this is the exact kind of provision that Washington bureaucrats will use to expand their regulatory power into the private sector.

I was opposed to us going to this thing, and I was wrong.

It is my honor today to recognize the lifesaving work of the Arapahoe Rescue Patrol. Formed in 1957, in Arapahoe County, Colorado, the search and rescue operations by this team are managed by local high school students. These students…

It is my honor today to recognize the life of Dr. Felix Gilbert following his passing on April 27 of this year, 2021. Dr. Gilbert was a pastor, an Air Force veteran, a professor, a mentor, a father, a brother, and a grandfather. He built…

It is my honor today to recognize the career of Dr. Betsy Oudenhoven, president of the Community College of Aurora, and congratulate her on her upcoming retirement. Dr. Oudenhoven joined CCA in 2011, as the vice president for student…

I would hope--also one of the things that struck me in the years we fought fires while I was Governor of Colorado, that we never seemed to have the data that one wants...

I was pleased with the response and support from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for bringing back a taxable bond option similar to Build America Bonds.

I want to thank you and your team very much for the work that they have done to get ready for the monthly distribution of the Child Tax Credit.

It does not make any sense to me that we would do something that was this valuable and then turn around and raise taxes basically on working people who can least afford it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I am deeply concerned with the increased rates of mental illness that young people are experiencing, leading to death by suicide, substance use, or other mental and behavioral health challenges.

I hope that it is only the start of a larger effort to address the mental health issues in our country.

We certainly have a responsibility here to help our public health surveillance systems modernize.

a pediatric mental health state of emergency

We viewed this as an opportunity to improve access to people, especially in rural areas.

Last Congress I, alongside my colleague Senator Bennet, introduced the Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act.

I introduced Ally's Act, which is a bipartisan bill to ensure access to these critical hearing devices.

This bill would establish a matching grant program for power companies to reduce the risk of disaster-caused outages.