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Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 11 transcript matches
STAUBER, PETE "I will now begin our member panel to allow bill sponsors to speak on their legislation. I will now recognize Representative Hurd from Colorado for testimony on his bill. Thank you very much. I will now recognize Representative DeLuzio from Pennsylvania for testimony on his"
Hearing Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript · 10 transcript matches
MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT "between colleges and universities, as well as the business community to make sure that we're accessing the skills they need. This stuff changes so, so fast. One of the partnerships that we're working on right now with the Better Business Bureau and the Colorado Community College System of Colorado is making sure that we're in line with some of the classes and training and formal education that they have. And then coming to the BBB AI Hub for these kind of quick hit lessons that are just, we're able to be a little bit more quick and fluid, but we're partnering together to make sure we're..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
KLOBUCHAR, AMY "And while, again, I appreciate that one year has been included in this bill, exactly, it is a band-aid, because one year from now, again, you're going to have the same thing play out with the high error rate states up there in their pristine position, not having to have any cost shifts, while the rest of us suffer. The one-year delay under discussion today would allow states like Alaska to keep their two-year delay, while states like Minnesota, Colorado, California, and Oklahoma would be in a worse position if they cannot bring down their FY 2028 error rates to the magic 6%, which begins next..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
YOUNG, TODD "I will now turn to Senator Curtis for his introduction of Mr. Rigby. Thank you, Senator Curtis, and I would now like to recognize Senator Hickenlooper from the great state of Colorado to introduce our next witness. Senator Hickenlooper, you are now recognized. Thank you, Senator Hickenlooper. I now recognize Senator Schiff from the state of California to introduce his"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including post-2026 operations negotiations.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
SPEAKER_18 "statement on this. Thank you, Chairman Lee, and thank you for convening this hearing on the Colorado River Basin. It could not be more timely. We're joined today by witnesses who understand how high the stakes are and what our communities stand to lose if the seven basin states fail to reach a deal on the future management of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is the backbone of water supply for millions of people, a cornerstone of Western agriculture and energy production, and a lifeline for tribal communities, fish, wildlife, and working landscapes across the basin. In New Mexico, every..."
Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
NEWHOUSE, DAN "With that in mind, I would like to take just a moment to recognize Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sidney Watson, three firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the Knowles Fire in Colorado just a few weeks ago on June 29th. We also recognize those who were injured in that fire, and Nicholas Dale, a pilot who lost his life on July 12th in the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado. and Nicholas Dale, a pilot who lost his life on July 12th in the Gold Mountain Fire in"
CRS Report
Sharing the Colorado River and the Rio Grande: Cooperation and Conflict with Mexico
Report · Dec 12, 2018
The United States and Mexico share the waters of the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. A bilateral water treaty from 1944 (the 1944 Water Treaty) and other binational agreements guide how the two...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
PADILLA, ALEX "The More Water Act is a companion to Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Curtis' Large Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act, which the committee previously marked up, and Senator Gallego's Water Security and Drought Resilience Act, which the committee also marked up today. Together, these bills renew Reclamation's programmatic authority to support a range of water recycling and other drought resilience projects, which are essential for combating severely dry conditions that we're finding in the Colorado River Basin and elsewhere throughout the West. Without these bills, Reclamation's..."
Hearing Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, standards, and strategic competition.
senate Space and Science · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
BUDD, TED "introduce our witnesses for today. Our first witness is Walter Copan, Vice President Emeritus for Research and Technology Transfer at the Colorado School of Mines. He's also a senior advisor and co-founder of Renewing American Innovation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Under the first Trump administration, Dr. Copan served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 16th Director of NIST. Our second witness is Dr. Drew Endy, Director of Biostrategy and Leadership at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Dr. Endy has extensive experience..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"of course to the ranking member as well. Thank you so much for the witnesses to come and take some time today. My home state, Colorado, born and raised there. Ground zero for America's revolution in critical minerals and energy dominance. You can see the chart behind me. This is what built Colorado from the gold rushes and the silver rushes to expanding all of the different mining and minerals that come out of Colorado. Uranium, vanadium, helium. We've got oil and gas in my district. Colorado..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S.332, to require a study...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Feb 4, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Dec 17, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness Waleed Abdalati
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science; Department of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder · 1 hearing
Witness Alison George
Colorado Division of Housing, Department of Local Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Matthew McCombs
Colorado State Forest Service · 3 hearings
Witness Dan Gibbs
Colorado Department of Natural Resources · 1 hearing
Witness Morgan Bazilian
Colorado School of Mines · 1 hearing
Witness Rev. Walter Copan
Colorado School of Mines and Former Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology · 1 hearing
Witness Dr. Walter Copan
Colorado School of Mines · 1 hearing
Witness Mr. Travas Deal
Colorado Springs Utilities · 1 hearing
Witness Dr. Barbara Vasquez
Western Organization of Resource Councils & Western Colorado Alliance · 1 hearing
Witness Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Colorado School of Mines · 2 hearings
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_05 "What about the Colorado plant? The Colorado plant is in western Colorado and it's in a region that suffers with transmission bottlenecks. If that plant is not there, if a peak demand event comes to that region, they're at high risk of"
Hearing Hearings to examine S.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel management plans...
senate Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee · Dec 2, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 30, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Mark up on • H.R. 231 (Rep. Hageman), “Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025”; • H.R. 249 (Rep. Pallone), To redesignate...
house Natural Resources Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_18
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"statement on this. Thank you, Chairman Lee, and thank you for convening this hearing on the Colorado River Basin. It could not be more timely. We're joined today by witnesses who understand how high the stakes are and what our communities stand to lose if the seven basin states fail to reach a deal on the future management of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is the backbone of water supply for millions of people, a cornerstone of Western agriculture and energy production, and a lifeline..."
Testimony PETTERSEN, BRITTANY
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"of that support. So I feel frustrated with the discussion today when some are advocating for completely taking away the supplemental support while also dismantling FEMA, coming from a state that is facing so many disasters. Recently, President Trump denied multiple requests and appeals for disaster relief to Colorado with no basis or explanation. Refusing to sign a disaster declaration that would have opened up federal funding to support recovery, that means that communities in Colorado will..."
