like the colorado mountain club made up of climbers hikers and skiers, the colorado wildlife federation made up of hunters and the new colorado open space coordinating council which was a coalition of smaller groups almost all of which were organized around one outdoor recreational pastime or another fly fishing, whitewater rafting, hunting, bird watching, many others. these outdoor recreational enthusiasts, people who had become so deeply and personally invested in outdoor recreation that they took political action. these outdoor recreational enthusiasts led the charge against red buffalo. but allied with them were coloradoans who came at the issue from another perspective. these were tourist boosters. and tourist business owners for whom the scenic and wild and recreational amenities of the high country had become a matter of economic value, of profits, of prosperity. business interests on either end of this proposed tunnel on the summitt county side, on the eagle county side spoke out against red buffalo. so they were sort of going away from the old sort of booster approach of the mo

god bless you all, plus colorado. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> c are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks in his 1st state of the state address bill walker talked about the state's state's shortfall for by the recent drop in oil prices. his 40 minute speech comes to us courtesy of kgo tv. >> thank you. thank you very much. president kevin meyer, speaker, lieutenant governor members of the legislature members of the next my fellow alaskans it is in order to stand before you. i am humbled to serve alaska is your government and you have my pledge that i will always put alaska 1st. i will forever be ready to work with anyone shares this value. tonight. tonight i deliver the state of the state address. this is a rare privilege to which i have so much to my family. i want to begin by recognizing my 1st lady of 37 years and now alaska's 1st lady ms. donna walker. [applause] [applause] has as all of you who have met her know she is one amazing, smart lady who truly has a servant's heart

i thank the gentlelady from colorado, ms. degette, for yielding and for her advocacy and work on this issue. today on the anniversary of roe v. wade, which changed history for women in america by allowing them to control their own bodies, i rise against the effort to roll back these rights. though we've come a long way in the last 42 years some politicians want to undo this progress and restrict access to critical medical procedures women may need. why have we been debating whether the government should seize control over a woman's health decision when the american people want us to work together to create good paying jobs, balance the budget and raise the minimum wage? instead this chamber is wasting time with a divisive argument about whether the government should jeopardize a woman's access to medically necessary procedures. politicians are not medical experts. and we should not deny a woman the ability to make her own decisions with those she trusts the most. i ask my colleagues to focus on the economy instead of spending

faces of young graduates from new york to california, and our newest officers at west point annapolis, colorado springs, and new london.

we have no plans to sue colorado. i know others are concerned about that and the -- that is as of today. >> next question. >> yeah. >> the concern for some are, we have a colorado law that's in contrary to a federal law. that's not being enforced. there's issues there that need to be resolved. i expect over time they will be. >> there's a question. >> what are the chances you would run for president in 2016? >> you want statistical chances? one in 20,000. i don't know. that's off the top of my head. i think it's nil. i do think you should ask the question of governor herbert. [ laughter ] i have seen a lot of the republican candidates and personally -- - [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> an endorsement from a democrat is really going to help me. if his is nil, mine are less than nil. >> anything else? yeah. >> just one quick question.i pñ you mentioned that a lot of the governors coming in are coming from the pry vac says tore have that experience. it's something you bring as well. are there particular sort of traits or o

spear. >> i think the gentlelady from colorado. i to ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record, that instead of attacking women's access to healtcare, this house should vote for better paychecks for women. >> i am now pleased to yield for purposes of unanimous consent quest, the gentlelady from alabama, ms. sewall. >> i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should vote for bigger paychecks and better infrastructure instead of constantly attacking women's access to health care. >> i have no pleased to yield for purposes of unanimous consent request the gentleman from california mr. hoffman. >> madam speaker i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement that the house should be voting for better paychecks and infrastructure incident these limitless attacks on women's access to health care. >> i am now pleased to yield for purposes of unanimous consent request, the gentleman from california, the house of caucus chairman, mr. becerra. >> i think the gentlelady for yielding. i want t

