Although Denver has long housed homeless individuals in motels on an emergency basis, the city now plans to purchase a motel in northeast Denver and transform it into a homeless shelter. This building here behind us represents hope, the transformation that can take place on this property and the transformation that is possible for the people who will call it home. That transformation is foundational to the future of our city and is a pillar for our economic recovery and sustainability going forward, Mayor Michael Hancock said at a May 6 press conference in front of the Stay Inn (which had been in turning into a Travelodge) on Peoria Street just south of I-70.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver passed legislation out of the House Natural Resources Committee, 24-19, to capture methane gas emissions from oil and gas drilling sites on public lands.
DeGette maintains methane is a potent ingredient of climate change, and oil and gas production has been one of its main contributors.
Under DeGette s legislation, drillers operating on public lands would have to capture 99% of their emissions by 2026, with equipment and repair standards.
“If we’re going to be serious about staving off the worst effects of this climate change, we’re going to have to get serious about cutting the amount of methane that’s being released into the atmosphere,” DeGette said during the hearing.
March 10, 2021
Congressman Fred Upton is working on a version 2.0 of his 21st Century Cures legislation. He met with President Joe Biden last week to discuss how the first bill, passed in 2016, has been working. Upton and legislative partner on the plan Congresswoman Diana DeGette sought Biden’s thoughts on the next bill.
“We wanted to update where we are on many different fronts as it’s literally been five years,” Upton told WSJM News. “From President Biden’s perspective, his idea is to have a whole new research arm with the Department of HHS to really go out, study, research, and finance cancer research to an even larger degree.”
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Feb 24, 2021
During a Congressional committee hearing, COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna say they expect a major increase in the delivery of doses over the next month, and that they expect to get the vaccine to most Americans by this summer.
The FDA has also released analysis that Johnson & Johnson s vaccine that supports its authorization for use.
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette led the hearing with all five vaccine manufacturers and joined us to discuss the developments.