Testimony NEGUSE, JOE
Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests an...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"I understand that representatives from your agency, Colorado's Ponderosa Mountain Pine Beetle Task Force along with my staff and other members of the congressional delegation. This is a task force that the governor convened and your agency has been engaged with the state of Colorado on how to address those issues. I just want to ask if you'd be willing to commit to continue to work with the state of Colorado and my office on some of the legislative efforts that we may need to pursue in response..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests an...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Much of Colorado is high elevation stands, so it can be challenging just given the location of it, the elevation, the slope, that can be challenging to manage those fuels, and as you indicated, that the more opportunities we have with categorical exclusions, it reduces the overall NEPA burden to get that work done, it allows us to move more expeditiously and treat those acres. And I've actually met with the Colorado folks you talked about, I've been to Colorado Springs several times, and we've..."
Testimony DEGETTE, DIANA
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Is that correct? Colorado the Colorado Hospital Association estimates that H R 1 might cause Colorado hospitals to close. And their spokesperson said it's existential for"
CRS Report
Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought, and the Federal Role
Report · May 19, 2026
The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and Mexico. Pursuant to federal law, the...
Hearing Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year.”
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
NEGUSE, JOE "I understand that representatives from your agency, Colorado's Ponderosa Mountain Pine Beetle Task Force along with my staff and other members of the congressional delegation. This is a task force that the governor convened and your agency has been engaged with the state of Colorado on how to address those issues. I just want to ask if you'd be willing to commit to continue to work with the state of Colorado and my office on some of the legislative efforts that we may need to pursue in response to that task appreciate that. Again, I appreciate the open line of communication with our state..."
Hearing Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Century”
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
CRANK, JEFF "Thank you Madam Chair Acting Commissioner Cameron, I want to ask you about the ongoing Colorado River negotiations. The city of Colorado Springs relies on this river for half of its water supplies and so the outcome of your ongoing NEPA analysis and final rod are critical to my home district. Last week, Reclamation's preferred preliminary alternative that you've shared with the seven basin states was leaked. I want to commend your team because this looks like a real operating plan that I think water users in Colorado have been eager to see from the feds. That said, I've heard two concerns..."
Hearing H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
JAYAPAL, PRAMILA "These are the people who are implementing government policies in our cities and towns. And on Friday, the outrage continued when an employee of GEO Group, who operates ICE's detention center in Aurora, Colorado, shot a 42-year-old woman. Let's just play a short video footage from just three of these ICE killings. Not a single bit of accountability for any of"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, and Christopher Nassar, to be United States...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 23, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Request transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_10 "of course to the ranking member as well. Thank you so much for the witnesses to come and take some time today. My home state, Colorado, born and raised there. Ground zero for America's revolution in critical minerals and energy dominance. You can see the chart behind me. This is what built Colorado from the gold rushes and the silver rushes to expanding all of the different mining and minerals that come out of Colorado. Uranium, vanadium, helium. We've got oil and gas in my district. Colorado is really built. It's part of our state seal, signifying the natural resources and the mineral wealth..."
CRS Report
Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin
Legal Sidebar · Aug 3, 2026
The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Basin waters are governed by multiple documents, known collectively as the Law of the River. The...
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation areas, protection areas, recreation areas,...
senate Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BARRASSO, JOHN "Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. We have several bills on the agenda, but first I would like to defer to my friend and colleague from Colorado, the Senator from Colorado, Senator Bennett. I know you're in a very tight time frame and I know you have a very important piece of legislation with which you would like to"
Hearing The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DEGETTE, DIANA "On October 1st, 2025, DOE released this statement announcing, quote, Energy Department announces termination of 223 projects, saving over $7.5 billion, end quote. The Colorado Sun reported, quote, Trump administration slashes $550 million in Colorado clean energy grants. Conveniently, about 24 hours ago, before you were scheduled to testify, we received a list of grants set to be, quote, retained or modified, some of which appear to be in"
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S.1242, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry...
senate Water and Power Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_02 "We appreciate the Chairman's commitment to critical water delivery and hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam and reclamation facilities across the West. As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Colorado River Storage Project Act, which authorized dams such as Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge, reclamation remains committed to the Colorado River Basin and the system of dams and reservoirs that support millions of people. In closing, the Bureau of Reclamation remains committed to managing water in a responsible manner for the American"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BENNET, MICHAEL F. "As everybody, I hope, knows, we are in a moment of real crisis for our family farmers and for ranchers all over the country, including in Colorado. The American Farm Bureau Federation projects substantial losses for major crops this"
CRS Report
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Proving Government Hostility to Religion
Posts · Jun 5, 2018
On June 4, 2018, the Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case presented a dispute between the State of Colorado and a...
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Our next witness is Dr. Elizabeth Hawley. She is a professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, and she is stationed in Golden, Colorado. Dr. Hawley, you are now recognized for five"
Testimony SPEAKER_16
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"We'll begin that hearing just by observing a few things. The Colorado River Basin, the upper basin states, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and the lower basin states, including Arizona, California, and Nevada, continue to"
Testimony SPEAKER_25
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Good morning, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide an update on drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the Department of the Interior's actions this year to address them, and our approach to operating and protecting the Colorado River system over the next 10 years. The Colorado River Basin is now in its 27th year of historic"
Testimony SPEAKER_25
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"agriculture. And so, of course, as we're looking into the future as how the Colorado River will be managed, the Colorado River will continue to be managed based on the compact, based on the laws, based on the water rights that are in place. So I think that's why your lower basis consensus and what that looks like on how they can work to share the water will be extremely"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"thank you for the opportunity to hear my testimony today. My name is Amy Haas. I am the Executive Director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah, and I have spent almost two decades working on Colorado River issues. I have worked across the table from every basin"
Testimony SPEAKER_16