the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: thank you mr. president. i am delighted to be on the floor today with, among others, senator alexander who has worked so hard on the bill we're talking about today. through the chair, i want to wish him well in his new role as chair of the health, education labor committee on which i serve. he's quite right to have said this bill came out -- came to us as a result of testimony in front of that committee by a variety of witnesses but all of whom agreed that the current system is completely unwieldy. and the also like the other cosponsors, senators booker, burr isakson and king, for joining the efforts and for being here today as well. you know, i first became aware of this problem when i was superintendent of the denver public schools and we had a couple that very generously donated $50 million 5-0 million for scholarships for kids that were graduating from denver public schools and who had applied to college. and one of the things we learned in that process was how terrible the process was for filling out the

[applause] >> the gentlewoman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> madam speaker, i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentle lady from california. >> the gentlewoman from california is recognized for two minutes. >> madam speaker, i rise today on the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court decision in roe versus wade in support of h.r. 7 . the no taxpayer funding for abortion at -- act. these restrictions will save lives. according to the research by the allen institute policy that cut taxpayer funds for abortion will prevent 25% or more of abortions that would otherwise take place. furthermore, recent polling has demonstrated that the american public is widely opposed to taxpayer funds for abortion. according to a marist poll this january, 68% of respondents oppose taxpayer funds for abortion. a cnn poll from last year shows 56% of respondents oppose public funding for abortion. as the mother of four i know personally how precious the gift of human life is. and how important it is to honor that gi

a lot of those businesses, for obvious reasons are headquartered in colorado. on top of the economic benefits, wilderness areas national monuments, national parks are a fundamental part of the fabric of our country and of our country's history. it's important to preserve these lands for our kids and our grandkids, just as our grandparents preserved them for us and it's worth investing some money to do that so the next generation, the one after that can experience the greatness that all americans feel when they first visit the grand canyon or rocky mountain national park or chimney rock national monument or the everglades or wherever we find the next beautiful or historically significant area that congress or the president decides to protect. this discussion is actually a timely one because just this past december, we passed a large package of conservation measures into law on a bipartisan basis. that package included a bill that we worked on in colorado called the hermosa creek watershed protection act. let me say at the outset that our office may have introduc

and i would invite anyone in the chamber to come to colorado and see what i'm talking about. protecting the lands with wide-open spaces that are a huge driver of economic growth all across the country. they help to sustain the 600 billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy and a lot of those businesses for obvious reasons are headquartered in colorado. the top of the economic benefits, national monuments that is a part of this and a fundamental part of the fabric of the country in our countries history. it is important to preserve these lands for our kids and our grandkids just as our grandparents preserved them for us and it is worth investing money to do that so that the next generation can experience the greatness that all americans feel when they first visit the grand canyon or rocky mountain national park or chimney rock national monument or the everglades. wherever we find the next beautiful or historically significant area that congress or the president decides to protect. this past december we passed a large package of consummate conservation measures into law on a bip

. >> the gentlemen from colorado. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i do have an amendment and would like to be able to present it. it is an amendment to actually include last session's bill on immigration reform as an amendment. there is a lot of talk about how doesn't solve the broken immigration system and there is agreement on both sides so i hope to put a solution forward and i hope that is included. and it is important for us to address this issues. both sides acknowledge this doesn't, i think, the president has certainly taken some steps, not to address the issue of the broken immigration system but to do the best he can as the chief executive with the hand he has been dealt by congress namely a set of facts where we have 10-12 million people illegally. we don't know. and i think my colleague in florida is correct in saying it is going to continue to go up. if is 11-12 million it will be 13-14 million in five years. nothing is changing until congress changes it. and i think what the executive action tries to do is say let's focus on keeping ame

