutz to introduce legislation that will help take care of the men and women who keep our country safe.”

""It is important that the advancement in education and research partnerships regarding military trauma continues to grow, so that we can take care of the men and women who serve our country. The COMBAT Care Act works to grant the Department of War and the State Department the authority to work together to study military trauma and look towards better treatment options for our service members and veterans. Pleased to work with my Colorado colleague Congressman Jason Crow to get this bill introduced,” said Congressman Crank.

“Establishing joint education and training programs with foreign allies is crucial to ensure our military trauma teams are best equipped to care for our warfighters,” said Vik Bebarta, MD, founding director of the CU Anschutz Combat Medicine Research Center (COMBAT) and chair of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz. “We are grateful to Representatives Crow and Crank for introducing the COMBAT Care Act and their leadership in investing in our nation’s military trauma care capabilities.”

As a combat veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, he has voted for pay raises for servicemembers and fought to get them other benefits that improve their quality of life, including expanding dental care to reservists and access to quality healthcare for servicemembers and their families. He’s also worked to improve care for active-duty servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injuries. Crow led the charge demanding that the Administration answer for horrible conditions reported aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Crow has also introduced legislation to prevent the Secretary of Defense from manipulating government data on troop casualties, which could impact the benefits troops and their families may receive.",1,2026-09-26T09:43:57Z,2026-09-26T09:44:55Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1941,"Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, Congressman Joe Neguse Lead Bill to Permanently Fund Payments to Rural Counties with Federal Lands",2026-09-25,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD — Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) this week introduced the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act to guarantee reliable federal payments to Colorado counties that provide essential services on and around tax-exempt federal lands. Without predictable mandatory funding, counties will never have the true assurance of the federal revenue that they receive.

The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides payments to counties, including 56 in Colorado, and other local governments with non-taxable federal lands within their borders to offset lost property tax revenue. These payments are key for local governments to fund services including transportation infrastructure projects, education, law enforcement, healthcare, and emergency services. While PILT has operated under reauthorizations for previous fiscal years, this legislation would make the program a mandatory funding effort by Congress not subject to the federal appropriations process. A permanent authorization will provide certainty for counties, ensuring they can maintain their services without disruption.

“Our rural communities provide essential services on and around federal lands—from roads and schools to emergency response—and they deserve funding they can count on. These counties shouldn’t have to wonder every year whether the federal government will provide needed support for these services,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “I’m proud to work with my friend, Rep. Neguse, to make PILT permanent so these counties can plan for the future and keep delivering for Coloradans.”

“Colorado’s 2nd District spans from the Front Range to the Western Slope, including many communities that rely on federal PILT payments for essential local services — from firefighting and search-and-rescue operations to the construction of public schools and roads. Our bill, the Permanently Authorizing PILT Act, makes this program permanent, ensuring local governments can rely on a consistent stream of federal support to keep their communities thriving,” said Congressman Joe Neguse.

“Many Western Counties depend on PILT to balance our budgets. The services, (Search and Rescue, Fire, law Enforcement, Road maintenance etc.) we must provide on public land are a huge strain on our budgets,” said Dwayne McFall, Fremont County Colorado Commissioner and National Association of Counties Western Interstate Region President, “Without PILT many services would have to be cut. Permanent funding of PILT would create a long-term sustainable solution for counties.”

“Public lands may be national treasures, but their footprint is local. In Chaffee County approximately 80% of the land is federally owned and is completely exempt from local property taxes. PILT is a crucial tool of fairness and fills the structural revenue gap so our small taxpayer base isn't forced to single-handedly foot the bill for essential services, from rural road maintenance, to emergency response and public safety for millions of visitors each year. I greatly appreciate Congresswoman Pettersen’s efforts in pushing to make PILT a reliable and permanent fixture in the appropriations process.” said Gina Lucrezi, Chaffee County Commissioner.

“Counties with federal public lands are responsible for delivering essential services — from public safety and search and rescue to roads, infrastructure and wildfire mitigation — even though they cannot collect property taxes on those lands,” said National Association of Counties Executive Director Matthew Chase. “PILT helps counties offset those lost revenues and meet these responsibilities in the 62 percent of America’s counties with federal lands. We applaud Representatives Pettersen and Neguse for introducing the bipartisan Permanently Authorizing PILT Act, which would give public lands counties the long-term certainty they need to plan, budget and deliver for their residents and visitors. We urge Congress to pass this critical legislation into law quickly.”

The Department of Interior makes PILT payments to over 1,850 counties in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Counties have used these payments for more than 40 years to fund essential county services. In 2026, Colorado was compensated more than $53 million through the PILT program.

Congresswoman Pettersen previously introduced the bipartisan Permanently Authorizing PILT Act of 2023. She has led a bipartisan letter to the Appropriations Committee requesting full and robust funding for the PILT program in every Appropriations cycle since being elected to Congress. She has advocated and secured funding for local and county governments, including for rural communities, to ensure they have the funding and support to address the needs of all residents.

Full text of the bill can be found HERE.

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https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/the-hill-colorado-democrat-introduces-bill-to-bolster-battlefield-trauma-care-research,The Hill: Colorado Democrat introduces bill to bolster battlefield trauma care research,2026-09-25,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), a former Army Ranger, will introduce a bill Friday to help the U.S. military continue developing new approaches to provide service members and veterans battlefield trauma care by learning lessons from conflict overseas.

Crow, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, will introduce the Cooperative Overseas Military Battlefield Advancement in Trauma (COMBAT) Care Act, which would authorize the defense secretary, in consultation with the secretary of State, to establish a joint training and education program with foreign militaries to study and learn from prior wars.

“The future of warfare is changing, as we are seeing in Ukraine right now. The United States must be ready for the new challenges we face and ensure that our servicemembers receive world-class care when they need it most,” Crow said in a statement.

The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) and was endorsed by the University of Colorado Anschutz, located in Aurora.

An identical provision was included in the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act.

As part of the education program, the U.S. and other countries in the program can conduct joint conferences, symposia and professional exchange programs involving medical professionals, according to a copy of the bill, which was first shared with The Hill.

The Pentagon’s Joint Trauma System (JTS), which was established in 2016, looks to improve trauma readiness and outcomes through “evidence-driven performance improvement.”

“Our vision is to support the combatant commands by ensuring every service member injured in any theater of operation will be provided with the optimum chance for survival and maximum potential for functional recovery,” the JTS says on its website.

Crank said it is “important” that the improvements in education and research partnerships in regards to military trauma continue to improve so that the U.S. can take care of its service members.

“The COMBAT Care Act works to grant the Department of War and the State Department the authority to work together to study military trauma and look towards better treatment options for our service members and veterans,” Crank said in a statement, using the Trump administration preferred name for the Department of Defense.",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-drones-are-bringing-surveillance-state-your-front-door,REP. BOEBERT: DRONES ARE BRINGING THE SURVEILLANCE STATE TO YOUR FRONT DOOR,2026-09-24,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"LONE TREE, CO — Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) warned that government drone programs are expanding without a public inventory, without sufficient Fourth Amendment protections, and with too many Chinese drones and parts still in the fleet.

“Not one piece of hardware or software from the People’s Republic of China belongs on a police or federal drone in the United States,” Rep. Boebert wrote. “Not the chip, camera, battery, flight controller, app, firmware, or cloud login. American first responders deserve American supply chains.”

“Until recently,” she noted, “most drones sold to police departments were made in China.” Even if new sales slow, fleets of Chinese drones remain deployed, and efforts continue to keep Chinese components, software, and supply chains in the fleet.

“The United States government has no official public count of how many drones law enforcement agencies own and fly,” Rep. Boebert wrote. “Congress should not have to take its numbers from corporate earnings calls about how many aircraft are already circling overhead.” Rep. Boebert wrote that all drones across the United States should be registered within 30 days of operational deployment.

Rep. Boebert wrote that federal tax dollars should go to real emergencies, including search and rescue, wrecks, officer safety, and barricaded suspects, rather than persistent aerial patrols above American homes. “‘Drone as first responder’ is not a substitute for a warrant,” she wrote. “Persistent neighborhood surveillance is a general warrant from the sky, and a microphone on a drone is an intercept.” She wrote that listening should require the same legal process as a Title III wiretap, with no fishing expeditions, audit logs, and short retention.

“I stand with law enforcement. I stand even more firmly with the Constitution,” Rep. Boebert wrote. “We can give first responders the tools they need without surrendering the right of free Americans to live unmonitored lives. Protecting individual privacy is essential if freedom is to mean anything for the next generation.”

Read the full commentary in the Daily Caller:",1,2026-09-25T10:04:52Z,2026-09-25T10:05:46Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1939,Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen's Statement on Her Latest Bill Passed by Both Chambers,2026-09-24,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"“I am thrilled to see my bill, the Romance Scam Prevention Act, passed out of the Senate last night. Romance scams don’t just steal people’s savings—they exploit their trust and leave lasting emotional damage. As more Americans turn to online dating to find meaningful relationships, scammers are increasingly using these platforms to target vulnerable people and families. If a dating platform removes someone for fraud, the people they contacted deserve to know so they can protect themselves before it’s too late.

“If signed into law, this will be my sixth bill enacted during this Trump Administration – proof that we can fight hard against his lawlessness, cruelty and corruption, while also working to find common ground where we can. I’m proud of my record and I will keep working to deliver for the people in our district.”

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https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1940,Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Leads Sanctions Effort to Reduce Fentanyl Trafficking into United States,2026-09-24,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD — Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the introduction of legislation that will extend critical sanctions against foreign fentanyl traffickers and strengthen the federal government’s ability to disrupt the financial networks fueling the illicit opioid trade. The bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Reauthorization Act of 2026, which is co-led by Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), reauthorizes the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, which is set to expire in December, and ensures Treasury officials can continue targeting foreign jurisdictions, financial institutions, and illicit transactions tied to fentanyl trafficking.

“Like far too many families, mine has been impacted by the opioid crisis. My mom struggled with a prescription drug addiction that ultimately led to heroin and fentanyl. She overdosed 20 times in one year alone before we were finally able to get her the medical care she desperately needed, but too many people are not as lucky. Fentanyl is the most potent and lethal drug on the black market, and it has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across our country. We are facing an overdose crisis that demands urgent action to stop the influx of these dangerous drugs from being trafficked to our country,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “This bill gives the US the tools we need to disrupt the financial networks behind the illicit opioid trade and hold foreign traffickers accountable so more families don’t have to go through the heartbreak of losing a loved one to an overdose.”

“The fentanyl crisis affects communities across the country. As a border state, Texas has seen the devastation caused by fentanyl and cartels,” said Congressman Roger Williams. “We must reauthorize the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to ensure the United States has the tools it needs to crack down on the deadly drugs and crime entering our country from overseas.”

Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, were involved in nearly 48,000 American deaths in 2024, leaving families and communities grieving lives cut short. Reauthorizing the Fentanyl Sanctions Act would preserve critical tools to pursue the financial networks behind the drugs reaching Colorado and communities across the country. By restricting illicit payments and targeting institutions that facilitate trafficking, these authorities can make it harder for foreign traffickers to pay suppliers, launder profits, and finance future shipments. Renewing them would sustain financial pressure on the illicit opioid trade as part of the broader effort to prevent overdoses and save lives.

Federal officials have already used these authorities to target the financial infrastructure behind the illicit opioid trade. In June 2025, the United States Treasury invoked the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act to prohibit certain fund transfers involving three Mexico-based financial institutions identified as being of primary money laundering concern in connection with opioid trafficking. These actions demonstrate how the authorities can restrict traffickers’ ability to move money through the U.S. financial system.

Motivated by her own mother’s struggle with a substance use disorder, this bill is just the latest in Congresswoman Pettersen's ongoing work addressing the drug epidemic in the United States. These include measures to prevent the import of illicit drugs, and prevent overdose deaths by ensuring airplanes, law enforcement, and hospitals are able to distribute naloxone when necessary.

Full text of the bill can be found HERE.

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https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1937,Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Bill to Expand Financial Literacy Resources for High School Students,2026-09-23,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) today announced her introduction of a bill to expand financial literacy resources for high school students. The bipartisan Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary Schools Act, which Pettersen introduced with Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), would give high schools access to voluntary, expert-developed resources that teach students how to budget, manage credit, and avoid costly debt. According to Junior Achievement USA, in 2024, 68% of teens in Colorado want a financial literacy class, but only 31% reported having access to those resources.

“I know how hard it can be to navigate our financial system, especially for people like me who were the first in their family to graduate from high school and college. Too many young people enter adulthood without anyone ever teaching them how to build credit, manage a budget, or protect themselves from financial decisions that can follow them for years,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “Every one of our students should have access to the resources they need to make informed financial decisions, regardless of their path after high school. I’m so proud to join Congressman Valadao to introduce this common-sense, bipartisan bill that will help high schools better prepare our young people to achieve financial security, avoid costly mistakes, and set them up for success.”

“Filing taxes, managing a budget, building savings, and understanding credit are all important life skills, yet too many students graduate high school without the financial knowledge they need to make informed decisions,” said Congressman David Valadao.“Instead of trying to navigate a complicated financial system on their own, students should have a strong foundation in financial literacy. The bipartisan Promoting Financial Literacy in Secondary School Act would give students these critical tools before they graduate and help prepare the next generation for success—whether they choose to attend college, pursue a trade, or enter the workforce.""

Specifically, this legislation would create a voluntary program for high schools and require the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) to include these schools when creating their best practices for students about budgeting, financial securities, credit, evaluating financial products, and student loan borrowing.

The FLEC is an office within the U.S. Department of the Treasury that is tasked with creating best practices for teaching financial literacy. Currently, FLEC only creates guidance for institutions of higher education. As more students continue to seek alternatives to college, they are therefore currently missing out on these foundational financial literacy programs.

Congresswoman Pettersen serves on the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees agencies that deal with the banking, credit card, insurance, and housing sectors. She has consistently pushed for financial transparency for working families, and has championed legislation such as theImproving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act as part of her broader effort to provide families and communities with the financial tools they need to succeed.

Full text of the bill can be found HERE.

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https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-calls-mortgage-underwriting-and-credit-score-reform-and-lowering,REP. BOEBERT CALLS FOR MORTGAGE UNDERWRITING AND CREDIT SCORE REFORM AND LOWERING THE BARRIER TO HOMEOWNERSHIP,2026-09-23,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lone Tree, CO — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) sent a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins calling for underwriting and credit-score reform so qualified Americans can buy a home without being locked out by outdated down-payment and credit rules.

“Affordability is what families talk about around the kitchen table in the heartland,” Rep. Boebert wrote. “Republicans in Congress cut taxes. Next, we need to reform the home-buying process.""

Rep. Boebert is seeking to work with the departments to develop new policy that changes who qualifies for credit, cuts process costs, and modernizes mortgage rules without weakening the loan itself. She argued that a rigid 20 percent down payment knocks working families out of homeownership, and that on-time rent history and real-world income patterns should count.

“Asking a buyer to put down hundreds of thousands of dollars knocks many out of the chance to buy and grow their wealth,” she wrote. ""I intend to work in a bipartisan manner with my colleagues to eventually introduce legislation.""

Rep. Boebert said the federal mortgage system still judges borrowers through a narrow lens: a traditional credit score built on revolving debt and a steady W-2 paycheck. That approach shuts out renters with years of on-time payments but thin credit files; farmers and ranchers whose income arrives at harvest; tradesmen, contractors, seasonal workers, and small-business owners whose earnings vary by design; and commission earners punished for volatility instead of credited for income.

On an $833,000 jumbo loan, she noted, 20 percent down is about $167,000, while 5 percent is about $42,000. In many parts of the country, a jumbo loan is the only path to a primary residence. ""Keeping the bar at 20 percent does not automatically make the loan safer,” she wrote. “It just delays homeownership and keeps people renting longer.""

Rep. Boebert asked for a more flexible down-payment standard for jumbo or conventional loans, including a 5 percent option or a percentage tied to true income and credit history, paired with sound underwriting. Debt-to-income limits, credit scores, employment history, cash reserves, and appraisals should stay rigorous. The change, she said, is about the cash-to-close barrier, not ignoring risk.

“Families need our help to reduce arbitrary barriers in lending,” Rep. Boebert wrote.",1,2026-09-25T10:04:52Z,2026-09-25T10:05:46Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/hoodline-aurora-could-land-156m-to-fix-flood-prone-northwest-streets,Hoodline: Aurora Could Land $15.6M to Fix Flood-Prone Northwest Streets,2026-09-23,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"Northwest Aurora’s proposed flood-control work is tied to about $15.6 million in federal support under the Water Resources Development Act. The House passed the measure Tuesday by a 415-9 vote, but it still needs Senate approval. Even if approved, the authorization alone would not provide all the funding needed for construction.

A Long-Awaited Fix for Chronic Street Flooding

The bill, as reported by Sentinel Colorado, sets aside funding for Aurora to construct new storm sewers and expand the city's stormwater capacity, with planned improvements expected to help prevent flooding on East 11th Avenue, Alton Street and East 14th Avenue in northwest Aurora. Among the specific projects called out is a new storm sewer at the intersection of East 14th Avenue and Yosemite Street, an area residents have watched flood repeatedly.

Rep. Jason Crow advocated for the Aurora funding, according to the same report. He said the investment would address aging sewer infrastructure and flood-related safety problems, while helping the city respond to climate change. Crow also said he would continue seeking federal resources for Colorado communities.

What Else Is Riding on the Bill

Aurora is one part of a broader water-resources package. The legislation dedicates $150 million to protect rural water infrastructure nationwide, a provision noted in the article and by CPR. It also includes funding for several Colorado projects, and Colorado’s House members voted for the measure.

Separately, Crow has introduced the Protect the West Act, which would invest in wildfire mitigation, and sponsors the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience Act, which would let states establish and maintain resiliency offices to address climate-change effects. Neither measure was part of Tuesday’s House vote.

Next Stop: The Senate

For now, the Water Resources Development Act awaits approval from the Senate, and the article notes the National Association of Counties reported on both the House passage and the bill's pending Senate status. Whether Aurora's flood-prone streets get their new storm sewers ultimately hinges on what happens next in that chamber.

Authorization Is Not the Final Funding Step

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guidance explains that authorization alone is not enough for a project to proceed; congressional appropriations are also required. So even after Senate approval, Aurora would still need appropriated funding for the construction work to move forward, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-passes-funding-authorization-to-upgrade-water-infrastructure-in-aurora,Crow Passes Funding Authorization to Upgrade Water Infrastructure in Aurora,2026-09-22,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) recently voted and secured authorization for millions of dollars in federal funding to improve water infrastructure and help prevent flooding in Colorado.

The House of Representatives recently passed the Water Resources Development Act. Included in the bill was authorization for $15.6 million championed by Congressman Crow for the construction of a new storm sewer line and additional stormwater inlets around 14th Avenue and Yosemite Street in Aurora to better capture stormwater during large downpours, helping to prevent flooding on at least three roads in the city—11th Avenue, Alton Street, and 14th Avenue. During storms, excess flooding in these areas can damage property and make roads impassable, creating hazards for drivers and first responders. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate.

“I am proud to secure federal funding to help improve water infrastructure, prevent flooding, and address the impact of climate change in Colorado,” said Congressman Crow. “In Aurora and many other communities, old sewers cause frequent street flooding and unsafe conditions. In Congress, I will continue to bring home critical funds to better Colorado and our communities.”

Crow has also helped prepare Colorado against the impacts of climate change. He introduced the Protect the West Act with Senator Bennet to make critical investments that would mitigate intensifying wildfires, and he is leading the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act to empower states nationwide to establish and maintain resiliency offices to combat the worst effects of climate change.",1,2026-09-23T09:45:16Z,2026-09-23T09:46:14Z
https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-bilirakis-announce-new-diabetes-caucus-co-chair-120th-congress,"DeGette, Bilirakis Announce New Diabetes Caucus Co-Chair for 120th Congress",2026-09-21,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Diana DeGette,D000197,degette.house.gov,degette,https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Diana DeGette(CO-01) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, announced that Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) will serve as the new Democratic Co-Chair of the Caucus in the 120th Congress. Co-Chair-Designate Schrier will join Co-Chair Bilirakis in leading the 246-member Diabetes Caucus, one of the largest and most influential bipartisan member organizations in the United States Congress.

“I am proud to announce my friend, Rep. Kim Schrier, as the incoming Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus,” said Rep. DeGette. “Diabetes impacts millions of Americans across every district in this country, crossing all political lines. Those who live with diabetes in this nation need strong advocates on their behalf in the years to come. Rep. Schrier brings her expertise as a pediatrician and as someone with direct personal experience with diabetes to her work every day. She is a tough, practical legislator and will drive bipartisan work to expand access to life-saving treatments, bring down insulin costs, and fund the biomedical research that will ultimately lead to a cure.”

“Diana is a dear friend and one of the fiercest advocates I have ever had the privilege of working alongside,” said Rep. Bilirakis. “For years, we have put politics aside and worked together toward a shared goal: improving the lives of Americans living with diabetes and, ultimately, finding a cure. Her leadership, tenacity and compassion have helped drive tremendous progress in diabetes research, treatment and prevention. I am deeply grateful for her friendship and partnership, and for the lasting legacy she has built through her leadership of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus. I am also pleased that Dr. Kim Schrier will join me in leading the Caucus in the 120th Congress, should voters place their continued trust in us to serve. As a pediatrician who also lives with Type 1 diabetes, she brings firsthand experience to the issues facing patients and families. I look forward to continuing the Caucus’s bipartisan work to improve diabetes care, lower costs, advance lifesaving research and pursue our ultimate goal of finding a cure.”

“As a doctor with Type 1 diabetes, it is a priority of mine in Congress to help patients with diabetes manage their condition and afford their medications,” said Rep. Schrier. “I am extremely excited to co-chair the Congressional Diabetes Caucus alongside Congressman Bilirakis. Congresswoman DeGette has championed the Diabetes Caucus for over twenty years, and I am honored to continue her work to bolster diabetes research, lower costs for patients, and ensure quality care for all Americans.”

“The American Diabetes Association is thrilled that Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D., will be the next co-chair of the Diabetes Caucus, said American Diabetes Association Chief Advocacy Officer Lisa Murdock. “Congresswoman Schrier has demonstrated her leadership on behalf of those with diabetes, including commitment to ensuring access to medicines and technology. Her experience living with diabetes and as a pediatrician enable her to have valuable insight into the needs of the diabetes community and the policies necessary to support them. We look forward to working in partnership with Congresswoman Schrier as she takes on this new role. As we welcome Congresswoman Schrier, we want to express our gratitude to Congresswoman Diana DeGette for her leadership of the Diabetes Caucus who has tirelessly advocated for legislation to improve diabetes research, education, and treatment, as well as contributed to efforts that resulted in growing the Diabetes Caucus into the largest caucus in Congress. Her many years of service to those living with diabetes cannot be overstated.”

“The Diabetes Leadership Council (DLC) and Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC) are thrilled that Congresswoman Kim Schrier is becoming a House Co-Chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus,” said George Huntley, CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council & Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. “This is a natural extension of the critical work she is doing on behalf of the diabetes community, including introducing the bipartisan INSULIN Act to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Congresswoman Schrier in her new role. We also want to thank Congresswoman Diana DeGette for her many years of service leading the Caucus and for all that she has done for people with diabetes.”

“Rep. Kim Schrier's leadership, clinical perspective and personal experience will be a tremendous asset to the Congressional Diabetes Caucus. The Endocrine Society is grateful to Rep. Diana DeGette for her tireless efforts to elevate diabetes as a national priority and improve care for people living with the disease,” said Endocrine Society President Nanette Santoro, MD, E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. “Diabetes affects tens of millions of Americans and places an enormous burden on individuals, families, and our healthcare system. As an organization dedicated to improving hormone health, the Endocrine Society prioritizes diabetes prevention, treatment and research, and we look forward to partnering with Reps. Schrier and Bilirakis to advance policies that help people living with diabetes.”

“It has been an honor to work with Congresswoman DeGette,” said Breakthrough T1D Chief Global Advocacy Officer Lynn Starr. “Her legacy for the T1D community is unparalleled. From the Special Diabetes Program to the 21st Century Cures Act, stem cell research, and the INSULIN Act, her vision and determination have saved lives, transformed care, and significantly advanced the pursuit of cures. She has truly been a steadfast champion for everyone affected by T1D, and even now in her final months in Congress, she is working tirelessly to accomplish as much as possible for the community she has served for so long. She is an inspiration, and we will deeply miss her and her powerful voice in Congress. Congresswoman Schrier is a worthy successor who has her own legacy as a leader for the T1D community on Capitol Hill. As a pediatrician and the only sitting member of Congress living with type 1 diabetes herself, she understands the stakes and the day-to-day realities of managing this disease. She knows firsthand the needs of the community. We are grateful to her for taking on this new role and responsibility and look forward to working alongside her and her fellow caucus members to accelerate cures and improve the lives of all those affected by T1D.”

Background

The mission of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus is to educate members of Congress and their staff about diabetes and support legislative activities that improve diabetes research, education and treatment. Since Rep. DeGette assumed leadership as Co-Chair in 1999, the Diabetes Caucus has been the driving force behind some of the most significant advancements in diabetes care, prevention, and research in modern history. Over the last two and a half decades, her leadership has yielded bipartisan achievements, including:

· Historic Funding Increases for Dedicated Programs: Led the successful, multi-year push to increase funding for the Special Statutory Funding Program for Type 1 Diabetes (SDP) and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) from $30 million a year to $200 million a year.

· Significant Investments in National Research: Championed the expansion of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) budget, increasing its appropriations from under $1 billion to over $2.3 billion to accelerate the search for a cure.

· Expanded Access to Lifesaving Technology: Successfully pushed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve coverage and access for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), revolutionizing daily care for seniors with diabetes.

· Groundbreaking Prevention Initiatives: Led the effort to establish the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) and successfully put the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program into statute, focusing federal efforts on stopping the disease before it starts.

· Tackling the Root Causes of High Insulin Costs: Spearheaded some of the earliest Congressional investigations into how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) drive up the cost of insulin. These early efforts laid the crucial groundwork for major PBM reforms and advanced policies to make it easier to bring lower-cost biosimilar insulins to the market.

As the Caucus enters this new chapter, its leadership will remain committed to passing legislation that improves the lives of the over 40 million Americans living with diabetes and over 115 million living with prediabetes.

For more information on the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and its ongoing initiatives, please visit diabetescaucus-degette.house.gov.

###",1,2026-09-22T09:42:49Z,2026-09-22T09:44:35Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-there-zero-truth-these-house-ethics-committee-allegations,REP. BOEBERT: THERE IS ZERO TRUTH TO THESE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE ALLEGATIONS,2026-09-20,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — A spokesperson for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said today there is zero truth to the allegations in a politically motivated September 17 filing to the House Ethics Committee. The Congresswoman rejects the claims as utterly false.

Under House Committee on Ethics Rule 15, a complaint may not be filed within 60 days of an election in which the Member is a candidate. This filing was submitted inside that window. The Committee is required to return it.

The same rule also provides that a submission from a non-Member is not a complaint unless a Member of the House certifies in writing that it was made in good faith and warrants the Committee’s review. No Member has provided that certification.

“Swearing to it does not make it a complaint,” the spokesperson said. “This was a political smear packaged as an ethics filing and published before anyone checked whether it even qualifies under the Committee’s rules.”

The press should stop treating that document as if it were an investigation. The allegations are false. The filing does not meet the Committee’s rules, and it follows the same pattern of recycled sensational claims previously fact-checked as false.",1,2026-09-21T10:25:24Z,2026-09-21T10:26:54Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-boebert-denies-allegations-september-17-filing,CONGRESSWOMAN BOEBERT DENIES ALLEGATIONS IN SEPTEMBER 17 FILING,2026-09-20,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) issued the following statement making clear there is zero truth to the allegations in a politically motivated September 17 filing to the House Ethics Committee. She rejected these baseless and utterly false claims in their entirety:

“I reject these baseless allegations as utterly false and there is no truth to them whatsoever. I have never had a sexual relationshipor an inappropriate romantic relationship with any member of my staff—past or present. This is nothing more than a politically motivated stunt designed to manipulate the ethics process, create headlines, smear me, and generate clickbait.""

“They come from an activist who has long recycled sensational claims, including numerous baseless accusations previously fact-checked as false. These untruthful claims are ridiculous, reckless, and politically motivated as they come just a few weeks before ballots go out in my election. To be clear, swearing to it does not make it an official complaint. This was a political smear packaged as an ethics filing and published before anyone checked whether it even qualifies under the Committee’s rules.”

BACKGROUND

The press and other interested parties should not treat the September 17 filing as an investigation. Under House Committee on Ethics Rule 15, a submission from a non-Member is not considered a complaint unless a Member of the House certifies in writing that it was made in good faith and warrants the Committee’s review. No Member has provided that certification. The same rule bars complaints filed within 60 days of an election in which the Member is a candidate. The September 17 submission falls within 60 days of the November 3 election, and these false claims were submitted within that window. David Wheeler also likely committed perjury and broke a federal law when he certified under penalty of perjury that his lies were the truth and acknowledged that “knowingly making false statements to the Committee may violate federal law, including 18 U.S.C. § 1001.”

In a June 2022 fact-check, CNN identified at least five inaccurate claims previously published by American Muckrakers and David Wheeler, including the publication of a photograph of another woman as Boebert, an incorrect claim about a $70,500 contribution connected to Sen. Ted Cruz, a false abortion claim, and other inaccurate details concerning Boebert’s past. CNN also reported that the group had not provided corroborating evidence for its central allegations at the time including baseless claims that were 100% false including that she was a stripper, prostitute, and had two abortions. As noted in the June 2022 fact-check, “Wheeler acknowledged to CNN that the super PAC had been ‘sloppy’ and had published ‘inaccuracies’ on its anti-Boebert website.”

David Wheeler continues to make false claims that he “won” in court when he sued Congresswoman Boebert over statements she made in 2022 about potentially suing him and American Muckrakers for defamation.

The public record tells a different story. In June 2024, a federal magistrate judge recommended denying four of the six claims Wheeler and American Muckrakers sought to pursue, including their defamation and trade-libel claims, while recommending that he only had the right to fix two defective claims, which he chose not to do. Less than a month later, Wheeler and American Muckrakers moved to voluntarily dismiss the case with prejudice, and the court entered the dismissal. The court’s order provided that each side would bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs.",1,2026-09-22T09:42:49Z,2026-09-22T09:44:35Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-honors-legacy-wwii-veteran-norman-russell-his,CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT HONORS THE LEGACY OF WWII VETERAN NORMAN RUSSELL WITH HIS FAMILY,2026-09-19,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"KEENESBURG, CO — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) joined the community in remembering and honoring the life and service of U.S. Army Veteran Norman Russell. His daughters Terri Redden, Norma Sigler, and Connie Kunz were in attendance.

“Colorado’s Fourth District is home to patriots who answered the call when our nation needed them most,” said Congresswoman Boebert. “Norman Russell was one of those men. He laid communication lines under enemy fire, was wounded in service to his country, and came home to raise a family with humility, courage, and love. We honor him because freedom is not free, and the Greatest Generation paid the price so that we could live in liberty. I am proud to stand with his family, fellow veterans, and the people of Keenesburg as we remember a true American hero.”

“My dad never bragged about what he did. He just served,” said Terri Redden, Norman Russell’s daughter. “I wanted to get his medals so I could give them to my son, William, and he could carry on his grandfather’s legacy. That is how we keep Dad’s story alive.”

Norman Russell was inducted into the U.S. Army on June 5, 1942, and served as a communications soldier and truck driver. After training at Camp Walters, Texas, he served in North Africa, Tunisia, Italy, and France, often running telephone wire along the front lines under enemy fire. He was wounded in combat, later injured again when his jeep was struck near the Colmar Pocket, and was hospitalized at Fitzsimons in Colorado, ending his military service.",1,2026-09-22T09:42:49Z,2026-09-22T09:44:35Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-bill-to-stop-trump-and-hegseth-from-hiding-the-human-toll-of-their-war-with-iran,Crow Introduces Bill to Stop Trump and Hegseth from Hiding the Human Toll of Their War with Iran,2026-09-18,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act to prevent the Secretary of Defense from manipulating government data on troop casualties and therefore hiding the human cost of war.

Secretary Pete Hegseth recently recategorized the death of four servicemembers and the injuries of more than 200 others in an attempt to downplay the damage done by the President’s reckless war with Iran. Not only does his move shamelessly disrespect these servicemembers’ service to our country, but it could also impact the benefits they and their families receive. The Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act prevents the Pentagon from hiding the human cost of this war going forward, fixes the records they’ve already changed, and restores any benefits stripped from troops and their families as a result.

Joining Congressman Crow on this bill are Representatives and fellow Democratic veterans Pat Ryan (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Herb Conaway (NJ-03), Derek Tran (CA-45), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Salud Carbajal (CA-24).

“The men and women who step up to serve and defend our country deserve respect, and their families deserve to know they’ll get the full benefits earned in service. It’s wrong for Pete Hegseth to play politics with their service so he can hide the human toll of Trump’s reckless war with Iran,” said Congressman Crow. “This Administration has proven time and again that they don’t care about our servicemembers or our military families.”

“Every Patriot deployed to this war in Iran – the 50,000 still in theater, the hundreds wounded, and especially the 18 killed – are American heroes. They deserve to be honored as such – not swept under the rug by a President and SecDef so humiliated by their failure that they’d rather dishonor the troops than tell the truth,” said Congressman Ryan. “It’s a total betrayal of our armed forces by the very people that swore to protect and do right by them. I’m proud to lead so many of my fellow veterans in Congress to make it clear we will not stand for the Trump Administration’s disgraceful disrespect of American heroes – before, during, or after their deployments.”

