Today, Senator Salazar issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the Department of Interior is publishing draft regulations for the commercial development of oil shale:

U.S. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ken Salazar (D-CO) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) today held a press conference to introduce the Open Fuel Standard Act, legislation which seeks to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

Today, in a press conference near the steps of the State Capitol, United States Senator Ken Salazar, United States Congressman Ed Perlmutter and Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer joined a large crowd of Colorado's military veterans to urge the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to follow through on its original vision and start building a state-of-the-art Veterans Medical Center at the Fitzsimons Campus in Aurora.

Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2009.

Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY 09 MilCon-VA).

Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY 09 MilCon-VA).

Today, the United States Senate passed the Global AIDS Bill (S.2731) by a vote of 80-16.

Today, the U.S. Senate Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee held a hearing on S.3065, the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Wilderness Act, a bill United States Ken Salazar introduced to better manage and protect the rugged canyonlands of the Uncompahgre Plateau on Colorado's Western Slope.

Today, the U.S. Senate voted 70-26 to override President Bush’s veto of H.R.6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act, a bill that replaces a drastic 10.6 percent Medicare reimbursement rate cuts for doctors that went into effect on July 1st with a 1.1 percent increase.

Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing, entitled “Financing Clean Energy Technology Deployment,” to examine and address the challenges of deploying and commercializing clean energy technologies.

Last Friday, in a letter to Military and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Johnson, United States Senator Ken Salazar asked that the moratorium on the Army's plans to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Southeastern Colorado be extended another year.

Ask That Original Master Plan Be Disclosed by Friday

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement in response to President Bush's decision to lift the Executive ban on offshore drilling in the United States.

Sen. Salazar: Bill Will Curb Foreclosures, Help Homeowners, and Bolster a Crumbling Pillar of the Economy

Today, at the urging of United States Senator Ken Salazar, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be made available for emergency haying and grazing in Baca, Prowers, Kiowa, and Bent counties in Southeast Colorado.

Emphasizes Need to Refocus Attention on 'Forgotten War' in Afghanistan

Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2009.

Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2009.

Today, the White House forwarded to the United States Senate three federal judge nominations to fill the vacancies in the Colorado District of the United States District Court.

Today, led by United States Senator Ted Kennedy in his return from a seven week medical absence, the United States Senate approved H.R.6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act, a bill that replaces a drastic 10.6 percent Medicare reimbursement rate cuts for doctors that went into effect on July 1st with a 1.1 percent increase.