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Congressman Ken Buck

Representing the 4th District of Colorado

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Ken Buck Releases Statement in Support of Affordable Transportation

February 5, 2016 Press Release
Every day, parents, farmers, and small business owners rely on affordable transportation, so a tax hike on fuel hits them the hardest. The federal government has no business picking winners and losers in the energy economy with our tax dollars.
Issues:
Energy, Jobs and Economic Growth, Tax Reform, Trade

Ken Buck Votes for Approval of Executive Overreach Task Force

February 3, 2016 Press Release
We’ve seen the President bypass the will of the people recently—on gun rights, health care, and costly regulations. I’m eager to participate in this executive overreach task force because reasserting the power of Congress is actually reasserting the power of the people.
Issues:
Accountability

Buck Bets Beef on Broncos Win

February 1, 2016 Press Release
"They say defense wins championships, which is why I'm confident in a Broncos victory. I'm looking forward to sampling North Carolina Barbecue."

Ken Buck Introduces Legislation to Rein in Executive Overreach

January 13, 2016 Press Release
Congress has sat idle for too long, allowing the President to act beyond his authority. With this bill, Congress will be reasserting its Article I power and reining in executive overreach. I encourage my colleagues to become co-sponsors.
Issues:
Accountability, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Jobs and Economic Growth, Regulation, Spending Cuts and Debt

Ken Buck Responds to President’s Last State of the Union Address

January 12, 2016 Press Release
I share the President’s concerns about creating jobs, keeping Americans secure, and reducing gun violence but...

Ken Buck Supports a New Direction in Healthcare

January 6, 2016 Press Release
We promised America that we’d repeal Obamacare. Americans deserve better and I believe there are many good market-oriented alternatives.
Issues:
Health Care, Jobs and Economic Growth

Ken Buck Stands for Second Amendment Rights

January 5, 2016 Press Release
The President’s latest executive action violates the Constitutional mandate that Congress create the laws while the President only enforces them. Which amendment in the Bill of Rights will be tossed to the wolves tomorrow?
Issues:
Second Amendment

Freshman Class President Ken Buck Announces Class Project

December 10, 2015 Press Release
We heard from the Speaker’s Chief of Staff, who told us that our continual reliance on big, bloated omnibus bills steals from Congress 90% of its Power of the Purse. To reassert Congressional power, we need to return to a regular appropriations process with multiple, separate funding bills.
Issues:
Accountability, Jobs and Economic Growth, Spending Cuts and Debt

Ken Buck Sends Letter to Chairman Hal Rogers Calling on Congress to Reassert its Constitutional Authority

December 7, 2015 Press Release
Led a letter signed by 11 of my colleagues in Congress calling on Congressman Hal Rogers, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, to include several policy provisions in the Omnibus Appropriations Act.
Issues:
Accountability

Buck Votes to Improve Energy Security

December 3, 2015 Press Release
After many months of calling for legislation to lift the crude oil export ban, I’m thankful the House passed this bill. In an increasingly volatile world, securing America’s energy infrastructure should be a top priority.
Issues:
Energy

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Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. announces 2015 Congressional Art Competition opening show featuring student work from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District

March 11, 2015 In The News
Greeley Tribune,
Greeley Tribune

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. announced Tuesday the 2015 Congressional Art Competition opening show.

Ken Buck: Obama's dangerous dance with Iran

March 7, 2015 In The News
Denver Post, Ken Buck
Denver Post

President Obama just made a dangerous world a lot more dangerous. His strategic bumbling in the most explosive part of the planet has set off a chain reaction.

Issues:
Foreign Affairs, Security

Buck visits Julesburg

February 25, 2015 In The News
Julesburg Advocate
Buck visits Julesburg

Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) hosted a town hall meeting at the Julesburg fire department Tuesday. While cold wind and the responsibilities of calving season kept some attendees from joining, Congressman Buck had a great discussion with key members of the community.

Mayor, lawmakers react to immigration injunction

February 23, 2015 In The News
The Colorado Statesman, Ernest Luning
The Colorado Statesman

On the morning after a federal judge in Texas stalled President Barack Obama’s executive orders to defer deportation of some undocumented immigrants, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and representatives of groups that support the policy change gathered in Denver to urge immigrants to stay calm and carry on.

Rep. Buck: ‘No More Acting Like King Barack’

February 19, 2015 In The News
CBS4
CBS4

DENVER (CBS4)- Colorado Republican Representative Ken Buck is joining other GOP leaders in claiming that President Barack Obama has abused his authority.

In response to the president’s designating the Browns Canyon National Monument in southwestern Colorado, Buck said, Obama should “cut it out.”

Lamborn blasts Obama's decision to declare Colorado's Browns Canyon a national monument

February 18, 2015 In The News
Associated Press
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is designating three new national monuments for protection as historic or ecologically significant sites, including the Pullman neighborhood in Chicago where African-American railroad workers won a historic labor agreement.

Colorado congressman concerned with Air Force Academy sex assault figures

February 16, 2015 In The News
Colorado Springs Gazette, Tom Roeder
Colorado Springs Gazette
Congressman Buck said sexual assault at the Air Force Academy have earned his scrutiny.

GOP lawmakers: It’s Obama’s job to plan fight against ISIS

February 12, 2015 In The News
The Pueblo Chieftain, Peter Roper
The Pueblo Chieftain
Rep. Ken Buck, who represents the 4th Congressional District, said he wanted to see “clearly defined limits and goals” in any authorization approved by Congress.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs, Security

Balance of Power: What can Congress get done?

January 25, 2015 In The News
Brandon Rittiman
9NEWS
Congressman Ken Buck joined Brandon Rittiman and Rep. Jared Polis on 9NEWS Denver to talk about his impression of the State of the Union address and what Congress can get done moving forward.

These 41 Members of Congress Tweeted During the State of the Union. Here’s What They Had to Say.

January 20, 2015 In The News
The Daily Signal, Rob Bluey
The Daily Signal

Members of Congress no longer just listen to the president deliver his State of the Union address. They’re also actively messaging throughout the speech. Here are some of the tweets—from Democrats, Republicans and one Independent—that caught our eye tonight.

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