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"We'll hear next from Mr. Bill Hazenkamp. Mr. Hazenkamp is the manager of Colorado River Resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, where he develops and implements water supply and storage programs to manage Metropolitan's Colorado River supplies. Mr. Hazenkamp, you may"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests an...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"We actually have so much mortality, we're releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere than we're storing in many of the national forests, including Colorado. So Colorado is one of the worst forests we see that is in the state of Colorado. That's exactly right. We're looking at, we need to have a growth rate. Typically on private lands, you would have growth of about 5 to 6 percent a year. So a negative growth rate is we're not growing those forests. We have the declination, right, through"
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"between colleges and universities, as well as the business community to make sure that we're accessing the skills they need. This stuff changes so, so fast. One of the partnerships that we're working on right now with the Better Business Bureau and the Colorado Community College System of Colorado is making sure that we're in line with some of the classes and training and formal education that they have. And then coming to the BBB AI Hub for these kind of quick hit lessons that are just, we're..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"was lagging or ahead. I spent a fair amount of time on workforce and educational issues when I was back in Colorado, and Indiana is right among the top in terms of innovation. And to hear that you're going to require 75 hours of on-the-job training as part of the high school degree, we worked very hard to get – we got rid of the college degree requirement for over half the workers in the state of Colorado. But it's a"
Testimony BARRASSO, JOHN
Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management ar...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. We have several bills on the agenda, but first I would like to defer to my friend and colleague from Colorado, the Senator from Colorado, Senator Bennett. I know you're in a very tight time frame and I know you have a very important piece of legislation with which you would like to"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management ar...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Ranchers, conservationists, sportsmen, snowmobilers, dirt bikers, mountain bikers, water users, and local elected officials spent hours, months, many of them as volunteers, poring over maps and walking these lands together to find common ground. And since those initial conversations, we worked with seven counties in western Colorado, some led by Democrats and some led by Republicans, Colorado's tribes and the general public. These conversations reflect a broad vision for the landscape,..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I trust that you do understand the importance there. Right now, back in Colorado, a lot of people are battling wildfires. It's not just Colorado, but Arizona and New Mexico, Utah, many of the western states. Our firefighters are on the front lines, and they're requiring quite protective equipment to do their"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Ma...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I trust that you do understand the importance there. Right now, back in Colorado, a lot of people are battling wildfires. It's not just Colorado, but Arizona and New Mexico, Utah, many of the western states. Our firefighters are on the front lines, and they're requiring quite protective equipment to do their"
Testimony HURD, JEFF
updated Subcommittee Rosters due to changes on the Majority side; Gene...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"This ensures that we craft a WERDA bill that fully supports our local needs and relies on the feedback of people who are closest on the ground in dealing with these issues every single day. I'm particularly proud that this bill includes my request to include Colorado among states eligible for Section 595 Environmental Infrastructure Authority, which supports water infrastructure development in rural western states while authorizing up to $150 million in project authority for projects within the..."
Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"fairness, and his commitment to public service. That bipartisan respect is increasingly rare, and it speaks volumes. I can personally attest that Dan enjoyed that same reputation among his colleagues around the country. Even lawyers who disagreed with him on questions of policy respected him as a and intellectual honesty. Being Solicitor General of Colorado is no easy task. It requires defending the laws of the state, navigating difficult constitutional questions, and representing the people of..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure ...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"this is what H.R. 7574 does. By reorganizing the ELO office and realigning its essential functions within INA's Partner Engagement Directorate, we're able to streamline that coordination between law enforcement agencies and drive that information all the way down to the boots-on-the-ground level of local law enforcement. This enhances information sharing mechanisms and reduces duplicative actions, and it ensures responsible stewardship of tax dollars, and it helps get federal resources to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Absolutely. If you can get permitting from the state of Colorado to build these plants on, you know, somewhere in the western slope out in Colorado. But, you know, is the technology"
Testimony HURD, JEFF
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6917 (Rep. Titus) To take certain land in...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"I thought it was very well done, very well crafted. I also appreciate the technical considerations that you proposed as well. I am a little bit biased in terms of the substance in that Senator Ben Ihors Campbell, before being Senator Campbell, was Congressman Campbell from Colorado's 3rd District, so he was one of my predecessors, a very good man, and just a giant in western and southern Colorado, and also in Indian country as well. One of the pieces of your testimony you quote is from Senator..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"I've got utilities in my district that are expecting to triple demand in the next ten years, and that's after already doubling it in the last ten years. And unfortunately, the energy policies in Colorado right now, not my numbers, the Democrat-controlled Colorado Energy Office say that their plan to get to net zero emissions is going to cost $60 billion-plus. And as we're doing that, they're actually making less electricity per federal data, 58,000 gigawatt hours two years ago and only 56,000..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"In Colorado and Denver today, homicides in Denver are up 50% compared to this time last year. Colorado's got 2% of the nation's population, but 10% of the human trafficking in Colorado. And we're one of only a handful of states in the country where overdose death rates are going back up again. And so, Mr. Secretary, we know who's responsible for a lot of that. It's the cartels, the foreign terrorist organizations, the organized criminal enterprises. And that's why I support policies to identify..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Ac...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"in higher costs and greater volatility. And so I wanted to read that to kind of level set about what we're talking here, which one of the specific pieces of legislation, the Locomotives Act, talks about, yet another one of these loopholes by which states like California, or in my case, Colorado, try to dictate national standards around the environment. And do those California standards, the special gas blend here that we talked about, designed to reduce emissions, do they actually reduce..."
Testimony NEGUSE, JOE
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"when it cuts the Rural Utilities Program, when it cuts the Rural Development Program, when it cuts the Natural Resources Conservation Service, all of which folks in my district, ranchers, farmers in northern Colorado and in western Colorado rely on. And I just cannot for the life of me understand why you all have decided on this course of cutting all of these vital programs that a lot of rural Americans, rural Coloradans rely on, particularly as was suggested at a moment when costs are going up..."
Testimony CRANK, JEFF
Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Centu...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 20, 2026
"Thank you Madam Chair Acting Commissioner Cameron, I want to ask you about the ongoing Colorado River negotiations. The city of Colorado Springs relies on this river for half of its water supplies and so the outcome of your ongoing NEPA analysis and final rod are critical to my home district. Last week, Reclamation's preferred preliminary alternative that you've shared with the seven basin states was leaked. I want to commend your team because this looks like a real operating plan that I think..."
