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Colorado SOTU flap: Udall wants to sit together; Lamborn wants to sit it out

By | 01.23.12 | 11:54 am

Colorado Democratic Senator Mark Udall has led an effort over the last two years to “bridge the divide” that has marked presidential State of the Union addresses by seeking to institute bipartisan seating. Udall’s plan to make progress on Capitol Hill by any means possible including symbolic gesture has met with mixed success. Colorado Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn, for example, one of the most conservative members of Congress, has announced not only that he’s not mixing this year but also that he plans to not attend the speech at all as a way to send his own symbolic message.

Senate internet piracy bill shelved; Udall thanks protesters for support

By | 01.20.12 | 10:30 am

The U.S. Senate has postponed voting on the controversial anti-online piracy Protect IP Act (PIPA), the upper chamber’s version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was pushed hard by entertainment corporations over the last two years but shelved in the House this week after a massive opposition movement saw top internet sites shutdown in protest and citizen emails swamp Capitol Hill servers.

Coffman, Gardner mute on 2012 Personhood Amendment, as initiative advances

By | 01.06.12 | 8:35 am

Even as Colorado’s review board for ballot initiatives has approved the wording of the proposed personhood amendment, and the race is on to find enough signatures to put it on the November ballot, Colorado Republican U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman and Cory Gardner have yet to state whether they will support the initiative this year, as they did in 2010.

Report: Colorado’s Gardner stars in ‘most anti-environment House’ in U.S. history

By | 01.03.12 | 2:04 pm

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., is among the legislative antagonists singled out in a new report (pdf) detailing the first session of what it calls “the most anti-environment House in the history of Congress.”

DeGette expresses ‘extraordinary frustration’ as GOP House leaders reject payroll tax deal

By | 12.21.11 | 10:04 am

Republican Colorado congressional members joined their House colleagues today in blaming the Senate for failing to pass a long-term extension of unemployment benefits and a payroll tax break, but senior Denver Democrat Diana DeGette scoffed at that notion on Tuesday.

GOP inclusion of Keystone XL in payroll tax bill dubbed ‘most cynical anti-enviro stunt’

By | 12.19.11 | 2:15 pm

Colorado and national environmental groups today were sharply critical of congressional plans to accelerate a White House decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline as part of a deal to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits.

Congresswoman DeGette: Farm Dust bill underscores Tea Party ‘madness’ in House

By | 12.14.11 | 6:45 pm

As the House prepared to pass the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act last week, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette must’ve imagined herself wearing a pale blue knee-length dress with a white pinafore top.

Colorado business leaders plead for Tipton to reconsider sponsorship of roadless bill

By | 12.13.11 | 6:52 am

Over 30 Colorado business leaders are asking U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton to reconsider his support of the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act saying it poses “a serious threat” to their bottom line.

Congressional dustup over farm dust: A problem the White House says does not exist

By | 12.09.11 | 10:54 am

A bill that aims to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating farm dust addresses an imaginary problem and could choke critical powers from the Clean Air Act, according to opponents.

Scaled-back BLM oil shale plan reportedly backed by GarCo commissioners

By | 11.28.11 | 12:09 pm

The Garfield County commissioners reportedly back a scaled-back federal plan for oil shale development in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, as long as it leaves as much acreage as possible open for exploring and perhaps eventually extracting the still unproven form of fuel.

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