Gardner announces up to $100 million for investment for U.S. National Labs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Cory Gardner announced that ExxonMobil will invest up to $100 million over 10 years for lower-emissions research and development with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). This 10-year agreement will establish projects regarding biofuels, carbon capture, and storage and life cycle analysis of lower-emissions technologies.

Bennet leads bipartisan letter urging Trump to reverse proposal to eliminate funding for America’s leading service and volunteerism agency

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Sen. Michael Bennet recently led a group of bipartisan senators in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to reverse his budget proposal to eliminate funding for the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS), our country’s leading provider of grants that support national service and volunteerism through programs like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps.

Bennet reintroduces bill to reform antiquated hardrock mining laws

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Bennet reintroduced legislation to modernize the nation’s outdated hardrock mining laws to kick-start the cleanup of abandoned mines in Colorado. The Hardrock Mining Reform Act of 2019 would impose a commonsense royalty on hardrock mining, updating a law that dates back to 1872 allowing companies to mine public lands without paying royalties. This would help pay for abandoned mine cleanup and prevent future spills like the Gold King Mine disaster that spilled 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater into the Animas and San Juan rivers.

Bennet, Boozman reintroduce bipartisan bill to expand agricultural exports to Cuba

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Bennet and John Boozman (R-AR) reintroduced the Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2019, legislation to remove a major hurdle for American farmers and ranchers to selling American agricultural products in the Cuban market. The bipartisan bill would support jobs in Colorado, Arkansas and across the country by lifting restrictions on private financing for U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba.

Gardner continues push for space command to come to Colorado

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Gardner applauded the official notification from the Secretary of the Air Force to consider Colorado as a potential location for the new United States Space Command. The Air Force expects the Strategic Basing Decision for U.S. Space Command to be approved during the summer of 2019. Four out of the six locations listed as confirmed candidates to host the headquarters are in Colorado; Buckley Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Peterson Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base.

Colorado Protect Our Care Coalition celebrates signing of Colorado bill to end surprise medical billing

PUEBLO – The Protect Our Coalition celebrated Gov. Jared Polis signing House Bill 1174 into law which would end “balance billing” or “surprise medical billing.” Balance bills or surprise medical bills occur when a patient has a procedure done at a facility that may have been in network, but the physician that conducted the procedure was not in-network. Often consumers are facing emergency situations and are either unaware or unable to decline the additional costs.

House passes bill to protect police officers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Scott Tipton voted in support of H.R. 2379, a bill that reauthorizes the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program. Tipton, a cosponsor of the bill, has long supported measures to ensure local law enforcement officers have the resources they need to keep themselves and their communities safe.

Bipartisan legislation providing additional visas for Afghan interpreters and support staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Gardner joined Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to introduce legislation that would provide additional visas for Afghans who have assisted the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and whose lives are in jeopardy because of their service. The Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019 would provide 4,000 Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 and begin to address administrative obstacles that prevent Afghan and Iraqi allies from receiving