Testimony SCOTT CAMERON
Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Centu...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 20, 2026
"And he said, preferably a list that all seven of you agree to. Well, such a list has not manifested itself. We've gotten bits and pieces. That having been said, it's pretty clear that more water recycling is part of the future of Colorado, more desal is the future of Colorado, and in a few limited instances, more water storage may be practical. So it's a difficult"
Testimony MR. SHIVAJI DESHMUKH
Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Centu...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 20, 2026
"while we haven't specified exactly how, with a commitment that we would take less from the Colorado River and that demand that we would shift from the Colorado River to our recycled water supplies would then result in more stored water for those two states. So that's really their interest in"
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman. Folks in the Senate and around the country have heard a lot about the Colorado River in the last couple of years. This is the other water crisis for those of us who are split between the Colorado Basin and the Rio Grande Basin. This is the Pueblo of Santa Ana, north of"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Thank you. And I want to, Mr. Chair, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter signed by 155 pediatricians in Colorado from all parts of the state expressing their grave concerns about the vaccine hesitancy and the implications that has on future health of Colorado kids. Without objection. So, Secretary Kennedy, measle cases are increasing. I know that it's been raised many times. We've seen in Colorado this year, 18 times the number of measles cases that we used to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"What about the Colorado plant? The Colorado plant is in western Colorado and it's in a region that suffers with transmission bottlenecks. If that plant is not there, if a peak demand event comes to that region, they're at high risk of"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"I love your comment about that, which is measured is addressed. In my home state of Colorado several years ago, they decided to stop considering the flowing in from other states of emissions into Colorado. Why did they decide to do that? Those pollutants are just as real as any others, because it drove more—it allowed more regulation of industry and more reduction of business activities, leading to this unvirtuous cycle you talk"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"If you look at the entire snowpack over those 89 years of data, it's actually flat to slightly increasing. So we haven't seen a climate impact on snow in Colorado, because Colorado is a little bit wetter and a little bit warmer. We have a little bit more snow in the fall than we used to, and a little bit less in the spring. But when you talk about anomalous years, even just during our lifetime, Breckenridge, the ski area in Colorado in the 1981-82 season, was open for four"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Climate is the long-term and average trend. And in Colorado, regarding snowpack, it is pretty much flat over the last 90 years. If you do the exact line fit, it's a slightly increase in Colorado snowpack over 90 years. But yes, we had a terrible snow year this last year. Not quite as bad as the one when I was a kid, but a bad snow"
Testimony DEGETTE, DIANA
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"On October 1st, 2025, DOE released this statement announcing, quote, Energy Department announces termination of 223 projects, saving over $7.5 billion, end quote. The Colorado Sun reported, quote, Trump administration slashes $550 million in Colorado clean energy grants. Conveniently, about 24 hours ago, before you were scheduled to testify, we received a list of grants set to be, quote, retained or modified, some of which appear to be in"
Testimony CHRIS WRIGHT
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"We have this weirdly expensive custom blend. We wanted to make it for us in Vietnam and then ship it across the ocean. And then we're going to call ourselves green as we sell our wildly expensive gasoline to our consumers and are proud of our highest adjusted poverty rate in the nation. We heard Congressman Evans talking about my state of Colorado and what does my home state of Colorado want to do? Full of abundant energy resources, everything they can to drive up the price of electricity,..."
Testimony STEPHEN WHITING
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"Of course, that will be paced with the delivery of interim facilities that are appropriate to the security classification level we need, and that we have all of the appropriate IT networks. We are offering relocation incentives for our workforce in Colorado to consider moving to Alabama. We also are offering retention incentives because I need my workforce to stay with me in Colorado until their function is ready to move. And so those are some of the updates that we have as we're working the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Admini...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"We appreciate the Chairman's commitment to critical water delivery and hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam and reclamation facilities across the West. As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Colorado River Storage Project Act, which authorized dams such as Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge, reclamation remains committed to the Colorado River Basin and the system of dams and reservoirs that support millions of people. In closing, the Bureau of Reclamation remains committed to managing water..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Admini...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"Congress provided the $4 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically for drought mitigation of the Colorado River. I was part of that. Putting that in there, making sure that it stayed in there. The idea was to promote conservation and enhance environmental resilience, basically to reduce risk to the entire system. Obviously, the good news is Colorado and the upper basin states had several bucket two projects that were, that approved, that would basically play, achieve all those goals...."
Testimony SPEAKER_16
Updating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st Century
house Financial Services Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"At the same time, other states are not in coordination on things like data privacy. You've got a state like Maryland, which has now banned the collection of sensitive data. So if I don't have the data necessary to ensure that my AI is working in the way it's supposed to work or I'm following the law, I'm left in conflict right now over which law I'm going to actually abide by. And the U.S. is behind in those terms. If we look at the economic analysis of what Colorado is doing, we estimated that..."
Testimony LIZ DENSON
Hearings to examine preventing fraud in child care assistance programs...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"of Early Connections Learning Centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I'm also a working mom of a"
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Disqualification of a Candidate for the Presidency, Part II: Examining Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to Ballot Access
Posts · Apr 4, 2024
On March 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson issued a per curiam opinion that unanimously held that the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering former President Trump excluded from...
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Salton Sea Management and Restoration Efforts
Resources · Feb 12, 2019
The Salton Sea in Southern California is the state’s largest inland body of water. The Salton Sea was created when a canal gate broke in 1905, allowing Colorado River water into the basin. It is now...
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Disqualification of a Candidate for the Presidency, Part I: Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to the Presidency
Posts · Jul 15, 2024
On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson reversed the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in Anderson v. Griswold that former President Trump was ineligible to appear on the state’s...
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Long-Term Drought and Glen Canyon Dam: Potential Effects on Water Deliveries and Hydropower
Reports · Apr 4, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) owns and operates the Glen Canyon Unit (near Page, AZ) as part of the federal Colorado River Storage Project. The unit includes Glen Canyon Dam, on the...
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Recreational Marijuana and Economic Development
Resources · Nov 7, 2023
Advocates of legalizing the use of marijuana for recreational purposes sometimes argue that taking such a step could potentially create economic benefits. For example, when Colorado voters considered...
Hearing Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
PETTERSEN, BRITTANY "of that support. So I feel frustrated with the discussion today when some are advocating for completely taking away the supplemental support while also dismantling FEMA, coming from a state that is facing so many disasters. Recently, President Trump denied multiple requests and appeals for disaster relief to Colorado with no basis or explanation. Refusing to sign a disaster declaration that would have opened up federal funding to support recovery, that means that communities in Colorado will have fewer resources and options to rebuild. Even now, Colorado is waiting upwards of $45 million from..."