The legislation is endorsed by VoteVets and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s illegal war of choice with Iran. He successfully forced congressional votes on two of his War Powers Resolutions to rein this war in, both of which passed the House on a bipartisan basis. Crow continues to lead legislation to prohibit federal funding for the war, and he has demanded that the Trump Administration reveal the full, true cost of this war on the American people. As someone from a working class family who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow has seen firsthand the toll forever wars have cost servicemembers and hardworking Americans.",1,2026-09-19T09:11:33Z,2026-09-19T09:12:45Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/usda-rural-development-invests-24-million-strengthen-fort-luptons-wastewater,USDA Rural Development Invests $24 Million to Strengthen Fort Lupton’s Wastewater Capacity,2026-09-18,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"(Fort Lupton, Colorado) –– U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Glen R. Smith, Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08), and Colorado State Director Sallie Clark joined representatives from the City of Fort Lupton today to celebrate a $24 million loan for a major wastewater infrastructure project that will allow the city to connect to an existing water treatment plant and provide the capacity needed to support larger infrastructure projects throughout the region.

“In line with recent Presidential Executive Orders, this investment advances USDA’s commitment to help rural communities by strengthening essential infrastructure and expanding long-term opportunities. By connecting Fort Lupton’s pipeline and lift station to the North Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant, the project delivers reliable, cost-effective approach while advancing the priorities that promote innovation, protect natural resources, and lay a strong foundation for future development.” – USDA Under Secretary Glen R. Smith

Consolidating the system will allow the city’s wastewater to be treated to optimal levels, improving water quality in the South Platte River and delivering cleaner raw water for downstream users. Advancing a more efficient, resilient treatment system, helps safeguard waterways and enhance long‑term community health for rural regions.

“This project demonstrates what can be accomplished when local communities and USDA work together to address critical infrastructure needs to strengthen long-term rural resilience. By investing in infrastructure today, we’re helping ensure that communities have the capacity and reliability they need to accommodate future businesses, housing and other development.” – Colorado State Director Sallie Clark

For fast-growing communities like Fort Lupton, reliable water and wastewater infrastructure is essential to supporting families, businesses and future development. Investments in core infrastructure help communities keep pace with growth while protecting water quality and ensuring residents continue to have access to safe, dependable services.

Congressman Evans has made strengthening Northern Colorado’s water infrastructure a priority in Congress and has worked to bring federal resources home for critical water projects across Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District. He welcomed USDA Rural Development’s investment in Fort Lupton as another important step toward ensuring Northern Colorado communities have the infrastructure needed to grow responsibly and remain strong for generations to come.

Northern Colorado is growing fast, and our water infrastructure has to keep up. I applaud USDA Rural Development’s $24 million loan to Fort Lupton, which will bolster the city’s wastewater system, improve water quality in the South Platte River, and ensure wastewater costs for our families, businesses, and institutions remain affordable. This funding reiterates the USDA’s commitment to strengthening America’s rural communities, and it’s especially meaningful to see that right here at home in Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District.” – Congressman Gabe Evans

The project is funded through the Water & Waste Disposal Program and provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities extend and improve water and waste treatment facilities that serve local households and businesses.",1,2026-09-19T09:11:33Z,2026-09-19T09:12:45Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1932,"Congresswomen Pettersen, Sewell, & Underwood Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Wrongfully Cancelled Minority Health Grants",2026-09-18,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), led 35 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately reinstate more than 16 minority and maternal health grants totaling $38 million that were canceled following a “shift in administration priorities.” These grant cancellations would affect programs meant to address that and other socioeconomic health disparities, including vital maternal and infant health outcomes, health care access in rural communities, treatment and prevention strategies for substance use disorder, and food insecurity for underserved communities. These cancellations come as data report that Black women continue to face a maternal mortality rate nearly 3.5 times that of white women.

“The Trump Administration just canceled 16 grants for essential funding used to support moms during pregnancy, babies when they are most vulnerable, and treatment programs for mothers who are struggling with addiction,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “I’m absolutely heartbroken to think of the Coloradans who will be left behind and the impact on our most vulnerable kids. And to top it off, they are using this money to instead support things like treatment for erectile dysfunction in the name of family values. Absolutely reprehensible.”

Specifically, the administration has directed the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health (OMH) to redirect funding historically used to support maternal health toward what it describes as the “root causes of infertility and reproductive health conditions,” including low sperm count, reduced sperm motility, low testosterone, and erectile dysfunction, impounding funds specifically meant to support minority communities.

In the letter, the Members wrote: “OMH was established to confront and eliminate health disparities nationwide, by elevating community partnerships and establishing programs to support health outcomes across U.S. minority populations. That mission remains urgent. It is alarming that, instead of addressing the continued need for services that make a life-and-death difference in American communities, your office will redirect this funding to prioritize only “addressing the root causes of infertility and reproductive health conditions and promoting physical activity.” This shift overlooks the continued, critical need for comprehensive health equity programs that directly support the communities OMH was created to serve.

The Members continued: “OMH plays a critical role in providing national leadership, engaging community partners, and deploying resources to eliminate health disparities across this nation. This mission has historically supported a broad range of services that have filled critical care voids across our communities. The reprioritization of discretionary funding is not only incredibly concerning, but demonstrates a stark break from the comprehensive programs and services that these grants have previously supported.”

The grants canceled by the Administration threaten to disrupt long-standing infrastructure that employs community health workers, collects data, maintains relationships with patients and communities, and provides reliable health and nutrition services that residents depend on. Abruptly terminating these investments will not only interrupt essential care but also erase years of progress toward reducing health disparities and improving outcomes for mothers, infants, and underserved communities. Moreover, the recipients of these grants had already been awarded funding appropriated by Congress, with some being two years into a four year grant period, raising serious concerns about the Administration’s authority to abruptly terminate funds that have already been earmarked.

The signers of the letter include: Rep. Sewell (D-AL), Rep. Underwood (D-IL), Rep. Grijalva (D-AZ), Del. Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.), Rep. Ivey (D-MD), Rep. Kelly (D-IL), Rep. H. Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Espaillat (D-NY), Rep. Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Bell (D-MO), Rep. Watson-Coleman (D-NJ), Rep. Salinas (D-OR), Rep. Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rep. Moulton (D-MA), Rep. Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Thanedar (D-MI), Rep. Crockett (D-TX), Rep. Carter (D-LA), Rep. Beatty (D-OH), Rep. McGovern (D-MA), Rep. Jackson (D-IL), Rep. Barragán (D-CA), Rep. Chu (D-CA), Rep. Brown (D-OH), Rep. Lee (D-PA), Rep. Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. Jacobs (D-CA), Rep. McClain-Delaney (D-MD), Rep. Stansbury (D-NM), Rep. Vargas (D-CA), Rep. Torres (D-NY), Rep. Randall (D-WA), Rep. McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Rep. Tonko (D-NY), Rep. Simon (D-CA)

See the full text of the letter HERE and below.

Dear Captain Mofidi:

We write to express our deep concern regarding the termination of 16 grants administered by the Office of Minority Health (OMH).1 On August 25th, 2026, grantees — with services supporting advancing vital maternal and health outcomes, promoting health care access in rural communities, supporting treatment and prevention strategies for substance use disorder, and reducing food insecurity — received notice from OMH that federal awards were to be terminated, effective immediately, pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.340(a)(4). Historically, grants under OMH have significantly reduced health disparities by targeting areas with an existing, but unmet need. The termination of these grants not only threatens the health outcomes of communities nationwide, but will destabilize the services that American families rely on today, at the intersection of rising costs and continued attacks on health care.

We are also deeply concerned about OMH stated intentions to redirect attention towards discretionary funding priorities. In a note to grantees, OMH noted that funding would now prioritize, “...(1) reducing overmedicalization in health care by addressing the root causes of infertility and reproductive health conditions, such as…low sperm count, low sperm mobility, low testosterone levels, and erectile dysfunction.” OMH was established to confront and eliminate health disparities nationwide, by elevating community partnerships and establishing programs to support health outcomes across U.S. minority populations. That mission remains urgent. It is alarming that, instead of addressing the continued need for services that make a life-and-death difference in American communities, your office will redirect this funding to prioritize only “addressing the root causes of infertility and reproductive health conditions and promoting physical activity.” This shift overlooks the continued, critical need for comprehensive health equity programs that directly support the communities OMH was created to serve.

This redirection of funding is a severe disservice to existing grants that have consistently delivered measurable results. If OMH’s priority is to support growing families, all while addressing existing health disparities, then your office must uphold the responsibility of continuing to fund the entities that implement strategies proven to narrow health disparities and improve outcomes across this country.

We ask that OMH immediately reinstate the grant funding for these 16 entities. We additionally request the answers to the following questions no later than October 2, 2026.

Please provide a detailed analysis of every grant that was terminated across the Office of Minority Health. Please include information regarding how this decision was made, include the names of any officials that played a role in termination decisions, and the total amount of unexpended funds for each grant.

Please provide a detailed description that outlines any known violations, underutilization metrics, or program failures, that would require OMH to redirect funds away from active and ongoing grants that facilitate programs with demonstrated outcomes.

Please provide detailed information regarding existing opportunities for grantees to submit an appeal. Please include:

a. OMH’s deadline for appeal submissions;

b. Any supplementary materials that OMH directly requested;

c. How OMH will review the appeals, including any provided documentation; and

d. When corresponding decisions will be communicated to grantees.

Please provide any questions or feedback that OMH has received from any entity that received a termination notice. Please include detailed information regarding OMH’s response and support they have offered these stakeholders.

OMH plays a critical role in providing national leadership, engaging community partners, and deploying resources to eliminate health disparities across this nation. This mission has historically supported a broad range of services that have filled critical care voids across our communities. The reprioritization of discretionary funding is not only incredibly concerning, but demonstrates a stark break from the comprehensive programs and services that these grants have previously supported. We urge OMH to reinstate this funding immediately to mitigate any severe consequences to the health of our communities. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

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https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-outlines-vision-for-the-future-of-us-national-security-ending-forever-wars,"Crow Outlines Vision for the Future of U.S. National Security, Ending Forever Wars",2026-09-17,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, gave keynote remarks at both New America and the Center for American Progress, where he discussed the decades of conflict in the Middle East and how the lessons he learned during his three combat tours shape his work in Congress, including his opposition to President Trump’s reckless war with Iran.

At New America & Arizona State University’s “Future Security Forum,” Crow was in conversation with Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and New America’s Anne-Marie Slaughter. At the Center for American Progress’ “Reforming National Security for the Future” conference, he spoke alongside Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA).

“Some of our best foreign foreign policy successes in our history are as much stories of restraint as they are of action,” said Congressman Crow in his remarks at the Center for American Progress. “It's not inevitable, in my view, that we have to be in an endless cycle of conflict.”

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“Think about what the world may have looked like had we chosen a law-enforcement based response to 9/11 as opposed to an exclusively militarized response to 9/11…[If] we had built coalitions, we had collaborated with international law enforcement operations, we had used precise special operations to go after our adversaries, to go after terrorists, and we had built a network to go after terrorism long-term, instead of going in and occupying Afghanistan and then going to Iraq. Well, we would’ve saved trillions of dollars, we would’ve saved tens of thousands of lives, both our lives and the lives of others around the world, we would’ve preserved that goodwill, and it would’ve led to a drastically different response,” said Congressman Crow in his remarks at New America’s Future Security Forum.

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This week, the House passed Congressman Crow’s War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s war with Iran. It passed the House with bipartisan support. At a press conference and floor debate before the vote, Crow spoke about the cost of forever wars like Trump’s conflict with Iran on working class Americans.

Congressman Crow continues to lay out his affirmative vision for Colorado and the country, including on the Future of American Foreign Policy. He is looking to build a future that brings Americans together, protects our democracy, and ensures leaders are accountable to working class Americans—his vision for New American Patriotism.",1,2026-09-18T09:27:43Z,2026-09-18T09:29:09Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-neguse-bacon-introduce-bipartisan-safe-spaces-all-act,"Reps. Neguse, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Safe Spaces for All Act",2026-09-17,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lafayette, CO — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Nebraskan Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) teamed up to introduce the Safe Spaces for All Act, a bipartisan bill that provides at-risk places of worship and community centers with critical resources to bolster their security. The lawmakers spearheaded this effort amid a heightened risk of attack for worshipers across the country and after a series of high-profile attacks at synagogues, churches, and other gathering sites have intensified anxiety and fear among Americans of all religions.

Rep. Neguse, who proudly represents Boulder County in the House of Representatives, witnessed firsthand the devastation that comes with faith-based violence and the scourge of antisemitism last summer when a terrorist hurled Molotov cocktails at a group of Jewish members of the community that were taking part in a peaceful walk and vigil calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, killing one individual and severely injuring more than a dozen others.

Neguse has led multiple efforts to combat the antisemitism that is metastasizing across the country, including working across party lines to secure overwhelming passage of a resolution reaffirming Congress’s commitment to stopping antisemitism in all forms.

“We must do far more to combat the scourge of antisemitism, and to ensure that synagogues, temples and community centers have the resources to ensure that they are safe as hateful threats and violent actions metastasize in Colorado and across the country,” said Congressman Neguse. “The Safe Spaces for All Act bolsters security for our communities, and ensures that under these incredibly trying circumstances, members of the community can feel protected and supported.”

“I’m proud to join Representative Neguse in introducing the Safe Spaces for All Act, because every nonprofit, especially faith-based and community organizations, deserves to safely serve their communities. This bipartisan bill strengthens the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) by allowing grants to cover on-site security staff, including off-duty law enforcement, and support for navigating the grant process itself. As threats increasingly target our vital civic and religious institutions, this straightforward, pragmatic measure ensures we’re providing the tools needed to keep Americans safe—without creating a new bureaucracy,” said Congressman Bacon.

The Safe Spaces for All Act expands the capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), allowing grant funds to be used to hire permanent salaried onsite security guards, employ personnel to both apply for and administer NSGP grants, and hire off-duty law enforcement officers to provide security. Under current law, NSGP funds cannot be used to pay permanent salaried security personnel or cover the cost of staff responsible for preparing grant applications.

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program is especially important for faith-based organizations facing a troubling rise in threats, prejudice, and acts of violence. In addition to strengthening security, this bill will help organizations in rural and remote communities where it can be logistically challenging to find enough qualified private security vendors to meet their security needs.

The Safe Spaces for All Act is supported by JEWISHcolorado, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the Jewish Federations of North America.

“Security is not one-size-fits-all. For many houses of worship, community centers, and other nonprofits – trained personnel and the capacity to manage security funding are just as critical as the cameras, barriers, and other physical improvements. The Safe Space for All Act would provide institutions the flexibility to use NSGP funding where it can have the greatest impact - making the program more accessible, responsive, and effective. JEWISHcolorado and the Jewish Community Relations Council thank Congressmen Neguse & Bacon for their continued leadership in strengthening this vital program and helping communities gather, worship, learn, and serve safely,” stated the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of JEWISHcolorado.

“Walk into most American synagogues today, and the first person you meet isn't a rabbi, it's a security guard. That is the reality of Jewish life in America. Cameras, reinforced doors and metal detectors are essential, but with threats continuing to evolve and escalate, so must our defenses,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director. “The Safe Spaces for All Act meets that reality head-on by modernizing the Nonprofit Security Grant Program so at-risk organizations can protect the people they serve. We commend Reps. Neguse and Bacon for their bipartisan leadership on this important legislation, and we urge Congress to act swiftly.”

“At-risk community institutions face persistent security threats and require flexible, practical tools to keep communities safe. This act clarifies eligible uses under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, ensuring organizations can use these resources to address their evolving security needs. We are thankful this bill takes the steps to codify these necessary improvements,” said the Honorable Eric D. Fingerhut, President & Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Federations of North America.",1,2026-09-18T09:27:43Z,2026-09-18T09:29:09Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-arkansas-valley-conduit-included-bipartisan-wrda-house-passes-bill,REP. BOEBERT: ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN WRDA AS HOUSE PASSES BILL ON SUSPENSION,2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today welcomed House passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R. 9497) under suspension of the rules, with the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit provisions included for southeastern Colorado. This is the second time this Congress the House has advanced the AVC repayment language in a must-pass package, after the House included it in the Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 8646) this June.

“This is about clean water for families in the Arkansas Valley who have waited more than 60 years,” Rep. Boebert said. “The Arkansas Valley Conduit is the unfinished piece of the Fryingpan–Arkansas Project. Getting it in this bipartisan WRDA and across the House floor on suspension is a big step toward finishing the job.

”The conduit would serve more than 50,000 residents in 39 communities that still rely on groundwater with naturally occurring contaminants. The language adjusts the non-federal cost-share and repayment terms so rural districts can actually connect to the project.

“I am a legislator who never gives up, especially when it involves Colorado water. After working on this issue with House leaders for years, Chairman Graves understands what needs to be done to improve water access for Coloradans, and I thank him for working with me to put southeastern Colorado in WRDA and move it under suspension,” Rep. Boebert said.

The House-passed bill now heads to the Senate.",1,2026-09-17T09:52:05Z,2026-09-17T09:53:00Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-hill-house-republicans-kept-their-promise-americas-border-secure,"REP. BOEBERT IN THE HILL: HOUSE REPUBLICANS KEPT THEIR PROMISE, AMERICA’S BORDER IS SECURE AGAIN",2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) published an op-ed in The Hill detailing how President Trump and House Republicans have delivered on their promise to secure the southern border after four years of record illegal crossings, cartel activity, and fentanyl trafficking under the prior Democrat administration.

In the piece, Rep. Boebert writes that daily southwest border encounters have fallen by roughly 95 percent, from more than 5,000 per day to about 250, with more than a year of zero criminal aliens released in the interior and the lowest fiscal year Border Patrol apprehension total since 1970.“The previous administration’s open border policies were a choice. That chaos ended when President Trump returned to office and Republicans in Congress kept the promise we made to the American people,” Rep. Boebert writes.

She highlights her work to pass legislation and vote for the Laken Riley Act, the Secure America Act, and the Fentanyl is a WMD Act. She also points to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which for the first time appropriated serious funding toward barriers, technology, and enforcement.

Rep Boebert writes ""Securing the border does more than keep Americans safer. It also slashes the fraud and waste that exploded when millions of illegal immigrants were funneled into public systems. When the border is closed and interior enforcement is real, taxpayer dollars stop being siphoned off by illegal claims, emergency costs and benefit abuse. That money can go where it belongs: to American citizens who actually need it — veterans, seniors, working families, schools, and health care for people who play by the rules.""

“Now Congress must finish the work by codifying Trump’s executive orders in statute. Future administrations should not be able to flip a switch and reopen the border. I will continue fighting to ensure these gains are permanent,” she concludes.",1,2026-09-17T09:52:05Z,2026-09-17T09:53:00Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-votes-protect-ratepayers-higher-utility-rates,Rep. Crank Votes to Protect Ratepayers from Higher Utility Rates,2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act.

Currently, the United States is in the race for AI dominance, which is critical to our economic and national security. However, communities across the nation are concerned about the pace in which AI data centers are being constructed and the cost to consumers electric bills.

The Ratepayer Protection Act ensures that Americans are not forced to pick up the bill for the grid upgrades and new energy generation that is used to operate large data centers. It also mandates that state utility regulators consider rules for large-load data centers to cover the cost of power generation and other energy upgrades needed to meet the demand.

""I am proud to have cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, led by fellow Coloradan Representative Gabe Evans,"" said Rep. Jeff Crank. ""This bill will ensure that new investments in power generation and infrastructure aren't made at the expense of higher utility rates for the families in Colorado's Fifth Congressional District.""

Background:

H.R. 9340 would protect consumers from rate increases resulting from data center construction by having state utility commissions consider large-load standards for data centers drawing more than 100 MW of power, which would ensure they pay for the full incremental costs to serve their loads.

By establishing large-load standards, states can ensure that American families are not left footing the bill for AI data center growth.

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https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-evans-introduces-bill-increase-northern-colorados-water-supply,Congressman Evans Introduces Bill to Increase Northern Colorado's Water Supply,2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans introduced the Greeley Land Exchange Act, which transfers land owned by the United States Forest Service (USFS) to the City of Greeley for city-owned land located within the Cache la Poudre Wilderness Area.

The Greeley Land Exchange Act would streamline maintenance operations, reduce administrative delays, and enable the city to more easily access and maintain its critical water infrastructure without navigating repeated permitting processes.

Under existing law, the City of Greeley is required to apply for special use permits any time they need to conduct maintenance activities and access the Milton Seaman Reservoir. This reservoir is owned and operated by the City of Greeley, supplying drinking water to more than 120,000 residents and serving as Greeley’s largest, most utilized water storage system. Greeley describes the reservoir as part of its network of mountain reservoirs that capture and store snowmelt and runoff to help provide a dependable water supply.

This land transfer would allow the city to gain ownership of the federally owned parcel, which is immediately adjacent to Milton Seaman Reservoir, making it easier to access and maintain the critical infrastructure serving the community.

This bill comes at a time when Colorado’s communities are experiencing record-low snowpack levels as a result from extreme weather conditions and an increasing demand of water supplies.

“Northern Colorado communities depend on reliable water infrastructure, and maintaining that infrastructure shouldn’t require navigating unnecessary federal red tape every time work needs to be done. The Greeley Land Exchange Act is a commonsense solution that gives Greeley direct access to essential systems at Milton Seaman Reservoir while also benefiting the Forest Service and preserving public access to surrounding federal lands. I'm proud to work alongside local community leaders to drive solutions like this forward to cut unnecessary delays, protect our water, and make government work better for the people it serves.” –– Congressman Gabe Evans

“This land exchange will help Greeley optimize its reservoir operations, while maintaining public access and recreation. The City’s Kelly Flats property is a spectacular site that can be better managed for public access through USFS, so this exchange is really in the public’s best interest.” — Mayor Dale Hall

“Greeley’s long partnership with the USFS on reservoir operations, wildfire recovery and source water protection is greatly appreciated by the city. We are pleased to introduce a land exchange bill that would transfer a beautiful 40-acre property with vast recreational and wilderness value on the Wild and Scenic, Cache la Poudre River at Kelly Flats to the USFS, in exchange for lands adjacent to Greeley’s Milton Seaman Reservoir” — Cole Gustafson, Source of Supply Manager

The bill also mutually benefits the Forest Service by providing direct access for road maintenance and forest health activities, while strengthening wilderness continuity and preserving recreational opportunities for the public.

“Colorado’s public lands are meant to be enjoyed, and preserving access for the people who hike, fish, hunt, and recreate here is incredibly important to us. We appreciate Congressman Evans for listening to Coloradans and working to ensure the Greeley Land Exchange Act protects public access while allowing this land exchange to move forward. This is a solution that keeps these outdoor spaces accessible to Coloradans for generations to come.” –– Sabrina Stoker, Executive Director, Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area

Under the Greeley Land Exchange Act:

The City of Greeley would convey approximately 40 acres of City-owned land to the federal government, excluding all City-owned water rights, in exchange for approximately 78 acres of National Forest System land administered by the Forest Service.

The federal government would retain a perpetual, non-exclusive easement for public nonmotorized access over the Seaman Reservoir Trail and Wintersteen Trail to adjacent National Forest System land. The United States would also retain access for administrative, emergency, inspection, maintenance, repair, reconstruction, and resource-management purposes.

The City of Greeley would pay the costs associated with completing the exchange, including appraisals, surveys, title work, environmental assessments, and closing expenses.

The exchange is intended to reduce administrative delays surrounding access to Greeley’s water infrastructure while providing the Forest Service with land that can be incorporated into the surrounding National Forest System and protected areas.",1,2026-09-17T09:52:05Z,2026-09-17T09:53:00Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-gabe-evans-bipartisan-ratepayer-protection-act-passes-house,Congressman Gabe Evans’ Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act Passes the House,2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans’ bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 417-3, advancing legislation designed to protect American families and small businesses from bearing the infrastructure costs created by large data centers.

The bill requires that large energy load data centers be responsible for the costs of all new energy infrastructure necessary to serve them. This protects existing ratepayers from having costs shifted to them. The bill also requires that states which currently have no standards specific to data centers are to commence hearings and make state-specific determinations for large-load data centers.”

The House passage follows unanimous approval by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in July, where the bill advanced 52–0.

“Hardworking families should not have to subsidize the energy demands of data centers. America needs the infrastructure to lead the world in AI and outcompete Communist China, but we cannot have that growth at the expense of hardworking families, farmers, seniors, and small businesses. My bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act ensures large data centers pay for the infrastructure they require while giving states the flexibility to determine what works best for their communities. I’m incredibly proud to lead the charge on this pivotal issue, ensure our ratepayers are protected, and keep American innovation moving forward.” –– Congressman Gabe Evans

“Floridians are already dealing with sky-high electric bills. They should not be forced to subsidize the enormous energy demands of the world’s richest corporations. If Big Tech builds a massive AI data center, Big Tech—not hardworking families, farmers or small businesses—should pay for the power and grid upgrades it requires. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act is an important first step that can help lower costs for our neighbors back home and empower states to set additional, strict guardrails.” –– Congresswoman Kathy Castor

“When done responsibly, data center development leads to longer term investments and broader infrastructure improvements in the communities where they’re built. The Ratepayer Protection Act helps to safeguard these benefits by ensuring that the companies who are building data centers—and not American families and small businesses—are paying for the electricity they use. U.S. leadership in the race to AI dominance is critical to our economic prosperity and national security, so we need to keep building the needed infrastructure with appropriate accountability measures. I'm grateful to Congressman Evans for his tireless work—on a bipartisan basis—to protect ratepayers while ensuring that America continues to lead the world in innovation.” –– Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie

Background

If enacted, the legislation would establish federal standards for state regulators to use when reviewing proposals for new large-load customers with an electricity demand of 100 megawatts or more. The bill suggests:

Recovering the full incremental cost of grid upgrades from the large-load customer through special rate structures or other agreements, ensuring utilities and regular ratepayers are not left paying for infrastructure if a customer later scales back operations or leaves the system.

Requiring financial assurances that large-load customers will pay for the generation, transmission, and other infrastructure necessary to serve their demand, preventing those costs from being shifted onto families and local businesses through higher electricity rates.

The legislation preserves state flexibility by requiring regulators to consider the large-load standard without mandating one specific rate structure. States would retain the authority to determine how the standard should apply within their own utility systems.

The Ratepayer Protection Act builds on the principles of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, under which major technology companies, utilities, and governors committed to having data center developers pay the energy and infrastructure costs associated with new data center development.

The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. Sen. Husted (R-OH) is leading the Senate companion.

Read the full text here.

Read the one pager here.",1,2026-09-17T09:52:05Z,2026-09-17T09:53:00Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-introduces-bill-mandating-all-representatives-senators-hold-monthly,"Rep. Neguse Introduces Bill Mandating All Representatives & Senators Hold Monthly, Public Town Halls",2026-09-16,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Image

Washington, D.C. — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Town Halls for All Act, a bill to ensure Members of Congress are staying connected to the communities they serve. Neguse himself has made hosting in-person, public town halls a priority for his office since first being elected to represent Colorado’s 2nd District in Congress. During his time in public office he’s hosted over 100 public town halls, 28 of which have fallen within the current legislature — a grand total that surpasses every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation combined.

As fewer elected officials from both sides of the aisle hold in-person town halls — opting for virtual gatherings or avoiding community conversations altogether — Neguse’s legislation would require all Members of both the House and Senate to hold at least 12 public town halls within their congressional district every calendar year. The bill also provides admittance, accessibility, and awareness guidelines to ensure that every individual interested in attending one of these meetings has the opportunity to do so.

“When you represent one of the largest congressional districts in the country — bigger than eight states and spanning 12,000 square miles — you understand how vital it is to spend time meeting directly with your constituents. That’s why I’ve hosted over 100 town-halls since first being elected, in rural, suburban and urban towns and communities across Western and Northern Colorado — to better understand their concerns, their hopes, and their dreams. It is time for all public officials to do the same, which is why I’ve introduced the Town Halls for All Act, which creates a gold standard for constituent access, and requires all Representatives and Senators to host at least 12 public town halls a year and ensures that the public officials Americans elected are responsive to the needs of their constituents,” said Congressman Joe Neguse.

Click HERE to read the bill text.

The bill is endorsed by Indivisible, an organization working to connect Americans with opportunities to attend town hall meetings in congressional districts across the country.

“In a democracy that works, elected officials should be accountable to the people they represent — and that means showing up, listening to constituents, and answering for their actions. Town halls are a crucial way for voters to engage directly with the people elected to serve them, and the Town Halls for All Act would make that kind of direct accountability the norm, not the exception,” said Andrew O’Neill, National Advocacy Director of Indivisible.

Background

At 42-years-old, Congressman Joe Neguse is the youngest Democrat in his state’s federal delegation, and as such he’s been working to rally a coalition of next-generation lawmakers in an effort to put power back in the hands of the American people. In addition to the newly introduced Town Halls for All Act, his efforts include introducing a measure to overturn the disastrous Citizens Uniteddecision, preventing unrestrained spending and dark money in elections; championing multiple proposals to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks, including co-leading the bipartisan consensus Restore Trust in Congress Act; and spearheading the End Corruption Now legislative agenda, seven bills that effectively stop the selling of access and influence in our nation’s capital.

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https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-statement-on-the-passage-of-his-war-powers-resolution,Crow Statement on the Passage of His War Powers Resolution,2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passing his War Powers Resolution to end Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran:

“Six months into a war that Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and JD Vance said would last six weeks, there’s no end in sight.

“18 servicemembers are dead, hundreds more are wounded, and taxpayers have spent billions of dollars on a war that has raised prices and not made them any safer.

“Trump campaigned on ending conflicts abroad. As President, he did the opposite, starting a new forever war in the Middle East.

“Constant war and constant conflict is neither inevitable nor necessary. The American people are over it. They want their taxpayer dollars going toward cheaper healthcare and better schools at home, not forever wars abroad.

“We must end this war. I won’t stop fighting for accountability and for Congress to rein in this President and his failed military adventurism.”

At a press conference and floor debate before the vote on his War Powers Resolution, Crow spoke about the cost of forever wars like Trump’s conflict with Iran on working class Americans.

This is the second time Crow has forced a vote on a War Powers Resolution. In July, the U.S. House of Representativespassed Crow’s bipartisan resolution to disapprove of President Trump’s war with Iran. Crow continues to lead legislation to prohibit federal funding for the war, and he recently demanded that the Trump Administration reveal the full, true cost of this war on the American people. As someone from a working class family who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow has seen firsthand the toll forever wars have cost servicemembers and hardworking Americans.",1,2026-09-16T09:43:13Z,2026-09-16T09:44:22Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-urges-congress-to-support-his-war-powers-resolution-end-trump-s-reckless-war-with-iran,"Crow Urges Congress to Support His War Powers Resolution, End Trump's Reckless War with Iran",2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, urged Congress to pass his War Powers Resolution reining in Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran, which will be voted on Tuesday evening by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Watch Congressman Crow’s remarks at the U.S. Capitol below:

“Thank you, Representative Jayapal, Representative Deluzio, and our friends with the Committee on National Legislation, Concerned Veterans for America, Common Defense, and Win Without War. You all are our voice and our supporters as we take this issue over and over to Americans who know, who know very clearly, that constant war and constant conflict is neither inevitable nor necessary.

“What I learned years ago when I went to Iraq and Afghanistan, is that when there's saber rattling and people pound the war drums in Washington, D.C., and they talk tough here or at the White House, it's almost never them, or their kids, or their grandkids that have to jump into a plane, or a tank, or a helicopter, or pick up a rifle and do the tough work. It's working class kids around this country, like me and the kids that I grew up with that have to do the tough stuff.

“Because you see what happens when Congress gives a blank check in the form of a limitless [Authorization of Military Force] AUMF that never expires, is president after president then goes to cash that check. But they're not the ones that have to honor it. It's working class folks that have to honor it. They do the fighting, they do the dying, and they pay for it. Because working class people are apparently the only ones that are paying their taxes, not Donald Trump and his cronies, we know they're not paying their taxes. They're not doing anything to fund this.

“So yeah, we're mad. Americans are mad, and they should be. After 25 years, three trillion dollars, over seven thousand American servicemembers dead, hundreds of thousands of others died throughout the world, and look what's happened. Our infrastructure has fallen apart, our schools don't have enough money, our teachers aren't getting paid, people are losing their healthcare, farms are going under, and yet, Donald Trump and the war profiteers continue to cash in year after year.

“Well, we have had enough. We're pushing to repeal these AUMFs. Replace them with sunsets, narrow them, reform the War Powers. And until we can do that, we're going to push for vote, after vote, after vote. And we're not going to stop because Americans—Republicans and Democrats alike, by the way—this is one of the most bipartisan issues in America—Republicans and Democrats alike have had enough. And we're going to push for votes so that they know, just like we're going to do today, they know where their Representative stands.

“Are people willing to continue to send your sons and daughters into another endless quagmire in the Middle East? Or are we going to bring our kids home and start rebuilding America? That's what this is about. I'm proud to stand with you today. We're going to call it like we see it, and we're never going to stop.”",1,2026-09-16T09:43:13Z,2026-09-16T09:44:22Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-gabe-evans-stop-pills-kill-act-passes-house,Congressman Gabe Evans’ Stop Pills That Kill Act Passes House,2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans’ Stop Pills That Kill Act, legislation to crack down on the production and distribution of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, methamphetamine, and other dangerous substances, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

The legislation comes as Colorado moves in the wrong direction on the fentanyl crisis. While synthetic opioid overdose deaths declined 21% nationally from December 2024 to August 2025, they increased 17% in Colorado — the third-fastest increase in the country. Colorado was one of only five states to see an increase during that period, according to the Common Sense Institute.

Denver Democrats have reduced criminal penalties for drug possession offenses in recent years, and efforts to strengthen penalties for fentanyl have stalled at the State Capitol. In 2025, legislation that would have increased criminal penalties for possession of certain synthetic opioids was postponed indefinitely by the Democrat controlled Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-3 vote.

“As a former police officer, I’ve seen firsthand the devastation fentanyl and dangerous drugs brings to families and communities. Today, the House took an important step toward giving federal law enforcement the tools they need to go after the criminals producing and distributing these deadly counterfeit pills. The Stop Pills That Kill Act strengthens penalties, improves our ability to track these drugs, and requires a comprehensive strategy to help law enforcement get them off our streets before another family loses a loved one. I’m proud to see this legislation pass the House, and I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

Background

The Stop Pills That Kill Act would amend the Controlled Substances Act to address certain offenses involving fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and counterfeit substances. The legislation defines a counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substance as one containing fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or methamphetamine that is marketed, sold, or falsely marked to resemble another product.

