Betsy Markey: “the number one barrier to implementing wildfire prevention plans and beetle-kill-mitigation programs is funding.”

I support President Obama's goal to increase the number of graduate fellowships in science.

I am concerned about the President's elimination of the Resource Conservation and Development Program from the budget.

I believe that the President's budget does take steps to put us on a sustainable path.

As working class families struggle to make ends meet in these tough economic times, we have the opportunity to ease their burden by providing health care for 11 million children. Currently, more than 1 out of 8 children in Colorado lacks…