Hearing Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape
house Health Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
DEGETTE, DIANA "Is that correct? Colorado the Colorado Hospital Association estimates that H R 1 might cause Colorado hospitals to close. And their spokesperson said it's existential for"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Erica Schwartz, of...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "I trust that you do understand the importance there. Right now, back in Colorado, a lot of people are battling wildfires. It's not just Colorado, but Arizona and New Mexico, Utah, many of the western states. Our firefighters are on the front lines, and they're requiring quite protective equipment to do their"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, James...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "I trust that you do understand the importance there. Right now, back in Colorado, a lot of people are battling wildfires. It's not just Colorado, but Arizona and New Mexico, Utah, many of the western states. Our firefighters are on the front lines, and they're requiring quite protective equipment to do their"
Hearing updated Subcommittee Rosters due to changes on the Majority side; General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
HURD, JEFF "This ensures that we craft a WERDA bill that fully supports our local needs and relies on the feedback of people who are closest on the ground in dealing with these issues every single day. I'm particularly proud that this bill includes my request to include Colorado among states eligible for Section 595 Environmental Infrastructure Authority, which supports water infrastructure development in rural western states while authorizing up to $150 million in project authority for projects within the centennial state. While Colorado is the headwater state for many western states already included in..."
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on America 250 and American citizenship.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
GRASSLEY, CHUCK "fairness, and his commitment to public service. That bipartisan respect is increasingly rare, and it speaks volumes. I can personally attest that Dan enjoyed that same reputation among his colleagues around the country. Even lawyers who disagreed with him on questions of policy respected him as a and intellectual honesty. Being Solicitor General of Colorado is no easy task. It requires defending the laws of the state, navigating difficult constitutional questions, and representing the people of Colorado before state and federal courts. Dan did that job exceptionally well, but Dan's record of..."
Hearing H.R. 3106, (Mr. Kennedy of New York) the “Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025”; H.R. 5109, (Mr....
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
EVANS, GABE "this is what H.R. 7574 does. By reorganizing the ELO office and realigning its essential functions within INA's Partner Engagement Directorate, we're able to streamline that coordination between law enforcement agencies and drive that information all the way down to the boots-on-the-ground level of local law enforcement. This enhances information sharing mechanisms and reduces duplicative actions, and it ensures responsible stewardship of tax dollars, and it helps get federal resources to places like Colorado where foreign terrorist organizations are continuing to peddle poison in our..."
Hearing An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_20 "Absolutely. If you can get permitting from the state of Colorado to build these plants on, you know, somewhere in the western slope out in Colorado. But, you know, is the technology"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6917 (Rep. Titus) To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians. H.R. 8473...
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
HURD, JEFF "I thought it was very well done, very well crafted. I also appreciate the technical considerations that you proposed as well. I am a little bit biased in terms of the substance in that Senator Ben Ihors Campbell, before being Senator Campbell, was Congressman Campbell from Colorado's 3rd District, so he was one of my predecessors, a very good man, and just a giant in western and southern Colorado, and also in Indian country as well. One of the pieces of your testimony you quote is from Senator Campbell, where he talked about the multilayered bureaucracies, federal as well as tribal, have been..."
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
EVANS, GABE "I've got utilities in my district that are expecting to triple demand in the next ten years, and that's after already doubling it in the last ten years. And unfortunately, the energy policies in Colorado right now, not my numbers, the Democrat-controlled Colorado Energy Office say that their plan to get to net zero emissions is going to cost $60 billion-plus. And as we're doing that, they're actually making less electricity per federal data, 58,000 gigawatt hours two years ago and only 56,000 gigawatt hours this"
Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
EVANS, GABE "In Colorado and Denver today, homicides in Denver are up 50% compared to this time last year. Colorado's got 2% of the nation's population, but 10% of the human trafficking in Colorado. And we're one of only a handful of states in the country where overdose death rates are going back up again. And so, Mr. Secretary, we know who's responsible for a lot of that. It's the cartels, the foreign terrorist organizations, the organized criminal enterprises. And that's why I support policies to identify and dismantle these organizations that are bringing death and poison into our"
Hearing Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements
house Environment Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
EVANS, GABE "in higher costs and greater volatility. And so I wanted to read that to kind of level set about what we're talking here, which one of the specific pieces of legislation, the Locomotives Act, talks about, yet another one of these loopholes by which states like California, or in my case, Colorado, try to dictate national standards around the environment. And do those California standards, the special gas blend here that we talked about, designed to reduce emissions, do they actually reduce emissions? Or do they have the unintended consequence of actually increasing emissions while also..."
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
NEGUSE, JOE "when it cuts the Rural Utilities Program, when it cuts the Rural Development Program, when it cuts the Natural Resources Conservation Service, all of which folks in my district, ranchers, farmers in northern Colorado and in western Colorado rely on. And I just cannot for the life of me understand why you all have decided on this course of cutting all of these vital programs that a lot of rural Americans, rural Coloradans rely on, particularly as was suggested at a moment when costs are going up through the roof across the"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of...
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
HEINRICH, MARTIN "Thank you, Chairman. Folks in the Senate and around the country have heard a lot about the Colorado River in the last couple of years. This is the other water crisis for those of us who are split between the Colorado Basin and the Rio Grande Basin. This is the Pueblo of Santa Ana, north of"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "Thank you. And I want to, Mr. Chair, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter signed by 155 pediatricians in Colorado from all parts of the state expressing their grave concerns about the vaccine hesitancy and the implications that has on future health of Colorado kids. Without objection. So, Secretary Kennedy, measle cases are increasing. I know that it's been raised many times. We've seen in Colorado this year, 18 times the number of measles cases that we used to see. All but one this year were unvaccinated individuals, and that one only got one shot instead of..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
STEPHEN WHITING "Of course, that will be paced with the delivery of interim facilities that are appropriate to the security classification level we need, and that we have all of the appropriate IT networks. We are offering relocation incentives for our workforce in Colorado to consider moving to Alabama. We also are offering retention incentives because I need my workforce to stay with me in Colorado until their function is ready to move. And so those are some of the updates that we have as we're working the movement of"
Hearing Updating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st Century
house Financial Services Committee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_16 "At the same time, other states are not in coordination on things like data privacy. You've got a state like Maryland, which has now banned the collection of sensitive data. So if I don't have the data necessary to ensure that my AI is working in the way it's supposed to work or I'm following the law, I'm left in conflict right now over which law I'm going to actually abide by. And the U.S. is behind in those terms. If we look at the economic analysis of what Colorado is doing, we estimated that could be just from the Colorado law itself, a 50 billion GDP hit could cost 700 000 jobs It's"
Hearing Hearings to examine preventing fraud in child care assistance programs.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Transcript
LIZ DENSON "of Early Connections Learning Centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I'm also a working mom of a"
Hearing Mark-up of: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 1693 (Rep....