The legislation requires the DEA, within 180 days of enactment, to establish and implement an operation and response plan addressing counterfeit fentanyl and methamphetamine substances. The plan must include strategies to strengthen federal law enforcement investigations and seizures, increase education and prevention efforts — including efforts tailored toward youth and teens — and review existing public-awareness campaigns such as “One Pill Can Kill” to determine how they can be improved.

The bill further requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the DEA Administrator and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to report annually to Congress on the federal response to counterfeit fentanyl and methamphetamine substances. Those reports would include:

Data on counterfeit substances seized by federal law enforcement, including how many were in pill form and what illicit substances they contained;

Information on where and when counterfeit substances were seized;

Data on federal charges, convictions, and sentences involving counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances; and

Information on federal prevention and public-awareness efforts aimed at reducing the spread of counterfeit pills.

The bill passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee in July by a vote of 43–6 before advancing to the House floor. During markup, the bill was amended to also include H.R. 5880 and H.R. 7184.

H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act led by Rep. Hageman, implements serialization requirements for pill presses, pill punches, and their critical parts. It prohibits the removal or alteration of these serial numbers and prohibits the distribution of machines with serial numbers that have been tampered with.

H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act led by Rep. McDowell, amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it unlawful to manufacture, distribute, or import pill press equipment with the intent to illicitly produce a controlled substance.",1,2026-09-16T09:43:13Z,2026-09-16T09:44:22Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/assistant-leader-neguse-chair-litigation-task-force-leads-150-current-and,"Assistant Leader Neguse, Chair of Litigation Task Force, Leads 150+ Current and Former House Democrats & Republicans in Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump DHS Voter Purge Database",2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C. — For the second time in two weeks, current and former Members of the House of Representatives are challenging the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to unconstitutionally exercise control over election administration and create chaos in the upcoming midterm elections. Today’s action follows the Litigation Task Force’s successful advocacy before the Supreme Court and the denial of Donald Trump’s attempts to restrict mail-in ballots.

154 current and former Members from the House of Representatives, Democratic and Republican, filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to build and make available a massive illegal database containing the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans. The expanded system, which links information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration, unlawfully puts Americans’ most sensitive personal information at risk while relying on questionable data that federal agents have raised concerns may be inaccurate. Those errors could result in eligible U.S. citizens being improperly flagged and removed from voter rolls, potentially denying an untold number of Americans their constitutional right to vote.

The coalition filed its amicus brief in League of Women Voters v. Department of Homeland Security, arguing that the administration’s efforts to create and use this database violate the law on two main grounds. First, the database violates the Privacy Act, enacted by Congress in the 1970s in part to prevent the creation of a “centralized Federal information system” that would consolidate Americans’ sensitive information stored across federal agencies. And second, Congress has repeatedly declined to authorize the creation of state-by-state citizenship lists, most recently by failing to advance the SAVE Act and SAVE America Act, and so the Trump Administration is unconstitutionally violating the separation of powers by attempting to achieve through lawless executive action what it failed to achieve through legislation.

Click HERE to read the brief in its entirety.

The bipartisan group is led by Assistant House Minority Leader Joe Neguse, who leads the House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force; Task Force Co-Chairs Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin; as well as House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle, and Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson.

The Republican lawmakers that joined this court filing include former Representatives Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (2005-2017), Barbara Comstock (2015-2019), Mickey Edwards (1977-1993), James C. Greenwood (1993-2005), Steve Gunderson (1981-1997), John LeBoutillier (1981-1983), Susan Molinari (1990-1997), Claudine Schneider (1981-1991), Peter Smith (1989-1991), and David Trott (2015-2019).

Keep scrolling to see what the leading lawmakers had to say about the matter:

“House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force will continue to vindicate our constitution and fight back against Donald Trump efforts to disenfranchise American citizens,” said House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse. “The president’s plan to create federal lists that dictate who can and cannot vote in elections is not only violative of laws enacted by Congress but also relies on questionable data Homeland Security agents themselves have said will result in an untold number of lawful citizens losing their right to vote. It is an attempt to sow chaos ahead of the 2026 midterms and must be struck down by the Supreme Court — immediately.”

“Trump’s asking the courts to let his Administration create the very federal database Congress repeatedly declined to authorize: a comprehensive Orwellian system that collects and shares Americans’ most sensitive personal information while creating the risk of wrongly purging eligible voters from the rolls. I’m proud to stand strong with my colleagues urging the Supreme Court to protect individual Americans’ privacy and voting rights—and the integrity of our free and fair elections—from this outrageous and illegal power grab,” said Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.

“The Trump Administration is trying to create a massive database of Americans’ sensitive personal information that could disenfranchise voters across the country. This system relies on incomplete data that directly targets the right to privacy and the right to vote. We are urging the Supreme Court to stop this immediately and protect Americans’ right to vote,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.

“No matter how hard he tries, Donald Trump will never succeed in taking over our elections,” said Leader Jeffries. “I am grateful to Reps. Neguse, Garcia, Raskin, Morelle and Bennie Thompson and the Litigation Task Force for leading House Democrats in this latest effort to stand up to Donald Trump’s ongoing unlawful and unconstitutional effort to sow chaos ahead of the midterms, deny eligible Americans the right to vote and exert undue federal control over our elections.”

“Democrats and Republicans agree - this Administration cannot ignore Congress. Once again, Trump is mounting a wildly illegal attack on our elections. Presidents do not control our elections. The American people do,"" said Ranking Member Joe Morelle.

“There’s a reason our Constitution gives states and Congress the power to manage our elections: to stop despots like Donald Trump,” added Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson. “The Supreme Court must stop Trump’s illegal actions to create error-ridden citizen databases to disenfranchise voters and rig our elections.”

Background

The Litigation Task Force launched in the first month that followed President Donald Trump’s chaotic return to office. We immediately set out to push back against an administration showing no respect for the Constitution or rule of law—and haven’t stopped since.

I the fight to protect American election security: last Tuesday, the Task Force urged the Supreme Court to block Trump’s Executive Order seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. As noted above, less than a week later, the Court agreed and barred the USPS from putting the challenged mail-ballot requirements into effect for the 2026 midterm election.

For more information on the Litigation Task Force’s efforts to protect Americans against the unlawful actions of the Trump administration, visit litigationandresponse.house.gov.

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https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1928,Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Joins Effort Calling Out Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Head Start,2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), today joined fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in calling out the Trump Administration’s latest effort to dismantle Head Start, a critical program that provides early education, health services, and other support to children and families across the country. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the lawmakers push back on the administration’s proposed rule that would roll back longstanding health, safety, staffing, and educational standards, putting the quality and reliability of Head Start services at risk for families who depend on them.

“Head Start ensures our most vulnerable kids have access to the care, nutrition, and health services they need in those early years. I am proud to be a voice for the parents, like me, who are enraged by the anti-family, backward agenda of this administration,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. ""I will fight every effort by Trump to dismantle this program and work to protect Colorado families and kids across the country.”

In the letter, the Members write,“in strong opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs.” They continue, “this proposed rule guts an essential early childhood program and its services for hundreds of thousands of women and families nationwide, which would increase their costs and burden to replace those services. In today’s environment of rising costs, it is cruel to make life more difficult and expensive for these families.”

More than 11,000 Colorado children depend on Head Start, not to mention the massive shortfall in child care slots across the state – which is short of more than 82,000 total child care slots, with nearly 14,000 children actively on waitlists.

Nevertheless, Trump’s proposed rule would diminish Head Start quality of services by rolling back vital HSPPS which outline certain program requirements and define quality standards. Therefore, the removal of these uniform federal safeguards allow programs to reduce staffing, qualifications, service hours, screenings, and support services. It does not directly order every program to provide worse care, but it permits—and financially anticipates—reductions that current rules prohibit. It will undermine its ability to develop evidence-based programs that improve education, health, nutrition, parental involvement, and social services—forcing families to either lose these resources or turn to more expensive options elsewhere. Head Start could no longer connect families to jobs, education, and housing opportunities or effectively help children succeed in school.

For 60 years, Head Start has served over 40 million families and children with accessible social services, healthcare, and improved early learning standards. The program provides low-income children, children with disabilities, dual language learners, and children experiencing homelessness with the resources needed to succeed in school. Even after six decades, Head Start remains popular, with four in five Americans saying they’re in support of the program— evidence that Trump’s efforts to gut it are out of step with what Americans want.

U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) has consistently pushed back against federal rollbacks targeting the Head Start program. Most recently, Pettersen introduced the Supporting Our Military Childcare Workforce Act, which would take steps to address the childcare workforce crisis. She is a member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee.

The full text of the letter can be found HERE and below.

Dear Secretary Kennedy:

We, as members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, write in strong opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs [RIN 070-AD0].1 This proposed rule would strip the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) of more than 90 percent of its standards, likely taking away vital services from children and families.2 It eliminates and substantially weakens federal

requirements governing early learning, health, mental health, and dental services, safety standards family engagement and family social services, and other services that have defined Head Start for six decades. This proposed rule guts an essential early childhood program and its services for hundreds of thousands of women and families nationwide, which would increase their costs and burden to replace those services. In today’s environment of rising costs, it is cruel to make life more difficult and expensive for these families.

I. Undermining Congressional Intent

This proposed rule is not modernization. It is the largest rollback of Head Start quality

protections in the program’s history, and it will fall hardest on low-income children, children with disabilities, dual language learners, and children experiencing homelessness who Head Start was created to serve. The administration claims to be removing red tape and saving money. In reality, this proposed rule would override Congressional intent by removing standards that make Head Start the program that it is today and that Congress explicitly directed HHS to create based on research and consultation with experts. Congress established Head Start as a comprehensive program that goes beyond child supervision and offers life-changing early education, access to healthcare and food, and works with families to connect them to jobs, education, housing, and other social services that strengthen families. Since its founding, Head Start has served over 40 million families and children. Congress directed HHS to establish evidence-based performance standards covering education, health, nutrition, parental involvement, and social services, because these high-quality services are all important for helping achieve Head Start’s goal of promoting school readiness and helping children succeed in school and beyond. Children’s well-being should not depend on the state in which a child happens to live.4 Preserving the statutory shell of Head Start while removing the federal standards that give those requirements meaning would undermine congressional intent and diminish the quality of services for women and families who rely on Head Start.

II. Compromising Program Consistency

The program’s federal to local foundation—that this proposed rule seeks to diminish—is critical to achieve Head Start’s mission to provide quality care no matter where the child lives. Head Start works because of its nationwide standards, not despite them. Rigorous research has found that Head Start generates substantial long-term economic benefits, including an estimated $1.86 in benefits for every dollar invested.5 That return depends on strong teachers, strong ratios, and strong services—qualified staff, appropriate classroom size and teacher to child ratios that support learning, developmental screening and follow-up, health and mental health services, family engagement and support services, and evidence-based early learning—not a patchwork of state requirements that would create different standards throughout the country.

III. Eroding Quality and Safety

The proposed rule would eliminate Head Start’s specific federal requirement that children be supervised at all times, reduce mandatory annual staff training on preventing abuse and neglect, repeal the prohibition on corporal punishment, shaming, humiliation, and seclusion practices, and remove the timelines that ensure a child’s developmental, dental, and medical needs are actually screened and followed up on. The proposed rule would not only poorly impact children, it would further harm the Head Start workforce by changing teacher-child ratios and class sizes. The Department’s own analysis assumes this rule will let programs put 16 to 32 percent more children in front of each teacher, and HHS is counting on that to book $668 million a year in “savings.” The Children’s Equity Project found that approximately 80 percent of children currently enrolled in Head Start could face larger class sizes and worse teacher-child ratios if programs defaulted to state requirements instead of the current federal requirements.6 That means these children would be in larger classroom sizes without additional teacher assistance. Fewer teachers per child is not simply a matter of flexibility. It means fewer adults available to provide individualized attention, support learning, respond to developmental needs, and keep children safe. These proposed changes also come after HHS released a rule in 2024, “Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start Program Access [RIN 0970-AD21].” RIN 0970-AD21 repealed the higher wages and improved benefits established for Head Start staff in 2024. This new proposed rule would increase Head Start staff’s workload without additional pay or benefits to reflect the greater stress. Both rules result in more work and less pay for the Head Start workforce at a time when staffing challenges are prevalent.

The proposed rule would also rollback Head Start’s requirement for certain staff qualifications. Specifically, the rule would remove the minimum required qualifications for program directors, classroom coaches, and disability management staff. For education staff, the rule would

eliminate requirements for training on curriculum, behavior management, disability student support, and dual language learner support. Head Start’s federal requirements implement these qualifications and training to protect the integrity of each classroom across the country. Weakening Head Start’s federal workforce and credentialing standards would further reduce classroom quality, at the very time programs are already struggling to recruit and retain qualified educators. It is critical to equip Head Start staff with the necessary skills to sustain Head Start’s comprehensive, high-quality educational programming.

IV. Rolling Back Student Support Systems

This proposed rule would strip Head Start’s ban on expelling children and its strict limits on suspension which is deeply concerning. These protections exist because preschoolers are already suspended and expelled at rates far above K-12 students. Additionally, disparities in suspension and expulsion are already significant for children of color, boys, and children with disabilities. Federal data show that children of color account for a disproportionate share of preschool suspensions, while children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) make up 23 percent of enrollment but 74 percent of expulsions.7 Removing these federal protections will not close those gaps. It will widen them.

The proposed rule would also substantially change how Head Start programs support children who are learning English. It would require Head Start instruction to be conducted in English, with an exception for Tribal programs. This action would reverse dual-language and home- language supports that have been part of the standards since 1975—even though the evidence consistently shows dual language learners in Head Start make larger gains than their English- speaking peers when supported in both languages.8 The Department’s own estimate puts the cost of this single mandate at nearly $240 million, including real harm to Head Start teachers who will lose their jobs. We should not weaken an evidence-based practice that helps children build English proficiency while maintaining the language skills they develop with their families and sets a strong foundation for them to succeed in school.

V. Conclusion

It is vital that Head Start has an uncompromised framework of established quality standards. It needs the Department to fund what already works and to ensure programs have the resources and workforce necessary to meet the standards Congress established. We urge HHS to withdraw this proposal in full.

Sincerely,

Signers of the letter include Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Chair Democratic Women's Caucus; Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Co-Chair, Caregiving Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Co-Chair, Caregiving Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Co-Chair, Caregiving Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08); Jan Schakowsky (IL-09); Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Co-Chair, Communications Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12); Diana DeGette (C0-01); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04); Madeleine Dean (PA-04); Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24); Deborah K. Ross (NC-12), Co-Chair, Policy Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Congressional Asian Pacific, American Caucus Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Co-Chair, Communications Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-12); Julia Brownley (CA-26); Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25); Joyce Beatty (OH-03), National Leaders & Advocacy, Organizations Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Chellie Pingree (ME-01); Rashida Tlaib (MI-12); Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Co-Chair, Member Services Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05); Lucy McBath (GA-06), Congressional Black Caucus Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07); Nikema Williams (GA-05), Chief Whip, Democratic Women's Caucus; Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Co-Chair, Policy Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Julie Johnson (TX-32), Equality Caucus Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Lois Frankel (FL-22), Chair Emerita, Democratic Women's Caucus; Doris Matsui (CA-07); Judy Chu (CA-28), Co-Chair & Liaison, Reproductive Freedom Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06); Nellie Pou (NJ-09); Summer L. Lee (PA-12); Terri A. Sewell (AL-07); Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03); LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), New Member Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Betty McCollum (MN-04); Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09); Emily Randall (WA-06), Whip, Democratic Women's Caucus; Dina Titus (NV-01); Sarah McBride (DE-AL), Whip, Democratic Women's Caucus; Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Co-Chair, Member Services Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Gwen S. Moore (WI-04); Analilia Mejia (NJ-11); Sarah Elfreth (MD-03); April McClain Delaney (MD-06); Valerie P. Foushee (NC-04); Marilyn Strickland (WA-10); Jahana Hayes (CT-05); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29); Suzan K. DelBene (WA-01); Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); Laura Friedman (CA-30); Robin L. Kelly (IL-02); Nancy Pelosi (CA-11); Val Hoyle (OR-04); Haley M. Stevens (MI-11); Norma J. Torres (CA-35), New Democrat Coalition Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14); Maggie Goodlander (NH-02); Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Progressive Caucus Liaison, Democratic Women's Caucus; Lori Trahan (MA-03); Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08); Kathy Castor (FL-14); Steven Horsford (NV-04); Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03); Nikki Budzinski (IL-13); Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44); Grace Meng (NY-06); Angie Craig (MN-02); Salud Carbajal (CA-24); Becca Balint (VT-AL); Veronica Escobar (TX-16); Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), Vice Chair, Democratic Women's Caucus; Luz M. Rivas (CA-29); Gabe Amo (RI-01); Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair & Liaison, Reproductive Freedom Task Force, Democratic Women's Caucus; Sharice L. Davids (KS-03); Jared Moskowitz (FL-23); Ilhan Omar (MN-05); Hillary J. Scholten (MI-03), Vice Chair, Democratic Women's Caucus; Lauren Underwood (IL-14); and André Carson (IN-07).

###",1,2026-09-16T09:43:13Z,2026-09-16T09:44:22Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/washington-examiner-iran-war-powers-resolution-passes-house-with-seven-republican-defections,Washington Examiner: Iran war powers resolution passes House with seven Republican defections,2026-09-15,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"Crow continued, “We’re not going to stop because Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike, by the way, this is one of the most bipartisan issues in America — Republicans and Democrats alike have had enough, and we’re going to push for votes so that they know, just like we’re going to do today, they know where their representative stands.”

The vote came the same day that Massie, who lost his primary bid in May, introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, largely for the secretary’s role in the Iran war.

Massie’s articles against Hegseth accuse him of abusing the power of his office, saying he “knowingly” executed and implemented “unlawful orders to initiate war against a foreign nation” without the authorization of Congress, an attack endangering national security, or an imminent threat requiring action.

The Kentucky Republican said by fulfilling the orders, Hegseth has demonstrated that he “will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the rule of law.”

Public support for the Iran war is low, with 71% of Americans saying the United States should not be involved in Iran, according to an Ipsos poll released in April.",1,2026-09-29T11:07:12Z,2026-09-29T11:08:49Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-fighting-every-colorado-rural-hospital-eastern-plains,REP. BOEBERT: FIGHTING FOR EVERY COLORADO RURAL HOSPITAL ON THE EASTERN PLAINS,2026-09-14,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) published an op-ed in Colorado Politics highlighting her extensive record fighting for rural hospitals.

Rep. Boebert wrote, “I worked with my colleagues for years long before President Trump’s reelection to plan what became the One Big Beautiful Bill so we would have a plan ready to go.” That bill, she wrote, created the Rural Health Transformation Program $50 billion over five years, $10 billion a year from fiscal year 2026 through 2030.

“Colorado’s first-year award is about $200.1 million,” she wrote, with “almost $160 million in the first year” going out as competitive grants to rural providers. First-year grants include $44 million for telehealth, $23.4 million to recruit and keep rural clinicians, $48.9 million for hospitals, clinics and EMS, $40 million for new care models, and $4.8 million for chronic-disease prevention.

The Truth Is Democrats Have Been Cutting Healthcare

“It’s hard not to be reminded that for the past decade Democrats and socialists have blamed President Donald Trump for everything,” she wrote. Democrat leaders, she wrote, “have spent two years cutting healthcare while running sanctuary policies that make fraud and crime harder to stop.”

“So, when Democrats talk about cuts, they happened here in Denver. Those are state choices, not slogans,” she wrote. Sanctuary rules that block cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, she wrote, “make it easier for illegal presence” and “benefit fraud, identity theft, cartels and repeat offenders who drain dollars that should go to hospitals, nurses and families who play by the rules.”

Republicans Focused on Cutting Fraud to Protect Rural Hospitals

“Cutting fraud, waste and abuse puts real money into rural hospitals,” she wrote. Republicans are getting crime and fraud out of government programs and sending resources back to farmers, ranchers, seniors, children, and rural hospitals on the Eastern Plains. “Secure communities and honest books protect care close to home,” she wrote.

She also cited the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act (H.R. 4713), her yes vote on the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2493), and her role as an original cosponsor of the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026 (H.R. 9005).

Read the op-ed in Colorado Politics:",1,2026-09-15T09:50:21Z,2026-09-15T09:52:05Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/assistant-leader-neguse-issues-statement-after-supreme-court-blocks-trumps,Assistant Leader Neguse Issues Statement After Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Plan to Limit Mail-In Voting,2026-09-14,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C. — Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse, Chair of House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force, issued the following statement:

“House Democrats took our fight against Donald Trump’s disastrous attempt to impose unworkable restrictions on mail-in voting to the highest court in the land—and won. We’ll never stop fighting to vindicate our Constitution and put a stop to this administration’s efforts to disenfranchise American citizens. No party, and certainly no president, is above the rule of law.”

Neguse led more than 250 current and former Members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, in filing an amicus brief challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The coalition argued that the U.S. Postal Service lacked the authority to implement the Final Rule, which imposes unconstitutional and unworkable restrictions on voting by mail and is contrary to law.

For more information on the Litigation Task Force’s efforts to protect Americans against the unlawful actions of the Trump administration, visit litigationandresponse.house.gov.

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https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-reflects-on-25-years-since-the-september-11th-attacks,Crow Reflects on 25 Years Since the September 11th Attacks,2026-09-11,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a three-time combat veteran of the Global War on Terror, released a new video reflecting on 25 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Following the September 11th attacks, Crow joined active duty military service. He deployed three times to Iraq and Afghanistan as a paratrooper and Army Ranger with the 82nd Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment. He received the Bronze Star for his leadership in Iraq.

On this solemn anniversary in a new video, Crow recounts his memories of September 11th and how the events of that day altered the trajectory of his life. He also provides his thoughts on America’s response to the attacks and what Americans should take from that day and the ensuing conflicts.

Watch the Congressman’s remarks below.

A full transcript can be viewed below:

Where were you on September 11, 2001?

“I had just started my senior year at college at the University of Wisconsin. I was in my first week back at classes, and that morning I was actually in my car on my way to campus for classes and heard on the radio the news. So immediately, turned around, went back to my house, and turned on the TV like many Americans that morning, and saw the chaos and the tragedy unfolding.”

How do you remember those who lost their lives that day?

“I always try to observe on 9/11 the sacrifices of first responders, the police, the firefighters, the EMTs and others who gave their life on 9/11. But those who are serving our community today and their willingness to meet moments of tragedy. To literally run into the fire to save Coloradans, to save Americans. It's incredible. And we should all honor that service.”

How did September 11th affect your life?

“It completely changed my life, like millions of Americans. I didn't realize it at the time, but what happened that day would completely change the trajectory of my life. Very quickly we were a nation at war, for the first time in a long time. And I was unwilling to let other people go and do my fighting for me. You know, I grew up in a working class family, and I wasn't going to have other working class kids go and bear the burden on my behalf. And I was also angry. I was angry about being attacked, I wanted to do my part, I wanted to fight back. Like many people did.

“Later, my views changed about what that means and what fighting back actually looks like, and how to do that the right way versus the wrong way, but at the time, that's what it meant to me. So I had just started the last year of my ROTC, and I had a National Guard contract, so I was going to be commissioned in the National Guard as an officer, and I went into my ROTC unit commander and asked for a transition to an active duty contract and asked for infantry, and airborne, and Ranger training, and the Army was happy to oblige all those requests. So less than a year later, I was an infantry officer going through all the training and getting ready to go to war.”

What has stayed with you most about that day?

“Well, you know those images of that day seeing people, husbands, wives, parents make that decision to jump out of those towers instead of burn is just seared into my mind, and the horror of being faced with that decision. That's a big one. Seeing the towers collapse, the imagery of the towers collapse, and the first responders who gave their lives.

“And then I think about not just the tragedy of that day, but then what happened in the years that followed and how we chose to respond. And now, as a member of Congress, as a legislator, as a policymaker, I think deeply about not just what happens when a country faces tragedy or comes under attack and how that defines us in our immediate response, how America came together, how we unified, but also how we respond in the months and years that follow, and the sacrifices that go into that. You know, the 7,000 Americans that then gave their lives and the ensuing two decades, the hundreds of thousands that did combat deployments who were wounded, who bear the visible and invisible scars of that day. The hundreds of thousands of others around the world who died in the ensuing conflicts.

“And whether or not we're really safer now, right. We're still fighting terrorism around the world. And what does an effective terrorism response look like? You know, do we respond militarily, or should we have taken a law enforcement response? And if we had chosen that path, what that would have looked like, would that have made us safer? Would that have required less sacrifice, less cost in lives, and also in treasure?

What do you hope Americans remember and carry forward today?

“Well, that America still has the ability, I think, to come together, to support each other in the face of tragedy. That we have more in common than maybe our differences might suggest, I still believe that, I still deeply believe that. And even though we are divided, there's partisanship, families are divided by politics, I think we can get beyond that point.

“We have seen great tragedy and great challenges as a nation over our 250 years, and we've been tested many times before. I really believe we can get beyond this and we can come out of it better, but it requires leadership. It requires us to look at our common humanity. It requires us to reconnect with each other, and get to know each other as friends, as neighbors, as colleagues, not just as Republicans and Democrats. And I don't say that, being naive about the real challenges we face and the threats that we face right now to our our system, I know those deeply, but I say that as somebody that served three combat tours, I have seen people, known people who have given their life to this country, and still believe in our common humanity and the ties that really do bind us.

“And the last is a personal and relentless pursuit for us to learn the lessons that we need to learn. We have just been through cycles where it's sometimes hard for us to learn tough lessons about how to use our military and what to do and what not to do. I wouldn't hesitate to use our military to protect us again if it's necessary, but there's a very strong argument to be made for more restraint. Not doing certain things that are outside of our interests. Pulling back from some of our conflicts and engagements and focusing on home. Focusing on the needs of Americans, and our military and our military families.

“We should not be in an endless cycle of conflict. Since 9/11, we have been engaged in armed conflict every day for 25 years now. And I don't think that's inevitable. I don't think that needs to happen. And I think we have to have a national conversation about it.”",1,2026-09-12T09:02:30Z,2026-09-12T09:03:27Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1917,Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Uncover How Trump’s Mass Federal Workforce Firings Have Delayed Constituent Casework,2026-09-11,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her legislation to uncover how Trump’s federal workforce cuts have impacted her constituents’ ability to resolve their federal casework issues. This effort comes after it was brought to Pettersen’s attention that there are just three federal case managers at the Department of Education processing all cases, and just five total case managers at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), causing extraordinary delays for her constituents.

Pettersen’s Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act requires a comprehensive review of Trump’s federal workforce reduction efforts and their impact on agencies’ constituent services – including but not limited to delayed benefits at the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and impediments to disaster relief coordination within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“One of the most important roles of our congressional office is helping our constituents navigate issues with federal agencies and ensure they get the help and answers they need. But we are seeing firsthand the devastating consequences of Trump and Elon Musk’s mass firings and our constituents are the ones who are paying the price - facing exponentially longer wait times or not being able to get any answers at all,"" said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “In some cases, this can be the difference between families having access to lifesaving care, seniors being able to pay their bills and keep a roof over their head, or students being able to pursue a higher education. Trump and Elon Musk took a hatchet to the critical services we depend on and the American people deserve to know the real costs to our country and a clear roadmap to recover from their disastrous policies.”

Specifically, Pettersen’s legislation would require a comprehensive study of the scope of the federal workforce reduction, including understanding impacted constituent services at regional field offices, altered response times, and delayed services and benefits, as well as how it has caused impediments to federal, state, and local disaster relief coordination.

After Donald Trump’s inauguration, in January 2025, he selected trillionaire technology CEO Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an unrestrained council engineered to aggressively shrink the federal government. Operating without Congressional authorization, DOGE moved to impose sweeping federal agency workforce reductions, implementing aggressive measures to dismantle the federal workforce. Widespread federal layoffs disproportionately affected probationary employees at federal agencies including the SSA, the IRS and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), among others.

Last year, Rep. Pettersen joined 50+ House Democrats in letters to the IRS and SSA, and co-led the Securing Assurance for Federal Employees (SAFE) Act to block the Trump Administration from carrying out mass federal layoffs during a government shutdown. She is a member of the House Financial Services Committee where she has been a leading voice on government effectiveness and supporting federal workers, increasing affordability, addressing the housing crisis, and expanding access to affordable and quality healthcare.

The bill is endorsed by the American Federation of Government Employees, the National Federation of Federal Employees, the National Treasury Employees Union, and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

“Federal workers deliver essential services directly to Americans every single day. The Trump Administration has dealt a body blow to the federal workforce through indiscriminate mass firings, making it much harder for government employees to do their jobs. This legislation would instruct the GAO to study the impact of federal firings on service delivery, shedding light on the harm they have caused to taxpayers and the people who rely on government programs,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley

""The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) is proud to support the Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act. From day one of President Trump’s second term, this administration has led a reckless campaign to gut the federal workforce, resulting in severe reductions in the services that federal agencies provide to the American people. These are critical services that we all rely on every single day. This legislation will ensure Congress, as well as Americans across the nation, understand the true scope of the damage President Trump and his supporters have done to public services throughout the country,” said NFFE National President Randy Erwin

""NTEU is proud to endorse The Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act and applauds Representative Pettersen for her leadership on this important issue. The recent misguided efforts to gut the federal workforce are harmful to the American people and the services they rely on. If passed into law, this bill would provide valuable insight and transparency into the real and tangible damage that occurs when federal agencies and programs are underfunded and inadequately staffed. I urge the House of Representatives to swiftly pass this commonsense legislation,” said NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald

""The current Administration’s federal workforce cuts through Reductions in Force (RIFs) have lacked justification and an established process and resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of highly qualified, skilled, and dedicated federal employees. Congress needs a comprehensive assessment, and the American public deserves a full accounting of how this Administration’s RIF actions have impacted the delivery of public services, government efficiency, and accountable agency operations. We thank Congresswoman Pettersen for introducing the Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act, and we urge Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to cosponsor this important measure,” said IFPTE International President Matt Biggs

Bill text can be found HERE.

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To access downloadable, high-quality photos, click here. To stay up-to-date on what Pettersen is doing in Congress, follow her on Twitter here, Facebook here, or Instagram here. Residents can also sign-up for her e-newsletter subscription here.",1,2026-09-12T09:02:30Z,2026-09-12T09:03:27Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/the-washington-post-these-congressmen-went-to-war-after-911-it-changed-them-in-different-ways,The Washington Post: These congressmen went to war after 9/11. It changed them in different ways.,2026-09-11,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"Jason Crow and Troy Downing rushed to serve in the weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Crow “was angry” and wanted to “fight back.” Downing felt “the sense of violation” and wanted to be the “tip of the spear” in the country’s military response.

Both men were changed by the attack. Downing said it caused him to “wake up” to the nation’s greatness, while Crow said the terrorist attack altered “the entire trajectory of my life.”

And after multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, these two men from different political parties — Crow is a Colorado Democrat, Downing is a Montana Republican — found their way to Congress, inspired by their service and the lessons they took from it.

It’s their distinct takeaways, however, where their similarities end, highlighting how the terrorist attacks that sparked wars in Iraq and Afghanistan changed the nation’s politics but did not leave its leaders with monolithic views of their meaning. Crow and Downing emerged from the conflict with disparate views on war and service, and have since, like the rest of the country, had to make sense of the 25 years that have passed since the Sept. 11 attacks.

“People do take different lessons,” Crow said. “And I think the lessons that I took out ... are a different lesson than some of my comrades and my brothers and sisters in arms.”

The politics of the post-9/11 wars have changed dramatically in the last 25 years. Under President George W. Bush (R), Democrats and Republicans in Congress authorized military force in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Only one Democrat — Rep. Barbara T. Lee (California) — voted against authorizing action in Afghanistan. And while far more voted against authorizing military action in Iraq, 81 House Democrats and 29 Senate Democrats authorized military force.

But as the wars dragged on and the intelligence underpinning the conflict in Iraq proved untrue, Democrats began to sour on the prolonged entanglements, sparking a fervent anti-war, anti-intervention movement. That upended the 2006 midterms, seeing Democrats sweep into control of the House and Senate, and helped elect Sen. Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008. That sentiment later began to creep into the Republican Party, culminating in 2016 when Donald Trump won the presidency by pledging to end foreign entanglements and lambasting Bush and Obama for their handling of the conflicts. Trump, however, has overseen multiple new foreign interventions, most notably the ongoing war with Iran, a conflict that has undercut his pledge of “no new wars” and created tension with the Republican Party’s more anti-war factions.

Neither Crow, now 47, nor Downing, now 59, is an avatar for their party’s views on war. According to the Military Times, more than 30 veterans in Congress began their military careers after January 2000, bringing diverse experiences to the legislative body.

But Crow’s and Downing’s disparate perspectives on the current Iran conflict echo the diverse opinions of those who served: Downing calls it a just conflict where Iran has been “at war with us” for nearly 50 years, while Crow labels it a “war of choice” pushed by a president who is “cavalier with other people’s lives.”

Downing was deep in the Alaskan bush on a moose-hunting trip on Sept. 11, 2001, and didn’t learn of the attack until the pilot who picked up his group recounted it five days after the towers fell. “I was one of the last people on the planet to find out about it,” he observed. Welling up with anger, Downing, who had been professionally successful with a web-based calendar company that eventually merged with Yahoo in the late 1990s, asked himself what he did to deserve his life of privilege.

“It really bugged me, because I didn’t have a good answer,” he recalled, so at 34 and with no military experience, he enlisted at a recruiter’s office in Montana and was sworn into a combat search-and-rescue squadron because he had a pilot’s license.

Downing, under the call sign “Yahoo,” served eight years in the Air Force and the Air National Guard, including two tours in Afghanistan, where he and his crew rescued soldiers injured in battle. “There are guys that made it home to their families because we were there to get them and I’m incredibly proud of that service,” he said.

Crow, unlike Downing, was on a path toward military service before Sept. 11, 2001. The senior at the University of Wisconsin was headed to classes when he heard on the radio that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. He remembers sitting in shock as people jumped out of the twin towers and wrestling with the “decision those people faced and the number of people that were killed on that day.” As a member of the university’s ROTC program, Crow already had a National Guard contract to be commissioned as an officer, but he asked to transition to active duty once the nation went to war.

