Tag: Jared Polis
Polis questions Holder on immigration and marijuana
Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis (CD2) used his first hearing appearance as a member of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday to question U.S. Attorney...
Polis urges Senate to move forward on immigration reform
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, fresh off appointment to the House Judiciary Committee, took to the U.S. House floor Wednesday to urge the U.S. Senate...
In high country, worry over economic backlash from McInnis immigration stance
Mexican tourism and immigration have long been powerful economic drivers in the resort counties former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis used to represent in Congress. Now some Western Slope residents are worried gubernatorial candidate McInnis will destroy that dynamic.
Markey, Salazar join effort to cool U.S.-Afghanistan relations
Colorado members of Congress Betsy Markey and John Salazar visited Afghanistan last week to take a read on President Hamid Karzai, who has been under fire as a waffling ally at best and a traitor at worst. As analysts increasingly train their focus on the country's engagement with Afghanistan, the American relationship with Karzai has grown volatile. Pres. Obama has been pressuring Karzai to retain foreign election fraud commissioners and to endorse the Kandahar offensive the U.S. is planning for later in the spring, but Karzai has been erratic, feeling undermined by Obama and America and seeming increasingly like an unraveling power-hungry dictator. Karzai said at the beginning of the month that if "foreign interference" in his government continues, he might join the Taliban as a legitimate force of resistance.
Green investment groups urge EPA to fill information gap on fracking...
Green investors Wednesday weighed in on recently announced EPA plans to study the increasingly popular but controversial process of hydraulic fracturing of natural gas...
Bennet turns Denver Tea Party into 1st quarter cash
Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet flashed some of his major fundraising skills Wednesday night, his team churning out an email ask on the last...
Report: Colorado job loss to China in the tens of thousands
Colorado has lost 45,100 jobs to China since that country entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI),...
Historic health care reform House debate underway
The historic Congressional debate on health care reform legislation has begun. It is streaming live on C-Span. Democratic leaders are confident they have won...
EPA to study hydraulic fracturing, but calls for FRAC Act continue
Backers of the controversial FRAC (Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals) Act, including co-sponsor Diana DeGette (D-Denver), were quick to caution Thursday that a...
Final push: Public-option support groups pressure Pelosi
In the eye of the health reform storm, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been backing away from the public health insurance option...