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
WESTERMAN, BRUCE "Bird Treaty Amendment Act with an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman from Alaska, Mr. Begich designated Begich 174 ANS. H.R. 8121, to designate the Christianstead Bandstand at the Christianstead National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands as the Peter G. Thurland Senior Bandstand with an amendment in the nature or with an amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Neguse designated Neguse No. 1. H.R. 8454, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain federal land in the state of California and for other purposes with an..."
Hearing “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "And yet we have again, we did the research. Almost a third of the country, thirty one and a half percent of the country, because you got 18 big blue cities, 18 big or 11 big blue states. You have this thing and we've actually seen it play out. Denver, Colorado, illegal migrant who committed another crime in the detention center. The notice gets sent to the detention center. Will you hold this migrant until we get there? They stamp on the form. No, we're going to release him to the streets, release him to the streets. An ICE agent was hurt while apprehending this individual on the street...."
Hearing Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "We're able to address the missing middle for teachers and first responders by having a program that fits their needs. The beauty of our regional structure, especially for Topeka, with our members, again, 93% of our members have less than $1.5 billion in assets, is we rely on Topeka not only from the standpoint for liquidity, but we also rely on it in terms of them understanding what's going on in our districts so we can tailor these programs. In Nebraska, the MPF program is very important to our members in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. I appreciate the question. I just want to reiterate..."
Hearing “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
BURCHETT, TIM "Thank you. Co-chair, I recognize Ms. Boebert from Colorado. So"
Hearing Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Dr. Elizabeth Holley, Colorado School of Mines
Hearing Protecting Lives and Property: Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Weather Forecasting
house Environment Subcommittee · Jul 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Waleed Abdalati, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science; Department of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
Hearing Legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1555 (Rep. Bice), “Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act” H.R. 5639 (Rep. Kennedy of UT),...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Dr. Barbara Vasquez, Western Organization of Resource Councils & Western Colorado Alliance
Hearing Legislative hearing on five bills: • H.R. 926 (Rep. Cohen), “Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act” • H.R. 3922 (Rep. Neguse),...
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jan 14, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Matthew McCombs, Colorado State Forest Service
Hearing Oversight Hearing titled “Fix Our Forests for Affordable and Reliable Water and Power Supplies.”
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jan 8, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Mr. Travas Deal, Colorado Springs Utilities
Hearing HOME 2.0: Modern Solutions to the Housing Shortage
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jul 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Alison George, Colorado Division of Housing, Department of Local Affairs
Hearing Oversight Hearing on "Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Exploring New Frontiers"
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Dec 3, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Dr. Walter Copan, Colorado School of Mines
Hearing Oversight Hearing on: "Restoring Multiple Use to Revitalize America’s Public Lands and Rural Communities"
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Dan Gibbs, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Hearing Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 528 (Rep. Pettersen), “Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 655 (Rep. Bentz), “The...
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Matthew McCombs, Colorado State Forest Service
Hearing Oversight hearing titled "“EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act”
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jan 21, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Matthew McCombs, Colorado State Forest Service
Hearing The State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Feb 5, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Rev. Walter Copan, Colorado School of Mines and Former Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hearing Oversight Hearing on "Now Ore Never: The Importance of Domestic Mining for U.S. National Security"
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Feb 6, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
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303 Creative v. Elenis: Supreme Court Recognizes Free Speech Exception to Nondiscrimination Law
Posts · Jul 6, 2023
In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, issued on June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause barred a state from enforcing its nondiscrimination law against a website...
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Bureau of Reclamation Funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)
Resources · May 15, 2024
In August 2022, Congress enacted P.L. 117-169, popularly known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Among its funding provisions, the law provided approximately $4.6 billion in mandatory...
CRS Report
“Reserved” but Not “Secured”: Supreme Court Sinks Navajo Nation’s Attempt to Compel Federal Action on Tribal Water Rights
Posts · Jul 5, 2023
On June 22, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in two consolidated cases (hereinafter Navajo Nation) involving the Navajo Nation’s rights to water on the Navajo Reservation, which generally...
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CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service: Interpreting the Tax Anti-Injunction Act
Posts · Feb 23, 2021
On December 1, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service, a case that could resolve conflicts resulting from the way courts have interpreted the Tax...
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Religious Objections to Nondiscrimination Laws: Supreme Court October Term 2022
Posts · Sep 29, 2022
The Supreme Court has been presented recently with multiple appeals from religious institutions that object to laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. A baker who objects...
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Kratom Regulation: Federal Status and State Approaches
Posts · Nov 28, 2023
Kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa, is a tree related to the coffee plant and is native to parts of Southeast Asia. Peoples indigenous to the tree’s range have traditionally consumed the leaves of the...
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"Health and Human Services used AI to identify polio outbreaks. And the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is using AI to improve its customer service experience. But no one feels this revolution more acutely than our"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"First, let me introduce Mr. Jonathan Liebert. He's joining us today from Colorado Springs where he serves as the CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, and I think also working as at least the acting CEO of the whole statewide Better Business Bureau as well. where he serves as the CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, and I think also working as at least the acting CEO of the whole statewide Better Business Bureau as"
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the impact of artificial intelligence on America's workforce. Again, my name is Jonathan Liebert and I am the CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado. I'm also the past chair of the Colorado Workforce Development Board and I'm part of my local workforce board as well. I'm also the past chair of the Colorado Workforce Development Board and I'm part of my local workforce board as"
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"Since 2025, I've trained over 5,500 business owners, employers, educators and nonprofit leaders in Colorado and now in other parts of the country and talking to them about how AI needs to be used ethically, responsibly and"
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"the National Alliance for Workforce Boards, Chamber of Commerce, City of Colorado Springs and partners across business, education, government, we created this AI Hub to really focus on a couple of different"
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"And while, again, I appreciate that one year has been included in this bill, exactly, it is a band-aid, because one year from now, again, you're going to have the same thing play out with the high error rate states up there in their pristine position, not having to have any cost shifts, while the rest of us suffer. The one-year delay under discussion today would allow states like Alaska to keep their two-year delay, while states like Minnesota, Colorado, California, and Oklahoma would be in a..."