“I wanted to do my part,” he said. “That was the mentality at the time.”

Crow went on to serve three tours with the Army — one in Iraq leading a platoon of paratroopers in the March 2003 invasion and two in Afghanistan — earning the Bronze Star.

While Crow entered the war angry and eager to “defend this country,” he said the invasion of Iraq and his role in it “drastically changed my worldview about what this conflict and conflicts like it really mean.”

He realized early on that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that the nation “had been led into this war based on lies and manipulated intelligence and that what we had been told we were fighting for was not really what we were fighting for.” People in his unit then began dying, he said, including a noncitizen Filipino soldier who was posthumously granted citizenship.

“It was a time of massive change and evolution in terms of what I saw and the impact that it had on me and now how I legislate,” he said, specifically citing that noncitizen soldier’s death as a reason for his views on immigration.

The war changed Downing, too, but in different ways. He called the invasion of Afghanistan “justified” as a way to “hit back” for 9/11 and recalled the work he and his team did to help advance the rights of women and children. That service led him to Congress, where he said his goal was to “protect all of those things that make America great” and “make that American Dream possible.” And his work in Afghanistan made him “incredibly disappointed and somewhat angered” by the chaotic end to the conflict under President Joe Biden, a withdrawal he labeled “a huge miscalculation that is a stain on America.”

Downing took issue with those, like Crow, who refer to the Iran conflict as a “war of choice,” defending the Trump administration’s position that the war is needed to defend the U.S. and Israel from a nation that has been “fighting us for almost 50 years.”

“Anybody saying that this is something new is not looking at that whole history,” he said. “We did not pick this war.”

Downing’s steadfast support stands in contrast to how many of his Republican colleagues, including those who served in wars, spoke about foreign entanglements before Trump began the Iran war earlier this year.

Vice President JD Vance, who spent four years in the Marines and deployed to Iraq for six months as a public affairs specialist, is a clear example. Vance was an outspoken Republican critic of foreign wars long before he ran for Senate in 2022. In 2024, before Vance became Trump’s running mate, he reflected on how he deployed to Iraq and learned that “I had been lied to” about the reasons for the war.

“Have we learned nothing?” he asked during a debate in the Senate over funding for Ukraine’s war against Russia.

Since then, however, Vance has defended the war in Iran, despite remaining a “skeptic of foreign military interventions.”

That kind of thinking has led Downing to believe that the Republican Party is not as anti-interventionist as Trump promised during his 2016 campaign.

“I don’t see that as a firm plank in the party right now because I definitely know colleagues that have differences of opinion,” Downing said.

Crow said he sometimes speaks with Republican veterans in Congress who privately oppose the U.S. getting involved in another conflict in the Middle East, a position, he said, he has little time for.

“I struggle mightily with this dissonance between what some of my colleagues say publicly and what they’ll tell me privately,” Crow said. “I tell them that: ‘Don’t tell me. I don’t care what you think. I want you to say it publicly because the country needs to hear it, and we need courageous leadership right now.’”",1,2026-09-15T09:50:21Z,2026-09-15T09:52:05Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/evans-peters-unveil-bill-address-transmission-project-bottlenecks-and-lower,"Evans, Peters Unveil Bill to Address Transmission Project Bottlenecks and Lower Electricity Costs",2026-09-10,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Gabe Evans (R-CO) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026, legislation to streamline the buildout of big power line projects. The CLEAR Act would fix the legislative ambiguity that currently leaves Department of Energy (DOE)-coordinated transmission projects prone to excessive litigation and outright obstructionism that can stall critical infrastructure development, kill jobs, and drive up costs for utility ratepayers.

“As America’s demand for energy continues to rise, it is crucial that we find new and innovative ways to successfully transfer power in an affordable, safe and timely manner. The CLEAR Act will boost energy production, cut red tape and expedite project timelines, and reduce costs related to transmission projects across our country. I’m proud to help lead this important legislation, and look forward to continuing to prioritize permitting reform as I work to make energy and life more affordable for Coloradans and our nation.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

""Californians pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country, and part of the reason is that we can't get transmission projects through the litigation process and built on time. Our grid is too old and too slow to meet our skyrocketing energy demand. We can't wait years for badly needed infrastructure to be built. The CLEAR Act would accelerate the review process for large energy infrastructure projects and establish clear rules for stalled transmission projects, giving developers and local stakeholders the certainty to plan along with relief for ratepayers from rising costs."" — Congressman Scott Peters

The CLEAR Act would align judicial review standards for DOE-coordinated transmission projects with those already used for hydropower and natural gas pipelines under the Federal Power Act, ensuring projects are built on time, without unnecessary legal delays.

The Federal Power Act governs the regulation of electricity and interstate power lines and empowers the DOE to act as a coordinating entity between Federal agencies, states, and local governments responsible for siting and permitting transmission lines. However, for DOE-coordinated transmission projects, parties have up to six years to sue, which drags cases through multiple, lengthy legal battles. This leads to confusion and uncertainty for companies who want to plan and invest with confidence, or local stakeholders who want to engage efficiently in the review process.

For example, the North Plains Connector, a proposed 420-mile, high-voltage transmission line connecting the western and eastern electric grids—currently subject to lengthy deadlines — has dealt with unpredictable litigation timelines under the Federal Power Act.

Under the CLEAR Act, projects would have to follow Federal Power Act judicial review standards, including:

A 120-day statute of limitations for filing suit

A requirement that petitioners participate in the environmental review process before litigating, improving upfront engagement and making projects better during the review process, instead of on the back end; and

Direct elevation of challenges to the U.S. Court of Appeals, ensuring stakeholders can reach a final decision faster

Read a one-pager here. Read bill text here.

Background:

As leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus’ Permitting Energy & Environment Working Group, and members of the House Energy and Environment Committee, Reps. Evans and Peters have led several major bipartisan efforts in Congress to overhaul and streamline the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects.",1,2026-09-11T09:25:29Z,2026-09-11T09:27:08Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-evans-acting-united-states-secretary-labor-keith-sonderling-highlight,"Rep. Gabe Evans, Acting United States Secretary of Labor, Keith Sonderling, Highlight Colorado’s Manufacturing and Skilled Workforce",2026-09-10,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"DENVER, CO — Congressman Gabe Evans welcomed Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling back to Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District for two site visits and workforce roundtables highlighting the manufacturers, skilled trades, truckers, and small businesses powering Northern Colorado’s economy.

The visit comes just days after the August jobs report showed the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs—tripling expectations—while unemployment remained steady at 4.1 percent.

“Hardworking Coloradans are leading America’s manufacturing comeback. The August jobs report tripled expectations, American manufacturing is growing, and right here in CO-08, businesses are ready to hire and workers are ready to work.

I’m proud to partner with Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to highlight Colorado’s entrepreneurs, skilled tradesmen and women, and frontline workforce that are the backbone of our economy and our communities. These conversations are essential to ensuring we find ways to strengthen and support our skilled workforce, and continue bringing high-paying jobs back to the United States.” –– Congressman Gabe Evans

“America runs on trucking. Companies like JFW Trucking keep our supply chains moving, support local economies, and create pathways to the American Dream for hardworking Americans. I appreciated the opportunity to join Congressman Evans and the Colorado Industrial Property Owners Consortium to hear directly about what it takes to keep trucks on the road and how the Trump Administration can continue to help small businesses grow.

America will need an estimated 300,000 new electricians over the next decade — and apprenticeships are how we meet that demand. Congressman Evans and I met with apprentices and IECRM leadership to discuss expanding apprenticeships to train more Americans faster and with zero debt for the jobs powering America’s Industrial Renaissance.” — Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling

Congressman Gabe Evans and Sonderling began the day in Commerce City at JFW Trucking, a family-owned Colorado company with roots dating back to 1935. Following a tour of the facility, Evans and Sonderling joined members of the Industrial Property Owners Consortium (IPOC) for the first workforce roundtable of the day.

The discussion brought together Colorado business and industrial leaders to talk directly with Evans and Sonderling about the challenges facing employers and what it will take to continue growing Colorado’s industrial and manufacturing economy.

The second stop took Rep. Evans and Sonderling to Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) in Northglenn, where they toured one of the country’s largest electrical apprenticeship training programs before hosting a second roundtable with apprentices, instructors, contractors, and industry leaders.

IECRM trains thousands of apprentices and licensed electricians each year, helping prepare Coloradans for careers in high-demand industries—new manufacturing facilities, housing, data centers, energy infrastructure, and other major projects being built across the state.

Background

Colorado’s Eighth District has become an important hub for manufacturing, energy, construction, and advanced technology, while major investments across northern Colorado are creating new demand for skilled workers.

Nationally, that momentum is reflected in the latest employment numbers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported manufacturing employment increased by 16,000 in August, including gains in machinery and fabricated metal products. Manufacturing employment has increased by 58,000 since December 2025.

Acting Secretary Sonderling said that manufacturing and construction have now added jobs for three consecutive months following the release of the August report.

Wednesday marked Sonderling’s second workforce-focused visit to Colorado’s Eighth District with Evans. In July 2025, Evans welcomed then-Deputy Secretary Sonderling to Aims Community College in Fort Lupton for a tour and roundtable focused on artificial intelligence, workforce training, and preparing students for the jobs of the future.

A year later, Evans and Sonderling returned to CO-08 as Colorado helps lead the nation’s manufacturing comeback — this time taking the conversation directly to the businesses, workers, and apprentices building it.",1,2026-09-11T09:25:29Z,2026-09-11T09:27:08Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1915,Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Solemnly Marks One Year Since Evergreen High School Shooting,2026-09-10,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"EVERGREEN – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (C0-07) today solemnly marked the one year anniversary of the tragic Evergreen High School shooting, introducing a bipartisan congressional resolution signed by all members of the Colorado U.S. House delegation honoring the shooting victims, and expressing gratitude to first responders, law enforcement, educators, faculty, and neighbors who acted swiftly to protect students and staff during last year’s shooting. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) is leading a companion resolution in the Senate.

“Today, we honor the students, staff, first responders, families, and entire Evergreen community for their extraordinary resilience in the face of the tragedy after the Evergreen High School shooting one year ago today. Their strength, courage, and resilience continue to inspire all of us but also reminds us of the urgent need for change,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “Our country’s gun violence epidemic has shattered countless lives and is now the leading cause of death for our kids - a reality none of us should accept. As a mom, I understand the fear so many parents live with when they drop their kids off at school. Today, we stand with the Evergreen community and promise to keep fighting in Congress to ensure our kids are safe at school and in our communities. They deserve so much better.”

“One year ago today, the Evergreen community experienced an unthinkable act of gun violence,” said Senator Michael Bennet. “The fear and trauma that Evergreen High School students, families, educators, and first responders experienced that day have not disappeared. We owe it to them – and all of Colorado – to act and to build a future where no child has to experience this kind of violence at school. I am glad to lead the Colorado Congressional Delegation in this resolution, and will continue to fight against senseless acts of gun violence.”

""It is unacceptable that gun violence has become normal in America. A year ago, Coloradans experienced another tragic school shooting, this time at Evergreen High School, which left two students injured and an entire community traumatized. I'm proud to join my colleagues in recognizing the brave first responders and Evergreen’s resilient survivors and residents, but more must be done. Congressional action to stop gun violence is long overdue—it's past time we pass legislation to protect our kids. Enough is enough,"" said Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01).

“A year later, our hearts remain with the people of Jefferson County as they continue to heal from the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School. No parent should ever have to receive the kind of call that far too many parents in our country have received—and no child should have to be marched out of their classroom, hide under their desk, or fear gunshots in their school. Enough is enough. We must stand together against senseless acts of gun violence,” said Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02)

“One year after the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School, our heart is with the students, families, and first responders who faced unimaginable horror that day. As a combat veteran and father of two kids, I refuse to accept that our classrooms should function like war zones. We can honor the resilience of the Evergreen community not just with our thoughts, but by elected officials of both parties acting to pass common-sense gun safety laws to protect our children, communities, and Colorado,” said Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06)

“I continue to pray that God strengthens Evergreen High School and the Jefferson County community. I am honored to join my colleagues on the bipartisan memorial resolution and to keep working with them to direct federal dollars toward more School Resource Officers so we can protect our children against evil acts. My heart remains with everyone in Evergreen.” said Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04).

“As a father of five, I cannot imagine the fear and heartbreak the Evergreen community experienced that day. One year later, we remember the victims, stand with the students, families, and educators who still carry the weight of what happened, and recognize the first responders who ran toward danger to protect others. I’m proud to join Congresswoman Pettersen and my colleagues in the Colorado delegation in honoring the strength and resilience Evergreen has shown over the past year,” said Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03)

""One year ago, the Evergreen community lived through something no community should. We pray God continues to give them comfort, and we thank the deputies and teachers who ran toward danger and saved lives,” said Congressman Jeff Crank (CO-05)

""Today, we remember the students, their families, and an entire community that continues to heal from the horrific act of violence that took place just one year ago at Evergreen High School. We also honor the first responders, law enforcement officers, educators, health care workers, and neighbors who acted without hesitation to protect students and save lives. As a father and former police officer, I’m proud to join the Colorado delegation in making sure their courage is remembered and that the Evergreen community knows Colorado continues to stand with them,” said Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08)

Specifically, the resolution honors the two victims who were wounded, and recognizes the lasting trauma carried by students, staff, families, and the broader community. It also pays tribute to the first responders, law enforcement officers, educators, school staff, neighbors, and hospital workers who stepped up with courage and compassion in the aftermath.

See the full text of the resolution here.

This resolution comes after, earlier this year, Congresswoman Pettersen introduced three pieces of legislation responding to the tragedy at Evergreen High School last year:

The Evergreen Community Safety Act which requires social media companies to respond to warrants and subpoena requests regarding potential threats of violence within 72 hours.

Bill text is available HERE.

The Community Firearm Safety Act, which creates a permissible use under the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow grants for localities to procure and distribute safe firearm storage boxes to community members.

Bill text is available HERE.

The Community Risk Training and Response Act, which creates a grant program through the Office of the Attorney General for up to $500,000 for localities to provide technical assistance and training to law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and court staff, healthcare providers, educators, and agencies designated to coordinate Extreme Risk Order Implementation and to develop standardized extreme risk protection order training and curriculum nationwide.

Bill text is available HERE.

Since the Columbine tragedy in 1999, more than 390,000 students in the United States have experienced gun violence at school, killing at least 203 and injuring 441 students, educators, and other individuals on K-12 campuses. Colorado has been touched by gun violence before, with spaces of community such as schools, movie theaters, night clubs, and houses of worship affected.",1,2026-09-11T09:25:29Z,2026-09-11T09:27:08Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/evans-bipartisan-ratepayer-protection-act-set-house-vote,Evans’ Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act Set for House Vote,2026-09-10,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Gabe Evans’ bipartisan legislation protecting ratepayers from rising costs associated with the increased energy demand will receive a vote next week — marking one of the final bills to be considered by the House prior to the midterm elections.

The bill ensures American families are not left footing the bill for the grid upgrades and new energy generation required to operate large data centers. More specifically, it requires state utility regulators, like the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, to consider implementing rules for large-load data centers and hyperscalers to cover the full costs of power generation, transmission lines, and other energy infrastructure upgrades needed to meet their immense energy demand. Without this bill, families and small businesses in communities where data center development occurs could see higher electricity bills at the end of every month.

The Ratepayer Protection Act was introduced amid our nation’s increasing energy needs and heightened scrutiny regarding how data centers affect consumer costs. The legislation has gained significant bipartisan support with 41 cosponsors in the House and it unanimously passed the Energy and Commerce Committee in July by a vote of 52-0.

“This bill coming to the House Floor proves that House Republicans are responding to the needs of the American people. As the United States competes to win the global AI race and outcompete adversaries like Communist China, we must ensure that growth does not come at the expense of hardworking families. I’m proud to lead the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act to keep energy affordable and ensure American innovation can move forward without leaving families and small businesses to foot the bill.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

Background

If enacted, the legislation would establish a federal standard for state regulators to consider when reviewing proposals for new large-load customers with an electricity demand of 100 megawatts or more to come onto the grid. The bill recommends:

Requiring financial assurances that large-load customers will pay for the generation, transmission, and other infrastructure necessary to serve their demand, preventing those costs from being shifted onto families and local businesses through higher electricity rates.

Recovering the full incremental cost of grid upgrades from the large-load customer over time through special rate structures or other agreements, ensuring utilities and existing ratepayers are not left paying for infrastructure if a customer later scales back operations or leaves the system.

The Ratepayer Protection Act builds on the principles of President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, under which major data center developers, utilities, and governors committed to covering the full energy and infrastructure costs associated with new data center development.",1,2026-09-12T09:02:30Z,2026-09-12T09:03:27Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-calls-doj-investigate-violent-denver-ice-walk-outs,Rep. Crank Calls on DOJ to Investigate Violent Denver ICE Walk Outs,2026-09-09,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division requesting an investigation into recent student anti-ICE walkouts in Colorado and involvement from outside organizations.

On Friday, September 4, 2026, videos and reporting showed that student walkouts in Denver, Colorado, turned violent, with assaults on journalists and counterprotests. These incidents have raised serious questions about whether participants were unlawfully prevented from exercising their own constitutional rights.

The growing presence and influence of groups that support defunding federal and state law enforcement and interfere with the enforcement of immigration laws threaten the foundation of American society. The student organization, Colorado Youth Coalition, organized the “Walk Out for ICE Out,” and has aligned itself with the messaging from these outside organizations. The event gained significant traction through social media, leading to a reported 200 high schools participating in the walkout.

Reports from the Denver Police Department detailed at least five assaults at the Denver demonstration, and three people were transported to the hospital. Additionally, multiple constituents of Colorado’s Fifth Congressional District who were present at the park were physically assaulted and sustained injuries.

Due to the nature of the Denver incident, Representative Crank is requesting the DOJ to investigate whetherthese violent assaults infringed on other constitutional rights and the degree to which outside organizationsassisted in supporting the demonstrations where attacks on journalists and others occurred.

Excerpts from the letter read:

The Constitution protects peaceful assembly, but those protections do not extend to violent conduct. For that reason, I believe a federal investigation is warranted, not only to determine whether individuals unlawfully infringed upon the constitutional rights of journalists, counterprotesters, or other members of the public with acts of assault, but also to determine the extent to which outside organizations participated in organizing, funding, or otherwise influencing the violent demonstrations.

…

Given the scale of the statewide mobilization and the violence that occurred at the Denver demonstration, I believe the DOJ should examine not only the individual incidents but also the extent of participation by outside organizations in the walkout. This should include determining what role outside organizations played in supporting the demonstrations, whether organizers provided guidance on conduct, and whether any individuals or organizations encouraged or facilitated violent conduct that resulted in violations of the civil rights of journalists, counterprotesters, or other members of the public.

I therefore respectfully request that the DOJ review the events of September 4, including available video footage, police reports, witness accounts, and communications from the organizations involved, to determine whether further investigation or federal action is warranted. Thank you for your attention and consideration of this request. If you or your staff have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact my office.

Read the full letter here.

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https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-gabe-evans-lou-correa-introduce-bipartisan-bill-improve-transparency-sba,"Reps. Gabe Evans, Lou Correa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Transparency of SBA Spanish-Language Resources",2026-09-09,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO-08), Lou Correa (D-CA-46), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Jim Costa (D-CA-21) and David Valadao (R-CA-22), introduced the bipartisan SBA Spanish Resource Report Act, legislation to give Congress and the public a clearer picture of the Spanish-language resources currently available to entrepreneurs and small business owners through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

This legislation ensures that Congress and Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs are aware of the resources and services that remain available to them through the SBA.

“As the grandson of Mexican immigrants and the representative of a district with a prominent Hispanic community, I know the critical role Hispanic small businesses play in our economy. This bill directs an inventory to be conducted of existing Small Business Administration Spanish-language resources to provide greater clarity to Congress and small business owners across our country regarding what resources and services are currently available.” –– Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO-08)

""Hispanic Americans own more than five million businesses across this country, employing nearly three million workers. Everyone in this great nation who’s willing to work hard and contribute deserves a fair shot at the American Dream, and this bill is a step in that direction. The SBA Spanish Resource Act is common-sense legislation that makes sure Spanish-speaking small business owners and entrepreneurs have the resources they need to succeed.” — Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA-46)

""Language should never be a barrier to success. With over one million Hispanic-owned small businesses in Texas, I am proud to join bipartisan legislation that expands access and awareness of Spanish-language tools at the SBA. Our small businesses are the backbone of our communities, and I will continue working to ensure Texas main streets thrive.” — Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)

“For many small business owners in South Texas, Spanish is the language they use every day with their families, employees, and customers. Federal resources should be accessible to the people they are meant to serve, and this bipartisan bill will help make sure the SBA understands where language gaps may be making it harder for our small businesses to get the information they need.” — Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)

“In South Florida, small business happens in both English and Spanish. That is why Congress should know what Spanish-language resources the SBA already offers, how they are being used, and what they cost. I am proud to introduce the SBA Spanish Resource Report Act, to give Congress the information it needs to oversee these resources responsibly and make sure they are serving the small-business owners they are meant to help.” — Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)

“Across the San Joaquin Valley, small businesses drive our local economy, including thousands of entrepreneurs who conduct business in Spanish. They deserve clear information about the resources available through the SBA. This bipartisan legislation gives Congress the facts we need to identify gaps in the availability of Spanish-language materials and make sure these resources are reaching the communities they are intended to serve.”— Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA-21)

“Small businesses are the backbone of communities across the Central Valley, and every entrepreneur should be able to access the information and resources they need to succeed—no matter what language they speak. In the past, the Small Business Administration has provided some resources in multiple languages, but many of those translations have now been removed altogether. With over 74% of CA-22’s population identifying as Hispanic, there are countless native Spanish-speaking small business owners who rely on accessible information to start, grow, and sustain their businesses. I’m proud to support the bipartisan SBA Spanish Resource Report Act to ensure Congress has the information necessary to understand whether these entrepreneurs have meaningful access to the resources they need to succeed.” — CongressmanDavid Valadao (R-CA-22)

The SBA Spanish Resource Report Act requires the SBA Administrator to provide Congress with a one-time report within 180 days detailing existing Spanish-language resources and services offered through SBA programs. The report must also be made publicly available on the SBA’s website.

Specifically, the report would examine Spanish-language websites, application materials, guidance documents, outreach materials, and customer service resources. It would also review resources available through SBA partners, including Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE chapters, and Veteran Business Outreach Centers.

Where data is available, SBA would also report on how these resources are being used, geographic trends, associated translation and administrative costs, operational considerations, and recommendations for efficiently administering existing Spanish-language services.

Importantly, the bill does not require the SBA to create, expand, reduce, or eliminate any Spanish-language resource or service. Instead, it gives Congress greater transparency into what already exists so lawmakers can make informed decisions based on facts.

Background

In December 2025, SBA removed certain Spanish-language materials from its website, raising concerns about the availability of information for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. SBA has continued to provide some Spanish-language resources and services.

Hispanic-owned businesses are an important part of America’s small-business economy. The bipartisan SBA Spanish Resource Report Act seeks to establish a clear, public accounting of the resources SBA currently provides and ensure Congress has the information necessary to conduct effective oversight.

The legislation also requires the SBA Administrator to brief the House and Senate Small Business Committees within 30 days after submitting the report.",1,2026-09-10T09:25:58Z,2026-09-10T09:27:09Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-white-house-action-wolf-delisting-and-american-beef-labeling-real,REP. BOEBERT: WHITE HOUSE ACTION ON WOLF DELISTING AND AMERICAN BEEF LABELING IS REAL PROGRESS FOR COLORADO RANCHERS,2026-09-08,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Eaton, CO. — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today welcomed President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive actions supporting Colorado ranchers, including a directive to review delisting gray wolves and Mexican wolves and a push toward country-of-origin labeling for American beef.

Rep. Boebert has long advocated for these issues, fighting to return wolf management to the states and to give consumers a clear label on American beef.

“Colorado producers should not have to watch wolves tear through their herds while Washington ties their hands. And American families should not be left guessing whether the beef in the grocery store was born and raised here at home. White House support for these initiatives — and Interior and Agriculture moving forward on the orders — is real progress for Colorado ranchers,” said Rep. Boebert.

Rep. Boebert’s Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845) already passed the House and would reissue the 2020 gray wolf delisting rule and protect that decision from activist lawsuits. She has also backed restoring mandatory country-of-origin labeling so “Product of USA” means what it says, and passing the PRIME Act.

“The executive order continues a process I’ve been fighting for in Congress,” Rep. Boebert said. “I want to finish what has been started. We should pass this legislation by the end of this Congress — delisting wolves and putting American beef labeling into statute. Now the Senate and the House need to lock it in so ranchers and consumers are not left waiting on the next lawsuit or the next administration.”

Rep. Boebert said she will continue working with the Administration, Senate partners, and Western colleagues to get both measures across the finish line this Congress.",1,2026-09-10T09:25:58Z,2026-09-10T09:27:09Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-joined-loveland-mayor-mcfall-ribbon-cutting-amazons-new-loveland,REP. BOEBERT JOINED LOVELAND MAYOR MCFALL FOR RIBBON-CUTTING AT AMAZON’S NEW LOVELAND FULFILLMENT CENTER,2026-09-04,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"LOVELAND, Colo. — U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today joined Loveland Mayor Patrick McFall for the ribbon-cutting of Amazon’s new Loveland Fulfillment Center with Site Leader Eric Ng and Sam Bailey, Economic Development Director in Colorado.

Following remarks, Rep. Boebert and Mayor McFall cut the ribbon before a guided tour of the operations. The Loveland Fulfillment Center is Amazon’s newest fulfillment center in Colorado and reflects a $400 million investment in the 4th Congressional District. The facility is on track to employ more than 1,000 people. Amazon already employs nearly 2,000 people across seven sites in CO-04. Those locations include three delivery stations in Broomfield, Loveland, and Sterling; three Whole Foods Markets; and the new Loveland Fulfillment Center. Amazon has almost 20,000 employees in Colorado.

“This is private investment creating real jobs for Colorado families,” said Rep. Boebert. “Amazon chose Loveland and the 4th District because our workers show up, our communities are open for business, and customers expect results. A $400 million facility and more than a thousand new jobs are exactly the kind of growth we should celebrate.”

Rep. Boebert added: “Across this district—from Sterling to Loveland to Broomfield—Amazon already supports nearly 2,000 employees. The Loveland Fulfillment Center builds on that footprint and will help get packages to Coloradans faster while putting more of our neighbors to work.”",1,2026-09-05T08:49:07Z,2026-09-05T08:50:44Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-crank-and-evans-join-secretary-wright-tour-ray-d-nixon-power-plant,Reps. Crank and Evans Join Secretary Wright for Tour of the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant,2026-09-04,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"FOUNTAIN, C.O. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Representative Gabe Evans (CO-08) joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright for a tour of the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant operated by Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities).

The Ray D. Nixon Power Plant is primarily fueled by coal and can generate more than 260 megawatts of electricity. Coal-fired power plants represent roughly a third of Colorado’s energy grid, but unrealistic energy mandates coming out of Denver risk energy reliability and increased energy rates for consumers.

Springs Utilities has been successful in negotiating with the State of Colorado to push back the 2029 closure deadline to 2032, saving customers $200 million in projected rate increases, but reliable energy production is still at risk in the future.

""Coal is a reliable, baseload domestic energy resource to help power our grid here in Colorado,"" said Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05). ""Colorado's burdensome energy mandates continue to cost our region, not only with higher utility bills but they also threaten our national security assets. Coloradans deserve reliable energy, and I'd like to thank Secretary Wright for his efforts to keep reliable coal generation online and coming to Colorado's Fifth Congressional District to show support for the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant.”

“Coal has powered American prosperity for generations and continues to provide the reliable, around-the-clock electricity our grid needs,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. “The Trump Administration is committed to adding reliable power to the grid, not prematurely shutting down generation that is already keeping the lights on. Ray Nixon is a great example of the critical baseload power Colorado needs to meet growing electricity demand while keeping energy affordable and secure.”

“Denver Democrats spent years attacking reliable coal generation, only to run headfirst into reality: you cannot shut down dependable baseload power without something ready to replace it,"" said Representative Gabe Evans (CO-08). ""Keeping Ray Nixon online longer will protect grid reliability and save ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars. With electricity demand skyrocketing, Colorado needs more safe, affordable, reliable energy—not political mandates that take power off the grid and leave families paying the price. I’m grateful to Secretary Wright and Congressman Crank for fighting for an all-of-the-above strategy that puts reliability, affordability, and American energy dominance first.”

""We appreciate Secretary Wright's commitment to policies that support reliable and affordable energy for our customers, including the military installations we serve that play a vital role in our nation's defense,"" said Travas Deal, CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities. ""We also thank Representatives Crank and Evans for their continued leadership in Congress. Their support helps ensure we can continue delivering the reliable energy our community depends on today while planning responsibly for the future.""",1,2026-09-05T08:49:07Z,2026-09-05T08:50:44Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-crank-and-evans-join-secretary-wright-tour-ray-d-nixon-power-plant,Reps. Crank and Evans Join Secretary Wright for Tour of the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant,2026-09-04,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"FOUNTAIN, C.O. -- Today Representative Gabe Evans (CO-08), and Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright for a tour of the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant operated by Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU).

The Ray D. Nixon Power Plant is primarily fueled by coal and can generate more than 260 megawatts of electricity. Coal-fired power plants represent roughly a third of Colorado’s energy grid, but unrealistic energy mandates coming out of Denver, risk energy reliability and increased energy rates for consumers.

Springs Utilities has been successful in negotiating with the State of Colorado to push back the 2029 closure deadline to 2032, saving customers $200 million in projected rate increases, but reliable energy production is still at risk in the future.

“Denver Democrats spent years attacking reliable coal generation, only to run headfirst into reality: you cannot shut down dependable baseload power without something ready to replace it. Keeping Ray Nixon online longer will protect grid reliability and save ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars. With electricity demand skyrocketing, Colorado needs more safe, affordable, reliable energy—not political mandates that take power off the grid and leave families paying the price. I’m grateful to Secretary Wright and Congressman Crank for fighting for an all-of-the-above strategy that puts reliability, affordability, and American energy dominance first.” — Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08)

""Coal is a reliable, baseload domestic energy resource to help power our grid here in Colorado. Colorado's burdensome energy mandates continue to cost our region, not only with higher utility bills but they also threaten our national security assets. Coloradans deserve reliable energy, and I'd like to thank Secretary Wright for his efforts to keep reliable coal generation online and coming to Colorado's Fifth Congressional District to show support for the Ray D. Nixon Power Plant.” — Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05)

“Coal has powered American prosperity for generations and continues to provide the reliable, around-the-clock electricity our grid needs. The Trump Administration is committed to adding reliable power to the grid, not prematurely shutting down generation that is already keeping the lights on. Ray Nixon is a great example of the critical baseload power Colorado needs to meet growing electricity demand while keeping energy affordable and secure.” — U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright",1,2026-09-09T09:27:09Z,2026-09-09T09:29:04Z
https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-delivers-bill-cap-insulin-cost-35-month,DeGette Delivers Bill to Cap Insulin Cost at $35 Per Month,2026-09-03,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Diana DeGette,D000197,degette.house.gov,degette,https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Diana DeGette (CO-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, along with Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kim Schrier(WA-08), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Angie Craig (MN-02), introduced the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (“INSULIN”) Act. This bill will cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for insured individuals.

“Insulin insecurity is not a partisan issue. It’s a life-or-death issue,” said Rep. DeGette. “I have fought for years to lower the price of insulin for the over 40 million Americans living with diabetes. I have met with too many Coloradans who have shared their painful experience of rationing their insulin so they could afford groceries. No one in America should be forced to choose between their life-saving medication or feeding their families.”

""As a doctor, I have spent my career fighting for patients, and I've watched too many of them ration a hundred-year-old medicine because the price tag made it impossible to afford,” said Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D.. “That's not right, and it never should have taken this long to fix. I'm proud to lead this effort in the House, and I won't stop until every American with diabetes can afford the insulin that keeps them alive.""

“As a doctor with Type 1 diabetes who depends on insulin, I understand the immediate need to bring down the cost of insulin – especially at a time when so many Americans are already struggling with high costs,” said Rep. Schrier. “I am proud to introduce this groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that will cap the price of insulin for all Americans and make a meaningful difference in the lives and the health of everyone in our districts.”

“Diabetes stole the lives of 100,000 Americans last year. Tens of millions of Americans are living with diabetes, and for many, insulin is a matter of life and death,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “No American should have to choose between paying the bills and getting the insulin they need, or risk their life rationing the doses they have left. This legislation isn’t just a Band-Aid on the problem. It delivers immediate relief for patients and reforms that will increase competition and drive down prices over the long term. Lowering the cost of insulin puts money back where it belongs: in the pockets of working families who need every dollar they earn. Middlemen and big corporations shouldn’t be making extra cash off the backs of working people who rely on insulin to survive.”

“Through the Inflation Reduction Act, we made great strides toward lowering the cost of prescription drugs by capping the cost of insulin for our nation’s seniors,” Rep. Craig said. “Now, it’s time to extend that benefit to all Americans. I’m proud to be joining my colleagues in introducing this critical bill that will ensure no Minnesotan has to choose between putting food on the table and picking up lifesaving medication.”

View the bill text here.

Background:

With more than 40.1 million Americans estimated to be living with diabetes, the INSULIN Act is the result of Rep. DeGette’s commitment to making health care affordable for more Americans.

The INSULIN Act will:

Cap out-of-pocket patient cost-sharing for individuals with insurance at $35 a month;

Prohibit health care plans from applying any deductible to select insulin products;

Help uninsured people with diabetes get access to insulin; and

Get biosimilar insulin to market more quickly.

As co-chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Rep. Diana DeGette has championed a multi-year, comprehensive effort to address the skyrocketing cost of insulin and improve care for millions of Americans living with diabetes, and she has worked to ensure people with diabetes have access to the latest standard of care in medicine and technology.

Before becoming the top Democrat on the Health subcommittee, Rep. DeGette launched the first-ever Congressional study to find legislative solutions for the worsening insulin pricing crisis.

