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Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Arbitrary Per-Country Limits to Employment-Based Visas

February 7, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), and 112 bipartisan members today introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R.

Issues:
Immigration

Ken Buck Re-Introduces the WATER Act

February 4, 2019 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) introduced H.R. 807, the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform (WATER) Act of 2019, a key legislative priority that unanimously passed on the House floor last year and Buck hopes to shepherd to the House floor again in the 116th Congress. Senator Gardner will be introducing the Senate companion bill.

Issues:
Agriculture

Ken Buck Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Travel Funds from being used during a Government Shutdown

January 28, 2019 Press Release
For Immediate Release Monday, January 28, 2019 Contact: Brittany Yanick, 202-225-4676

Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) introduced legislation (H.R. 793) to prohibit Members of Congress from using official funds to pay for travel to leave Washington, D.C. during a government shutdown. A Member may use official funds to return to Washington, D.C. if they happen to be away from the Capitol.

Issues:
Accountability

Matthew Paris, Eaton High School Student, Wins Congressional App Challenge

December 3, 2018 Press Release
I’m proud of Matthew’s work on this app and I’m excited to see him use his coding skills in the future to contribute to our communities and our country. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Congressional App Challenge this year.
Issues:
Education and Opportunity

Ken Buck Introduces Legislation to Ensure Fair Aluminum Pricing

September 27, 2018 Press Release
Our beverage and beer industry, along with so many other job-creating industries, rely on a fair and free market for aluminum purchases. To avoid perversions of the free market, like monopoly pricing, we need to fully equip the CFTC, alongside the Justice Department, to investigate pricing irregularities that have been plaguing the aluminum market for months now.
Issues:
Jobs and Economic Growth

Buck Language Makes Final Bicameral, Bipartisan Opioid Agreement

September 26, 2018 Press Release
“I’m thankful that the agreement text includes language to enhance data-sharing among opioid wholesalers and law enforcement. If we’re going to stand up to this opioid epidemic in America, then we need everyone on the same page, sharing information to catch the bad actors while still providing good people with the pharmaceuticals they need.”
Issues:
Health Care

Ken Buck’s WATER Act Passes House

July 24, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 519, the WATER Act, which Congressman Ken Buck introduced in 2017 to keep water affordable for rural Colorado.

Issues:
Environment

Ken Buck Praises Release of Final EIS for NISP Water Project

July 20, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) released a statement praising the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP).

Issues:
Agriculture

Ken Buck Votes for Food Stamp Reform and Colorado Agriculture

June 21, 2018 Press Release
This legislation ensures a secure national food supply and takes serious steps to reform the food stamp program. Congress is requiring qualified individuals to look for work and contribute to society like everyone else.
Issues:
Agriculture

Ken Buck’s WATER Act Approved by Ways and Means Committee

June 21, 2018 Press Release
This legislation meets the needs of rural Colorado by keeping water affordable. I thank the members of the Ways and Means Committee for considering this legislation and I ask my colleagues to support the bill on the House floor.
Issues:
Agriculture, Environment

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