congressional delegation
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Colorado delegation seeks federal aid for wildfire-ravaged Rio Blanco County
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Colorado’s 10 U.S. senators and representatives sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday, asking him to declare a disaster following pair of wildfires that burned in the northwestern part of the state last month. Under the Stafford Act of 1988, a state’s governor can request a presidential major disaster declaration if the state doesn’t have…
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Ruling that voided Colorado’s ‘midnight gerrymander’ prevents mid-decade redistricting | TRAIL MIX
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Colorado can’t join in the frenzy currently sweeping a handful of solidly partisan states across the country whose Republican or Democratic leaders, respectively, are plotting to redraw congressional districts in a bid to sideline the opposition and give their own party an advantage in next year’s midterm elections. Hardly any prominent Colorado Democrats have called…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman arrives home after visit to Afghanistan, Middle East with congressional delegation
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman returned to Colorado Thursday after a six-day congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and the Middle East that spanned the Christmas holiday and included security briefings and meals with service members. “It was an honor for me to spend Christmas with our men and women in uniform, and to meet diplomatic staff…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3697: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act This was a vote to approve H.R. 3697 in the House. The House approved legislation to make deporting immigrants suspected of gang activity easier for the government. Current law allows them to be deported only if they are convicted of crimes. The law approved this week…