Building on the study's framework, Rep. DeGette convened a historic Congressional hearing in April 2019. For the first time, all three U.S. insulin manufacturers and the nation's three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) were called to testify jointly about surging costs. Following nearly three hours of testimony, Rep. DeGette declared the current pricing system ""fully broken"" and issued a mandate to the executives to immediately develop collaborative cost-lowering solutions.

A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and John Kennedy (R-LA).

This bill has broad support among diabetes advocates.

“The American Diabetes Association (ADA) appreciates and applauds the House’s bipartisan introduction of the INSULIN Act, which would limit out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients at $35 a month,” said Lisa Murdock, Chief Advocacy Officer of ADA. “A recent survey, commissioned by ADA, showed that 40% of insulin users currently pay $150 each month, and there is widespread bipartisan support across the U.S. for making insulin affordable. The INSULIN Act would ensure no one has to choose between paying for insulin and other necessities. This bill puts people first and is a commonsense way to lower health care costs for Americans depending on insulin to live.”

“For the millions of Americans who rely on insulin every day, no one should have to choose between paying for their medication and meeting other basic needs, said Dr. Robert Lash, Chief Medical Officer with the Endocrine Society. “The Endocrine Society applauds Representatives DeGette, Schrier, Miller-Meeks, Bresnahan, and Craig for introducing the INSULIN Act, which would help make insulin more affordable for people with private insurance while connecting uninsured patients to resources that can help them access this lifesaving medication. This bipartisan legislation is an important step toward ensuring that all people who need insulin can obtain it and stay healthy.”

“The Diabetes Leadership Council (DLC) and Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC) applaud and thank Representatives DeGette, Miller-Meeks, Schrier, Bresnahan, and Craig for introducing the INSULIN Act of 2026,” said George Huntley, CEO. “This legislation will greatly improve access to affordable insulins for people living with diabetes, and it is time that the $35 monthly insulin co-pay cap apply to everyone as it does to Medicare beneficiaries today. We look forward to working to get this legislation across the finish line before the end of the 119th Congress.”

“For the more than 1.5 million Americans with type one diabetes (T1D), insulin access is life-or-death,” said Lynn Starr, Breakthrough T1D Chief Global Advocacy Officer. “By capping out-of-pocket cost at $35, the INSULIN Act ensures that people have dependable, affordable access to the insulin they require to live. We applaud Representatives DeGette, Miller-Meeks, Schrier, Bresnahan, and Craig for introducing the House INSULIN Act and urge their colleagues to stand with them on the side of all those living with T1D. While there is still more work to be done, we are hopeful that, together with the Senate, we will finally have the access to affordable insulin the entire T1D community deserves and depends on.”

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https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-evans-votes-condemn-democrat-socialism,Rep. Gabe Evans Votes to Condemn Democrat Socialism,2026-09-03,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans voted to condemn socialism in all its forms and oppose the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. Evans cosponsored the resolution, introduced by fellow Colorado Republican Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05).

The measure passed 220-192 with Colorado Republicans voting in favor while Colorado Democrat Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Joe Neguse (CO-02) voted against the resolution.

The vote comes as Democrat Socialists have gained political ground across the country within the Democratic Party.

“Socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried, yet Democrats continue allowing socialists to gain influence within their party and push their radical agenda on the American people. Today, every member of Congress had a choice: stand for the freedom and opportunity that built this country, or refuse to condemn an ideology responsible for oppression, starvation, and the deaths of millions. I will always stand for the American Dream and against socialism in every form.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

Representative Crank’s resolution denounces socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America and rejects efforts to implement socialist policies in the United States. The resolution also highlights positions advocated by the DSA, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated individuals to vote in American elections, abolishing law enforcement, the U.S. Senate, and the Supreme Court.

The resolution reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.

Background:

This House Resolution resolves that Congress denounces Democrat Socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.

Socialism has repeatedly led to famine, mass murders, and the killing of over 100 million people worldwide.

Following the elections of democratic socialists nationwide, this resolution affirms that House Republicans condemn socialist policies which inevitably lead to tyranny and death and are antithetical to the American Dream.",1,2026-09-04T09:19:37Z,2026-09-04T09:20:58Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-and-gov-polis-call-immediate-cease-wild-horse-helicopter-roundups,Rep. Neguse and Gov. Polis Call for an Immediate Cease to Wild Horse Helicopter Roundups in Colorado,2026-09-03,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Governor Jared Polis called on the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to immediately halt wild horse helicopter roundups in Colorado. Their letter comes on the heels of public reports that in the month of August alone 800 wild horses were captured and hauled away from public lands in the northwestern part of the state. This is part of a costly federal plan to thin the state’s herds, with the next roundup in the region scheduled to begin as soon as September 10th, 2026.

In their letter, Neguse and Polis labeled the use of helicopters in herd management inhumane and unnecessary. Six horses have died so far during the helicopter roundups in other parts of the state.

BLM has been responsible for protecting and managing wild horse herds for decades, however, under the Trump administration there’s been a troubling uptick in the U.S. government’s sale of these animals. According to records reviewed by The New York Times, in 2025, sales of wild horses more than doubled and traders are using a legal loophole to increase profits when selling them for slaughter.

They lawmakers echoed pleas from Coloradans across the state who are deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of these horses.

The letter is co-signed by Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Dianna DeGette (CO-01), and Jason Crow (CO-06).

The full letter is available HERE and below:

September 3, 2026

Secretary Burgum and Deputy Director Heinlein,

We write with grave concern regarding recent wild horse helicopter roundups in Northwest Colorado and urge your agencies to implement an immediate freeze on upcoming roundups. Our wild horses provide significant benefit to the region and State of Colorado and should be treated with care.

This month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has captured around 800 wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area, six of which died during the roundups. Another roundup in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area (HMA) is scheduled for early September, which will reduce the size of the herd by more than 60 percent. While we understand the need to reduce the size of these herds in accordance with the level that can be sustained on the land, the current methods being used by your agencies, including helicopter roundups, are inhumane and unnecessary. Helicopter roundups are known to cause extreme panic, exhaustion, and frequent and severe injuries to the animals. Coloradans themselves have voiced deep concern over the safety and well-being of these horses, whose risks only multiply during roundups of this scale and continue long after the gathering ends.

We would encourage you to consider postponing the scheduled roundups in order to have a more thorough and robust stakeholder and community engagement process, and work with local and state partners – such as the state’s Wild Horse Advisory Committee – to craft a solution for the long-term wellbeing of these horses. We also request any evidence your agencies may have that supports the need for continued use of helicopter roundups as a more effective means for horse control against other more humane methods.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

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https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-surveillance-every-corner-not-freedom,REP. BOEBERT: SURVEILLANCE ON EVERY CORNER IS NOT FREEDOM,2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today published an op-ed in The Daily Caller marking the approaching 25th anniversary of September 11 and warning that networks of fixed automatic license plate readers are turning American streets into zones of constant, warrantless monitoring.

In the piece, titled “Surveillance On Every Corner Is Not Freedom,” Boebert writes as a Coloradan, mother, and grandmother that these systems continuously scan and log plates, times, locations, and travel patterns—often without clear statutory limits, democratic consent, or individualized suspicion.

“Since September 11, 2001, Americans have been asked repeatedly to trade pieces of liberty for promises of security,” Boebert writes. “The justification was almost always the same: ‘If you’re innocent, you have nothing to worry about.’ That phrase has become the soft rationalization for hard erosions of privacy.”

Rep. Boebert stands firmly with law enforcement and the men and women who wear the badge. She notes that targeted, warrant-based use of license plate data can help officers solve crimes and protect the public. What must be rejected is the quiet acceptance of fixed, always-on camera networks that treat every driver as a potential subject whose movements must be logged “just in case.”

She cites the expansion of similar surveillance tools in Hong Kong during the 2019–2020 protests as a cautionary example and calls for action before such systems become fully entrenched in the United States. Boebert outlines concrete steps: restrict federal grant funding that can be used to buy these camera networks, require warrants, limit data retention, ban the commercial sale of the information, and educate the public.“

I stand with law enforcement. I stand with the Constitution,” she writes. “We can protect public safety without surrendering the right to live unmonitored lives. That balance is not only possible—it is essential if liberty is to mean anything for the next generation.”",1,2026-09-02T09:19:58Z,2026-09-02T09:20:51Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/breaking-house-adopts-rep-cranks-resolution-condemn-socialism,BREAKING: House Adopts Rep. Crank's Resolution to Condemn Socialism,2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank's (CO-05) resolution to condemn socialism in all its forms and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 220-192.

Socialism is one of the most destructive ideologies in world history, and the DSA have permeated elections across the country and have co-opted much of the Democratic party. While freedom-loving citizens across the country know that socialism is the first step to communism, and that every communist regime has brought only oppression, murder and starvation, the highest levels of Democrat leadership refuse to denounce DSA for fear of political retribution among their ranks.

America is seeing a troubling rise in support for socialism. This resolution condemns socialism in all its forms, as well as highlights the un-American tenets that DSA aspires to, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated criminals to vote in American elections. It also reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.

""It is imperative as Members of Congress that we recommit ourselves to the Constitution and stand firm against this insidious push for socialism,"" said Rep. Crank. ""The vast majority of Democrats voted against my resolution to condemn socialism in all its forms. 10-15 years ago, a resolution like this would've passed the House unanimously. The DSA is a threat to the American values that make our nation great. This evening's vote showed who stands for freedom, and others who stand with socialism.""

Background:

The House previously acted to strengthen election integrity by passing the SAVE America Act, legislation designed to ensure that only eligible citizens participate in federal elections. Additionally, last year, the House passed a resolution condemning socialism as a failed ideology. Rep. Crank's resolution reinforces those efforts by rejecting socialist policies and calling for continued action to protect the integrity of America's election.",1,2026-09-02T09:19:58Z,2026-09-02T09:20:51Z
https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-passage-continuing-resolution,DeGette Statement on the Passage of the Continuing Resolution,2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Diana DeGette,D000197,degette.house.gov,degette,https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting for the stopgap funding bill:

“I supported the Senate’s stopgap funding bill that passed in the House today. Not only will it avert a harmful government shutdown, but it also delays a dangerous rule proposed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that allows politics to influence federal grantmaking. This proposal would be devastating for the integrity of American biomedical research, which must follow science above all other considerations.

“Additionally, the funding bill blocks funds to further Trump’s cruel immigration agenda and restores funding to Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides necessary health care to patients in Colorado and across the country.”

Background:

On July 13th, Congresswoman Diana DeGette led a comment letter signed by all the Democratic members on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee urging OMB to withdraw the proposed rule.

Read the July press release here.

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https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-evans-open-source-ai-leadership-act-passes-energy-commerce,Rep. Gabe Evans’ Open-Source AI Leadership Act Passes Energy & Commerce Subcommittee,2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans’ Open-Source AI Leadership Act passed the the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, advancing the legislation for consideration by the full Committee.

Rep. Evans introduced the legislation to strengthen America’s leadership in open-source artificial intelligence as the United States competes with China for technological dominance — in addition to encouraging commonsense guardrails on this technology to protect consumers. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to support the adoption and use of American open AI models by identifying barriers, coordinating with American companies and startups, and developing policies that help U.S. innovation compete at home and around the world.

The legislation also takes aim at the growing national security and economic risks posed by AI models developed by foreign adversaries. It requires the Commerce Department to assess risks involving Americans’ personal and proprietary information, supply-chain security, model accuracy and censorship, safeguards against misuse, and threats involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or other national security capabilities.

If enacted, the Commerce Department will publicly report its findings and compare the adoption, cost, capabilities, and performance of foreign adversary models with qualified American open models.

“The race for AI leadership is a race America cannot afford to lose. Communist China is working every day to outcompete us, steal American innovation, and expand its technological influence around the world. We should be making it easier for our nation's innovators and startups to build, compete, and lead. This bill helps unleash American open-source AI while implementing common sense consumer protections. It also creates safeguard to identify and counter national security threats from foreign adversaries. America built the technologies that changed the world, and we’re going to keep leading.” –– Congressman Gabe Evans

The Open-Source AI Leadership Act will:

Support American open-source AI by identifying and addressing barriers that prevent U.S.-developed models from being adopted and used.

Connect government with American innovators, including startups, to strengthen adoption of U.S. open AI models.

Expose risks from foreign adversary AI, including threats to Americans’ data, cybersecurity, supply chains, national security, and economic security.

Increase transparency by requiring public assessments of leading foreign adversary AI models and comparisons with American alternatives.

The legislation defines qualified open models as those developed and made available by U.S. persons and excludes models developed or made available by covered nations or entities controlled by them.",1,2026-09-02T09:19:58Z,2026-09-02T09:20:51Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1862,"At the Start of Suicide Awareness Month, Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Increase Awareness for 988 Crisis Helpline",2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase awareness for the 988 helpline with a public awareness campaign for those experiencing mental health crisis. The Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act which Pettersen introduced with Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), specifically increases awareness by placing information about this lifesaving, existing resource in front of millions of Coloradans in places they travel every day: public transit vehicles, stations, and facilities.

The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) found that over a two-year period, the state’s overall rate of youth suicide decreased by 11% following the 2022 launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Helpline. This legislation would help save even more lives.

“Colorado has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the nation, and suicide has become the leading cause of death for our kids. The 988 crisis help line has proven to be a significant driver to reducing those rates across the country, and providing a lifeline to millions of Americans. It’s imperative that we take action to support behavioral health services and increase awareness with a tool that already exists,” said Congresswoman Pettersen. “I lost my brother, Justin, to suicide over 15 years ago – there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him and wish he was still here with us. It’s because of him and the millions of Americans who are facing a crisis like him, and the families who are left to honor their memories that I led the introduction of a bill that increases awareness of this vital resource, especially in places used frequently by millions of Americans, no matter where they live. It’s critical that we meet people where they are, and this makes it possible for us to provide connections for people and families who need it most.”

“Every life is precious, and we have a responsibility to ensure that anyone facing a crisis knows they are not alone and that help is available. The 988 on Public Transit Act is a commonsense, low-cost way to make sure New Yorkers and Americans across the country know that support is just three digits away, free, confidential, and available 24/7. With a small investment, we can make a real difference and connect people with the resources they need when they need them most,” said Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17).

“Everyone should know that help is available when they are experiencing a mental health crisis,"" said Hannah Wesolowski, Chief Advocacy Officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). ""The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free, confidential, 24/7 support, and making information about 988 visible on public transportation can help ensure that more people know where to turn when they need support. NAMI is proud to support this legislation and thanks Rep. Pettersen for her efforts to increase awareness of 988 and connect people with lifesaving crisis services.”

“988 saves lives – but only if people know it’s there for them,” said Dr. Marketa M. Wills, American Psychiatric Association CEO & Medical Director. “Displaying 988 information on public transit will put this vital resource in front of millions of people and help connect more Americans to free, confidential, and timely support when they need it most. APA applauds Representative Pettersen for championing this commonsense, urgently needed legislation.”

“Awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline continues to grow, with more than 26.2 million calls, texts, and chats since July 2022,” said Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). “We commend Representatives Pettersen and Lawler for introducing the bipartisan Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act, which would promote awareness of 988 through signage on public transportation. Expanding awareness of 988 is a powerful way to connect more people with this life-saving resource and provide hope to those experiencing a suicidal, mental health, or substance use crisis, as well as to loved ones seeking resources. By making 988 more visible, we can help ensure that more people know where to turn when they need support.”

Bill text can be found HERE.

This bill has been endorsed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The original cosponsors of this legislation include Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Deborah Ross (D-NC).

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To access downloadable, high-quality photos, click here. To stay up-to-date on what Pettersen is doing in Congress, follow her on Twitter here, Facebook here, or Instagram here. Residents can also sign-up for her e-newsletter subscription here.",1,2026-09-02T09:19:58Z,2026-09-02T09:20:51Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1910,"Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Hosts More Than 18,000 Constituents on Telephone Town Hall Focused on Affordability, Fighting Back Against Trump, Democracy, and Other Issues",2026-09-01,2026,2026-09,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Last night, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a telephone town hall with more than 18,000 constituents from across the Seventh Congressional District to hear their concerns and discuss her work in Washington. On the call, Pettersen spoke to many issues, including continued rising costs, how she is fighting back against Donald Trump's disastrous policies, protecting our communities from data centers, and protecting people’s right to vote.

“I’m hearing directly from people how challenging these times are and how difficult it is to make ends meet. That’s why we want to reach out and support you with the questions you have right now,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen last night to her constituents. “In our office, we often say we focus on three paths. One, is doing what we can do to mitigate the pain and suffering people are going through: signing on to lawsuits, demanding answers from the Trump administration, pushing back with letters, bringing bills, forcing votes on the House floor, and telling your stories.”

At a time when Republican Members of Congress have shied away from talking to their constituents directly, Pettersen is committed to engaging with her constituents directly. She has held 22 town halls this Congress alone.

Since the 119th Congress began, Pettersen has been focused on delivering results and fighting back for her constituents, including:

Bills introduced: 43

Bills signed into law: 5

Amicus briefs signed standing up to the administration’s cruelty and lawlessness: 28

Letters Led: 15

Direct actions in the 7th Congressional District during the 119th Congress:

More than $9,738,019 returned to constituents

Resolved federal casework issues: 2,415+

Town Halls: 22

Constituent letters responded to: 200,000

Grants delivered to CO-07: $227,734,717.16+

Mobile office hours, resource fairs, and constituent service events hosted: 59+

Community project funding delivered to CO-07: $3 million+

In the wake of the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires which devastated families and communities across the district, Congresswoman Pettersen provided valuable information to constituents, including directing them to her Wildfire Resource Hub. Earlier this summer, in response to these fires Pettersen introduced a suite of legislation aimed at helping communities prepare, respond to, and recover from increasingly destructive wildfires.

During the town hall, constituents also expressed concern about Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere with mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm election. As a member of the Colorado state legislature, Pettersen helped build one of the strongest and most secure mail in voting systems in the nation, She assured voters that despite the Trump Administration’s attempts to sow confusion ahead of this year's election, mail in voting is safe, secure, and a critical tool to ensuring that all Coloradans’ access to the ballot box. Pettersen has used her position in Congress to push the United States Postal Service to ensure that all voters, particularly those in rural areas, receive their mail in ballots on time and promised to continue fighting against the Trump Administrations’ attempts to restrict voting access.

Pettersen also answered questions from constituents concerned about the impacts of data centers. She is a cosponsor of the Power for the People Act of 2026, which would set commonsense guardrails on the proliferation of data centers near communities, including ensuring data centers pay their fair share of energy costs, protecting energy grid stability, and requiring that data centers mitigate their pollution through clean energy resources.

Representative Pettersen has also consistently voted against Donald Trump’s agenda, including opposing over $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” She has consistently voted against authorizing Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Pettersen has joined two War Powers Resolutions to check executive power in regards to military action in Iran: H.Con. Res. 38, led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, and H.Con. Res. 40, introduced by Reps. Greg Meeks, Jim Himes, and Adam Smith, the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Armed Services Committees.

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To access downloadable, high-quality photos, click here. To stay up-to-date on what Pettersen is doing in Congress, follow her on Twitter here, Facebook here, or Instagram here. Residents can also sign-up for her e-newsletter subscription here.",1,2026-09-09T09:27:09Z,2026-09-09T09:29:04Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boeberts-office-announces-september-mobile-office-hours-and-reminds,REP BOEBERT'S OFFICE ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER MOBILE OFFICE HOURS AND REMINDS STUDENTS OF SEPT. 18 SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATION DEADLINE,2026-08-31,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lone Tree, CO — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s office today announced upcoming staff-hosted Mobile Office Hours and reminded Fourth District students that applications for congressional nominations to the U.S. Service Academies for the Class of 2031 close September 18, 2026.

“Our Congressional Staff Hosted Mobile Office Hours provide an opportunity for constituents in remote parts of the 4th District to get the assistance they need from our staffers who can help them in a variety of ways,” Boebert said. “Meeting Coloradans where they are is a critical part of the work our office does and I know our Mobile Office Hours will continue to be a huge help to rural constituents.”

Staff will be available to help constituents who are not getting answers from federal agencies, including veterans seeking care from the VA, travelers needing expedited passport assistance, taxpayers dealing with the IRS, and seniors with Social Security or Medicare issues. Constituents may also share views on legislation or request special congressional recognition for outstanding public achievements.

The office has hosted Mobile Office Hours in every county in the district and has returned $15,144,785.62 to constituents.

Upcoming Mobile Office Hours:

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Logan County

The Annex, Meeting Room

121 South 4th St.

Sterling, CO

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Elbert County

Pines & Plains Library, Study Room

651 Beverly St.

Elizabeth, CO

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Service Academy Nominations — Applications Close September 18

Separately, high school students seeking a nomination to a U.S. Service Academy must apply by September 18, 2026, for the Class of 2031.

“Last year I had the privilege of nominating 38 of the Fourth District’s best and brightest to the U.S. Service Academies,” Boebert said. “These patriotic young men and women who care deeply about the future of America and public service have committed to serving at least five years in the military following graduation. I look forward to the selection process this year and can’t wait to meet our district’s applicants who are willing to serve our great country.”

Members of Congress are able to nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. Service Academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY. The fifth service academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), New London, CT, does not require a congressional nomination for appointment.",1,2026-09-01T09:48:49Z,2026-09-01T09:49:51Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-announces-teletownhall-monday-august-31st,"REP. LAUREN BOEBERT ANNOUNCES TELETOWNHALL ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST",2026-08-31,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C.-- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert will be hosting a teletownhall on Monday, August 31st at 6:30 pm Mountain Time to discuss her work in Congress for the 4th District, as well as answer submitted and live questions from callers.

Constituents interested in participating can sign up at the link HERE to ensure they receive a live phone call to listen in and participate.

""I'm looking forward to hosting this teletownhall tonight to hear from constituents across all 21 counties in Colorado's 4th Congressional District,"" said Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. ""I'll give you an update on my work in Washington and break down what's happening as the House returns this week to keep the government funded and move critical legislation. I continue to prioritize direct constituent outreach and remain committed to delivering results on agriculture, jobs, education, rural healthcare, public safety, and national security issues that matter most to Coloradans.""

Registration for the teletownhall closes at 3:30 pm Mountain Time on Monday, August 31st.",1,2026-09-01T09:48:49Z,2026-09-01T09:49:51Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-rep-cranks-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms,ICYMI: Rep. Crank's Resolution to Condemn Socialism in All Its Forms,2026-08-31,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- ICYMI: Last Friday, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), whose policies seek to fundamentally change America’s elections and political system.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Representative Crank highlighted the need to put Democrats on the record and take a public stance against the DSA and socialism. The resolution condemns socialism in all its forms and highlights the un-American tenets the DSA aspires to, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated criminals to vote in American elections. It also reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.

The DSA have permeated elections across the country and have co-opted much of the Democratic party. While freedom-loving citizens across the country know that socialism is the first step to communism, and that every communist regime has brought only oppression, murder and starvation, the highest levels of Democrat leadership refuse to denounce DSA for fear of political retribution among their ranks.

Rep. Crank’s resolution is scheduled to be voted on the House Floor early this week.

Read the resolution here.

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https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1861,Congresswoman Pettersen Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Overdose Awareness Day Ahead of National Recovery Month,2026-08-31,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"Today, as co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), alongside Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), introduced a resolution designating August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day. The Task Force intends to increase awareness of the continued overdose crisis, honor the lives lost, and pledge action to curb it. Pettersen’s family, like too many families in Colorado, has been personally affected by the opioid crisis – with her mom celebrating nine years in recovery. According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health, more than 1,700 Coloradans tragically passed from drug overdoses in 2025.

“Far too many American families, including my own, have felt the devastating impacts of the opioid epidemic. In the fight to save my mom’s life, I realized just how broken our health care system was. She was one of the lucky ones, and my mom was able to get the help she needed, but everyone doesn’t get that chance,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “Deaths from overdose are preventable, and passing this resolution will help us continue to reduce stigma and better confront this crisis. I’m proud to have passed previous legislation that will give real support to those who need it, but we need to do so much more. Congress needs to expand prevention, treatment, and recovery services, so fewer families are left with an empty chair at the dinner table because of this crisis.”

“Far too many families in the Commonwealth and across our country know the devastating pain of losing a loved one to an overdose. This bipartisan legislation aims to ensure every person affected by addiction knows that they are not alone,” said Congresswoman Lori Trahan “Addiction doesn’t check party affiliation or nationality. It strikes in silence and no family should be forced to fight it alone. By formally recognizing Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the lives lost to addiction and honor the families and communities impacted by this crisis. We must continue working to reduce stigma and expand access to lifesaving treatment and care.”

“Much of what guides my work in Congress on addiction and recovery has been shaped by sitting across the table from families whose lives have been forever altered by this crisis, and by working alongside the first responders, treatment providers, advocates, and community leaders who devote themselves every day to saving lives and helping people rebuild theirs,” said Congressman Fitzpatrick. “There is no single policy that will solve this crisis, and no place for partisanship when lives are at stake. But together, we can continue to make meaningful progress by strengthening prevention, expanding education and awareness, improving access to treatment and sustained recovery, and confronting the deadly threat of illicit fentanyl. With this resolution, we remember those we have lost, stand with the families who carry their absence, and renew our resolve to prevent the next loss.”

The bipartisan resolution honors the lives lost to overdose and strengthens prevention, treatment, harm-reduction, and recovery services. It also calls for continued collaboration among federal, state, and local governments, health care providers, community organizations, businesses, patients, and families to prevent overdoses and support those affected by substance use disorder.

In 2025, nearly 70,000 Americans lost their lives to a drug overdose, a decrease of almost 14% from the 81,313 deaths estimated in 2024. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades and a return to pre COVID-19 levels. However, fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids continue to fuel the overdose epidemic.",1,2026-09-01T09:48:49Z,2026-09-01T09:49:51Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-on-six-months-of-iran-war,Crow on Six Months of Iran War,2026-08-28,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA—Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the six-month mark of President Trump’s reckless and illegal war with Iran:

“Six months ago, Donald Trump launched a reckless war of choice with Iran, with no plan, no strategy, and no endgame. Six months later, 18 servicemembers are dead, hundreds more are wounded, and American taxpayers have spent billions of dollars on a war that has not made them safer and that has only raised their prices at home.

“Trump campaigned on ending wars in the Middle East. As someone who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan as a paratrooper and Army Ranger, I shared this goal. But since taking office, the President has done the exact opposite of what he campaigned on. He started new conflicts abroad. Now Coloradans and the American people have paid the price.

“Working families can’t afford gas, groceries, and housing. The Iran war has raised prices. We have to stop the madness and end the endless cycle of conflict. Back home, I’ve heard loud and clear from Coloradans that they don’t want their tax dollars going toward more military adventurism in the Middle East.”

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s reckless war with Iran. His War Powers Resolution to disapprove of the war recently passed the U.S. House. Crow continues to lead legislation to prohibit federal funding for the war, and he recently demanded that the Trump Administration reveal the full, true cost of this war on the American people. As someone from a working class family who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow has seen firsthand the toll forever wars have cost servicemembers and hardworking Americans.

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https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-advancing-botanical-drug-development-act-2026,REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES ADVANCING BOTANICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026,2026-08-27,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C., — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today introduced the Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026. The bill seeks to expand treatment options for complex chronic and age-related diseases while maintaining existing FDA safety and efficacy requirements.

“Botanical drugs are FDA-approved medicines, not dietary supplements,” said Rep. Boebert. “Because they contain many natural compounds, they can work on multiple targets at once, which may help with complex chronic and age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, autism, and PTSD.”

The legislation would address barriers to late-stage development of botanical medicines by providing a defined period of regulatory exclusivity for qualifying products without exempting them from clinical trials or reducing FDA requirements, thereby creating the certainty needed to support rigorous development so promising multi-constituent therapies can reach patients through the existing approval framework.

Rep. Boebert said, “This practical step will encourage more rigorous development of innovative medicines and keep America at the forefront of biomedical progress.”

Botanical drugs are plant-based medicines that can contain many natural compounds. Unlike dietary supplements, they must go through the full FDA approval process and meet the same safety and effectiveness standards as other drugs, with extra quality rules to handle their complexity. They may be easier for some patients to tolerate and stay on, but any benefits have to be proven in clinical studies. Advances in chemistry and related sciences now make it possible to study these complex plant compounds more carefully than before, opening new opportunities for U.S. research and drug development.",1,2026-08-28T17:11:49Z,2026-08-28T17:13:14Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-welcomes-us-secretary-education-linda-mcmahon-colorados-4th,REP. LAUREN BOEBERT WELCOMES U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION LINDA MCMAHON TO COLORADO’S 4TH DISTRICT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASSICAL SCHOOLS,2026-08-27,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"LONE TREE, CO — U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-04) today greeted U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon upon her arrival in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District as the Secretary began a tour of classical academies, including Ascent Classical Academy and John Adams Classical Academy.

“I’m thrilled to have welcomed Secretary McMahon to Colorado’s 4th District to highlight classical education and lead a conversation about what is important here in Colorado on school choice,” said Rep. Lauren Boebert. “Classical education and real school choice are giving our kids the rigorous, values-based foundation they deserve. It was an honor to have the Secretary in the 4th District engaged with teachers, administrators, parents, and students as we discussed how we can expand opportunity for every Colorado family.”

The visit underscored Rep. Boebert’s longstanding education priorities and strong support for school choice, so that a student’s academic success is not limited by their zip code. She has consistently championed parental rights in education decisions and classical models that emphasize rigorous academics, math, science, and values-based instruction over ideology.

As a mother and grandmother, Rep. Boebert has long advocated that parents know better than bureaucrats what is best for their children and that education is best handled at the state, local, and family levels.",1,2026-08-28T17:11:49Z,2026-08-28T17:13:14Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-introduces-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms,Rep. Crank Introduces Resolution to Condemn Socialism in All Its Forms,2026-08-27,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced a resolution to condemn socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), whose policies seek to fundamentally change America's elections and political system.

The DSA have permeated elections across the country and have co-opted much of the Democratic party. While freedom-loving citizens across the country know that socialism is the first step to communism, and that every communist regime has brought only oppression, murder and starvation, the highest levels of Democrat leadership refuse to denounce DSA for fear of political retribution among their ranks.

This resolution condemns socialism in all its form, as well as highlights the un-American tenets that DSA aspires to, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated criminals to vote in American elections. It also reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.

""Socialism is fundamentally at odds with our values as Americans,"" said Rep. Crank. ""American citizens being able to securely cast their votes at the ballot box is a right that the Democratic Socialists of America are actively working to undermine. I urge swift consideration of my resolution before the full U.S. House of Representatives, which will show the American people whether their elected officials stand for freedom or for socialism.""

The House previously acted to strengthen election integrity by passing the SAVE America Act, legislation designed to ensure that only eligible citizens participate in federal elections. Additionally, last year, the House passed a resolution condemning socialism as a failed ideology. Rep. Crank's resolution reinforces those efforts by rejecting socialist policies and calling for continued action to protect the integrity of America's election.

Read the resolution here.

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https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-colorado-congressional-delegation-urge-president-trump-approve,"Rep. Crank, Colorado Congressional Delegation Urge President Trump to Approve Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Recent Wildfires",2026-08-25,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O. -- Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) along with the full Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Trump urging the President to approve Governor Polis' request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration in response to Colorado's Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain Fires.

In June, Colorado experienced two large, destructive fires within 48 hours, the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire, due to prime wildfire conditions including high winds, extreme heat, and prolonged drought. These fires burned over 140,000 acres collectively across Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties and destroyed hundreds of homes and structures and energy and water infrastructure. The burn scars left by these fires also contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that led to one fatality in Beulah, Colorado.

Summer is peak tourism season for Colorado, and the fires and subsequent flooding caused major disruptions to transportation, lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. They also damaged the operations of agricultural producers who lost livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. Several rural communities were also affected by road closures, which made accessing work, school, healthcare, or essential services extremely difficult. State and federal emergency response officials state that they expect disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season.

“Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure,” wrote the lawmakers.

“[...] a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration,” concluded the lawmakers.

The text of the letter is available here and below.

Dear Mr. President:

We strongly support Governor Jared Polis’ request on August 24, 2026 for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration with Public and Individual Assistance for Custer and Pueblo Counties, Colorado, in response to the Aspen Acres Fire and Public Assistance for Ouray County in response to the Gold Mountain Fire. Both fires burned during June, July, and August 2026. As part of this request, Governor Polis has also requested the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program for the affected counties.

In June 2026, extreme heat, prolonged drought, and high winds up to 100 miles per hour contributed to two mega fires in Colorado within 48 hours. The Gold Mountain Fire burned approximately 40,000 acres in Ouray County, Colorado, and the Aspen Acres Fire burned over 102,000 acres across Custer County and Pueblo County, Colorado. Together, these fires destroyed drinking water and electric utility infrastructure, and over 800 structures and 324 homes. The burn scars from both fires contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that destroyed additional homes, buildings, and electric, water, and transportation infrastructure. On August 16, a significant rain event resulted in one fatality in Beulah, Colorado.

Both fires occurred immediately before the Fourth of July during the summer’s peak tourism season, disrupting lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. Repeated fire, flood, and debris flow closures have limited visitation and disrupted tourism along the U.S. 550 corridor in Ouray and San Juan Counties, and in Beulah, Rye, and Westcliffe, Colorado. State and federal emergency response officials expect these disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season, with flood warnings and business closures continuing to cause cancellations while agricultural producers lose livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. In already isolated rural communities, the ongoing road closures are limiting access to work, schools, pharmacies, medical care, and other essential services.

Governor Polis has requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire. With over $17 million in validated damages, and with significant gaps in private insurance coverage, the Aspen Acres Fire meets the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s threshold for both Public and Individual Assistance. Losses incurred due to the Gold Mountain Fire meet FEMA’s threshold for Public Assistance.

Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure.

