Detective Rogers, you just heard the statement from Congresswoman DeGette...

I am really grateful for that effort and proud to come from the area that we live in.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you convening the hearing today and bringing my bill, the West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017, up for consideration.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing and bringing my bill, H.R. 4609, the West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017, up for consideration.

I certainly applaud all of the efforts. We have actually talked about this for several years, the importance of this, literally for our communities.

the U.S. Forest Service, the Dolores Fire Protection District, and constituents from Dolores County to secure land for a fire station

H.R. 4609, introduced by Congressman Scott Tipton of Colorado, would authorize the U.S. Forest Service to convey approximately 3.61 acres of Forest Service land.

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this seems like an unacceptable intrusion into the attorney-client relationship to me.

West Fork is in a remote part of Dolores County, Colorado, surrounded by the San Juan National Forest. Emergency and fire response is a challenge in this part of the county, because the closest fire station is currently 26 miles away.

I certainly appreciate the Ranking Member pointing that out. That is actually a result of Federal policy.

I would like to commend him for traveling to Washington to testify in support of H.R. 4609.

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H.R. 4609 introduced by Representative Tipton of Colorado authorizes a conveyance of about 3 acres of National Forest System land to Dolores County, Colorado for a fire station and related infrastructure.

I have just received a letter from our colleague, Diana DeGette, with a statement from the City and County of Denver...

It is interesting being able to listen to this debate. The common ground is we want to be able to have consumers have access to capital, and we also want responsible lending. We now need to reset this debate to the reality that is being…

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One of the efforts that I led in the Congress was to strip the VA of their construction management authority for building major construction projects.