Content originally published by McClatchy Washington Bereau on January 14th, 2016. With tens of thousands of sick nuclear-weapons workers thwarted in their bids to win compensation from the U.S. government, Congress is under growing pressure to investigate what went wrong with a $12 billion federal program aimed at helping them. “It’s disgraceful how the affected workers have been treated by a system that’s overly bureaucratic,” said Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis, one of six members of t... Read more

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement in reaction to President Obama's State of the Union address: “Seven years ago, President Obama took office and was confronted with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Our economy was falling off a cliff, businesses were rapidly shedding jobs, and the U.S. auto industry nearly flat lined. With a calm and steady hand President Obama led us back from the brink. Today, the national unemployment rate has fallen to 5 p... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on January 12th, 2016. Among the invited guests at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address are five Coloradans with a wide range of life experiences — each brought to the speech by a Colorado lawmaker for a different reason. They include an imam from the Denver area, a 12-year-old activist with cerebral palsy, a former Denver mayor, the mother of one of the victims of the 2012 Aurora movie shooting and the father of a combat veteran who killed ... Read more

Content was originally published by KUSA 9news on January 12th, 2016. KUSA - Statements sent to 9NEWS by local politicians about President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address: REP. JARED POLIS (D-COLORADO) "Tonight the President urged Congress to make 2016 a year of action, and I echo that call in the strongest terms possible. "Under seven years of President Obama’s leadership, our nation has made extraordinary progress in several areas – a historic international climate accord, a D... Read more

Content originally published by KMGH-Denver 7 on January 12th, 2016 A small business owner from Greeley will join First Lady Michele Obama for the State of the Union speech Tuesday. Ronna Rice is CEO of Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey. The company specializes in American raw and unfiltered honey for export globally. Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey has export sales per year of about $500,000, and the 15 jobs in the company are supported by those exports. Rice runs the company with her husband Jim, their thr... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on January 12th, 2016. Lakewood leaders and residents want more details on how federal officials are going to operate a 1,000-bed shelter at the Denver Federal Center for youths who entered the United States from Central America illegally and unaccompanied. At the City Council's regular meeting Monday night, Councilwoman Ramey Johnson said Lakewood had become "ground zero for the U.S. government's failed immigration and foreign policy" and pledged... Read more

Content originally published by The Hill on January 11th, 2016 Millions will emerge from this holiday season with new lifestyle and health goals for the New Year. According to the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. Among the top of the list are commitments to losing weight, reducing stress, enjoying life to its fullest, getting fit and healthy, and quitting smoking. Unfortunately, only 8 percent of those Americans are su... Read more

Content originally published by The Denver Post on January 10th, 2016. A plan by the federal government to convert a Lakewood warehouse into a waypoint for child migrants is raising concern among immigration activists and Colorado lawmakers — much of it derived from the worry that the Obama administration is trying to do too much too quickly. Fueling the anxiety is the speed in which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving ahead with the facility, which is expected to hold as... Read more

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement today after the President announced new steps to prevent gun violence: “The executive actions announced today by President Obama are an important start in reducing the number of lives lost to tragic and senseless gun violence. I support the President taking action within his authority to enforce the law that’s in place, expand access to mental health treatment, and ensure people or businesses selling guns are conducting background... Read more

Content originally published by KUSA 9news on January 4th, 2016. The number of unaccompanied children showing up at the U.S. border with Mexico is climbing and federal agencies are preparing for more to arrive this spring and summer. Colorado is one of four states where these children could end up temporarily staying. Federal officials tell 9NEWS that up to 1,000 unaccompanied, undocumented children could end up at the Federal Center in Lakewood. It's a possibility they are already preparing fo... Read more