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Jul 2, 2012
| Forbes
Can 26 U.S. Congressmen Really Help Small Business? Or Is it Politics As Usual?
I recently met in Washington with two of its members, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) and Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colorado), and corresponded via email with Nydia Velázquez (D-NY). We discussed their experiences and the impact that this committee has on small business.
Jun 29, 2012
| Cortez Journal
On the Trail Tipton goes on the offensive
Issues: Constitutional Issues
Tipton signed up as one of five co-sponsors on a national version of Katie’s Law, the most successful bill he sponsored in the state Legislature. It requires people arrested for felonies to submit a DNA sample to a national database for unsolved crimes.
Jun 24, 2012
| Durango Herald
Tipton visits old, leaky mines
Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, toured an old mining area in the San Juan Mountains on Wednesday to familiarize himself with issues involving toxic mine drainage.
Jun 24, 2012
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
House bill aims to boost U.S. energy production
Tipton’s provision would call on the secretaries of the interior and agriculture to establish four-year plans to meet the projected energy needs of the nation’s projected by the Energy Information Administration.
Jun 24, 2012
| Pueblo Chieftain Editorial
The wind credit
There's a great deal of uncertainty in this nation’s wind power industry, including the 1,800 employees of Vestas-American Wind Technologies in Colorado. More than 400 of those are employed at the Vestas wind tower plant in Pueblo.
Jun 24, 2012
| KKCO Channel 11 News
Recommendation ready on Monument status change
Changing the Colorado National Monument to a park status has caused heated debate across the Grand Valley. Now, the committee charged with researching it is ready to hand in its recommendation to Senator Mark Udall and Congressman Scott Tipton.
Jun 24, 2012
| Delta County Independent
DMEA taps into hydro power
U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton, whose district encompasses Montrose and Delta counties, has been working to expedite small hydro projects. Congressman Tipton noted: "Colorado is fortunate to have abundant opportunities — such as the South Canal Hydroelectric project — to produce clean, renewable hydropower, sending power directly to the grid and creating needed rural jobs in the process.
Jun 10, 2012
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Stop mailing money with surveys, Tipton tells Reclamation bureau
A practice of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to mail money with public-opinion surveys to encourage recipients to fill out forms and send them back amounts to a case of “blatant waste, abuse and fraud,” said U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo.
Jun 10, 2012
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
House bans fed cash-for-survey
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.
Jun 10, 2012
| Pagosa Daily Post
Tipton comments on veterans' cemetery proposal
Issues: Military and Veterans
On Monday, June 4, Congressman Scott Tipton reaffirmed his support of the Kane Ranch site for a Southern Colorado national veterans’ cemetery following the release of the Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) on possible sites for the cemetery.