well, the problem with that, we now have an outpatient clinic in burlington colorado, and an outpatient clinic in hayes kansas but that's still two and a half hours from atwood, kansas. so if you're a 92-year-old world war ii veteran in atwood, kansas how do you get to hayes or burlington, colorado? the answer is you probably don't. our veterans are not being served. we attempted to address this issue. we in fact -- let me say it differently. we addressed this issue in the choice act and said if you're 40 miles from a facility, then the v.a. provides the services at home, and the v.a. is interpreting that facility, the word facility, just to mean any facility there regardless of what service it provides. and in many instances i take liberal, kansas. there's a sebok there and they haven't had a physician in over 40 years. and it counts as a facility even though there is no physician that is recently in attendance at the clinic. these issues ought to be resolved in favor of, who? the veteran. who, of all people, would we expect to provide the best service to in any capable way that we can

a former house member from colorado. thank you for being with us. you have seen a number of "state of the union." what did you hear from president obama? >> again, i heard two parts of the speech. he chastised republicans, talked about more government spending to me talk to us on things that we can work on together like trade the second part of the speech he was focused on working together. it was almost like he did not listen to the first part of the speech. >> what is the biggest issue that you heard the president address tonight? >> about the economy about making sure we are lifting people up. we have a situation right now where it looks good. you scratch underneath the service and people are hurting. -- you scratch underneath the surface and people are hurting. what the president talked about tonight is not going to do the job. higher taxes, more spending, that is what the nation needs. >> is there a role for government in job creation? >> it is getting out of the way and making sure the regulatory framework works to not stifle job creators. mak

"state of the union" night, former houston or from colorado, colorado, now senator colorado, senator kori gardner. thank you for being with us. first time as a a senator. what did you here from president obama? >> two parts of the speech. he chastise republicans and talked about more government spending tax increases some things that we could work on but the 2nd part of the speech was focused on working together. it was like he did not work -- listen to the 1st part of the speech. >> the biggest issue that coloradans face. >> it is about the economy making sure we are lifting people up. we have a situation right now where it looks good. you scratch underneath the surface and people are hurting. they have not have the opportunities to make sure they can make the families ends meet. with the pres. talked about tonight is not going to do the job. higher taxes more government programs, or government programs, or spending is not the message that was sent to november. >> is there a role for government? >> getting out of the way, making sure that the regulatory framework works to entice job

springs new london -- west point, unanimous, colorado springs, new london. i've mourned with grieving familyings at tucson and newtown and boston and west texas, and west virginia. i've watched americans beat back adversity from the gulf coast to the great plains, from midwest assembly lines to the mid atlantic seaboard. i've seen something like gay marriage go from a wedge issue used to drive us apart, to a civil right that's now legal in states that seven in 10 americans call home. so i know the good, and optimistic, and big-hearted generosity of the american people who, every day, live the idea that we are our brothers keeper, and our sisters keeper. and i know they expect those of us who serve here to set a better example. so the question for those of us here tonight is how we, all of us can better reflect americas hopes. ive served in congress with many of you. i know many of you well. there are a lot of good people here, on both sides of the aisle. and many of you have told me that this isnt what you signed up for. arguing past each other on cable show

the gentleman from colorado. >> mr. chairman i do have an amendmentment i would like to present at the next panel and i want to present the amendment which includes last session's bill on comprehensive immigration reform as an amendment. there is a lot of talk how this doesn't solve the broken immigration sim. there seems to be a agreement from both sides this doesn't solve our broken immigration system so i hope to put a solution forward and i hope it is included. it is truly incumbent upon us to address this issue. both side acknowledge this doesn't. i think the president the president has certainly taken some steps not to the address of issue of our broken immigration system but to do the best that he can as our chief executive with the hand he has been dealt by congress, namely a set of facts where we have 10, 11, 12 million people here illegally. we don't know, and think my colleague from florida is correct saying it will go up if we continue to take shun, no doubt about that. it is 12 million right now it will be

increase in marijuana and other drug-related harms as a result of colorado law. to make matters worse, attorney general holder is expanding his refusal to apply federal marijuana laws to indian reservations. those reservations depend upon federal law enforcement. he plans to allow tribes to petition unelected local prosecutors to decide whether the same nonenforcement of marijuana laws policy will apply to those reservations. apart from the rule of law question it must be kept in mind that these reservations are in states that still want to see marijuana illegal. and, as a matter of policy, rates of illegal drug use are higher on the indian reservations, with all of the associated health and crime consequences. again, this goes to the heart of the rule of law. does anyone believe that if a state decided that gun dealers could sell guns without conducting the federally required background checks, that the obama administration would ignore those states? anyone who approved what president obama has done under the guise of enforcement discretion will have no cause to