As you are aware, a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration.",1,2026-08-26T05:33:32Z,2026-08-26T05:34:56Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1854,Congresswoman Pettersen Continues Fight to Support Those Impacted by Radiation & Toxic Waste at Rocky Flats,2026-08-25,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation that will uphold our nation’s obligation to support and compensate communities harmed by the US nuclear testing. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (RECRA), which Pettersen introduced alongside Representative James Moylan (R, GU-AL), would ensure Colorado residents impacted by radiation and toxic waste from Rocky Flats receive justice, financial restitution, and critical healthcare coverage.

“For too long, Coloradans have been impacted by radiation from U.S. nuclear weapons production, testing, and uranium mining at Rocky Flats and Cotter Mill without the compensation they deserve. This bipartisan legislation could finally offer some relief for communities that have suffered without federal support despite decades of documented exposure,” said Rep. Brittany Pettersen. “I'm going to continue to do all I can to push not only to extend existing support, but to expand it so that everyone who has been affected by these radioactive sites in my district and across the country gets the care they deserve.”

""This legislation brings together a strong bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress, survivors, advocates, and communities who have refused to give up this fight,” said Congressman Moylan. “Together, our voices are stronger, and together, we will keep fighting until every American harmed by radiation exposure receives the justice they have been denied. I’m not backing down until we get this across the finish line for the people of Guam who were impacted and all those still left behind.”

Specifically, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 would:

Expand eligibility to additional impacted communities.

Extend the filing deadline by fifteen years.

Increase compensation.

Authorize reimbursement of medical expenses.

Broaden the list of eligible diseases.

Streamline the claims process through the use of affidavits where records are unavailable.

Establish a process for adding future classes of eligible individuals without requiring additional acts of Congress.

Recognize the unique challenges faced by many rural, Tribal, Native, and territorial communities.

Expand eligibility for atomic cleanup veterans.

Direct a comprehensive study into the long-term and multi-generational health effects of radiation exposure.

For Colorado, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 would:

Add 57 ZIP codes surrounding Rocky Flats and Cotter Mill to eligibility under RECA Manhattan Project Waste Claims.

Expand downwinder eligibility to individuals living in Colorado for a period of at least one year from 1951 to 1992.

Pettersen was an original co-sponsor of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments. The bill proposed to extend RECA for 19 years after the bill’s enactment and expand eligibility for compensation payments to cover additional diseases and downwinder communities in Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Guam.

Full text of the legislation is available HERE.

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To access downloadable, high-quality photos, click here. To stay up-to-date on what Pettersen is doing in Congress, follow her on Twitter here, Facebook here, or Instagram here. Residents can also sign-up for her e-newsletter subscription here.",1,2026-08-26T05:33:32Z,2026-08-26T05:34:56Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/nbc-news-house-democrats-demand-trump-administration-provide-full-accounting-of-iran-war-costs,NBC News: House Democrats demand Trump administration provide full accounting of Iran war costs,2026-08-24,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"NBC News reported last month that the Defense Department’s internal overall cost for the war so far is $80 billion to $100 billion, including the cost of repairing damaged U.S. military bases, replacing destroyed aircraft and fully replenishing American weaponry, according to three U.S. officials.

“Nearly six months ago, Donald Trump launched us into yet another war with no strategy and no endgame,” Crow said in a statement. “As Trump, his family, and his friends in the oil industry use this conflict to pad their pockets, the cost on American taxpayers has grown by the day. Gas, groceries, and everyday goods have all gotten more expensive, with no end in sight.”

The Democrats’ letter also criticizes Trump’s response to questions about the war’s economic impact on Americans.

In May, the president was asked whether Americans’ financial situation was motivating him to make a deal with Iran. “Not even a little bit,” he replied.

“This is appalling and unacceptable,” the letter states.

In addition to asking for the Pentagon price tag for the war, the letter demands specifics on the economic impact on Americans, including the effects on inflation, employment and wages.

“Americans are being asked to write a blank check for a war they never asked for — a war that has jacked up costs on everyday goods and made us less safe,” Goodlander said in a statement. “President Trump and Secretary Hegseth owe the American people a full accounting: where every taxpayer dollar has gone, how this war is affecting hardworking families, and when it will end.”

The letter, which sets a deadline of Sept. 11 for the administration to provide a detailed war accounting, ends by telling Trump and Hegseth: “Americans did not ask for this war, and they cannot afford it. They do not have the luxury of ignoring their financial situation, and you shouldn’t either.”",1,2026-08-25T05:31:37Z,2026-08-25T05:33:09Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-evans-showcases-colorado-district-eights-manufacturing-alongside-sba,Rep. Evans Showcases Colorado District Eight’s Manufacturing Alongside SBA Deputy Administrator,2026-08-24,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"THORNTON, Colo. — Congressman Gabe Evans welcomed the U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs to Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District for a tour of Air Squared, a Thornton-based industry leader in oil-free scroll design and manufacturing.

The visit highlighted the critical role American manufacturers and small businesses play in creating good-paying jobs, strengthening local economies, securing domestic supply chains, and advancing America’s national security.

Congressman Evans has worked alongside Republicans in Congress to support American businesses and bring manufacturing back to the United States. Rep. Evans supported The Working Families Tax Cut, which incentivizes businesses to invest in American-made factories, equipment, research and development, and expanded domestic production.

“I am thrilled to have welcomed Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs to my district to showcase the incredible work being done right here at Air Squared. Companies like Air Squared are proof that when we support American manufacturing and American innovation, we create jobs, strengthen our economy, and make our country more competitive and secure.

I’m proud to support the hardworking entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and families and ensure they have the tools they need to grow, invest, and create more good-paying jobs right here in Colorado’s Eighth District that keep our state and nation moving forward.” — Congressman Gabe Evans

""Permanent Tax provisions like the R&D credit, and expensing for new equipment, as part of the working families tax cuts are giving small manufacturers like Air Squared in Colorado confidence to invest, hire, and grow.

I am grateful to Rep. Gabe Evans for supporting this historic legislation, which helps small businesses expand, make more products in the United States, and continue serving hometown communities such as Thornton, Colorado."" — Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs

Background:",1,2026-08-25T05:31:37Z,2026-08-25T05:33:09Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1851,Pettersen Joins Entire Colorado Congressional Delegation in Support of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Request for Colorado Wildfires,2026-08-24,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"Denver — Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen joined Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Jeff Hurd and the entire Colorado Congressional delegation – Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, and Gabe Evans – in a letter to President Trump expressing strong support for Governor Jared Polis’ request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties in Colorado. This request comes in response to more than $18 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency validated damages from Colorado’s Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires.

In June, Colorado experienced two large, destructive fires within 48 hours, the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire, due to prime wildfire conditions including high winds, extreme heat, and prolonged drought. These fires burned over 140,000 acres collectively across Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties and destroyed hundreds of homes and structures and energy and water infrastructure. The burn scars left by these fires also contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that led to one fatality in Beulah, Colorado.

Summer is peak tourism season for Colorado, and the fires and subsequent flooding caused major disruptions to transportation, lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. They also damaged the operations of agricultural producers who lost livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. Several rural communities were also affected by road closures, which made accessing work, school, healthcare, or essential services extremely difficult. State and federal emergency response officials state that they expect disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season.

“Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure,” wrote the lawmakers.

“[...] a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration,” concluded the lawmakers.

The text of the letter is available HERE and below.

Dear Mr. President:

We strongly support Governor Jared Polis’ request on [TK August 24, 2026] for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration with Public and Individual Assistance for Custer and Pueblo Counties, Colorado, in response to the Aspen Acres Fire and Public Assistance for Ouray County in response to the Gold Mountain Fire. Both fires burned during June, July, and August 2026. As part of this request, Governor Polis has also requested the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program for the affected counties.

In June 2026, extreme heat, prolonged drought, and high winds up to 100 miles per hour contributed to two mega fires in Colorado within 48 hours. The Gold Mountain Fire burned approximately 40,000 acres in Ouray County, Colorado, and the Aspen Acres Fire burned over 102,000 acres across Custer County and Pueblo County, Colorado. Together, these fires destroyed drinking water and electric utility infrastructure, and over 800 structures and 324 homes. The burn scars from both fires contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that destroyed additional homes, buildings, and electric, water, and transportation infrastructure. On August 16, a significant rain event resulted in one fatality in Beulah, Colorado.

Both fires occurred immediately before the Fourth of July during the summer’s peak tourism season, disrupting lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. Repeated fire, flood, and debris flow closures have limited visitation and disrupted tourism along the U.S. 550 corridor in Ouray and San Juan Counties, and in Beulah, Rye, and Westcliffe, Colorado. State and federal emergency response officials expect these disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season, with flood warnings and business closures continuing to cause cancellations while agricultural producers lose livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. In already isolated rural communities, the ongoing road closures are limiting access to work, schools, pharmacies, medical care, and other essential services.

Governor Polis has requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire. With over $17 million in validated damages, and with significant gaps in private insurance coverage, the Aspen Acres Fire meets the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s threshold for both Public and Individual Assistance. Losses incurred due to the Gold Mountain Fire meet FEMA’s threshold for Public Assistance.

Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure.

As you are aware, a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration.

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https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-to-trump-administration-reveal-true-cost-of-war-with-iran,Crow to Trump Administration: Reveal True Cost of War with Iran,2026-08-24,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a combat veteran and Co-Chair of House Democrats’ National Security Task Force, is demanding the Trump Administration provide a full and transparent update to Coloradans and the American people about how much the war with Iran is costing taxpayers.

In a new letter to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Crow demands an accounting of operational costs placed on the Department of Defense; effects on the oil and energy market; and impacts on inflation, supply chains, and consumer prices, as American families continue to shoulder the cost of this conflict.

Joining him in his letter are fellow National Security Task Force Co-Chairs Congressman Derek Tran (D-CA) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), along with 45 of their House colleagues.

“Nearly six months ago, Donald Trump launched us into yet another war with no strategy and no endgame. As Trump, his family, and his friends in the oil industry use this conflict to pad their pockets, the cost on American taxpayers has grown by the day. Gas, groceries, and everyday goods have all gotten more expensive, with no end in sight,” said Congressman Crow. “This Administration owes working families an accounting of what this reckless war is costing them and what they are doing to end it.”

During a July appropriations hearing, Secretary Hegseth testified that the estimated cost of the Administration’s war with Iran was $37.5 billion. Independent estimates place the figure much higher, surpassing $100 billion. The Trump Administration and Republicans now want Congress to approve another $88 billion funding package for the war.

Working families have been forced to pay more as a result of this war. Energy costs have skyrocketed, making gas, travel, groceries, and goods cost more. If gas prices remain at or above $4 per gallon, which the President has said is “okay” and that he “will never apologize” for, American families will spend at least $90 billion more at the pump this year.

Crow, Tran, Goodlander, and their colleagues wrote, “What was billed as a two-week operation is now a full-scale war that has lasted for over 150 days, cost over $37 billion, and claimed the lives of 18 servicemembers. At the same time, prices across the country have gone up significantly, placing the burden of this conflict on American families. By June 9, you had claimed that the war in Iran was almost over 38 times. Instead, the war has continued, leaving Americans across the country with no idea when this war will come to an end and when prices will come down. This uncertainty, and the months of higher costs, have taken a toll, impacting Americans’ ability to budget, plan, and save for the future. These costs are untenable, and the American people deserve better.”

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s reckless war with Iran. His War Powers Resolution with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to disapprove of the war recently passed the U.S. House, and Crow continues to lead legislation to prohibit federal funding for the war. As someone from a working class family who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow has seen firsthand the toll forever wars have cost servicemembers and hardworking Americans.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

President Trump and Secretary Hegseth,

We write about the significant cost of the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. What was billed as a two-week operation is now a full-scale war that has lasted for over 150 days, cost over $37 billion, and claimed the lives of 18 servicemembers. At the same time, prices across the country have gone up significantly, placing the burden of this conflict on American families. By June 9, you had claimed that the war in Iran was almost over 38 times. Instead, the war has continued, leaving Americans across the country with no idea when this war will come to an end and when prices will come down. This uncertainty, and the months of higher costs, have taken a toll, impacting Americans’ ability to budget, plan, and save for the future. These costs are untenable, and the American people deserve better.

Since the war started, everything from food to gas to medicine has become more expensive. Experts say that if gas prices remain at or above $4 per gallon, as is expected, American families will spend at least $90 billion more at the gas pump this year. This, coupled with the 4.2% increase in food prices over last year, the increased prices of consumer goods due to the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and the already high prices caused by tariffs, has put significant financial strain on Americans across the country. Despite your insistence that prices will “come crashing down” after the war in Iran is over, experts warn that consumers won’t see relief for months, as production facilities rebuild and ships travel to their destinations. This has forced families to make compromises to afford basic necessities or dip into emergency funds to make ends meet.

While the American people are struggling, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought has asked Congress for an $88 billion supplemental budget request, writing that “most of this request will address urgent needs related to Operation Epic Fury”. More will be needed to replenish the stockpiles we have wasted on this war of choice. It is unconscionable that the Administration is asking for more to fund the very thing that is raising costs for Americans. The Administration should be focused on ending the conflict and addressing the very real financial concerns of the American public. But when asked if he is weighing Americans’ financial situations as he considers whether to make a deal with Iran, President Trump responded “not even a little bit....I don’t think about Americans’ financial situations.” This is appalling and unacceptable.

We demand that you provide the American people with a public, comprehensive assessment of the full economic impact of this war no later than September 11, 2026. This accounting must go beyond simple Pentagon spending and should include:

All Department of Defense operational costs, including:

Personnel costs

Operation and maintenance costs

Procurement costs

Contractor support costs

Readiness and sustainment costs

Oil and energy market effects, including:

Impact on global oil supply and shipping

Strategic Petroleum Reserve usage and replacement costs

Estimated gasoline and diesel price increases

Effects on electricity and industrial energy costs

Macroeconomic impact assessment, including:

Effects on GDP growth

Inflation impacts

Supply chain disruptions

Consumer price impacts

Effects on employment and wages

Effects on investment and capital markets

We expect this assessment to also include economic and inflation assumptions, forecasting models, and confidence assessments, so that the American people can anticipate how long they will be shouldering the costs of your war of choice.

Americans did not ask for this war, and they cannot afford it. They do not have the luxury of ignoring their financial situation, and you shouldn’t either.

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https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1841,"On First Day of School, Congresswoman Pettersen Leads 6 Democratic Members in Calling Out Donald Trump for Skyrocketing Costs Families Are Paying During Back-to School Season",2026-08-20,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD – On the first day of school in Jefferson County, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led an effort with six Democratic Members directly calling out Donald Trump for the impacts his tariffs are having on the rising costs of back-to-school supplies. According to the Groundwork Collaborative, school supplies are up 11% this year, forcing families to spend an estimated $4000 per child this school year alone, thanks to Donald Trump’s disastrous trade and defense policies driving up the price of goods and gas.

“The cost of everything is going up, including school supplies. From the grocery store to the gas station and the office supply store, I know every family is feeling the crunch,” said Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen. “And yet, this President has consistently said he doesn’t care. That’s why I’m leading this effort calling him out directly. I will not let him ignore everyday families who are struggling while he uses the presidency to enrich himself and his billionaire friends on the backs of the rest of us.

Pettersen and the signers write in the letter that they wish to “express our alarm at the damage that your administration’s policies are having on American families as they prepare to send their kids back to school. Time and time again, you have proven that you do not care about the affordability crisis, calling it a “hoax” and declaring that affordability “doesn’t mean anything to anybody.”

Congresswoman Pettersen has also consistently voted against Donald Trump’s agenda, including opposing the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the recent GOP reconciliation package that would have authorized $73 billion for the war in Iran. She has consistently voted against authorizing Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Last August, Pettersen sent a letter regarding his tariff policies and the impacts on families that received no response from the administration. Pettersen is a longtime champion for children and families, including recently introducing the Supporting Our Military Childcare Workforce Act, defending Colorado LGBTQ youth against the administration’s discriminatory policies, and voting against House Republicans’ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill that cuts nutrition assistance programs that millions of families, children, and seniors rely on. Congresswoman Pettersen is a member of the House Financial Services Committee.

Congresswoman Pettersen led the letter which was also signed by Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Derek Tran (CA-45), George Whitesides (CA-27), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31).

See the full text of the letter HERE and below:

Dear President Trump:

We write to express our alarm at the damage that your administration’s policies are having on American families as they prepare to send their kids back to school. Time and time again, you have proven that you do not care about the affordability crisis, calling it a “hoax” and declaring that affordability “doesn’t mean anything to anybody.”

As of June 2026, the average household in the United States has had to spend roughly $3,500 more on goods and services, including an average of $695 more on housing costs, $310 more for groceries, and $504 more on gas. Families already straining to keep food on the table and gas in the tank are being pushed to the brink as back‑to‑school costs rise beyond reach. The cost of typical school items, including notebooks, lunch boxes, and index cards, is up nearly 8% this year compared to 2025, while the cost of packed lunches is up almost 11%. Estimates show that families will spend roughly $175 on school supplies and $3,800 on packed lunches this year per student.

Many back-to-school essentials are manufactured overseas, leaving parents to shoulder the higher prices caused by your reckless tariffs. When a company has to pay a fee to import a product to the United States, they often are forced to pass the cost directly to the consumer. Over the course of 2025, nearly 90 percent of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers. This is painfully clear to parents, one-third of whom say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year, and as a result, nearly half expect to sacrifice essentials like groceries or bills to make room in their budgets.",1,2026-08-21T05:30:57Z,2026-08-21T05:32:22Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-presents-long-overdue-purple-heart-army-veteran-joel-oconnor,REP. BOEBERT PRESENTS LONG-OVERDUE PURPLE HEART TO ARMY VETERAN JOEL O’CONNOR,2026-08-19,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Sedalia, CO — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) hosted a special pinning ceremony on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at the Cherokee Ranch and Castle to present Army Veteran Joel O’Connor with the Purple Heart — an honor more than two decades overdue.

Joel O’Connor grew up in Colorado. Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, he enlisted in the United States Army as a tank crew member. In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he served two combat tours in central Iraq and attained the rank of Specialist.

On the Fourth of July 2005, while serving as the gunner for Dakota 6 (Battalion Commander) during combat operations with 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, his detail was directly engaged by the enemy. For his actions that day, Specialist O’Connor received the Combat Action Badge. More than twenty years later, he is awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in that same engagement.

“It is an honor to help right this long-overdue recognition for Specialist Joel O’Connor,” said Rep. Boebert. “His courage and sacrifice on the Fourth of July 2005 exemplify the best of Colorado and the United States Army. We are proud to stand with him and his family as he finally receives the Purple Heart he earned in service to our nation.”

“Receiving this Purple Heart after more than twenty years means the world to me and my family,” said Specialist Joel O’Connor. “I am grateful for the recognition of the sacrifices made that day and for the support that made this possible.”

O’Connor and his wife, Natalie, raise their three daughters — Liberty, Hope, and Honor — in Parker, Colorado. The entire family was present for the ceremony.

The Congresswoman’s office proudly secured the long-overdue Purple Heart for O’Connor nearly 20 years after he should have received the honor. Elected officials and members of the community attended and joined in celebrating his service.",1,2026-08-20T05:28:41Z,2026-08-20T05:29:58Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-bennet-lead-colorado-democrats-calling-on-geo-to-comply-with-public-health-orders,"Crow, Bennet Lead Colorado Democrats Calling on GEO to Comply with Public Health Orders",2026-08-19,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), joined by all Democrats in the Colorado Congressional delegation, are calling on the GEO Group to comply with public health orders issued by the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) related to an active tuberculosis case at the ICE detention facility in Aurora.

GEO failed to comply with CDPHE’s August 17th deadline asking them to hand over information related to a tuberculosis case confirmed at the facility in June. GEO has also failed to comply with the Adams County order that was issued on June 25th, raising concerns that state and local public health officials have been unable to investigate potential exposures and ensure the health and well-being of Coloradans.

In their letter, Crow and lawmakers express concern that the GEO Group is “refusing to cooperate” with ACHD and CDPHE, preventing officials from independently verifying “that everyone potentially exposed [to tuberculosis] was appropriately identified, tested, evaluated, and connected with necessary treatment or follow-up.”

“Public health officials need full transparency–not summary statements–to investigate because this threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community,” Crow and his colleagues write. “We demand the GEO Group comply with the PHOs issued by ACHD and CDPHE and encourage the resumption of cooperation with state and local officials so experts can address any public health risk at the facility in a timely manner. It is only by acting in concert, through rigorous and continuous oversight at the federal, state, and local level, that we can protect the health and well-being of detainees, facility personnel, and the broader community.”

Congressman Crow and his congressional office have conducted more than 100 oversight visits to the Aurora detention facility since being sworn into office in 2019. In their most recent visit on August 14, staff at the facility said there were no current active cases of tuberculosis. During that visit, Crow’s staff noted that eight people were being monitored in the medical section, but ICE and GEO would not elaborate on why.

Congressman Crow has led efforts to promote transparency and oversight of federal immigration detention centers. He previously introduced bipartisan legislation guaranteeing Members of Congress the right to conduct unannounced, in-person oversight visits of ICE detention facilities. He has also led the charge calling for the end to private for-profit immigration detention facilities. Since 2019, Crow and his staff have visited the GEO facility in Aurora more than 100 times to conduct oversight. Public reports of such visits, along with conditions at the facility, are published on Crow’s website.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

Dear George C. Zoley:

We write to express profound concern with the lack of transparency in response to public health and safety issues at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado, operated by the GEO Group. Through consistent oversight visits and good-faith engagement with local facility personnel, our offices have worked to address prior public health and safety concerns at this facility. However, mounting bureaucratic hurdles threaten our ability to conduct oversight.

At the same time, the GEO Group is refusing to cooperate with the State of Colorado and Adams County, despite a long-standing history of cooperation between the facility and Colorado public health officials. Most recently, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Adams County Health Department (ACHD), and Denver Health have attempted to respond to a confirmed active tuberculosis case involving an individual at the facility after receiving a positive lab result on June 21, 2026. Despite repeated requests for additional information, state and local public health officials have been unable to independently verify that everyone potentially exposed was appropriately identified, tested, evaluated, and connected with necessary treatment or follow-up.

On June 25, 2026, ACHD issued a Public Health Order (PHO) to conduct a disease control investigation in response to the confirmed tuberculosis case. The PHO, in part, relies on longstanding state and local authority to “use every available means to investigate immediately and ascertain the existence of all reported or suspected cases of active tuberculosis.” On August 13, 2026, CDPHE issued a PHO to direct the GEO Group to provide information to CDPHE and the Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic needed for a public health investigation. The deadline to submit information outlined in that order has now passed and the GEO Group declined to comply.

The refusal to cooperate fully with requests from ACHD, CDPHE, and Denver Health belies a history of cooperation in which the facility’s medical team has previously met regularly with ACHD and Denver Health to share relevant epidemiological and medical information, and to coordinate access when needed, in order to investigate specific public health issues. This constructive cooperation is essential to ensuring the health and well-being of individuals held in detention at this facility. Public health officials need full transparency – not summary statements – to investigate because this threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community.

We demand the GEO Group comply with the PHOs issued by ACHD and CDPHE and encourage the resumption of cooperation with state and local officials so experts can address any public health risk at the facility in a timely manner. It is only by acting in concert, through rigorous and continuous oversight at the federal, state, and local level, that we can protect the health and well-being of detainees, facility personnel, and the broader community.",1,2026-08-20T05:28:41Z,2026-08-20T05:29:58Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/denver7-colorado-congressman-demands-answers-on-uss-abraham-lincoln-conditions-after-260-day-deployment,Denver7: Colorado congressman demands answers on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions after 260-day deployment,2026-08-19,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"DENVER — Colorado Congressman Jason Crow is demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed in the Middle East during the conflict with Iran for over 260 days — a record.

Over 200 family members voiced concerns about food shortages, low hygiene supplies, and broken toilets that have led to mental health challenges among sailors and reports of multiple attempts to jump overboard.

Crow joined a letter to the Acting Secretary of the Navy asking what additional resources are being provided for the sailors.

""We haven't received a response yet, which unfortunately is more common than not these days with the Trump administration, where they don't even respond to requests for information by Congress,"" Crow said. ""Sometimes don't even show up to provide testimony and briefings on really important matters, which of course makes it hard for us to do our job, which is appropriate money, build a military, purchase new equipment, do all the things that Congress is obligated to do.""

Crow, a veteran Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, also addressed how adversaries are responding.

""It's not a great situation, and it sends a message of weakness,"" Crow said. ""Iran has come right out and said they're just going to wait us out. They think they're in the power position here because they've seen how we've reduced our ammunition stockpiles, how our ships and our aircraft carriers and our fighter wings are way past their time on station.""

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about deteriorating conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying the deployment had in fact not nearly been long enough.

There is still no return date or news of a resupply for the aircraft carrier.

This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.",1,2026-08-21T05:30:57Z,2026-08-21T05:32:22Z
https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crank-introduces-bill-reclassify-student-loan-debt-first-time-homebuyers,Rep. Crank Introduces Bill to Reclassify Student Loan Debt for First-Time Homebuyers,2026-08-18,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Jeff Crank,C001137,crank.house.gov,crank,https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced H.R. 10084, the First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act, to help eliminate crippling student loan debt and increase access to home ownership.

Student loan debt is preventing many Americans from purchasing a home. Totaling over $1.8 trillion, student loan debt is the largest category of consumer debt in America apart from home mortgages. Today, as students graduate from college, they are facing an average student loan debt of nearly $40,000, with a large percentage of those borrowers still paying off their loans more than 20 years after graduation. With large monthly payments going to paying off their debt, these individuals are often unable to save money as they pursue the American dream of home ownership.

To help alleviate one of the most significant financial hurdles to home ownership, the First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act would allow home sellers to help pay off a buyer’s student loans, reducing their debt and improving their mortgage qualifications, easing the pathway to homeownership. Many home sellers already offer concessions, often worth thousands of dollars, to home buyers in the nature of interest buy-downs and covering the closing costs on the home transaction. The First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act gives home sellers an additional option to attract home buyers.

“Student loan debt is holding back Americans from living out their dream of owning a home,” said Rep. Crank. “The First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act gives home sellers the ability to reduce or eliminate the student loan debt of the home buyer, similar to other concessions that many home sellers are already offering. This policy change will boost home buyer eligibility to purchase a home and fulfill the American dream.”

The First Time Homebuyer Debt Reduction Act will:

Instruct the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (Freddie Mac) to classify payments from a home seller to a buyer's student loans as a financial concession;

Currently, agency rules allow these payments, but classifies them as a sales concession, which lowers the home's value in the Loan-To-Value calculation;

Limits the maximum payment to be classified as a financial concession to $25,000 and retains its tax free status;

Specifies that only federal student loans are eligible; and

Specifies that the bill applies only to newly constructed homes that will be the homebuyer's principal residence.

Read the bill here.

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https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-introduces-bill-expanding-access-breast-cancer-screenings-americans,Rep. Neguse Introduces Bill Expanding Access to Breast Cancer Screenings for Americans 30 & Over,2026-08-18,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Screen to Save Act, a bill that changes federal insurance guidelines to ensure mammograms, X-ray imaging tests used to screen for and diagnose breast cancer, are covered with zero out-of-pocket costs for individuals 30 and older.

The Affordable Care Act currently requires most health plans to cover screening mammograms at age 40. However, the rate of breast cancers in individuals under 40 is on the rise, and Americans diagnosed with cancer in this age group are more likely to have features that contribute to poorer prognoses and outcomes—including larger tumor size and advanced tumor stage. Since routine mammograms are not standard for Americans under 40, tumors are most often found by the patients themselves.

Several years ago, Congressman Neguse’s wife, Andrea, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 36, and courageously and successfully fought the disease—she is now in remission.

“Access to breast cancer screening can mean all the difference for families battling this terrible disease—and mammography remains the most effective way of increasing the odds of survival, opening the door to better and simpler treatments. That’s why I’m proud to introduce the Screen to Save Act, a critical piece of legislation that expands access to early detection technology, lowering the age range of individuals eligible for regular screening with no out-of-pockets costs from 40 to 30,” said Congressman Neguse.

“Like so many Americans, my family has been impacted by the scourge of breast cancer. My wonderful wife Andrea, over a year ago, battled this terrible disease for roughly 18 months, and every day I saw the grit, the determination, and the strength that it took for her to ring the bell and end her battle with cancer. I continue to be incredibly grateful to the many doctors, nurses, family, and friends who helped us throughout this journey. It's on her behalf and on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of individuals diagnosed each year that we recommit to ensuring folks have the resources and information they need to fight cancer and win.”

The Screen to Save Act is endorsed by the Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition.

“This bill will provide access to the earlier screening, risk assessment, and awareness needed to help younger women save lives. When caught early, breast cancer has a 99 percent survival rate. With the incidence of breast cancer among younger women increasing by roughly one percent each year, and Black women between the ages of 20 and 29 facing a 53 percent higher risk of breast cancer than white women in the same age group, the need for earlier screening is clear,” said Liz Powell, Esq., MPH, Founder of the Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition and Women’s Health Advocates.

View the full bill text HERE.

Congressman Neguse has been outspoken in his support for ensuring adequate healthcare coverage for cancer patients. In June, he took to the House Floor to demand the Trump administration rescind the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) so-called “medical frailty” rule that would allow Americans battling cancer to be kicked off Medicaid.

Shortly following this speech, Neguse led the entire House Democratic Caucus in a letter to CMS urging them to immediately reverse course.

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https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-crisscrossing-colorados-4th-district-august-focused-agriculture,"REP. BOEBERT CRISSCROSSING COLORADO’S 4TH DISTRICT IN AUGUST FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE, ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION, RURAL HEALTHCARE, AND SECURITY",2026-08-17,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Highlands Ranch, CO — August is off to a fast start in the district as Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) has traveled throughout Colorado’s 4th Congressional District to engage directly with local leaders, businesses, and communities.

Her visits have centered on strengthening agriculture, supporting economic growth, improving critical infrastructure, advancing education, protecting rural healthcare, and addressing security needs that protect Colorado families and workers.

“Coloradans deserve a representative who shows up, listens, and delivers results,” said Rep. Boebert. “These visits reinforce my commitment to our farmers and ranchers, our growing communities, our law enforcement partners, and the everyday security of our state. From dairy operations to water systems, airport operations, and rural hospitals, I am focused on practical solutions that keep Colorado strong.”

District visit highlights include:

21st Century Equipment, Cheyenne Wells – Stood with local equipment dealers and hardworking Coloradans who keep our farms and ranches running, discussing the vital role of modern agricultural equipment in supporting rural economies and food production.

CORE Electric Cooperative – Met with the member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative serving 5,000 square miles across Colorado to discuss growing energy needs and reliable power for rural communities.

Morgan Community College – Met with college leaders to learn about their low tuition rates, accessible programs, workforce training, and career pathways that prepare students for high-demand jobs in agriculture, healthcare, trades, and other fields critical to Colorado’s rural economy.

Fagerberg Produce – Toured the fifth-generation family owned Colorado onion grower, packer and shipping operation to discuss the industry, trade challenges, food production, workforce availability and retention, and rising labor costs.

Denver International Airport – Conducted a behind-the-scenes tour with airport leadership to examine daily operations, economic impact, transportation infrastructure, and security measures that keep Colorado’s busiest airport running safely and efficiently.

Louviers Water Treatment Plant, Douglas County – Inspected the facility and reviewed federally secured funding that will replace aging water infrastructure, improve reliable service for local communities, and support long-term economic and agricultural needs.

Town of Bennett – Met with town leadership to address infrastructure priorities, including critical bridge projects essential for growth, commerce, and public safety in a rapidly expanding community.

Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke – Visited the rural hospital to learn about the critical role it plays in providing emergency care, maternity services, and essential healthcare to families across the eastern plains, and to discuss the ongoing challenges facing rural healthcare providers.

These engagements build on Congresswoman Boebert’s ongoing work to cut red tape for rural Colorado, secure funding for water and infrastructure projects, support rural hospitals, back law enforcement, and protect the economic and security interests of the 4th District. Rep. Boebert will continue to update as her district tour continues throughout August.

Rep. Boebert continues to prioritize direct constituent outreach and remains committed to delivering results on agriculture, jobs, education, rural healthcare, public safety, and national security issues that matter most to Coloradans.",1,2026-08-18T05:27:41Z,2026-08-18T05:29:06Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-demands-answers-from-pentagon-about-conditions-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln,Crow Demands Answers from Pentagon about Conditions Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln,2026-08-14,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding answers from Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on horrible conditions reported aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The aircraft carrier has been at sea for more than 260 consecutive days, breaking the record for most consecutive days at sea in modern U.S. naval history. Disturbing reports have emerged about food shortages, broken toilets, lack of basic supplies, and limited port access. Reports also indicate major mental health challenges among sailors, including multiple attempts to jump overboard.

Crow was joined in the letter to Cao by Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and 50 other House Democrats.

“The strain being put on our sailors and their families is completely unacceptable. It’s not only hurting the health and well-being of our servicemembers, it's affecting military readiness and making us less safe,” said Congressman Crow. “Donald Trump has shown time and time again that he does not care about our servicemembers. The President owes our servicemembers, their families, and the American people a plan to end his reckless war with Iran.”

Crow, Courtney, and their colleagues wrote that the challenges with the USS Lincoln “have become a pattern in the Administration’s handling of its war against Iran… The reported conditions on the Lincoln…leave both Congress and the public concerned that the Department is not adapting quickly enough to the conditions in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, nor taking the appropriate steps to mitigate the continued challenges in our fleet.”

They call on Cao to explain measures being taken to ensure the safety of sailors, the effects caused by resource strain, and the communication from the Department that families of those aboard can anticipate, among other issues. They also ask Cao to clarify whether the Department considers there to be a food shortage or chronic hygiene issues aboard the Lincoln.