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Their expertise helped shape the language today. Food for Peace is on a temporary basis, in a sense on loan from the State Department to the Department of Agriculture, under an agreement that both Secretary Rubio and Secretary of Agriculture both support. And this program is important, I hope, to all of us, all of us in this room and all of us in the Senate. Its creation came years ago at a Farm Bureau meeting in St. Francis, Kansas, on the Colorado and Nebraska borders, where a farmer said,..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Drought and wildfires are threatening the rural way of life, not just in the West, but all across our country. Rural Americans are asking themselves whether their family farms and ranches are going to survive and whether the next generation will be able to take over. I met last week with Colorado sugar beet growers who stand to be wiped out this year by the combination of drought and falling prices. They are desperately wondering, like farmers and ranchers all over"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"and it makes the nutrition crisis that the Republican Budget Bill created even worse for millions of Americans by straining state budgets beyond repair. As Senator Klobuchar said, Colorado farmers and ranchers expect us to do better. Americans in rural areas and urban areas and everywhere in between expect us to do better, to consider policies that support agricultural producers and expand their markets instead of making their lives more difficult, that strengthens rural hospitals instead of..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"bill's cuts to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP, and the Conservation Stewardship Program, CSP. Farmers and ranchers rely on these programs to reduce costs and remain on the land at a time when farmers are facing some of the highest costs in American history. EQIP and CSP help farmers and ranchers save water, improve their soil, strengthen grazing lands, reduce erosion, and make their operations more resilient to drought and wildfire. In Colorado, around 800 eligible EQIP..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"That's why we're here having this conversation, and it's completely irrational. The deal that was cut, and thank you, by the way, Senator Ernst, for your work on this, the deal that was cut was a deal to reward states with the highest error rates, punish the states with the lowest error rates, the middle error rates, which Minnesota has won and Colorado has won. And we've seen the effect of that in the time since the bill has been"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Thank you, Chair. I'd ask to be recognized to call up my amendment, Bennett first degree amendment number one and have it be considered for a vote. As you know, we're having terrible, terrible fires in the West. Just this week alone, the National Interagency Fire Center reported over 150 new fires nationwide. Last month, I visited Bula, Colorado and witnessed the destruction of the Aspen acres fire, which destroyed 337 homes and over 850 structures. These large fires are becoming the norm in..."
Testimony YOUNG, TODD
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"I will now turn to Senator Curtis for his introduction of Mr. Rigby. Thank you, Senator Curtis, and I would now like to recognize Senator Hickenlooper from the great state of Colorado to introduce our next witness. Senator Hickenlooper, you are now recognized. Thank you, Senator Hickenlooper. I now recognize Senator Schiff from the state of California to introduce his"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for calling this meeting. I think it's going to be very illuminating. I get to welcome Lorena here, who's come all the way from Colorado. We are so pleased to have you with us and sharing your"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Through her hard work, her perseverance, and a lot of flour, Maria's empanada became a staple in Denver in 2017, the Small Business Administration, their Colorado district named Lorena the Small Business Person of the Year. Today, Maria Empanadas has expanded to eight locations across Denver Metro, creating"
Testimony MS. LORENA CANTAROVICI
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"we have expanded to seven locations, including the Denver International Airport, and employ over 65 people in Colorado. The business does much more than just providing food to"
Testimony DR. AJAY "AJ" P. MALSHE
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"invest in high-risk technologies at the same time, and at the same time, small businesses, those are absolutely risk tolerant. They need high-speed capital to move that idea into a reality, and they have rolled all out. I came to this country with $40 and a suitcase, and here I am. Why? Because I took a risk. An opportunity to take this risk is a risk by itself, and small businesses do that more than ever from across America, from California to Indiana to Colorado to all the way across the..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Mr. Rigby, I wanted to ask you, because we've heard a lot in Colorado, of just the challenges of getting good prices for what you raise, at least for a lot of the exports coming out of Colorado, the issues, the international tariffs, and some of that, the response to that has reduced to what they can get for commodities, but at the same time they're also- there's more cost for diesel, more cost for fertilizer, all those things. How are you trying- are the people around you, but yourself as..."
Testimony CURTIS, JOHN R.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"agree with you. You also alluded to the fact that you don't have a room full of lawyers and attorneys to help navigate these regulations, and I want to focus on that for just a minute, particularly as it relates to kind of the move for consolidation in farms and in ranches, and so if you think about the high cost that my senator from Colorado alluded to, the regulatory burden, what role is that playing to this consolidation, and how do we here in Washington help you push back on"
Testimony PADILLA, ALEX
Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the Jo...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"The More Water Act is a companion to Senator Cortez Masto and Senator Curtis' Large Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act, which the committee previously marked up, and Senator Gallego's Water Security and Drought Resilience Act, which the committee also marked up today. Together, these bills renew Reclamation's programmatic authority to support a range of water recycling and other drought resilience projects, which are essential for combating severely dry conditions that we're finding in..."
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"With that in mind, I would like to take just a moment to recognize Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sidney Watson, three firefighters who tragically lost their lives in the Knowles Fire in Colorado just a few weeks ago on June 29th. We also recognize those who were injured in that fire, and Nicholas Dale, a pilot who lost his life on July 12th in the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado. and Nicholas Dale, a pilot who lost his life on July 12th in the Gold Mountain Fire in"
Testimony SALINAS, ANDREA
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"and that is 900,000 more acres than the 10-year average. With these blazes, we saw the tragic loss of three firefighters on the Cottonwood Fire along the Colorado-Utah border and a Canadian helicopter pilot on the Gold Mountain Fire. Our hearts go out to their families and their crew"
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you all for holding this morning's hearing. I'd also like to begin by recognizing the courageous firefighters who recently lost their lives serving in Colorado. This tragedy is another reminder of the very real dangers our firefighters face each and every day when protecting communities and the great appreciation that we have for their"
Testimony TOM SCHULTZ
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Chairman Newhouse, Ranking Member Salinas, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify. I want to begin by recognizing that our wildland fire community has experienced profound loss that occurred in western Colorado. An interagency helitack crew of firefighters, employees of the Forest Service, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, were involved in a burnover incident while working on the Knowles and Gore fires. As was previously mentioned, three of them..."
Testimony WESTERMAN, BRUCE
Mark-up of: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officer...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Bird Treaty Amendment Act with an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman from Alaska, Mr. Begich designated Begich 174 ANS. H.R. 8121, to designate the Christianstead Bandstand at the Christianstead National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands as the Peter G. Thurland Senior Bandstand with an amendment in the nature or with an amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Neguse designated Neguse No. 1. H.R. 8454, to provide for the transfer of..."
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"As everybody, I hope, knows, we are in a moment of real crisis for our family farmers and for ranchers all over the country, including in Colorado. The American Farm Bureau Federation projects substantial losses for major crops this"
Testimony BENNET, MICHAEL F.
