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March 25, 2015
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PILT reimburses local governments for losses in tax revenues due to the presence of large expanses of un-taxable federal lands, ensuring vital funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, education and other essential operations.
March 24, 2015
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Congressman Tipton welcomed the announcement that veterans living farther than a 40 mile drive from a VA healthcare facility will now be able to receive and use Veterans Choice Cards to access non-VA healthcare providers closer to home.
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March 24, 2015
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Congressman Tipton introduced legislation to reduce red tape compliance burdens on well-managed community banks so they can better focus their resources on providing vital economic services that help their communities grow & prosper.
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March 19, 2015
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The Arkansas Valley Conduit is the final component of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, a water diversion and storage project in the lower Arkansas Valley.
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March 18, 2015
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Following new cost estimates to complete the new VA hospital in Aurora, the Colorado Congressional delegation today expressed its commitment to working together on behalf of our veterans to ensure the regional medical facility is completed.
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March 18, 2015
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The House of Representatives has passed legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make public for review the scientific data used in the agency’s regulatory and rule-making process...
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March 18, 2015
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Witnesses told Tipton that making additional well-managed small banks eligible for a longer Office of the Comptroller of the Currency examination cycle of 18 months, rather than 12, would help ease the burden of regulatory compliance.
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March 17, 2015
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Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Congressman Scott Tipton are requesting the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner open access to Lake Nighthorse at the earliest possible date.
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March 17, 2015
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Tipton questioned Treasury Secretary Lew on why the Financial Stability Oversight Council has yet to review the impact regulations are having on community banks despite being statutorily required to do so under the Dodd-Frank Act.
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May 20, 2012
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U.S. Forest Service land managers need more latitude and the forest-management industry more certainty if the mountain pine beetle is to be repelled, or at least contained, in Colorado’s high country, witnesses testified Monday before a congressional field hearing.
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May 20, 2012
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Regulations move slowly — bark beetles, not so much. The pests are destroying Colorado’s forests at an alarming rate — more than 6 million acres in 10 years — as well as the industries that depend upon forest health, a congressional subcommittee was told Monday at a joint oversight hearing in Montrose.
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May 14, 2012
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House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Scott Tipton (R-Colo.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Small Business Agriculture, Energy and Trade, are introducing two measures that would strengthen the coordination of the federal export promotion agencies and help more small businesses export.
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May 14, 2012
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U.S. representatives Scott Tipton and Mike Coffman requested the field hearing of the Subcommittee on Water and Power and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. The hearing is titled “Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Hobs and Abundant Water and Power Supplies.” It is slated for 9 a.m.
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May 14, 2012
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Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., was in town Thursday promoting exporting for small businesses at the Business Incubator Center.
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May 14, 2012
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Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.), chairman of the subcommittee on Small Business Agriculture, Energy and Trade, introduced two measures to strengthen the coordination of federal export promotion agencies to help more small businesses export.
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May 14, 2012
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As loudly as American families are demanding refuge from economic burdens like high gas prices, small businesses are now chiming in as well. Persistently high energy costs are forcing owners to reduce hiring and cut back on employee hours.
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May 14, 2012
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Tipton hosted an event at the Grand Junction Business Incubator Thursday. It was a chance for employers to get valuable information on the opportunities and resources available to help their business grow.
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May 14, 2012
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Two subcommittees of the House Natural Resources Committee will conduct a joint field hearing this month in Montrose to study infestation of pine beetles and water-supply and electrical-transmission difficulties. The hearing on May 14, sought by U.S. Reps.
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May 14, 2012
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Republican Congressmen Scott Tipton and Cory Gardner stopped by the studios to answer your questions. Rep. Tipton and Rep. Gardner answered questions about student loans, tax reforms and insider trading.
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