Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), led a call on the Trump administration, demanding accountability for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal childcare and family assistance funding designated for Colorado, New York, California, Illinois, and Minnesota.
This letter… Read more »
Some of Colorado's congressional representatives are reacting to the 3-year Affordable Care Act tax credit extension passed by the House on Thursday.
In a 230 to 196 vote, 17 Republicans joined all Democrats in favor of the measure. The legislation is unlikely to pass the Senate in its current form, but some lawmakers are hopeful it will serve as the starting point… Read more »
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers from blue states targeted by the Trump administration’s latest funding freeze are calling on the administration to restore more than $10 billion cut from social welfare programs.
More than 70 lawmakers signed a letter, first obtained by NOTUS, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asking for the funds to be released. Funding has been cut… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for three years.
The vote follows a successful push from House Democrats to garner enough support through a discharge petition, a legislative tool to force a vote… Read more »
DENVER (KDVR) — Some Colorado lawmakers are issuing statements after a woman with local ties was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Several news outlets like the Minnesota Star Tribune have reported that the woman, identified by family members as Renee Good, was from Colorado, citing her… Read more »
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it froze access to certain federal child care and family assistance funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
The agency says this follows "serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in state-administered programs."
Last week,… Read more »
DENVER — The Trump administration plans to pull billions in federal funding from social services in Colorado and four other Democratic-led states, officials from the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) announced Tuesday.
Aside from Colorado, the states affected would include California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, according to HHS officials. The funding freeze… Read more »
DENVER (KDVR) — Programs that help low-income families in Colorado with childcare, food and other services face an uncertain future.
Multiple news outlets are reporting the federal government is freezing $10 billion in funding for Colorado, Illinois, New York, Minnesota and California. In Colorado, about $300 million would be frozen.
Colorado’s Governor’s Office, Department of Human… Read more »
The Trump administration is portraying its decision to slash $10 billion in funding to five Democrat-led states as a response to a scandal in Minnesota, where dozens of people have been convicted of stealing public money through the state’s social services system—but advocates and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday condemned what they called an act of “political… Read more »
DENVER (KDVR) — Five years after a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protest Congress confirming President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, several members of Colorado’s congressional delegation who were in the building are reflecting on that day.
The crowd battled Capitol police to enter the building as members of… Read more »
