News from Politicians - CO

Tancredo Criticizes LPGA for Repealing English Only Rule

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Sen. Salazar Requests Hearing on Consensus U.S. District Court Nominees

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:10:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the U.S. District Court nominations of Christine Arguello and Gregory Goldberg in a nominations hearing that has been scheduled for next week.

Sen. Salazar Applauds Citizen, Federal Response to Hurricane Gustav

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:13:00 CDT

Recognizes Contributions of Coloradans to Recovery Effort

Comprehensive, Bipartisan Energy Legislation Gains Traction

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:31:00 CDT

"Gang of 10" Expands to "Gang of 16"

Sen. Salazar Lauds Vestas' Decision to Build World's Largest Turbine-Tower Factory in Pueblo

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:00:00 CDT

United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement regarding Vestas' decision to build the world's largest turbine-tower factory in the world in Pueblo, Colorado.

Sen. Salazar and Gov. Ritter Respond to Gov. Huntsman and Sen. McCain's Comments on Colorado River Compact

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:39:00 CDT

Colorado Water Community Sends Letter Strongly Opposing Renegotiation

Sen. Salazar Lauds Vestas' Expansion of Colorado Wind Operations

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:14:00 CDT

United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement in response to Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems’ decision to build a new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Brighton, Colorado.

Tancredo Assails Udall, Salazar for Obstruction on Roan Development

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Democrat Obedience to Radical Environmentalists Threaten U.S. Energy Independence, Colorado Economy

Sen. Salazar's Statement on Roan Lease Auction

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:32:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) auction of oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau. The total sale of leases in the Roan Plateau Planning Area came in at approximately 114 million dollars.

Sen. Salazar's Statement on the Passing of Jack Weil

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar issued the following statement regarding the passing of Jack A. Weil, founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear.

Salazar, Udall Push for Balanced, Bipartisan 'American Energy, American Innovation' Proposal

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:26:00 CDT

Today, at a press conference on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, United States Senator Ken Salazar and Congressman Mark Udall laid out a comprehensive plan to provide struggling families with immediate relief from rising fuel costs and set America on a long-term path towards energy independence.

Sen. Salazar's Statement on Anvil Points Cleanup Certification

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:00 CDT

Today, Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman certified that the federal government has enough money to begin the cleanup of the Anvil Points Oil Shale site in Western Colorado, clearing the way for the State of Colorado to receive a portion of the mineral leasing revenues from energy development in the area.

Sen. Salazar Lauds USDA's Decision to Allow CRP Haying in Yuma, Phillips Counties

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:26:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar lauded Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer’s decision to allow emergency haying operations on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage in Yuma and Phillips Counties, which have been designated as Presidential Disaster Areas because of flooding.

UPDATE: Sen. Salazar Lauds USDA's Decision to Allow Emergency CRP Haying and Grazing in Elbert, Douglas Counties

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:24:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar lauded Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer’s announcement that acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be made available for emergency haying and grazing in Elbert and Douglas counties in Central Colorado.

Sen. Salazar's Statement on EPA's Decision to Uphold Renewable Fuels Standard

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:19:00 CDT

United States Senator Ken Salazar issued the following statement in response to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson’s announcement today that he has denied a request by the Governor of Texas to reduce the nationwide Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

Sen. Salazar Kicks Off Health Care Listening Tour

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar held the first of a set of town hall meetings he is hosting between August 7 and August 15 to discuss the condition of our nation’s health care system, his recent efforts to improve access to quality, affordable care, and prospects for health care reform in the years ahead.

Colorado Senators, Members of Congress Urge Secretary Peake to Put Fitzsimons Veterans Hospital Back on Track

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:33:00 CDT

Today, in a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Peake, members of the Colorado congressional delegation urged the VA to put the Fitzsimons Veterans Hospital back on track and refine and finalize a plan for a stand-alone hospital to serve veterans living in the Rocky Mountain region.

Sen. Salazar Urges Emergency Action to Lower Gas Prices

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:18:00 CDT

President Should Release Oil from SPR; "Gang of 10" Proposal Holds Promise for Breaking Gridlock

Sen. Salazar Introduces Legislation to Empower Health Care Consumers, Promote Healthy Lifestyles

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:20:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar announced his introduction of the Consumer Health Education and Transparency Act of 2008, legislation that aims to empower consumers by providing them with reliable access to the tools and resources they need to make better-informed health care decisions and lead healthy lifestyles.

Tancredo Asks Bush to Call Special Session in U.S. House

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Dems prefer vacation over gas price solutions

Salazars, Udall Request Delay on Roan Leasing to Ensure Colorado Receives its Fair Share of Oil and Gas Revenues

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:59:00 CDT

In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, members of the Colorado congressional delegation urged the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to eliminate the twenty-five percent rental payment reduction for all Colorado ranchers engaged in emergency haying and grazing of lands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

Sen. Salazar's Statement on NREL Contract Announcement

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:17:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar issued the following statement recognizing the Alliance for Sustainable Energy (ASE) LLC for winning a five-year contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and operate the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.