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran. His War Powers Resolution with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to disapprove of the war recently passed the U.S. House, and Crow continues to lead legislation to prohibit federal funding for the war. As someone from a working class family who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow has seen firsthand the toll forever wars have cost servicemembers and hardworking Americans.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

Dear Secretary Cao:

We write to express deep concern for the personnel and material readiness of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and request information on the ship’s deployment and future. The Lincoln and her crew have been deployed for more than 8 months, twice extended and still performing at a high level under constant combat conditions. The carrier deployed from San Diego on November 21, 2025, and was originally scheduled to return from deployment in May. Carrier crews are always prepared for extended deployments at sea due to potential operational requirements. However, this crew has been extended multiple times and is still deployed in a combat zone 3 months after their originally scheduled return date – with no anticipated redeployment date in sight. Furthermore, the Lincoln has reportedly only pulled into port twice since deploying, once in December 2025 and a second time for a one-day port call in July 2026. This 208-day period without pulling into port was a modern-day record and uncharted territory for a Navy aircraft carrier and her crew. We recognize the severe logistical challenges that come with operating in a warzone. We also note that these challenges, including the inability to make port calls as frequently and the increased mental strain on sailors in a war environment, should be foreseeable and actions should be taken to mitigate the effects to the extent possible.

Like the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) before it, the Lincoln’s extended deployment is accompanied by deeply troubling reports about sailors’ mental health and living conditions. These reports are not political conjecture; they come from sailors’ worried family members. Numerous sailors have reportedly attempted to jump overboard, in an escalation of challenges the Ford faced. In one instance, the wife of one of these sailors initially received a call from the carrier’s ombudsman but has not received more information from the Navy in the last few weeks. Other family members have sounded the alarm on food shortages or quality issues since April. These concerns reached fever pitch at an August 6 townhall in San Diego, where they were raised by family members of the Lincoln’s crew to Acting Secretary Cao and other Navy leadership. Navy leadership took the appropriate step in meeting to address families’ concerns, but there remains more to be done to ensure that the families and the public have faith that these sailors are being taken care of and that the Department is appropriately managing the fleet and its readiness for Operation Epic Fury.

The Ford and Lincoln’s successive overextended deployments and subsequent challenges have become a pattern in the Administration’s handling of its war against Iran. As of August 13, the USS George Washington (CVN-73) is reported to replace the Lincoln at some point in the future.3 The reported conditions on the Lincoln, following so soon after the reported conditions on the Ford, leave both Congress and the public concerned that the Department is not adapting quickly enough to the conditions in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, nor taking the appropriate steps to mitigate the continued challenges in our fleet. As such, we urge the Department to continue communicating with these sailors’ families and the appropriate congressional committees, and we respectfully request the following information:

What additional resources is the Department providing for sailors who are serving under more difficult conditions on extended deployments?

What additional measures are being taken to ensure the safety of sailors who may be struggling with their mental health while on extended deployment?

What measures did the Department take to mitigate the effects caused by foreseeable strain on standard replenishment procedures in a contested or combat environment?

What specific measures did the Department take to overcome unanticipated resource strains caused by adversaries in the CENTCOM AOR?

What methods of communication can family members and the public anticipate the Department will use to share information about conditions or other developments on board? Does the Department plan to use the same methods for future extended deployments for Operation Epic Fury, if applicable?

At time of writing, does the Department consider there to be a food shortage or chronic hygiene issues on the Lincoln during this stage of deployment?

What lessons learned, related to either personnel or material readiness from the extended deployment of the Ford, were put into practice to mitigate strain on the Lincoln personnel?

What new procedures, both for personnel and material readiness, can be informed by the extended deployments of the Ford and the Lincoln and how may they be implemented for a potential deployment of the George Washington or other carriers facing lengthy deployments?

What lessons learned, related to the Ford’s post-deployment, can be put into practice when the Lincoln returns for its maintenance availability?

If the George Washington shifts to CENTCOM to relieve the Lincoln, what are the Navy’s plans to maintain its current force posture in INDOPACOM?",1,2026-08-16T05:26:31Z,2026-08-16T05:27:49Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-demands-hegseth-address-corruption-at-the-pentagon,Crow Demands Hegseth Address Corruption at the Pentagon,2026-08-13,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, is demanding that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth address possible corruption and conflicts of interest at the Pentagon stemming from his special adviser Tim Parlatore.

During an April 29th hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Hegseth denied that Parlatore had any influence over the promotion of senior officers in the Secretary’s office—a concern given that Parlatore, in addition to his government work, maintains a private legal practice and continues to represent private clients. Under questioning from Crow, Hegseth denied Parlatore’s involvement in senior military promotions, including representing individuals under consideration for promotion.

New reporting contradicts Hegseth's testimony before Congress. According to TheNew York Times, Admiral Daryl Caudle hired Parlatore to resolve an investigation by the DoD Office of the Inspector General to clear the way for his promotion to Chief Naval Officer (CNO). Parlatore, who had also been tapped by Secretary Hegseth to serve as a special adviser, had previously recommended the Admiral to lead the Navy. According to the Times’ report, when Hegseth was presented with a list of potential CNOs that did not include Caudle, he directed his staff to speak with Parlatore about the matter.

In his letter to Hegseth, Crow demands that Hegseth clarify his testimony before the Committee and remedy inconsistencies as they relate to Parlatore’s conflicts of interest. Crow also reminds Hegseth of his obligations to preserve all documents, communications, and electronically stored information relevant to the issue.

“Pete Hegseth is not fit to lead. He has politicized our military, corrupted the highest office at the Pentagon, and now seems to have misled the public and Congress,” said Congressman Crow. “Our military leaders make decisions of life and death nearly every day, and the American people must see that those leaders are chosen with integrity, merit, and their safety top of mind. Undermining this process puts our national security at risk. Hegseth must set the record straight before the American people.”

Part of the exchange from the April hearing can be read below and viewed in full here.

CROW: …Does he [Parlatore] represent any senior officers who are currently under consideration for promotion by you or your office?

HEGSETH: The only person that makes determinations about senior officers is me.

CROW: Answer the question. Does he represent senior officers who are under consideration for promotion by you?

[Crosstalk]

HEGSETH: No, I'm the one that makes decisions about choosing…

CROW: Does he represent them, Mr. Secretary?

HEGSETH:…and finding senior officers.

CROW: Does he represent them?

HEGSETH: He doesn’t represent anyone. He's a legal adviser and always has been.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

Secretary Hegseth,

I write regarding serious concerns that recent reporting by The New York Times calls into question the veracity of testimony you provided before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) earlier this year with respect to the influence of your special adviser, Timothy Parlatore, on the promotions of senior officials in the United States military.

On April 29, 2026, you appeared before HASC to provide testimony on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. During that hearing, I asked you about potential ethical and organizational conflicts of interest regarding Mr. Parlatore, who currently serves in your office as a special adviser. While serving in this position, Mr. Parlatore still maintains a private legal practice. In response to my questions about whether Mr. Parlatore represents any senior officers under consideration for promotion, you denied it on all occasions.

According to recent reporting, Mr. Parlatore has played an influential role in advising on senior military promotions and personnel decisions within the Pentagon. If accurate, this arrangement raises significant questions about potential conflicts of interest, adherence to federal ethics standards, and the integrity and impartiality of the military’s promotion system. Further, when questioned before HASC regarding Mr. Parlatore’s possible involvement in senior military promotions, you stated that he played no role in those decisions. The reporting appears to contradict your statements before HASC, raising serious concerns about the credibility and accuracy of your testimony.

According to the article, Mr. Parlatore played a significant role in the process leading to Admiral Daryl Caudle’s selection as the Navy’s 34th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). However, while serving in your office, Mr. Parlatore represented Admiral Caudle in a matter pertaining to an ongoing Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation, clearing the way for his nomination. Meanwhile, Mr. Parlatore was apparently actively involved in discussions surrounding Admiral Caudle’s promotion. According to the public reporting, Mr. Parlatore spoke to you about selecting Admiral Caudle as the next CNO, and you directed your staff to consult with Mr. Parlatore about Admiral Caudle’s position within the military.

It appears that Mr. Parlatore’s involvement extended well beyond that of a special adviser and into matters traditionally reserved for Department leadership and established military personnel processes. These serious allegations raise questions regarding the scope of Mr. Parlatore’s authority and the role he plays in recommending or influencing promotions of senior military officers. These allegations also raise concerns that appropriate ethics safeguards and personnel procedures are not being followed and that your testimony before HASC may not have been complete or accurate. Given these concerns, I request that you provide a written response no later than September 10, 2026, clarifying your testimony and remedying any inconsistencies.

I would also remind you of your legal obligation to preserve all documents, communications, and electronically stored information that may be relevant to these issues. As Secretary of Defense, you are obligated to ensure compliance with all applicable federal records preservation requirements. The Federal Records Act requires the Department of Defense to create and preserve records documenting official government business, including communications, directives, deliberations, and decision-making related to the Department's operations.These obligations extend to records regardless of format, including emails, text messages, encrypted messaging applications, and other electronic communications.

I look forward to your timely response and expect it to provide the transparency and accountability that these matters demand.",1,2026-08-14T06:13:05Z,2026-08-14T06:14:08Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-leads-bipartisan-effort-imploring-defense-department-reverse-nato,Rep. Neguse Leads Bipartisan Effort Imploring Defense Department Reverse NATO Force Cuts,2026-08-13,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"“NATO is the most successful defensive military alliance in history, having served as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic peace and U.S. national security for over seven decades. Now is the time to recommit to this alliance…not to pull back and create vulnerabilities that risk implicating the United States.”

Washington, D.C. — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, alongside Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), penned a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegeseth regarding reports that the Department of Defense plans to reduce contributions to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in Europe, undermining allied security and emboldening Russia at a particularly divisive time for trans-Atlantic stability.

“Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States has maintained an increased presence in Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russia’s potential aggression against NATO allies. Earlier this summer, however, the United States European Command announced plans to scale back the number of forces committed to NATO, including a 30 percent cut to fighter jets, a decrease in reconnaissance planes, and the withdrawal of aerial refueling tankers,” the lawmakers wrote.

“This decision will severely undermine allied surveillance and intelligence coordination, leaving NATO allies vulnerable as President Vladimir Putin weighs aggression against our NATO allies — whom the United States is legally obligated to defend, if called upon under Article 5. Deterring Russia through strong support for NATO is far less costly than potentially fighting a war with Russia in the future.”

The bipartisan trio urged reconsideration of the proposed cuts to NATO resources and requested the Defense Department share its plans for how the United States would uphold long-standing commitments to allied security. Neguse, Bennet, and Bacon also stressed that now is the time to reaffirm America’s leadership within NATO, not to introduce uncertainty or risk the alliance’s collective strength.

“We understand your Department’s efforts to ensure Europe pays more for its own defense so the United States can spend more of our own resources deterring China across the Indo-Pacific. This is a long-running and bipartisan priority. But your planned reduction cuts deep across NATO capabilities and will take effect far earlier than European allies had been preparing for. This decision and its rapid implementation will weaken our shared deterrence posture in Europe by sending a troubling signal — both to our NATO allies and to Putin — about the U.S. commitment to this alliance at precisely the wrong moment.”

The letter concludes: “NATO is the most successful defensive military alliance in history, having served as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic peace and U.S. national security for over seven decades. Now is the time to recommit to this alliance, particularly as NATO itself expands cooperation with Indo- Pacific partners to address the China challenge – not to pull back and create vulnerabilities that risk implicating the United States. Accordingly, we urge you to immediately reconsider the planned reduction of resources to NATO.”

Click HERE to read the full letter.

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https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-boebert-welcomes-doe-decision-cancel-southwestern-grid-connector,CONGRESSWOMAN BOEBERT WELCOMES DOE DECISION TO CANCEL SOUTHWESTERN GRID CONNECTOR CORRIDOR,2026-08-12,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lamar, CO — Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) issued the following statements on the Department of Energy’s decision to cancel three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs):

“I welcome the Department of Energy’s decision to cancel the three previously proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, including the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor. This is a smart course correction,” said Rep. Boebert.

A NIETC is a narrow geographic area where DOE has determined that transmission constraints or congestion are raising costs or hurting reliability for American consumers. The designation is meant to help prioritize urgently needed transmission projects — not dictate specific routes or override local communities.

After extensive public feedback from landowners, local governments, Tribes, and other stakeholders, DOE rightly recognized that the process for these three corridors had created confusion and concern. The canceled proposals are the Lake Erie–Canada Corridor, the Southwestern Grid Connector Corridor, and the Tribal Energy Access Corridor.

""American families and businesses need a strong, reliable electric grid—not federal processes that create more uncertainty than progress. As a strong advocate for rural Colorado, I will continue fighting to protect consumers, private property rights, and local input,” said Rep. Boebert.

Background: DOE reviewed extensive public feedback and determined that the current NIETC designation process for these three proposed corridors was not effectively supporting transmission development. In some regions, the process created confusion, concern, and misunderstandings about DOE’s authorities and intentions. Moving forward, DOE will pursue transmission planning strategies that are more effective, better aligned with state and local priorities, and consistent with Administration policies focused on affordability, reliability, and security.

Importantly, DOE is not ending the NIETC program. It is recalibrating the process to better align with state and local priorities, the upcoming 2026 National Transmission Needs Study, and a clear focus on affordability, reliability, and energy security.",1,2026-08-13T06:17:16Z,2026-08-13T06:18:13Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/neguse-succeeds-urging-nsf-restore-full-funding-quantum-center-cu-boulder,Neguse Succeeds in Urging NSF to Restore Full Funding for Quantum Center at CU Boulder,2026-08-12,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lafayette, CO — Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has reversed its planned 22% reduction to the University of Colorado Boulder’s JILA Physics Frontiers Center (JILA-PFC), restoring the center’s full award. For more than twenty years, JILA-PFC has been foundational to quantum research and training, helping cement Colorado’s position as a leader in quantum science and innovation. The proposed reduction would have exacerbated the quantum industry’s talent shortage, not only in Colorado, but across the nation, and undermined the nation’s competitiveness in quantum science.

Rep. Neguse and his office contacted NSF in early July to oppose the proposed cuts and urge the agency to fully fund the center. NSF has since informed CU Boulder that it will provide the full amount of funding for the grant's upcoming fourth year.

“Colorado’s research institutes and laboratories are central to the fabric of our state and our nation, and I’m proud to see the NSF heed our calls and follow through on their commitment to provide critical funding for CU Boulder’s barrier-breaking JILA Physics Frontiers Center. The hardworking scientists, researchers, and students at this institution have made groundbreaking advances in quantum that drive not only our state’s economy, but also America’s standing on the global stage. We must continue to support their work—for the development of the next generation of scientists and to ensure that the benefits of their discoveries reach every American,” said Congressman Neguse.

“CU Boulder is grateful to Congressman Neguse and Colorado's congressional delegation for their leadership in supporting the JILA Physics Frontier Center and sustained investment in quantum research,” said Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes. “For more than two decades, the JILA Physics Frontier Center has advanced the frontiers of quantum science while training the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of this critical field. This restored funding will strengthen that mission by supporting pioneering research and the development of the quantum workforce that Colorado and the nation need.”

Congressman Neguse has forcefully worked to protect Colorado’s scientific institutions, including opposing plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder and successfully protecting funding for vital programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

###",1,2026-08-13T06:17:16Z,2026-08-13T06:18:13Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-rep-boebert-passes-four-amendments-defense-bill,ICYMI: REP. BOEBERT PASSES FOUR AMENDMENTS IN DEFENSE BILL,2026-08-11,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington D.C. - In case you missed it, Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) passed four amendments to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act to strengthen the Colorado Air National Guard, protect military installations from drone threats, halt the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence on college campuses, and prevent the acquisition of vehicles produced by child and slave labor.

“My amendments strengthen our national security, protect American freedom, and give our service members the tools they need to succeed,” said Rep. Boebert.

Modernize Colorado’s Air National Guard

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to present a comprehensive plan to modernize the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard at Buckley Space Force Base. The 140th still flies aging 1980s-era F-16s that lack modern radar and mission systems. Without recapitalization, the Wing’s aircraft face retirement and put homeland defense at risk.

Secure Military Bases from Drone Threats

Requires the Secretary of War to outline a plan to secure all U.S. military installations against drone threats. Cheap, high-speed drones are now a serious combat and intelligence threat. This amendment ensures America adapts and keeps our service members safe.

Expose CCP Influence on College Campuses

Forces the Department of War to report on any college or university that has received War Department funding and hosted a Confucius Institute. These CCP-backed institutes have operated for more than two decades as intelligence and propaganda tools. This amendment exposes their presence.

Ban Vehicles Made with Child and Slave Labor

Prohibits the acquisition, procurement, or lease of non-tactical electric vehicles containing any component produced by child or slave labor. Much of the cobalt used in EV batteries comes from places where child labor and slavery are common. This amendment pushes industry toward American critical minerals and advances true energy independence.

Background: The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in late July. The NDAA is Congress’s annual defense policy bill. It sets priorities, provides authorities, and recommends funding levels for the Department of War, military personnel, weapons systems, research and development, operations, military construction, and related national security programs.",1,2026-08-12T06:18:38Z,2026-08-12T06:20:33Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-celebrates-opening-of-project-worthmore-s-roots-community-hub,Crow Celebrates Opening of Project Worthmore’s Roots Community Hub,2026-08-10,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and leaders from Project Worthmore opened the new Roots Community Hub in Aurora, a center that provides resources to new immigrant and refugee families. Congressman Crow secured $4 million in federal Community Project Funds that helped ensure necessary renovations to the building and allowed Project Worthmore to expand the programs and resources they offer.

Project Worthmore has been serving Coloradans since 2011. They offer services to help immigrant families find jobs, healthcare, and education; navigate public benefits; learn English; and access food, legal counsel, and medical care.

“We are a community of immigrants and refugees,” Congressman Crow said at the ribbon-cutting. “About 20 percent of the people that I represent were born outside of the United States. We have over 130 languages spoken in this community. It makes us one of the most diverse communities in the nation, and it makes us stronger. It makes us more vibrant, it makes us more prosperous, and it makes us the wonderful, beautiful place that we call home and that we are so proud of. I will never back down from telling the story to this country and to the world about what the community of Aurora, Colorado, really is and really looks like, and who we are.”

“Part of that is a recognition of the very difficult time that we are in and we will continue to be in for the foreseeable future,” Crow continued. “People will come at our community. They will attack us. They will try to tear us apart. They will target the immigrant and refugee community. And my message to those folks is that we will not let them do that. We protect our own in this community, and if you're going to come at our families, you're going to have to come through all of us to do that. I will fight like hell to protect this community, and to protect the folks who are here today, and to protect the folks who aren't here today. We will not let them get at our community.”

Congressman Crow has led efforts to support and protect the immigrant community in Aurora and across Colorado. That includes fighting back against mass deportation campaigns for immigrants and suing the Trump Administration when they tried to block his oversight of federal immigration detention centers. He previously introduced bipartisan legislation guaranteeing Members of Congress the right to conduct unannounced, in-person oversight visits of ICE detention facilities. He has also led the charge calling for the end to private for profit immigration detention facilities. Since 2019, Crow and his staff have visited the GEO facility in Aurora more than 100 times to conduct oversight. Public reports of such visits, along with conditions at the facility, are published on Crow’s website.",1,2026-08-11T05:54:29Z,2026-08-11T05:56:25Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-pushes-republican-leadership-to-hold-vote-to-ban-stock-trading-for-high-ranking-government-officials,Crow Pushes Republican Leadership to Hold Vote to Ban Stock Trading for High-Ranking Government Officials,2026-08-07,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), Co-Chair of the End Corruption Caucus, is demanding Speaker Johnson bring the Restore Trust in Government Act to the House floor for a vote. Unlike House Republicans’ recent bill that fails to truly crack down on stock trading, this bill would actually ban Members of Congress, the President and Vice President, and their immediate families from trading and owning individual stocks. Despite overwhelming public support for greater accountability and transparency, Speaker Johnson refuses to bring the Restore Trust in Government Act to the floor.

“People at the highest level of our government should not be able to use their office for profit. I don’t own or trade stocks, I ban my office from betting on prediction markets, and I refuse money from corporate special interests because we have to begin restoring trust in our government,” said Congressman Crow. “Speaker Johnson needs to bring the Restore Trust in Government Act to the floor. Republicans’ fake stock trading ban doesn’t actually solve the problem. Instead, it creates loopholes that allow Members of Congress and the President to keep enriching themselves while in office. The American people want real transparency and reform in Washington, and we should give it to them by passing this bill.”

Crow was joined in this letter by Congressman Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and 32 other House Democrats.

In the letter, Crow, Magaziner, and their colleagues wrote, “We urge you to bring H.R. 6731, the Restore Trust in Government Act to the floor immediately for a vote when the House of Representatives returns from the August recess. The American people deserve a real stock trading ban for politicians in Washington, to end the corruption that lets politicians get rich off of inside information while working people struggle.”

They continued, “The American people are sick of the corruption in Washington. They are sick of paying more for gas, groceries, and healthcare, and Congress doing nothing about it because politicians get rich by profiting from the industries and corporations that keep prices high. They want an end to the corruption and we have a responsibility to deliver on that.”

Crow is an original cosponsor of the TRUST in Congress Act to ban members of Congress and their families from owning or trading stocks. Crow has stood up to special interests and has not taken a dime of corporate PAC money. He has also led outreach to House leadership urging them to ban members and their staff from insider trading on prediction markets. He is leading the fight to root out corruption in our elections, including through his End Dark Money Act to crack down on dark money’s influence on U.S. elections and his bipartisan Shell Company Abuse Act to limit foreign interference in U.S. elections.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

Dear Speaker Johnson,

We urge you to bring H.R. 6731, the Restore Trust in Government Act to the floor immediately for a vote when the House of Representatives returns from the August recess. The American people deserve a real stock trading ban for politicians in Washington, to end the corruption that lets politicians get rich off of inside information while working people struggle.

The bill you have put forth is not that. It is a voter suppression bill and a half-measure on the issue of stock trading in Congress that has no chance of becoming law. It would upend mail-in voting that seniors, rural Americans, and many other Americans rely on, and would throw our elections into chaos right before election day while people are already casting their ballots. We are disappointed that playing politics and attempting to make it harder for eligible Americans to vote has taken precedence over delivering real reform to end the insider trading in Washington.

The “Stop Insider Trading Act” is a ruse that does not end corruption in Washington. It is a watered-down bill that would still allow Members of Congress to own and sell stocks. Washington will never work for the American people if Members of Congress can continue to own and sell stocks in the very industries they are tasked with regulating. And this bill does nothing to stop the biggest stock trader in Washington: President Trump, who in the last year made millions of dollars by trading more stocks than all Members of Congress.

The American people are sick of the corruption in Washington. They are sick of paying more for gas, groceries, and healthcare, and Congress doing nothing about it because politicians get rich by profiting from the industries and corporations that keep prices high. They want an end to the corruption and we have a responsibility to deliver on that. The Restore Trust in Government Act does that by fully banning stock trading by Members of Congress and the President and Vice President. We urge you to find the courage to bring this bill forward for a vote when we return on August 31, 2026.",1,2026-08-08T05:41:38Z,2026-08-08T05:43:24Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/top-democrats-house-natural-resources-and-agriculture-committees-introduce,Top Democrats on the House Natural Resources and Agriculture Committees Introduce the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act,2026-08-06,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"A comprehensive legislative package comprising 25 bills that together outline a plan to respond to wildfires—protecting our lands, readying our communities, and giving federal firefighters the support they need and the benefits they deserve.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado Congressman and Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (CO-02), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act, a comprehensive package of wildland fire policy that meets the moment for Americans facing increasingly active, destructive, and life-threatening wildfires.

So far this year, wildfires have burned more than 5.5 million acres across the United States. Coupled with extreme weather conditions, including record-breaking drought across the West, and communities across the country are continuing to face increasingly dangerous wildfire conditions.

President Donald Trump and his administration have responded by gutting the public land management agencies and institutions responsible for keeping our lands resilient and accessible and our communities safe from catastrophic wildfire. This reckless approach places the United States in an untenable position, where the threat of wildfire has never been greater and federal land management agencies are less prepared than ever before.

The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act is House Democrats’ affirmative response to the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires. It includes practical, collaborative solutions that aim to better protect the people and places we love while ultimately saving lives.

“Colorado has experienced some of the most devastating wildfires in the country—and as we’ve worked together to recover and rebuild, we’ve also drawn from hard-earned lessons in the wake of these disasters to introduce this comprehensive package of policy proposals,” said Subcommittee Ranking Member Neguse. “The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act advances critical prevention, mitigation, and response strategies while delivering long-overdue support for our brave and heroic wildland firefighters, who risk life and limb to protect our communities and deserve fair compensation and benefits.”

“Hotter summers and drier forests mean wildfires are burning more intensely and reaching towns that never used to worry about them. President Trump watched some of the worst fire seasons this country has seen. His response? Fire the people who run toward the flames for the rest of us. He hollowed out the agencies, ignored the warnings, and left towns across the West more exposed than they've been in decades. Democrats see what families in fire country are up against, and we refuse to leave them on their own. The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act delivers what Americans need: fair pay and job security for wildland firefighters, real help for families fire-proofing their homes, and healthier forests that stop small fires from becoming catastrophes. This is the fight of our time, and we will not let up until every community has the protection they need,” said Ranking Member Huffman.

“Minnesotans are tired of waking up to smoky skies and of witnessing their beloved public lands, like the Boundary Waters, quite literally go up in flames. This critical legislation will help protect rural communities, restore healthy forests and fairly compensate the firefighters serving on the frontlines,” said Ranking Member Craig.

“Oregon is already experiencing one of our worst wildfire seasons on record. Families are living with smoke, farmers and small businesses are facing disruptions, and rural communities are shouldering the burden of increasingly costly fires. We owe Oregon’s firefighters the tools they need to respond safely, and we owe our communities a government that prepares before disaster strikes. The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act brings together a comprehensive plan to strengthen prevention, improve coordination, protect homes and working lands, and help communities recover. I’m proud to co-lead this effort to make Oregon and communities across the country safer and more resilient,” said Subcommittee Ranking Member Salinas.

“Wildfires are a large and growing threat that will only get worse if we do not take decisive action at the federal level,” said Congressman Whitesides. “From making our homes safer to better managing our forests to bolstering firefighter resources and pay, this package would make us more resilient and significantly improve our ability to manage the national wildfire crisis.”

The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act has three main pillars. They are outlined below.

Resilient Lands: The bill invests in wildfire prevention and post-fire restoration and recovery so that the forests and public lands around our homes and communities stay healthy and resilient to catastrophic fires. It also requires federal agencies to develop a 10-year wildfire plan so that the federal government coordinates with the people most impacted.

Fire-Safe Communities: The bill helps families make their homes more resistant to fires and gives communities the tools to plan ahead so they are ready before a fire breaks out. It also encourages the development of new tools to spot fires faster and takes steps to address the harmful impacts of wildfire smoke, making sure we have clean air.

Wildland Firefighter Safety and Workforce Security: Wildland firefighters put their lives on the line to keep the rest of us safe. This bill honors that work with better pay, leave, and retirement benefits. It also trains the next generation of wildland firefighters and expands the workforce. And after more than a quarter of land management agency staff were fired or left their jobs since January 2025, this bill prevents any more firings and keeps key wildfire and forestry research facilities open and running.

To learn more, click HERE.

Full bill text can be found HERE, and a section-by-section HERE.

The Wildfire Response and Readiness Act is endorsed by American Forests, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice Action, Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, Megafire Action, National Federation of Federal Employees, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Trust for Public Land, and Western Fire Chiefs Association.

To view their statements of support, click HERE.

###",1,2026-08-07T06:11:19Z,2026-08-07T06:12:42Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/colorado-newsline-ban-stock-trading-colorado-democrats-urge-us-house-speaker,"Colorado Newsline: Ban stock trading, Colorado Democrats urge U.S. House speaker",2026-08-06,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"Democrats from Colorado are urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on a measure to ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks.

The letter signed by more than 30 House Democrats follows the July passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would restrict members of Congress, their spouses and close family members from purchasing certain stocks, and require a public notice and waiting period prior to selling stocks.

Republicans in the House added unrelated voter ID requirements to the bill — part of President Donald Trump’s broader goal to increase federal involvement in elections. It would require voters to present a current state-issued driver’s license or identification card, passport, valid military or veteran ID, or tribal government-issued ID card to vote.

The letter asks Johnson to bring the Restore Trust in Government Act for a floor vote when Congress returns from its August recess. That measure only has Democratic sponsors and would entirely ban stock ownership for members of Congress, the president and the vice president. It’s an expanded version of the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which has bipartisan support, but does not include the executive branch.

“The American people are sick of the corruption in Washington,” the letter says. “They are sick of paying more for gas, groceries, and healthcare, and Congress doing nothing about it because politicians get rich by profiting from the industries and corporations that keep prices high.”

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, pushed the letter as a co-chair of the End Corruption Caucus. He does not own or trade stocks and prohibits his staff from betting on prediction markets. The Republican measure creates loopholes that allow members of Congress and the president “to keep enriching themselves” while in public office, Crow said.

“People at the highest level of our government should not be able to use their office for profit,” Crow said in a statement. “The American people want real transparency and reform in Washington, and we should give it to them by passing this bill.”

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse of Lafayette and U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Lakewood also signed the Aug. 4 letter.

The Stop Insider Trading Act does not explicitly ban members of Congress from trading stock, and seven good government advocacy groups wrote to Congress in February urging members to reject the legislation. The Campaign Legal Center renewed that opposition ahead of the House vote in July. The measure now awaits action in the Senate.

DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen and Crow all voted against it, while Colorado’s four Republicans in Congress — U.S. Reps. Jeff Hurd of Grand Junction, Lauren Boebert of Windsor, Jeff Crank of Colorado Springs and Gabe Evans of Fort Lupton — all voted for it.

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, owns stocks in companies affected by his Senate committee assignments. He defended the purchases since they were made by a blind trust, so he isn’t involved in day-to-day purchasing and selling decisions. He and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sponsor a measure that would require members of Congress to place all of their stocks into a qualified blind trust, which must be approved by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.",1,2026-08-11T05:54:29Z,2026-08-11T05:56:25Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-hickenlooper-demand-answers-from-dhs-on-shooting-outside-aurora-ice-facility,"Crow, Hickenlooper Demand Answers from DHS on Shooting Outside Aurora ICE Facility",2026-08-05,2026,2026-08,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) are leading Colorado’s Democratic Congressional delegation to demand answers from the Trump Administration on a recent shooting outside a GEO-operated ICE facility in Aurora. During demonstrations outside the detention center, a GEO group employee shot a 21-year-old woman with his personally-owned firearm, striking her in the foot.

In their letter to Department of Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Crow, Hickenlooper, and their colleagues push DHS and ICE to uphold the right of lawful protestors and press the Secretary to answer how his Department will do that. They ask for clarity on how the Department is protecting peaceful protestors outside federal detention facilities; what types of de-escalation, use-of-force, and crowd management training are required for agents and contractors; what screening and vetting processes are in place for contractors before they are assigned to ICE facilities; and how the agency is cooperating with law enforcement around this incident.

“Immigration enforcement officers and the contractors supporting them have an obligation to protect public safety while exercising restraint and professionalism. Protests outside immigration detention centers are routine occurrences. An agency responsible for operating secure facilities should be equipped to maintain safe access, communicate with employees, coordinate with local law enforcement, and prevent confrontations between the community and facility personnel from escalating. Just as we believe law enforcement should never be targeted with violence, we believe lawful protesters should be protected – not attacked – by federal officials or those contracted by the government,” the group wrote.

“The incident in Aurora, and the broader pattern of shootings involving Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel across the country, undermine public trust and threaten community safety,” they continued. “As members of the Colorado Congressional delegation, we are responsible for defending the constitutional rights of our constituents and protecting our communities and our law enforcement. The events in Aurora raise questions about whether current DHS policies and practices keep communities, protesters, and law enforcement safe.”

Since his election to Congress, Crow has fought to promote transparency, oversight, and accountability in federal immigration detention centers. He introduced bipartisan legislation guaranteeing Members of Congress the right to conduct unannounced, in-person oversight visits of ICE detention facilities, including to check on any concerns related to public health and the humane treatment of detained individuals. He has also led the charge calling for the end to private for profit immigration detention facilities. Crow regularly conducts oversight of Aurora’s immigration detention facility. Since 2019, Crow and his staff have visited the facility to conduct oversight more than 100 times. Public reports of such visits, along with conditions at the facility, are published on Crow’s website.

A PDF of the letter can be found here, with full text appearing below:

Secretary Mullin,

We write to express our concern over the July 16, 2026 shooting of a 21-year-old woman near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. While we are relieved that her injuries were not life-threatening, we must ensure that personnel operating at federal immigration detention facilities are adequately screened and trained to prevent incidents like this one. According to the Aurora Police Department, GEO Group employees reporting for their shifts that day were unable to enter the facility because of protest activity. Police allege that two protesters verbally confronted GEO employees and photographed their vehicles before walking away. One employee then retrieved a personally owned firearm and fired in their direction, striking one woman in the foot. He has been charged with seven offenses, including attempted second-degree murder.

Immigration enforcement officers and the contractors supporting them have an obligation to protect public safety while exercising restraint and professionalism. Protests outside immigration detention centers are routine occurrences. An agency responsible for operating secure facilities should be equipped to maintain safe access, communicate with employees, coordinate with local law enforcement, and prevent confrontations between the community and facility personnel from escalating. Just as we believe law enforcement should never be targeted with violence, we believe lawful protesters should be protected – not attacked – by federal officials or those contracted by the government.

The incident in Aurora, and the broader pattern of shootings involving Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel across the country, undermine public trust and threaten community safety. As members of the Colorado Congressional delegation, we are responsible for defending the constitutional rights of our constituents and protecting our communities and our law enforcement. The events in Aurora raise questions about whether current DHS policies and practices keep communities, protesters, and law enforcement safe. We believe a thorough review of the Department's policies is necessary to ensure that similar incidents do not recur.

Given this urgent need, we request written responses to the following questions by August 14, 2026:

What coordination has DHS and ICE undertaken with state and local law enforcement to manage public demonstrations while ensuring employees can safely access their places of work? What will that coordination look like moving forward?

What de-escalation, use-of-force, crisis intervention, threats against employees, and crowd-management training is required for DHS personnel and contractor employees assigned to ICE facilities? What training has been provided to the employees at the Aurora facility concerning de-escalation, use-of-force, crisis intervention, threats against employees, and crowd-management training? Which of these trainings did the employee charged in the July 16 shooting complete and on which dates did he complete them?

