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Kato Crews advances out of Senate Judiciary Committee along party lines
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President Joe Biden’s latest nominee to be a federal trial judge in Colorado, S. Kato Crews, advanced out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday with a party-line vote of 11-10. The committee acted on Crews’ nomination only after U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., returned to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday following an extended absence.…
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Bennet to Trump administration: Hear from the courts before chewing on Bears Ears
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is telling the Trump administration to tap the brakes on its fast-moving plan to open up portions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah for mining and drilling, until the courts have a say. He and 15 other Democratic senators sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…
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Bennet offers amendment to shield non-citizens in the U.S. military
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Michael Bennet, Colorado’s senior senator, wants to protect non-citizens who have volunteered to serve in the U.S. military as the Trump administration gets tough of immigration policy. Bennet is cosponsoring an amendment to shield the legal immigration status of those enrolled in the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest. A backlog of background checks already…
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Colorado River basin needs $75m to help farmers, ranchers conserve, say Bennet, Gardner
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are among six Western senators asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to invest in programs to help farmers and ranchers conserve water along the Colorado River. Agriculture uses 70 percent of the iconic river’s water supply, “and while farmers and ranchers continually innovate to improve yields, lower costs and conserve…
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Colorado’s Gorsuch wins initial Senate Judiciary approval for Supreme Court
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A deeply divided Senate Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday, sending the nomination to the full Senate for what is expected to be a partisan showdown – and eventual confirmation. The 11-9 committee vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee, strictly along party lines, came shortly after Democrats secured enough votes to…
