Today, I am especially proud to be a Coloradan as we are celebrating the first ever Colorado Public Lands Day. This is particularly significant in light of the attacks on public lands coming from Washington, D.C.
Colorado’s way of life and outdoor industry rely on access to public lands. That…
The Senate is in the process of confirming a Secretary of Education, questioning Betsy DeVos, the candidate President-elect Trump nominated.
The Secretary of Education leads the Department of Education, guiding federal programs and disbursing resources to K-12 and postsecondary education institutions.
Public schools across the country, and especially in Colorado…
College tuition in Colorado has almost tripled in the past ten years. An increase in the price of college means many students have to borrow more, and today, the average student loan borrower in Colorado has over $25,000 in student debt. Combined, Americans owe more than $1.3 trillion in student…
Each week our office gets hundreds of phone calls, letters, and emails from constituents on everything from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to Medicare premiums. A few months ago, one letter in particular caught my attention. …
Empowering America’s workers
He lives in Thornton, Colorado with his wife and daughter. Each day he drives to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver where he works as a loan specialist. …
Pope Francis spoke with incredible power and empathy about the struggles and difficult decisions that Americans encounter on a regular basis — and about our responsibility as legislators to care for our world, our families, and our neighbors in need.
Here in Washington, we obsess over our divisions. They derail…
During a subcommittee hearing last week about sexual assault on college campuses, I committed a major gaffe during the back-and-forth exchange with a witness who was advocating for removing the authority of colleges to adjudicate sexual assault cases that happen on their campuses.
My words did not convey my beliefs…
