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April 24, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) and his western colleagues introduced the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act (H.R.1997) in the House.
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April 23, 2015
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During the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing, Tipton stressed that community banks are suffocating under the weight of one-size-fits-all rules.
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April 22, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) voted today to pass legislation in the House to give small businesses, community banks and credit unions a voice in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) regulatory process.
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April 16, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) lauded the passage of legislation in the House to repeal the death tax.
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April 16, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) reintroduced legislation to protect water users from uncompensated federal takings of privately-held water rights.
April 15, 2015
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Weldon’s testimony echoed comments made by U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell in a February Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing...
April 14, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton took federal land management agencies to task for continued administrative attempts to take private water rights without compensation.
April 13, 2015
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After much public outcry, the federal government has attempted to distance itself from its most recent attempt to trample state law and interfere with private water rights.
March 25, 2015
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Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following passage of a budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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June 10, 2012
In The News
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is not happy with the way the Bureau of Reclamation does its public-opinion surveys. Apparently when they send them out they ask people to complete the form and as a thank you they include a $2 bill as incentive to return the survey.
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June 10, 2012
In The News
The House voted Wednesday to prevent federal agencies from using cash as an incentive for individuals to respond to surveys. The House voted 355-51 in favor of an amendment by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., that would ban the practice among agencies affected by the energy and water appropriations bill.
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June 4, 2012
In The News
The House of Representatives approved a 2013 military construction budget Thursday that for the sixth year bars the Army from spending any money to expand the 238,000-acre Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad.
June 4, 2012
In The News
The U.S. House of Representatives already has passed a bill by Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, to designate Chimney Rock, an ancestral Puebloan site near Pagosa Springs, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has a similar bill that is awaiting action in the Senate.
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June 4, 2012
In The News
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and his Republican colleague, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, used a meeting with Pueblo business owners Thursday to argue that too much federal regulation — pushed by Democrats and President Barack Obama — is hurting the economy and helping to drive up unemployment.
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May 20, 2012
In The News
Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., had the funding ban included in the 2013 military construction budget for the Pentagon. That budget was approved by the full House committee which oversees the federal budget each year. That means the ban is almost guaranteed to stay in effect for a sixth year.
May 20, 2012
In The News
The Postal Service recently backed down on closures in the face of opposition that arose from rural postal customers and members of Congress including U.S. Rep, Scott Tipton and U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet from Colorado.
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May 20, 2012
In The News
The bill to establish Chimney Rock as a national monument passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, passed with bipartisan support in a voice vote.
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May 20, 2012
In The News
Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., met with a committee designated to survey the community in regard to their opinions on changing the Colorado National Monument to National Park status.
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May 20, 2012
In The News
The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a bill to establish Chimney Rock as a national monument. Now the action moves to the Senate, where we hope the idea will prevail as well.
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