it's my privilege to serve as the governor of colorado and as the chair of the nga. joining me today is my good friend nga vice chair and governor of the great state of utah gary herbert. i would like to take a moment to acknowledge the chief of the national bureau who is here today, general frank grass who is also a member of the joint chiefs of staff. we are welcoming many new colleagues this year as governors, already four new governors have been sworn in, alaska arizona, hawaii and the virgin islands. as of today governor ramundo will be sworn in as the first female governor of rhode island. over the next few weeks another seven new governors will take the oath of office. many of these colleagues are relatively new to politics. they entered the realm of elected office after many successful years in the privet sector. tom wolf the governor elect of pennsylvania, spent years running a family business specializing in kitchen cabinets. arizona's new governor doug duesy was his state's first treasurer but before that he was the founder and chief executive cold stone c

. >> in the last few remaining seconds, does new hampshire and colorado require a lot of extra tests in addition to the 17 federal tests or do you and your local school district require the tests as a result? >> in new hampshire we just require the basic federal expectation of the 17 that the 17 tests and also we have alternative assessments for students with disabilities as well as students of english language learners. we have adopted others in colorado and i and superintendents are urging the state not require those additional tests on the annual testing in third through tenth grade and butter is the ann. >> mr. henderson, since no child left behind passed in 2001 we have seen achievement gaps narrow for black and latino students in reading and math according to data and the dropout rate. i wanted you talk about what you saw the role in the positions in narrowing the achievement gaps and increasing the graduation rate. >> it's a very important question. thanks for asking it. we have seen the federal government mandated requirements under no child left behind and helped push greate

the gentleman from colorado. >> mr. chairman, i move that the committee make in order amendment nurment one by mr. kourtney to increase the number of full-time employees exempted from the employer penalty and increase the exemption from 30 to 49 employeesened to the provide for a more rounded and pro-business way of accomplishing, i think, some of the goals of the deficit-busting version we otherwise would face. >> further discussion? the vote will now be on the amendment from the gentleman from colorado. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. further amendment? seeing none, the vote will now be on the motion from the gentlewoman from north carolina. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the ayes have it. the gentlewoman asks for a roll call vote. the clerk will -- >> ms. foxx. ms. foxx aye. mr. cole. mr. cole, aye. mr. woodall. mr. woodall aye. mr. burgess. mr. burgess aye. mr. stivers. mr. stivers aye. mr. collins. mr. collins aye. ms. slaughter. ms. slaughter no. mr. mcgov

i see my colleague from colorado who cares greatly about these issues and i'm saying to myself in colorado or texas or north dakota in effect the policy that we have today on tax law -- and i'm the ranking democrat on the senate finance committee and as i looked at it, the first thing that came to mind is we have a tax policy here that actually, without the amendment i offer with my senate finance colleagues and senator markey and others without it, we are putting domestic american producers, whether it's colorado or north dakota or texas we're putting them at a competitive disadvantage. while they willingly contribute to clean up the oil spills, those domestic producers their canadian competitors in the tar sands of north of edmonton simply do not. this just, mr. president defies common sense. there is no other way to put it. oil from the tar sands is just as likely to spill as other kinds of oil. unfortunately, you don't have to look much beyond today's headlines to get a sense of what an oil spill actually means for communities across our country. this past weekend an oil pipeline ruptu

