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COLORADO LAWMAKERS URGE SWIFT ACTION TO AVOID CUTS TO HIGHWAY, BRIDGE FUNDS
Sep 23, 2009
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Members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation today sent a letter to the leaders of the House Transportation Committee, as well as to House Leadership, pushing for urgent consideration of legislation to avoid potentially devastating rescissions to state transportation funds.
Colorado’s federal l...
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IN WAKE OF POUDRE SPILLS, MARKEY CALLS FOR GREATER HAZMAT OVERSIGHT
Sep 11, 2009
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Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey, a member of the House Transportation Committee, called for greater oversight of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Rep. Markey cited the recent asphalt spills in the Poudre River during a hearing c...
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MARKEY INTRODUCES BILL TO CUT RED TAPE FOR FARMERS, RANCHERS
Jul 21, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey was joined today by Congressman Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska) in introducing the House companion bill to S. 639, which will help America’s farmers and ranchers transport their commodities more easily across state lines.
“As a member of both the Agriculture and the Transpor...
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MARKEY TACKLES PATCHWORK OF TRUCK WEIGHT LAWS
Jun 25, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that she will co-sponsor H.R. 1799, the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, which would allow states to harmonize transportation weight limits with those of surrounding states.
“Amer...
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MARKEY HAILS FUEL CELL FUNDING FOR NORTHERN COLORADO
Apr 15, 2009
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The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $41.9 million in Economic Recovery funding to create jobs, expand the use of clean and renewable energy sources, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
$1.1 million in Recovery funding will go to the Anheuser-Busch facility in Fort Collins t...
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REP. MARKEY PUSHES EXPANDED USE OF NATURAL GAS VEHICLES
Apr 1, 2009
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Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey joined Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK), Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK), and Congressman John Larson (D-CT), at a press conference with oilman T. Boone Pickens to promote bi-partisan legislation that will significantly expand the use of natural gas in America, to quick...
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Salazar, Markey, and Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Repairs to High-Hazard Dams
Mar 30, 2009
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Colorado stands to benefit from $4.95 million in funding to repair and rehabilitate high-hazard dams under bipartisan legislation introduced today by Rep. John Salazar (D-CO), Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO), and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, (R-WV).
At a time when more than 340 Colorado dams are clas...
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REP. MARKEY MOVES TO EASE RESTRICTIONS ON AG TRANSPORTATION DURING HARVEST
Mar 4, 2009
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey today sent a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar, urging his support for the agriculture hours of service (AgHOS) exemption in the 2009 Transportation Authorization Bill.
Currently, truck drivers are limited to ...
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HOUSE PASSES ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE
Feb 13, 2009
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Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey voted in favor of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The recovery package contains the largest tax cut in U.S. history over two years, and will create or save an estimated 8,400 jobs in Northern and Eastern Colorado alone. The plan also aims to put t...
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MARKEY PUSHES FOR RURAL RELIEF IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
Jan 13, 2009
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Today Congresswoman Betsy Markey sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the House leadership to ensure that significant funding from the planned economic recovery package is invested in America’s rural communities.
Rep. Markey gathered signatures from her freshman colleague...
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