Sen. Salazar, Sen. Lugar, Sen. Stabenow Laud National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:34:00 CDT

61,580 Acres in Colorado Enrolled

Congressman Tancredo on Glenn Beck on July 28, 2008

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Video — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:24:26 CDT

Congressman Tancredo on Glenn Beck on July 28, 2008 discussing the Iowa immigration raids

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Congressman Tancredo on Glenn Beck on July 28, 2008

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Video — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:24:26 CDT

Congressman Tancredo on Glenn Beck on July 28, 2008 discussing the Iowa immigration raids

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Sens. Salazar, Baucus, Bingaman Join Energy Experts to Urge Passage of Renewable Energy Tax Incentives

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:34:00 CDT

Today, United States Senators Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman and Ken Salazar joined Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, and Greg Wetstone, senior director of government and public affairs for the American Wind Energy Association, at a press conference to discuss efforts to pass S.3335, a bill that would create incentives for innovators and American consumers to invest in alternative, renewable energy sources and energy conservation.

Sen. Salazar Urges Additional Measures to Help Drought-Affected Farmers and Ranchers in Central, Eastern Colorado

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:35:00 CDT

Today, in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, United States Senator Ken Salazar urged the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide disaster designations for twenty-two counties in central and eastern Colorado, where severe drought and late spring freezes have devastated native pastures and crop yields.

UPDATE: Senate Sends Housing Recovery Legislation to President's Desk

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT

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

Sen. Salazar Votes to Move Ahead With Bill to Curb Excessive Speculation in Oil Markets

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:33:00 CDT

Legislative Roadblock Prevents Consideration of Roan Plateau Amendment

Tancredo Asks Schwarzenegger to Cut Services to Illegals

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT

California going bankrupt over taxpayer dollars funneled to illegal aliens

Salazars, Udall Request Delay on Roan Leasing to Ensure Colorado Receives its Fair Share of Oil and Gas Revenues

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:14:00 CDT

United States Senator Ken Salazar, Congressman John Salazar and Congressman Mark Udall sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to delay its planned August 14 leasing of Roan Plateau lands and work with members of Congress and the State to responsibly develop the area's natural gas resources in a way that ensures that Colorado receives its fair share of oil and gas revenues.

Congressman Tancredo on Fox News on July 24, 2008

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Video — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:39:04 CDT

Congressman Tancredo on Fox News on July 24, 2008 discussing the San Francisco sanctuary policy.

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Congressman Tancredo on Fox News on July 24, 2008

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Video — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:39:04 CDT

Congressman Tancredo on Fox News on July 24, 2008 discussing the San Francisco sanctuary policy.

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Sen. Salazar Introduces Legislation to Provide Targeted Relief to Ailing Rocky Flats Workers

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:19:00 CDT

Today, United States Senator Ken Salazar introduced the Compensation and Respect for Energy Workers Act of 2008 (The CARE Act), a bill that will address glaring shortcomings of the current compensation program for workers of Rocky Flats and other Department of Energy sites, and deliver targeted relief to severely-ill workers or their survivors who have yet to receive benefits to which they are entitled.

Sen. Salazar, Energy Committee Examine Near-Term Solutions to Reduce America's Oil Demand, Dependence

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:00 CDT

Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing, entitled "Federal Programs to Reduce Gasoline Consumption," to examine near-term proposals for improving American fuel efficiency and reducing our dependence on oil.

Sen. Salazar’s Statement on DOI's Announcement of Draft Oil Shale Regulations

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:57:00 CDT

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:

Brownback, Salazar, Lieberman Introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:23:00 CDT

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.

Tancredo Asks AG Mukasey to Prosecute S.F. Triple Homicide

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Compares S.F. Mayor Newsom to Former Alabama Guv George Wallace

Sen. Salazar, Cong. Perlmutter, and Colorado Veterans Stand Up for Stand-Alone VA Hospital at Fitzsimons

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:54:00 CDT

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.

Bad Decisions

Diana DeGette's House Member Office (D-CO-01) posted a Newsletter — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:34:00 CDT

Sen. Salazar Announces 5.4 Million Dollars in Funding for Colorado Agriculture Priorities

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:01:00 CDT

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

Sen. Salazar's Statement on Pinon Canyon Developments

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:16:00 CDT

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

Sen. Salazar Announces Nearly 700 Million Dollars in Funding for Colorado Military Installations and Veterans' Priorities

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:37:00 CDT

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

Tancredo Hails Conviction in McDocument Fraud Case

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Penalty of $1 Million Served

Sen. Salazar's Statement on Senate Passage of Bill to Fight Global AIDS Epidemic

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:57:00 CDT

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

Sen. Salazar's Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Bill Takes Step Forward in Congress

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:52:00 CDT

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.

Tancredo Introduces Bill to Name Hospital after Fallen Hero

Tom Tancredo's House Member Office (R-CO-06) posted a Press Release — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Navy SEAL Danny Dietz to be recognized for his bravery serving our country

UPDATE: Senate Overrides President’s Medicare Veto

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:34:00 CDT

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.

Sen. Salazar Examines Opportunities to Expedite Deployment, Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:00 CDT

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.

Sen. Salazar Requests One-Year Extension of Pinon Canyon Moratorium

Ken Salazar's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Press Release — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:03:00 CDT

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.