host: colorado recently __ well, you know the situation in colorado __ are you opposed to that, supportive of that? guest: data is coming out slowly. we know washington state is also a part of it, the initiative to legalize small amounts of marijuana for personal use. part of that, part of the dollars, will go to use rates, and addiction rates. what bar association has done is let the people know about the public health impact of using marijuana. you can become dependent on marijuana. in fact, marijuana is the most used illicit drug in the country. the number one most used drug in the country of alcohol, of course. to the tune of 50 million people. they use it to the point where it is __ host: it is abused and they are an alcoholic. rob morrison is our guest. we invited him on to talk about the rise in heroin use. we'll get to that, but i think you can tell by her general discussion that he can talk about drug and alcohol policy as well. we will put the numbers up if you'd like to dial in and participate in the discussion. the reason we invited un, want to make sure we get to this, why is

president i think i said if he doesn't move on and keystone he is bound to lose the senate because colorado arkansas louisiana montana and idaho all those states were impacted on keystone and he lost every one of those states. i think congress will pass it or have some leverage with the president. it is another to have it to what they want or need sometimes you very legislation and that is part of the process. export quickly makes economic sense. congress has looked at it a little bit senator murkowski is in favor of it deny suspects the votes would be there in the house and senate so that is the biggest shock waves and it has more than most people can see they are permeating through the middle eastern countries. it is very significant but people need to realize that america to some extent because of the fracking revolution and oil production is on the verge for the first time since the early '70s. many of you will remember the oil lines in 71 and 73 going from $8 at the $40 was enormous of negative repercussions on the u.s. economy. opec had us by the throat we ended up importing more now

faces of young graduates from new york to california, and our newest officers at west point annapolis, colorado springs, and new london. i've mourned with grieving families in tucson and newtown; in boston, west, texas, and west virginia. >> and optimistic in bighearted generation -- generosity who every day live the idea that we are our brothers keeper in our sisters keeper. i know they expect those of us who serve here to set a better example so the question for those of us here tonight is how we all of us, can better reflect america's hopes. i have served in congress with many of you. i know many of you well. there are a lot of good people here on both sides of the aisle. many of you have told me that this is not what you signed up for. arguing asked each other on cable shows, the constant fundraising, always looking over your shoulder at how -- at the reaction for every decision. imagine if we look at of these tired old patterns. a matter -- imagine if we did something business -- different. understand - a better politics isn't one where democrats abandon their agenda or republicans simply

joining us from loveland colorado. hocaller: how are you? host: thank you for phoning in. caller: the main thing is, ok. this is going to shock people probably. make you mad or whatever. when was the last time you heard of a president calling in and making it his business about a thing called ferguson? you know? excuse me? calhost: we are listening, go ahead. caller: that is just not done. i am not against him. i did not vote for him, but i am not against him. he has done some good stuff, obama. i grew up in louisiana. they were our keepers. they took care of us, back in the early 1950's. hello? host: thank you for the call. good evening. your thoughts about the speech? what did you hear, what did you like? caller: obama is talking about wanting to create more jobs and everything for the people. he says he is going to veto any new bills that come through. such as the one they are trying to pass to create jobs for the pipeline. if obama wants jobs, he should not the toe any bills such as that. jobs create income for people if they are available. host: the senate defeating a

gentleman from colorado. >> i have an amendment to the rule. i move we add a section to the resolution that requires the house to consider a bill consisting of the text of h.r. 15 from last congress. it's from the 113th. a text of that which is the bipartisan senate passed comp hebsive immigration reform bill. >> thank you very much. the gentleman has made strenuous and regular comments related to this. i believe the committee is aware of the legislation the gentleman speaks of. further discussion? the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. >> i would just like to put in the record that it's my understanding that that bill although it was passed was never sent to the house for its conversation because of the concerns of constitutional issues. >> if the gentlelady would yield. this is a -- this bill this congress 114th has not yet passed the senate. it passed the senate in the 113th congress. we are now in the 114th. if we were to pass it and this amendment were made in order and then were to pass on the floor it would still need 60 vote

