u.s. house of representatives
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Ed Perlmutter congratulates John Hiatt, Congressional App Challenge winner for Colorado’s 7th CD
Northglenn High School student John Hiatt won the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District with a program he wrote to help visually impaired users access a popular, low-cost computer platform, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced. Students in 190 congressional district in 42 states demonstrated their coding skills with more than 1,250 apps…
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Coffman moves to clarify stance on ACA repeal
Repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has stirred up a hornet’s nest among American citizens. With Republicans in charge of both the U.S. House and Senate and President Donald Trump solidly behind the goal, Democrats and health care advocates have energized to let their voices be heard. Recently, Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike…
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Tipton reintroduces small bank regulatory relief bill
For a second straight year, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-CO3, has introduced the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, a bill that would ease regulatory compliance for smaller community banks and credit unions. While a Congressional Budget Office estimate last year pegged Tipton’s bill as costing an estimated $20 million, Tipton said…
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Tipton: Congress now has higher authority to stop overregulation
A recent analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute showed that for every law Congress passed in 2016, the Obama administration issued 18 rules and regulations. With a total of 3,853 last year, the administration issued the most rules and regulations since 2005. When done right, rules and regulations play an important role in keeping our…
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Highlight reel: Colorado’s wild and woolly 2016 election season
Symbolic of the divisiveness of our politics, many Coloradans will look back at the 2016 election with violent contempt, reflecting on a political year that saw the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, while others will reminisce with sublime glee over a cycle where voters bucked the political establishment. In a year full of tectonic shifts…
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DeGette praises new regulation protecting abortion doctor funds
Colorado 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, stepped back into the abortion debate last week with her praise for a new Obama administration regulation that forbids states from withholding federal family planning services from low-income persons. DeGette said the regulation ensures “vital” health care for low-income women. DeGette is co-chair of the Congressional…