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Gardner, Bennet find money to keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train rolling
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The Southwest Chief passenger train should continue to roll across the West thanks to a Senate appropriations bill led by Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner on Wednesday. Amtrak had been considering replacing parts of the train route with bus services. The transportation appropriations bill would include $50 million for track maintenance and safety…
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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…