does new hampshire and colorado require a lot of extra tests in addition to the 17 federal tests? or do you and your local school district require a lot of extra tests? >> in new hampshire, we just require the basic federal expect tagsz of the 17 tests, plus we have alternative assessments for students with disabilities as well as students with english language learns. >> we have adopted other tests urging that the state not require those adigszal tests, beyond, again, annual test inging in third through tent grade. mr. hnderson since no child left mind passed in 2001 we have seen the gap for students in reading and matt and the dropout rate for those students has been cut in half. i wanted you to talk a little bit about what ewe saw the role of the secretary of education acts assessmented and acountability provisions played in narrowing those achievement gaps. it's a very important question, senator murray. thanks for asking it e it. we have seen man dated under esea under no child left behind have helped to push greater akoubtblety on the part of state systems to address the par

then in an interview with representative election ken buck of colorado, president of the incoming republic republic freshman class. late their association of american law schools host a panel on president obama and the separation of powers between the branches of government. >>> the 114th congress gavels in tomorrow at noon eastern. we'll see the swearing in of members and the election for house speaker. watch the house live on c-span, and the senate live on c-span 2. and with the new congress you'll have the best access the most extensive coverage anywhere. track the g.o.p. as it leads on capitol hill and have your say as events unfold on tv, radio, and the web. >>> this sunday on q & a author talks about the film "the birth of the nation." it's depiction of former slaves after the civil war ask the effort biz african-american civil rights advocate and newspaper publisher to prevent the movie's release. >> part two of the movie some is after the war ex-reconstruction, is the heart of the protest in the sense that this is where the blacks are just appalled by the portrayal of freed slaves.

new congress on c-span. >> joining us from denver colorado, is congressman elect ken buck on "newsmakers." he he is the freshman class president. thank you so much for being with us. >> guest: make you. >> host: joining us as well is emma dumaine. congressman, first let's begin with the freshman republican class president to talk about the looming budget debate that will be coming with the homeland department of security because of the presidents actions on security. do you expect this funding issue to be a contentious debate and do think that the funding could be forestalled? >> i think it will be a contentious debate and i think what the president did was poorly designed and i hope that we can work through the issue and we need to make sure that the transition is smooth. >> expect everyone to come together which would then resend the presidents executive orders and actions. >> that would be my hope. i am not sure that that would happen but i it is my hope that congress will pass a bill and we will be able to move forward in a way that the american people are satisfied and this is the w

well, the problem with that, we now have an outpatient clinic in burlington colorado, and an outpatient clinic in hayes kansas but that's still two and a half hours from atwood, kansas. so if you're a 92-year-old world war ii veteran in atwood, kansas how do you get to hayes or burlington, colorado? the answer is you probably don't. our veterans are not being served. we attempted to address this issue. we in fact -- let me say it differently. we addressed this issue in the choice act and said if you're 40 miles from a facility, then the v.a. provides the services at home, and the v.a. is interpreting that facility, the word facility, just to mean any facility there regardless of what service it provides. and in many instances i take liberal, kansas. there's a

i worked with senator bennett of colorado last congress to introduce public and private partnerships to promote interventions. sometimes this is referred to as social impact bonds. this approach to social service delivery could offer states and the federal government a viable pathway to innovate promising strategy to achieve positive result and save taxpayer dollars at the same time. i plan to continue work in this area during the 114th congress. last but certainly not least, and you are probably glad i am getting to the end of this but you can see the committee has tremendous jurisdiction and we have tremendous problems. so last and certainly not least i want to talk about oversight. the finance committee has a tradition of oversight whether it is our administration agencies under our jurisdiction or some cases the private sector. i plan to make sure that tradition continues. my goal as chairman is to be aggressive but fair in our oversight efforts. for too long agencies under the committee's jurisdiction has avoided oversight by denying request for oversight. that is a dog that wil

let me thank the gentleman from colorado for that very succinct and clear statement and for your continuing leadership for a policy that really is in the united states' best interests, so thank you again. let me now ask and yield to my friend from california, congressman sam farr, who has really forged a path toward where we are today for many, many years with the administration as it relates to establishing diplomatic relations. one who -- someone who has visited cuba, who has the respect of the cuban people, but also has the respect of our own administration, and someone who continues to plug away each and every day for normal relations with cuba and ending the embargo. congressman sam farr. mr. farr: thank you very much, my dear colleague from california, and our distinguished member of congress, barbara lee. i don't think any other member who has made more trips of anden more people and influenced -- and taken more people and influenced this change in policy in the united states congress than barbara lee. i had the pleasure of traveling to exaw about a on six different -- cuba on six di