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Canada and Mexico, as you know, purchase nearly $60 billion in U.S. agricultural products each year. There are two largest agricultural export markets and are among the most important markets for Colorado. And the USMCA provides the foundation for this"
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
“False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Deten...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"And yet we have again, we did the research. Almost a third of the country, thirty one and a half percent of the country, because you got 18 big blue cities, 18 big or 11 big blue states. You have this thing and we've actually seen it play out. Denver, Colorado, illegal migrant who committed another crime in the detention center. The notice gets sent to the detention center. Will you hold this migrant until we get there? They stamp on the form. No, we're going to release him to the streets,..."
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I will now begin our member panel to allow bill sponsors to speak on their legislation. I will now recognize Representative Hurd from Colorado for testimony on his bill. Thank you very much. I will now recognize Representative DeLuzio from Pennsylvania for testimony on his"
Testimony SPEAKER_16
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"It is bipartisan, this idea began as a letter and suggestion from the National Governors Association Bipartisan Working Group on permitting reform that includes my home state Governor Josh Shapiro from Pennsylvania. I thank Mr. Crank, Colorado, for co-leading the effort. There's a big tent of support here because I think there is a wide understanding that permitting decisions need to move more"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"In Wyoming, federal investments complemented significant state investments. In Colorado, Earth MRI partnerships have advanced critical mineral assessments while training the next generations of the mineral workforce. In Idaho and Nevada, important mining jurisdictions. Earth MRI data are improving our understanding of critical mineral"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Our last witness is Mr. Matthew Kinsella. He is the CEO of Inflection, and he is stationed in Louisville, Colorado. Mr. Kinsella, you are now recognized for five"
Testimony SPEAKER_15
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Quantum Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act, introduced by Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado. My name is Matt Kinsella, and I was the founding investor in Inflection in 2018 and have"
Testimony SPEAKER_15
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I respectfully request that my full written testimony be entered into the record, and in the interest of time, I will use my oral remarks to summarize its key points. Inflection is an American quantum technology company headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, with operations in Chicago, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, and allied nations, including the United Kingdom and Australia. Our company was built on more than two decades of cold atom physics research, pioneered in Colorado's world-leading..."
Testimony SPEAKER_15
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"often on the federal lands Americans hunt, fish, graze, and treasure. In Colorado, we know how much these lands matter to my colleagues at Inflection and to my own family. Fewer dry holes mean a smaller footprint and exploration concentrated only where deposits actually exist. And the benefits extend well past"
Testimony HURD, JEFF
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I appreciate that. With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Kinsella, it's great to have you here. Great to have a Colorado company as part of this panel. Can you, going back to Chairman Westerman's question about how to explain quantum, the way that I've, in my simple mind, trying to think of it or understand it is imagine you're walking across a wooden floor. You can't see beneath it, but you can kind of tell by where you're standing, where the floor feels solid and..."
Testimony HURD, JEFF
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"And that it makes sense to invest there. I'm really proud, as I mentioned before, that Inflection is headquartered in my home state of Colorado, and we've become one of America's leading centers for quantum research. Beyond mineral exploration, what other industries do you see benefiting from the United"
Testimony HURD, JEFF
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"So there's a national security aspect for sure. Is there also a use case to be made for looking underground to see where water resources are or might be located or why we might have problems? One of the issues that we have in Colorado in the San Luis Valley is the aquifer is going down and we're trying to see what is causing that, where the water is. Is that another potential use for quantum sensing? Wonderful. Thank you so much, Mr. Kinsella, for being here. Mr. Chairman, my time has"
Testimony BUDD, TED
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"introduce our witnesses for today. Our first witness is Walter Copan, Vice President Emeritus for Research and Technology Transfer at the Colorado School of Mines. He's also a senior advisor and co-founder of Renewing American Innovation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Under the first Trump administration, Dr. Copan served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 16th Director of NIST. Our second witness is Dr. Drew Endy, Director of Biostrategy..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"And at various times, I've crossed paths with some of these people. Dr. Copan, more than anybody, just because he's in Colorado and has his finger in a bipartisan way in more pies than I think anyone I know. And as close as I can tell, he always has good"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I appreciate that, and I'm out of time, but I do want to recognize one of my political mentors, even though he's devoutly apolitical, Tom Cech, he's at the University of Colorado, and if you can handle the politics of a university, you can handle anything, but making sure that when Tom Cech came back to the university, they built a research tower and an entrepreneurial tower side-by-side so that you can facilitate that without attracting all the capital, you know, keeping much of that capital..."
Testimony BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I have to say we are talking a lot in our country about AI, but I was very excited to hear Dr. Copan about the Colorado School of Mines recently launched first in the nation bachelor's degree in quantum systems engineering. And I think I was coupling my excitement of that with what Dr. Endy said about the fact that we need"
Testimony DR. WALTER COPAN
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"There are great new opportunities. Absolutely agree. And I think this was a huge part of the motivation at Colorado School of Mines is recognizing that educational outreach about the opportunities that matter for the future and connecting people with the emerging innovation economy so they can see themselves in it. Providing a pathway, providing an open mind and the information that people and their families need to make decisions about how they're going to be educated and what's the pathway..."
Testimony JAYAPAL, PRAMILA
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"These are the people who are implementing government policies in our cities and towns. And on Friday, the outrage continued when an employee of GEO Group, who operates ICE's detention center in Aurora, Colorado, shot a 42-year-old woman. Let's just play a short video footage from just three of these ICE killings. Not a single bit of accountability for any of"
Testimony ROY, CHIP
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"But we have private prisons in numerous categories throughout our country, in state incarceration, in federal incarceration, and here with respect to dealing with those that are detained who are here illegally. And look, I mean, I was out in Aurora, Colorado after that center was targeted for protests back in 2019. And I happened to be in Colorado visiting family. And I happened to be in Colorado visiting"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"We're able to address the missing middle for teachers and first responders by having a program that fits their needs. The beauty of our regional structure, especially for Topeka, with our members, again, 93% of our members have less than $1.5 billion in assets, is we rely on Topeka not only from the standpoint for liquidity, but we also rely on it in terms of them understanding what's going on in our districts so we can tailor these programs. In Nebraska, the MPF program is very important to..."
Testimony BURCHETT, TIM
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you. Co-chair, I recognize Ms. Boebert from Colorado. So"