Post office woes in the mountain towns of Buena Vista and Twin Lakes have caught U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s attention
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He says Biden’s EO has “left the the methane capture out.” Adds “We consider the executive order an end around by the President and the methane capture part of the CORE act that was important for us was left out. We are probably back to a neutral position.”
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Commissioner Jankovsky says the BOCC was neutral on Thompson Divide prior to the CORE Act & opposed CR 117, Four Mile road being used as a haul route. But after negotiating for methane capture on 3 coal mines with underground fires in GarCo signed letter of support for CORE…
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They voted against a Biden DOD nominee earlier this week (and threatened holds) after not getting a meeting for two years.
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CO Sens Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper both voted no on a Biden nominee for DOD. The issue is a meeting they’ve been seeking with Defense Secretary Austin for 2 yrs to discuss Space Command HQ.
After the Monday vote, Hickenlooper said “Two years later, we're still waiting.”
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Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper got their meeting with Defense Sec Austin re: Space Command HQ. #copolitics
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The House passed Boebert’s amendment raising the cap 220-212. The House rejected DeGette’s amendment 212-220.
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"We cannot default on our debt," says Fitzpatrick.
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And the House is starting to vote on 24 amendments. Then will debate more amendments (and will vote on those tomorrow). There were more than 140 amendments filed for this bill.
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I did reach out him to see if Garfield County’s position on Thompson Divide withdrawal has changed.
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What would be a change, Boebert says Garfield County commissioner Tom Jankovsky emailed her to say Biden’s executive action re: Thompson Divide “gutted the original bipartisan local support.”
The commissioners supported the Garfield CO provisions in CORE act (the divide).
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Boebert's amendment (137) re: opening up Thompson Divide to mineral withdrawal passed via voice vote.
She mentioned the lack of local voices & mentioned Ute Indian tribe in Utah's opposition, but failed to mention the 2 Colorado Ute tribes supported it.
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There will be a roll call vote on DeGette's amendment and one of Boebert's amendments (33 -- to raise the leasing cap.)
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Rep. Caraveo says she's honored to sit on Ag & "represent the best interests of Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District and fight on behalf of our farmers, ranchers, workers, and producers."
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The Chair rules it is germane.
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R's are saying DeGette's amendment is not germane.
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Rep. Yadira Caraveo will sit on the House Agriculture committee and the Science, Space & Tech committee.
So Colorado will have reps on both the Senate & House ag committee this Congress -- when the Farm Bill is being negotiated.
#copolitics.
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DeGette is now offering her amendment on the floor.
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Boebert's amendment (137) re: opening up Thompson Divide to mineral withdrawal passed via voice vote.
She mentioned the lack of local voices & mentioned Ute Indian tribe in Utah's opposition, but failed to mention the 2 Colorado Ute tribes supported it.
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Boebert's amendent (32) requiring the report being sent to different committees in the House and Senate was approved by voice vote.
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Update: make that 5 Boebert Amendments. (I missed one earlier). This one would ID places to lease within the Thompson Divide.
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The Biden Administration has already issued a veto threat on H.R.21.
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Boebert's includes increasing the total percentage of leased federal land to 15 % and cancel the mineral withdrawal of Thompson Divide, which was proposed by the Biden Administration last fall.
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Under the new open amendment process -- a lot of amendments were filed, including 1 from Rep. DeGette and 4 from Rep. Boebert.
DeGette's change the limitations.
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The House is debating amendments H.R.21 which would prevent a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve without a plan to increase oil and gas production/leasing on federal land.
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Still, the EACH bill is unlikely to move in the GOP controlled House.
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The bill essentially repeals the Hyde Amendment and essentially requires federal health care programs to provide coverage for abortion services.
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CO Rep Diana DeGette & others Reps reintroduce the EACH Act. She says “we are all here together today to say this simple message: access to health care, including abortion, should not depend on how you pay for your health insurance…full stop.”
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The House just voted 420-1 to approve a resolution praising demonstrators in Iran. The one 'No' vote was from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY, who this week received a seat on the powerful House Rules Committee.
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👀 Rep Lamborn will be chair of House Armed Services’ Strategic Forces subcmte. He was ranking member last congress.
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The National Archives is weighing whether to ask living former presidents & VPs to review their personal records to verify that no classified materials have been inadvertently left outstanding, scoops.
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Rep Pettersen on her cmte assignment. “I will use this critical position to find long-term solutions for our housing crisis, as well as bring business investments to the rural and smaller communities that often go overlooked.”
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New Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen is named as one of the Dems for the House Financial Services cmte.
(Former Rep Perlmutter also served on this cmte.)
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an EXTREMELY rare Elaine Chao rebuke of Trump here, given to :
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Senate conservatives propose cutting $100B next fiscal year and then freezing at this level for three years to balance the budget by fiscal ‘27.
Ron John says they’re here to support House GOP in negotiations over the coming months.
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Incredibly saddened paused Kroc fellowships as part of budget cuts, they're always amazingly talented. Alternately - I've worked with journalists and they are likewise excellent -- deadline to apply is 1/30!
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New: Colorado bill would expand state's version of child & earned income tax credits.
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