just down the brock is the colorado river. there is a document in the corner of the room signed by, among others, the archivist of the united states and ladybird johnson telling my predecessors, myself and my successors that nothing this this room can change. to my left down the block is the colorado river. this is an important site in the city's history. this is where waterloo was. it was a cluster of cabin occupied by four or five familieses including j. carol. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. this is where mirabella mar was when he and the rest got word of a big buffalo herd in the vicinity. they jumped on the horses, congress avenue -- wasn't the avenue. it was a muddy ravine then that led north to the hill where the capitol sits. the men galloped on the horse s. they stuffed their belts full of pistols and rode into the midst of the buffalo firing and shouting. lamar at 8th and congress shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill to where the capitol is. he told everybody this should

today, oversees the largest school district in colorado with 185 schools and enrollment of more than 90000 students and 13,000 employers. when i left denver public schools to come to the senate in 2009 i said if i've done a decent job tom will do a better job and there's no doubt that it's been decades. just last year denver public school students eligible for free and reduced lunch had stronger academic growth and on free and reduced lunch students statewide in math and writing to dps nonfree a reduced lunch students should more growth in their state counterparts in math by a point. on top of that inverse english language learners have outperformed the states. tom also happens to be responsive for educating my three daughters. as we begin to talk about reauthorizing can we need to hear the voice of those are fighting every day to improve our kids education, and tom boasberg invited at the top of that list, so thank you for being here today. we are all looking for during your testimony. thank you for including me in this. >> i think that boils down to it he cleaned up after you left.

goodlatte: yield to the gentleman from colorado, mr. tipton. mr. tipton:amendment xxiii section 1 the district constituting the seat of government of the united states shall appoint in such manner as congress may direct a number of electors of president and vice president equal to the whole number of senators and representatives in congress to which the district would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from colorado, mr. buck. mr. buck:they shall be in addition to those appointed by the states, but they shall be considered for the purposes of the election of president and vice president to be electors appointed by a state, and they shall meet in the district and perform such duties as provided by the 12th article of amendment. section 2 the congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from ohio. amendment xxiv section 1 >>the right of citizens of the united states to vote in any pr

do colorado require a lot of tests in addition to the 1 students or do you and your local school district require a lot of extra tests or as a result of the 17 federal test. >> in new hampshire we just require the basic federal expectation of the 17 tests plus we have alternative assessments for students with disabilities as well as students with english language learners but that's what we do. >> mr. bowes berg. >> we have adopted certain other states we are urging the state not require the tests beyond annual testing in third through 10th grade in literacy and math and science tests. >> thank you. senator murray. >> mr. henderson, since no child left behind passed back in 2001 we have seen achievement gaps narrow for black and latino students in reading and math and dropout rate for those students have been cut in half. i want you to talk a little bit about what you saw the role and elementary secondary education acts accountability provisions played in narrowing achievement gaps and improving graduation rates. >> that is very important question, senator murray. thank you for asking tha

regulation for stipe ling in colorado. talking about access to capital issue. had to be narco to get these economy. >> i talked about job growth and the last four years. aing the jobs grover is here in the united states. it's been greater to japan, europe. so is it the delay of job goals or the quality of the jobs that needs to be improved? >> the bottom line is that we have a family. and that's what we cemently. and not. simply because they haven't been able to find a job. plerns able to get back to work. . the house recently. coming up. the reverse the law. actions of the president the president tonight. he would overturn that. the care here. so the. where do you go from there? >> you know the president's called on congress to work with them. >> that means that he cannot circle that. to be able to two through. the president would ignore that. to actually address and fix the problem. i had to be able to make sure that you've got a system. >> to be able to have. but the president has been able to work with us. did he get addressed by the president tonight. >> i