What screening and vetting procedures does DHS require for contractor personnel before they are assigned to ICE facilities? What screening was conducted for the individual charged in the July 16 shooting?

What policies and operational plans do DHS and ICE have in place to protect both protesters and employees outside DHS and ICE facilities, including contracted facilities? Does ICE require its detention contractors to designate alternative entrances, transportation arrangements, or other measures for employees during demonstrations or other disruptions to access?

GEO Group has placed the employee on unpaid leave and stated that it is cooperating with law enforcement. Beyond the ongoing investigation, what additional steps will DHS and ICE take to determine whether similar vulnerabilities exist at other contracted detention facilities? How will DHS and ICE strengthen oversight of its personnel and contractors and prevent similar incidents from occurring?

In addition to providing the information above, we urge the Department to conduct an independent review of its security procedures, contractor oversight, employee training, and firearms policies, especially as they relate to anticipated confrontations, and to make its findings and recommendations publicly available.

We appreciate your prompt attention to this urgent matter and look forward to your response.",1,2026-08-06T07:37:31Z,2026-08-06T07:38:34Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-august-staff-hosted-mobile,CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT’S OFFICE RELEASES AUGUST STAFF HOSTED MOBILE OFFICE HOURS,2026-08-04,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Highlands Ranch, CO - Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s Office announced staff hosted Mobile Office Hours in the coming weeks.

Congresswoman Boebert stated: “Our Congressional Staff Hosted Mobile Office Hours provide an opportunity for constituents in remote parts of the 4th District to get the assistance they need from our staffers who can help them in a variety of ways. Meeting Coloradans where they are is a critical part of the work our office does and I know our Mobile Office Hours will continue to be a huge help to rural constituents.”

Staff from Congresswoman Boebert’s office will be available to help constituents who aren’t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Recognition from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.

Congresswoman Boebert’s office has hosted Mobile Office Hours in every county in the district and returned over $14,696,714.70 to constituents.

Staff hosted Mobile Office Hours will be available at the following times and locations:

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026

Baca County Mobile Office Hours

Town Hall, Trustee Meeting Room

748 Main St

Springfield, CO

12:30-1:30 pm

Morgan County Mobile Office Hours

NECALG, Board Room

231 Main St

Fort Morgan, CO

2:00-3:00 pm",1,2026-08-05T07:37:37Z,2026-08-05T07:38:44Z
https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/case-you-missed-it-congressman-gabe-evans-highlights-bipartisan-leadership,In Case You Missed It: Congressman Gabe Evans Highlights Bipartisan Leadership on Permitting Reform in 535 Interview,2026-08-03,2026,2026-08,Republican,House,CO,Gabe Evans,E000300,gabeevans.house.gov,gabeevans,https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Congressman Gabe Evans joined Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) on 535 to discuss their bipartisan efforts to modernize America's permitting system and advance commonsense reforms that will strengthen U.S. energy security, lower costs for families, and accelerate the construction of critical infrastructure.

During the interview, Congressman Evans discussed his bipartisan CERTAIN Act, his work as the Republican co-lead of the Problem Solvers Caucus Working Group on Permitting, Energy & Environment, and the need for Congress to reduce unnecessary delays that prevent America from building the infrastructure needed to meet rising energy demand.

“The first thing that Scott and I did was we put together this bipartisan permitting reform framework just because no one single bill is going to fix this... Here are the general things where Republicans and Democrats we think can agree to try to move the needle in terms of being able to responsibly build major infrastructure projects faster.”

Congressman Evans explained that permitting reform is not about choosing winners and losers, but ensuring projects that successfully complete the federal permitting process are treated fairly and consistently.

“If someone goes through all of the effort to jump through all of the different hoops to get a federal permit to build some of these big infrastructure projects that we need, we want to make sure that that permit is durable across administrations... We want a level playing field for all safe, affordable, and reliable energy.”

As the representative of one of the nation's leading energy-producing districts, Congressman Evans also emphasized the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports both traditional and renewable energy sources while reducing America's dependence on foreign competitors.

“Just because we don't do something doesn't mean it's not going to happen. It will happen. It's just going to happen in other places like China... If we want to protect the environment, we have to build it here in the United States.”

The Congressman also highlighted the need to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), citing the Supreme Court's recent guidance that environmental review should inform decisions without preventing critical projects from moving forward.

“The Supreme Court phrased it best... the point of this law is to inform, not paralyze. And unfortunately where we're at right now... we're paralyzed. It takes years to decades to build the most simple infrastructure.”

Congressman Evans' bipartisan CERTAIN Act would establish clear permitting timelines, improve transparency and accountability throughout the federal review process, protect lawfully-issued permits from political interference, strengthen coordination between agencies, and help ensure the United States can build the energy infrastructure necessary to meet growing demand.

In addition to leading the CERTAIN Act, Congressman Evans has championed several pieces of legislation to improve America's energy future, including the SPEED Act, the FIRE Act, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, and the Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act. Together, these efforts seek to modernize permitting, strengthen domestic manufacturing, improve grid reliability, and lower costs for American families.

The Congressman concluded the interview by expressing optimism that bipartisan permitting reform can become law.

“I'm optimistic... I think that we're going to get something meaningful delivered and then across the finish line because we have to do it. This is a matter of national concern.”",1,2026-08-04T07:35:49Z,2026-08-04T07:37:27Z
https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-freedom-ship-act,REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES THE FREEDOM TO SHIP ACT,2026-07-31,2026,2026-07,Republican,House,CO,Lauren Boebert,B000825,boebert.house.gov,boebert,https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04), Co-Chair of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus, introduced HR 9979 the Freedom to Ship Act, landmark legislation to protect the right of responsible Americans to lawfully ship firearms via common carriers. The bill also repeals the prohibition on mailing handguns through the United States Postal Service.

“For far too long, common carriers have interfered with the lawful transportation of firearms,” said Rep. Boebert. “The Biden Administration’s agenda was to take away our Second Amendment rights, and this legislation helps reverse that. The Freedom to Ship Act prohibits common carriers from forcing Federal Firearms Licensees to sign unjust, non-negotiable contracts and pay exorbitant fees. Discriminating against responsible gun owners hurts small businesses and undermines our Second Amendment right to Keep and Bear Arms.”

“Common carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx often impose harsh and unnecessary bans, restrictions, or excessive fees on shipping firearms, parts, and ammunition,” said Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs at Gun Owners of America. “Commerce runs on shipping. Denying gun owners and manufacturers access to the carriers every other industry relies on is a denial of the right itself. Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse Rep. Boebert’s Freedom to Ship Act, to bar common carriers from prohibiting the shipment of firearms, parts, and ammunition and infringing on the Second Amendment.”

Background: Under the Biden Administration, some common carriers have forced FFLs to sign non-negotiable adhesion contracts to enforce unconstitutional gun control aligned with the Administration’s war on the Second Amendment and responsible gun owners. Similarly, the federal government has prohibited shipment of handguns through USPS for nearly 100 years. The government’s discrimination against responsible gun owners places an undue burden on Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights and unreasonably restricts commerce. This legislation is needed to reverse the interference and overreach that intensified under the Biden Administration and restore the ability of law-abiding Americans to ship firearms without discrimination.

This legislation supports small businesses, facilitates greater interstate commerce, and ensures that common carriers cannot infringe on the rights of responsible Americans.

The Freedom to Ship Act is supported by Gun Owners of America, the National Rifle Association and the National Association for Gun Rights

Cosponsors of the Freedom to Ship Act include: Rep. Sheri Biggs (SC-03), Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27), and Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03).

Bill text of the Freedom to Ship Act can be found HERE.",1,2026-08-01T07:27:26Z,2026-08-01T07:28:22Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-democratic-veterans-demand-transparency-on-troop-casualties,"Crow, Democratic Veterans Demand Transparency on Troop Casualties",2026-07-31,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, along with 14 other Democratic veteran Members of Congress, are demanding the Trump administration release accurate information regarding all troop deaths and injuries during his reckless war with Iran.

""As veterans of America's wars, we have serious concerns about reports that the Department of War is delaying, removing or otherwise mischaracterizing the release of information about wounded and killed U.S. servicemembers,"" wrote the lawmakers.

""The U.S. government owes U.S. servicemembers, their families, and every American the truth about all U.S. casualties in the war with Iran. It is imperative that these reports are timely, accurate and adequately explain the reason for amended or delayed reports,"" they continued. ""We urge you to commit to releasing timely and accurate information on all injuries and deaths of U.S. servicemembers.""

After public reporting uncovered that the Pentagon lowered the number of troop deaths during the war with Iran from 18 to 14, the Department of Defense quietly restored the names. The Administration has provided conflicting explanations as to why the servicemembers names were removed to begin with. The reporting also detailed that DoD has misled the public about the number of troops injured and wounded during the war.

Joining Congressman Crow are Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Gil Cisneros (D-CA), Derek Tran (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Pat Ryan (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran, and helped lead a war powers resolution that passed the House last week. As an Army Ranger who grew up in a working-class family and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow saw firsthand the repercussions of forever wars on servicemembers and hard-working Americans. He has demanded answers on how this administration is protecting troops in the region, and on recent civilian deaths, including a U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ elementary school where at least 175 civilians, many of them children, were killed.

A PDF of the letter can be found here.",1,2026-08-01T07:27:26Z,2026-08-01T07:28:22Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1827,"In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package",2026-07-30,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"LAKEWOOD – Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced a suite of six bills aimed at helping communities prepare, respond to, and recover from increasingly destructive wildfires. This comes after the Aspen Acres and Willow fires have been raging across the state of Colorado, scorching over a hundred thousand acres of land, claiming over 300 homes, and upending the lives of families and small businesses in the state.

“The recent Aspen Acres and Willow fires were devastating to our communities and natural environment. Our Colorado families understand that wildfire season is no longer just a few months of the year. The threat is constant and increasing due to climate change, and we need an all-hands-on-deck approach,” said Rep. Pettersen. “These bills will help us turn wildfire research into action, streamlines and removes partisanship from our processes, protect every firefighter exposed to dangerous conditions, combat the devastating mountain pine beetle outbreaks that make our forests more vulnerable to destructive fires, and ensure communities receive the disaster-mitigation resources they need on time, when it matters.”

Pettersen continued, “My heart is with all those who lost their homes and businesses in these devastating fires and are now preparing to start over. I am deeply grateful to all the first responders who worked tirelessly to keep everyone safe and the four wildland firefighters who gave their lives protecting the communities we love.”

The 6 bills in the bipartisan package include:

Wildfire Research Coordination Act, Representatives Pettersen and Mike Lawler (R-NY)

Supports increased collaboration among federal agencies to improve wildfire research and prevention strategies.

Bill text can be found here.

Wildfire Responder Protection Act, Representatives Pettersen and Mike Lawler (R-NY)

Ensures all those who fight fires are entitled to the proper health care coverage when they are exposed to hazardous conditions.

Bill text can be found here.

Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response Act, Representatives Pettersen and Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Provides grant opportunities to on-the-ground partners working in coordination with the Forest Service to mitigate mountain pine beetle threats.

Bill text can be found here.

Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act, Representatives Pettersen and Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Directs the Forest Service to enter into cooperative agreements with states specifically to prevent, monitor, and respond to mountain pine beetle outbreaks.

Bill text can be found here.

Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act, Representative Pettersen

Ensures that Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding is distributed to states following a major disaster or when Fire Management Assistance Grant funding is provided to respond to a wildfire.

Bill text can be found here.

HUD Disaster Information Improvements Act, Representatives Pettersen and Tim Moore (R-NC)

Requires the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to work seamlessly with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration to support families and businesses when a disaster strikes.

Bill text can be found here.

Colorado’s wildfire seasons have grown longer, more intense, and more destructive as hotter, drier conditions coupled with record low snowfall increase the risk of catastrophic fires across the state. Since 2012, Colorado has experienced 17 of its top 20 wildfires in history, and in total, nearly 2,800 homes in Colorado have been lost to fires in the past 14 years. Communities are facing unprecedented threats to homes, businesses, critical infrastructure, and natural resources, while firefighters and emergency personnel are being asked to respond in increasingly dangerous conditions. These disasters are worsening year after year. This requires urgent investment in prevention, improved coordination, and efforts that ensure responders and communities have the resources they need before, during, and after a wildfire.

Introduced by Representatives Pettersen and Mike Lawler (R-NY), the Wildfire Research Coordination Act directs the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to coordinate with the Department of Interior’s Joint Fire Science Program when establishing fire-research priorities. This will support increased collaboration among federal agencies to improve wildfire research and prevention strategies, and to better ensure that recommendations are deployed in the field when wildfires strike.

Representatives Pettersen and Lawler also introduced the Wildfire Responder Protection Act, which will expand the definition of “firefighter” to include all personnel who support fire activities and are exposed to fire-related hazards to ensure all those who fight fires are entitled to the proper health care coverage when they are exposed to hazardous conditions. This will empower the firefighting workforce by supporting the health and safety of first responders.

These bills are endorsed by the Alliance for Wildfire Resilience.

""Wildfires continue to threaten our communities, public lands, and military installations across the country. We must make sure our firefighters have the tools, resources, and protections they need as they put their lives on the line to keep Americans safe. These two pieces of legislation take important steps to strengthen wildfire research and coordination while ensuring the brave men and women who perform critical fire prevention and suppression duties, including burn bosses, fuels specialists, and prescribed fire crews, have access to the workers’ compensation protections they deserve,"" said Congressman Lawler.

Representatives Pettersen and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response Act, which would establish a Mountain Pine Beetle Emergency Response Program within the U.S. Forest Service. The program would provide grant opportunities to on-the-ground partners working in coordination with the Forest Service to mitigate mountain pine beetle threats on National Forest System land. Mountain pine beetle outbreaks can kill large numbers of trees, damage watersheds and outdoor recreation areas, and create dangerous conditions that can worsen the threat of wildfires.

Representatives Pettersen and Neguse also introduced the Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act, which would direct the Forest Service to enter into cooperative agreements with states specifically to prevent, monitor, and respond to mountain pine beetle outbreaks. This will allow localities additional resources and a stronger framework for responding to emerging outbreaks before they cause widespread and lasting damage.

These bills are endorsed by Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and the Colorado State Forest Service.

“Colorado’s forests are under increasing strain from hotter, drier conditions, and now devastation caused by the spread of mountain pine beetles,” said Congressman Neguse. “As Ranking Member of the Federal Lands Subcommittee, I’ve seen firsthand how critical it is to ensure our communities and land managers have the resources they need to respond to emerging threats. Protecting our public lands as we face an outbreak of mountain pine beetle along Colorado's Front Range requires strong coordination at every level of government. I’m proud to work with Representative Pettersen to strengthen federal-state partnerships and ensure Colorado has the tools needed to confront this challenge head-on.”

Representative Pettersen introduced the Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act, which will ensure that Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding is distributed to states following a major disaster or when Fire Management Assistance Grant funding is provided to respond to a wildfire. Currently, access to certain long-term hazard-mitigation resources can depend on whether the President issues a major disaster declaration. This legislation would ensure that mitigation funding is automatically made available, allowing states and communities to begin recovering and reducing future risks without waiting for an additional presidential declaration.

Representatives Pettersen and Tim Moore (R-NC) also introduced the HUD Disaster Information Improvements Act, which would require the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to coordinate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to support families and businesses when a disaster strikes. This increased government coordination will allow federal support to be funneled into communities affected by wildfires and natural disasters more efficiently, allowing communities to better rebuild after disasters.

“In the wake of Hurricane Helene, it became clear that we need better coordination between agencies to get disaster assistance to communities faster,” said Congressman Tim Moore. “The GAO and HUD’s Inspector General have identified serious challenges with data sharing, duplication-of-benefits determinations, and improper payments. This legislation strengthens transparency and coordination between agencies, helping reduce waste, fraud, and abuse while ensuring disaster relief gets to folks more efficiently.”

During her time in Congress, Rep. Pettersen has been actively bolstering federal support for wildfire prevention and mitigation. Recently, the House passed her bipartisan Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act. She also introduced the Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act and Natural Disaster Property Protection Act and helped introduce the SHELTER Act. These bills would help communities reduce wildfire risks, detect fires earlier, protect homes and businesses, and restore landscapes after disasters. Rep. Pettersen also launched a Wildfire Resource Hub on her website to help Colorado families prepare for, track, and recover from wildfires.

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To access downloadable, high-quality photos, click here. To stay up-to-date on what Pettersen is doing in Congress, follow her on Twitter here, Facebook here, or Instagram here. Residents can also sign-up for her e-newsletter subscription here.",1,2026-07-31T07:49:23Z,2026-07-31T07:50:48Z
https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/neguse-bennet-hickenlooper-raise-concerns-over-forest-service-proposal-lease,"Neguse, Bennet, Hickenlooper Raise Concerns Over Forest Service Proposal to Lease Nearly 14,000 Acres for Potential Oil and Gas Development",2026-07-28,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Joe Neguse,N000191,neguse.house.gov,neguse,https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases,scraper,"Lafayette, CO — Yesterday, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper penned a letter opposing the proposed lease of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) lands in Routt and Moffat Counties to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In doing so they joined a number of local leaders who have similarly raised concerns about the Forest Service’s plans to lease nearly 14,000 acres of USFS lands to the BLM, a decision that would open the door to future oil and gas development in the area and could jeopardize critical wildlife habitats, sensitive watersheds, and outdoor recreational opportunities.

The Colorado lawmakers have been steadfast in their efforts to protect Colorado's public lands, teaming up to stop President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ plan to mandate the sale of millions of acres of public land across the American West through the budget reconciliation process, while also introducing landmark legislation like the CORE Act to establish new wilderness areas and safeguard outdoor recreation in these treasured landscapes.

Neguse, who has represented Routt County since 2023 and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Federal Lands Subcommittee, also recently introduced a bill to protect the right of local communities to provide input into proposed oil and gas lease sales on national public lands. The Local Input Act restores the Department of the Interior’s discretion to incorporate public comments and defer nominated parcels that conflict with the public interest.

Changes enacted under the Trump administration last year effectively stripped local communities, landowners, and state and local officials of a meaningful voice in leasing decisions on public lands by eliminating BLM’s authority to defer lease parcels even if legitimate conflicts are identified.

The proposed federal oil and gas lease sale underwent a 30-day public comment period that began June 18 and ran through July 17. As the Colorado lawmakers have made clear, it’s imperative the administration considers local feedback.

Read their full letter HERE and below:

July 27, 2026

Forest Supervisor Dawn Laybolt

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and

Thunder Basin National Grassland

3838 Cherrywood East Loop

Laramie, WY 82070

Dear Forest Supervisor Laybolt,

We write to express our concern with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)’s Routt National Forest Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), proposing to lease 10 parcels in northwest Routt and Moffat Counties in Colorado, to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The USFS has received Expressions of Interest to lease these 13,850 acres to the BLM for potential future oil and gas lease, exploration, and development, and initiated a public comment period last month.

Local leaders, including Routt County, members of the Steamboat Springs City Council, and the Western Resilience Center, have expressed concerns with this proposed lease. Six of the 10 parcels currently under consideration within the EA contain sensitive watersheds, and two contain cutthroat trout habitat. These proposed parcels also overlap significantly with habitat and migration corridors for elk, mule deer, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, golden eagles, and more.

The proposed lease of these areas for future oil and gas development threatens to disrupt critical wildlife habitats and wildlife migrating and living throughout the region, in addition to degrading important watersheds. These parcels overlap with the California Park Special Interest Area, an area of critical ecological significance for Northwest Colorado and where there is active watershed restoration work underway in collaboration with the USFS.

These areas are also important for recreation, and the outdoor recreation economy is a significant economic driver for Routt County and the surrounding communities. Several existing multi-use trails overlap with the proposed parcels, in addition to areas that are valuable for hunting and fishing. Prior oil and gas development efforts within Routt County have historically not been economically viable or demonstrated commercial viability in the areas proposed for lease. We are concerned that this proposed action would significantly jeopardize the existing economic drivers for the region, including outdoor recreation.

We are also concerned that Routt County was not notified of this proposed action prior to the agency’s announcement. Any proposed leasing actions should be accompanied by significant and meaningful public and community engagement, including with the local jurisdictions that would be impacted.

As you consider the proposed lease of these lands to the BLM, we request you take full and fair consideration of the concerns raised by the impacted community and the highest and best use of these public lands.

Sincerely,

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https://crow.house.gov/media/in-the-news/time-jason-crow-s-road-from-paratrooper-to-democratic-power-player,TIME: Jason Crow's Road From Paratrooper to Democratic Power Player,2026-07-27,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"The death threats arrived almost immediately.

Representative Jason Crow, along with five other Democrats in Congress with national-­security backgrounds, had recorded a video last November reminding those working in military and intelligence roles that they did not have to follow illegal orders. A message careful to stick to the letter of the law prompted President Donald Trump to call for its makers to be arrested and charged with treason. “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!” read a social media post that Trump publicly shared. A federal grand jury in Washington declined the Justice Department’s effort to indict the lawmakers. That victory hasn’t mitigated Crow’s anger at how he believes the President’s response put his family’s safety at risk.

“I’m really bad at sitting in a foxhole and having people lob grenades at me,” Crow, a former paratrooper and Army Ranger, tells TIME on a June afternoon at Democratic National Committee headquarters. “I’m going to lob them back.”

The fallout from the viral video placed Crow, 47, in the strongest national spotlight since 2019, when he was a House freshman tapped to be a prosecutor in Trump’s first impeachment trial. In the interim, his stature on Capitol Hill has steadily grown, as Crow emerged as a go-to voice for his party on national security. The midterm elections could further elevate his standing, as he’s helped lead candidate recruitment for House Democrats, prioritizing veterans and others with backgrounds in national security.

In Crow’s mind, these elections will show voters that Democrats have learned how to run effectively on national-­security issues, while still hammering Republicans on the twin tentpoles of cost and corruption. At the same time, Crow says his party is in need of a hard reset before 2028—though, like many, he is still workshopping ideas for what might work.

“There is actually an opportunity to build something new—not rebuild, not go back, not try to reconstitute what once was, because Americans don’t want that,” he says.

Should Democrats take the House this fall, Crow is in prime position to be a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee’s ­majority. Should a Democrat reclaim the White House in 2028, his name is likely to come up on the short lists for Cabinet positions. He also has his eye on Colorado’s Senate seat, and is not shy about a possible White House run down the line.

First, though, Crow has to navigate this tricky political moment, one that has Democrats feeling ascendant but still staring down low approval ratings. It’s not entirely unfamiliar terrain for Crow, who rode an earlier anti-Trump wave while vowing to stand up to party leaders he viewed as failing to meet the moment. Only this time, he’s on the inside.

Impeachment and Iran

Eight years ago, Crow was one of House Democrats’ top recruits—a lawyer and veterans’ advocate who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even still, he was far from a sure thing when he challenged Representative Mike Coffman, a fixture in Colorado Republican circles since Crow was in middle school. “This was an unwinnable race, remember?” Crow recalls with a smirk.

To show he wasn’t running against just Trump, but Washington writ large, Crow vowed not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker if Democrats won a House majority, which they did. When it came time for the vote, Crow defied the most powerful Democrat in Washington by casting his ballot for Tammy Duckworth, a fellow veteran representing Illinois in the Senate.

“I explained that this was not personal. This was part of a larger effort to usher in that next generation,” Crow recalls.

Ten months later, when it became clear that the Trump impeachment train was leaving the station for its first go-round, Pelosi rang up her former detractor. It was, Crow said later, “like being called into the principal’s office.” Pelosi needed someone with his skill set and temperament to convey the stakes of Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine without coming off as a partisan hack. While the House voted to impeach, the Senate declined to convict.

For Crow during that period, death threats became routine. He had an armed guard outside his house. A security detail walked his kids to school. Which brings him to last year. The security had to be called back. His “illegal orders” video brought about another round of threats—including some from Trump that Crow’s office referred to the Capitol Police, according to an email obtained by TIME.

Crow’s national-­security background has helped propel his reach in Congress, where he’s a top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee as well as the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee’s spy panel. When House Democrats needed someone to run point on a panel investigating the failed assassination against Trump in Butler, Pa., they tapped Crow. Last week, Crow and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, forced a House vote to halt the war in Iran, with the measure passing 214-208.

Recruiting ""streetfighters"" to Congress

But it’s his work helping Democrats win back the House that may win him the most chits. As a leader in candidate recruitment for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Crow has his hands in just about every contested race in the country, and is making a point of finding people he believes voters will view as “street fighters.”

“The oath of service I took doesn’t expire,” says JoAnna Mendoza, a retired Marine Corps drill sergeant and Crow recruit who is taking on Representative Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, in one of the top toss-up races in the country.

Mendoza has the support of Crow and the DCCC well before her primary. It’s a different story in some House races in other states where the DCCC either professed neutrality or backed a different candidate from whomever Crow endorsed through his political action committee, Service First.

Crow’s theory is that some of his preferred candidates—Marine drill sergeants, federal prosecutors—are more likely to excite those who are down on both parties.

The DCCC's chair, Rep. Suzan DelBene from Washington state, is hardly trying to curb his instincts.

“Jason brings a servant leadership ethos and a soldier’s discipline to the job. He knows that voters want fighters who put their local communities first, not undying loyalty to partisan ideology,"" she tells TIME. ""His tireless work at recruiting, mentoring, and raising money to support candidates has been essential in our path back to the majority.”

If his instincts prove right, Crow may bring a whole raft of newcomers to Congress who are loyal to a mentor who helped get them there. Whatever Crow’s future ambitions, a cohort of fellow street fighters might come in handy.

“I have an independent streak to me,” he concedes. “But, you know, when we win, people will be pretty happy about that.”",1,2026-08-11T05:54:29Z,2026-08-11T05:56:25Z
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-hosts-annual-job-fair-in-aurora-largest-to-date,"Crow Hosts Annual Job Fair in Aurora, Largest to Date",2026-07-24,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Jason Crow,C001121,crow.house.gov,crow,https://crow.house.gov/news,scraper,"AURORA — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) hosted his annual job fair for Coloradans. Dozens of local employers from across the Denver metro area and nearly 450 jobseekers attended the job fair. This was Crow’s largest job fair to date.

“I’m proud to host an annual job fair that brings our community together, connecting Coloradans with new job opportunities. I’m thankful to Coloradans and dozens of local employers who showed up to make this our largest job fair ever,” said Congressman Crow.

Veterans and spouses of servicemembers were granted early access to the job fair. The event included employers from a number of industries, including: Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado Children’s Hospital, Amazon, City of Aurora, Southwest, Colorado Laborers & Contractors Education & Training, UCHealth, and more.

Throughout his time in Congress, Congressman Crow has made it a priority to connect Coloradans with important community resources through annual job fairs. This was his second job fair of 2026.",1,2026-07-25T07:13:44Z,2026-07-25T07:15:09Z
https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1818,"As Trump Moves to Politicize Federal Grants, Rep. Pettersen Leads Push to Protect Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Funding",2026-07-24,2026,2026-07,Democrat,House,CO,Brittany Pettersen,P000620,pettersen.house.gov,pettersen,https://pettersen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27,scraper,"WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led 45 members in calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on their policy effort to politicize the federal grantmaking process, allowing political appointees to have the final say on whether or not communities receive taxpayer funding. In her letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russel Vought and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pettersen specifically highlights the importance of non-partisan grant making for programs under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which would also be at risk under the administration's proposal.

“My mom, like far too many Americans, struggled with substance abuse disorder for decades until she was finally able to get the help she needed and enter recovery. In the fight to save her life, I realized just how broken our health care system is, especially for mental health and substance use. I’ve spent 15 years in elected office building up our behavioral health system, and it has worked. Colorado recently saw a 35% reduction in fentanyl-related deaths,” said Rep. Pettersen. “But Trump wants to backtrack on all the progress we have made. SAMHSA performs critical work, and its grants make sure communities in Colorado, especially our rural areas, have access to high-quality care when they need it. I am so lucky that my mom was able to get help, but that opportunity should be open to everyone who needs it. Federal grants are existential for many of these treatment programs, and we must ensure they continue to be awarded based on evidence, not by Trump's political goals and vendettas.”

In the letter, the members wrote, “The proposed rule would fundamentally alter how federal grants are awarded by shifting decision-making away from an established, neutral criteria. Instead of relying on statutory requirements, expert agency review, and merit‑based evaluation, the rule would allow appointed officials to decide which communities, institutions, and programs receive federal support. It’s a sharp break from long‑standing Uniform Guidance.”

The members continued, “The proposed rule would undermine the longevity of vital programs, including those that support care for mental health and substance use disorder in the United States. By destabilizing the very framework that enables sustained federal investment in these services, the rule threatens the backbone of our national response and the programs that rely on predictable, reliable grant administration to reach the communities most in need.”

SAMHSA operates grant programs that help states and local communities prevent and treat substance use disorder, expand mental health services, strengthen the behavioral health workforce, and support crisis response and suicide prevention efforts. These efforts have shown incredible success, with preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a 14% drop in overdose deaths in 2025. But earlier this year, SAMHSA terminated over 2,000 grants — totaling more than $2 billion — deepening widespread insecurity across our federal grantmaking system. After pressure from Congresswoman Pettersen, the Trump Administration reversed this decision.

Trump’s Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) so-called “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” would fundamentally alter how federal grants are awarded by shifting away from an established, neutral criteria, instead allowing political appointees to determine which communities, institutions, and programs receive federal support. This is an unprecedented move, which would further their efforts to use the federal government as a tool to settle political scores against certain states and communities rather than a non-partisan support for the American people.

Colorado has been a consistent target of the Trump Administration’s politically motivated funding attacks. The Administration has moved to freeze more than $300 million for child care and other essential services, $94 million from Jefferson County Public Schools, and canceled $109 million in transportation grants for rail safety improvements, public transit, and electric vehicle infrastructure. These were resources already approved to help Colorado families and communities, but the Administration withheld them because Colorado would not fall in line with its political agenda. This proposed rule would give the Administration broad authority to deny federal funding from specific communities and localities, further jeopardizing the services and development projects that Coloradans rely on.

This rule also comes in the aftermath of over two years of grant instability caused by widespread impoundment, cancellations, and delays of federal funding under the Trump Administration. Millions of organizations, local governments, and providers in every state depend on federal funding through the grantmaking process to perform essential services and critical scientific and medical research. One-third of nonprofits reported experiencing a disruption in government funding in the first months of 2025, including 21 percent that lost funding and 27 percent that experienced a delay, pause, or freeze. These disruptions have forced child care providers, schools, local governments, health care organizations, and research institutions to operate under constant uncertainty, threatening the services families rely on and the research that drives American innovation and strengthens our global standing.

Rather than correcting the instability of recent years, this rule risks deepening it — creating new barriers, injecting additional uncertainty into the grantmaking process, and undermining the ability of communities to plan and deliver the programs Americans depend on.

Rep. Pettersen has consistently spoken out against the Trump Administration’s politicization of federal funding and its targeting of Colorado and the resources families rely on. Rep. Pettersen led 83 members of the Democratic delegation alongside Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in demanding that the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on its freeze of over $10 billion in child care funding for five Democratic-led states. After this pressure, the Trump Administration recently announced that it would lift its freeze.

The full version of Pettersen’s latest letter can be found here and below:

Dear Director Vought:

We write to express our deep concerns with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” released on May 29, 2026. This rule would revise Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, otherwise known as “Uniform Guidance,” and it carries significant implications for our mental health and substance use disorder services and systems. Uniform Guidance has existed for over a decade. It serves as the framework for managing financial assistance while also consolidating OMB requirements for federal awards. This guidance has historically supported the financial and physical security of federal grant operations, providing a durable oversight structure that safeguards federal dollars, preserves interagency integrity, and anchors the stability that the proposed rule now places at risk.

The proposed rule would fundamentally alter how federal grants are awarded by shifting decision-making away from an established, neutral criteria and toward processes that could allow for political influence over funding determinations. Instead of relying on statutory requirements, expert agency review, and merit‑based evaluation, the rule would invite political actors to decide which communities, institutions, and programs receive federal support. It’s a sharp break from long‑standing Uniform Guidance.

The proposed rule would undermine the longevity of vital programs, including those that support care for mental health and substance use disorder in the United States. By destabilizing the very framework that enables sustained federal investment in these services, the rule threatens the backbone of our national response and the programs that rely on predictable, reliable grant administration to reach the communities most in need. Our concerns arise from recent instances that have demonstrated the importance of safeguarding the foundation, stability, and predictability of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants.

In January 2026, SAMHSA announced the abrupt termination of over 2,000 grants, totaling more than $2 billion. Upon notification, awardees received minimal justification regarding the cancellation. Only twenty-four hours later, administration officials rescinded this decision confirming that all impacted grant funding would be restored. Despite this reinstatement, the unanticipated announcement sent awardees across the country into widespread alarm. The whiplash of termination, reinstatement, and subsequent recovery time demonstrated how fragile program stability becomes when foundational guardrails are weakened, underscoring the critical need to safeguard predictability for SAMHSA grantees and the communities they serve.

Funding for substance use disorder treatment and mental health services is not a partisan priority; it is a responsibility of the government and must not be left to the priorities of political actors. All fifty states and the District of Columbia offer programs and strategically invest in resources and services to support individuals with substance use disorder and those living with mental health conditions. Combatting this epidemic and reducing overdose deaths remains a collaborative effort. Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) demonstrates a 13% decline in U.S. overdose deaths this year. This decline is the result of long-term investment in substance use disorder funding and resources, and further progress must not be delayed or threatened. Individuals, communities, and families across the nation are depending on reliable resources that are anchored to dependable funding sources, including the federal investments that sustain critical mental health and substance use disorder programs.

Given the overwhelming support to preserve and protect grant funding that expands access to treatment and resources for mental health and substance use disorder, we request that OMB immediately repeal any proposed changes to Uniform Guidance. At a moment when progress against overdose deaths is finally emerging and demand for mental health services continues to rise, it is essential that we maintain, not weaken, the foundation that allows these lifesaving programs to operate. Fracturing that foundation would jeopardize the future of critical services that individuals, families, and communities depend on every day.

We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,",1,2026-07-25T07:13:44Z,2026-07-25T07:15:09Z