i heard it from farmers in kansas and from teachers in colorado. i felt it from veterans in maine and from workers in arkansas. but the wisest words came from an 82 year old woman in florida. she grabbed my hand and asked me a simple, but powerful question, "what's happened to our country? we used to control events. now events control us." but right here, in this great state, we have the tools to get back on track. we know that, time and again economic growth has delivered the most good for the most people. and we know that the policies of lower taxes and less intrusive government have created higher economic growth and better paying jobs for our middle class. we know that a commitment to education at every level is another key to a better tomorrow. we just have to have the courage to fix those schools we know aren't working and to empower principals, teachers, parents, and students to reach for the sky, and the wisdom to invest in the schools, colleges, and universities that can take us there. we know that our ability to make these investments in

we want to find a pathway to bring our children home from colorado without becoming colorado. we still face the significant - and more complicated - issue of access. that's why, in addition to decriminalization, i'm proposing a study committee to research a proper role for the state of georgia in the ongoing debates about the types of medical conditions that can benefit from this product, and how we can best address this in a logical and controlled manner. i know, for many families, time is of the essence. i want us to answer the question of access as quickly as we possibly can while going through the proper steps to ensure safety and compliance with federal laws. there's broad agreement we must do something and that we can do something. let's also agree that we must do it right. even a small boat conquering the sea must dock every once in a while. we must therefore ensure that our network of bridges, roads and other vital infrastructure are well maintained and that the increasing transportation needs of our population are met. so, let me present to you our options. since only

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when colorado's governor published a report claiming that troops had slaughtered indians, a presbyterian paper reprinted it under the headlines, indians murdered by our troops, national sins that demand punishment. he called it a disgraceful act, unfit for the age we live in. over the next decades sand creek came to symbolize assaults on american women and children. anti-indian writers counters with attacks on americans. religious leaders acknowledged the attacks and called them brutal acts by immigrants. while contextualizing indians reflected many american's sense that they unlike native americans were civilized enough to refrain from killing innocent bystanders. in this way determining moral forms of warfare figured an american's classification of american savagery. so did domestic ideals and gender norms. in this time they circled poko haunt as to the squaw. they envisioned indian women as domestic slaves to her husbands. stories of overworked indian wives confirmed that native women longed for freedom from their savage husbands. in the 19th century writers in the religious press foc

today tom oversees the largest school district in colorado with 185 schools and enrollment of more than 90,000 students and 13,000 employees. when i left denver public schools in 2009 i said if i did a decent job tom will do a better job. no doubt that has been the case. denver public schools is ranked at the top of the state's largest district in student growth. in 2005 denver was dead last. just last year denver public school students eligible for free and reduced lunch had stronger academic growth than nonfree and reduced lunch students statewide in math and writing. and students showed more growth in state counter parts in math by eight points. on top of that the english language learners have outperformed the states. tom happens to be responsible for educating my three daughters. as we begin to talk about reauthorizing we need to hear the voices of those fighting every day to improve our kids' education. thank you for being here today and we are all looking forward to hearing your testimony. thank you for including me in this. >> i think that boils down to he cleaned up after you l

daniel yergen testified when it comes to natural gas, in colorado, in the western slope, they're suffering due in part to the overabundance of natural gas supplies. would you agree that the u.s. is demand constrained and not supply constrained? >> absolutely. it's a part of infrastructure that we need to focus on. >> does that lend itself to having too much supply and drives down investment in new production? >> absolutely. >> is that something that s-33 could improve as well to give our investment opportunities to flourish and make new investment? >> by making clear that we have a new robust demand outlet here it will provide consistency, it will provide the incentive and motivation for the interest in the production, not only for exports, but for the natural gas liquids. it will drive the manufacturing here in the united states. >> i do want to keep in line with the spirit of the house coming over here when the red light comes on. i want to express how important this legislation is when it comes to national security. i know last congress there was significant debate amongst people whose