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Mar 12, 2012
| Denver Post Spot Blog
Tipton’s hydropower bill passes full House
Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill to promote hydropower development passed the full House of Representatives Wednesday. The measure promotes hydropower development on existing Bureau of Reclamation water pipes and streamlines the regulatory process to develop the energy.
Mar 12, 2012
| Pueblo Chieftain
Water bill could affect Colorado
Tipton supports the bill, with his amendment to limit the scope of federal review, because it would protect farm jobs. He does not want the federal review to set a precedent that would be applied to other states, however. If the bill fails, it might also increase pressure on the Colorado River if San Joaquin Valley farmers were forced to look elsewhere for supplies, Tipton said.
Mar 4, 2012
| Denver Post
Montrose wants to welcome vets home with more than a parade
Issues: Military and Veterans
The project, called Welcome Home Montrose, would reshape this city by removing barriers for returning veterans in everything from housing to jobs to recreational activities.
Mar 4, 2012
| Pueblo Chieftain
Tipton sticking to familiar themes
Tipton held a town hall meeting Saturday at Pueblo West High School and about 50 people came. Some were local Republicans on hand to cheer for him, some were local Democratic labor activists to challenge him. During the hour-long meeting, Tipton repeated and reinforced his conservative views on those fundamental issues.
Feb 17, 2012
| Agri-Pulse
Small Business Committee wants regulatory reform for agriculture
Issues: Economy and Jobs
As well as explaining the role small business plays in their industries, the agriculture representatives outlined their priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill. Congressman Tipton said he heard the most about protecting crop insurance, research and development, and conservation.
Feb 17, 2012
| Durango Herald Letter
Tipton didn't forget his constituents
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, Scott Tipton is a common-sense man who follows through on his word and deserves our vote. We need more like him in Washington.
Feb 13, 2012
| Denver Post
Nearly all in Colorado delegation back push to extend wind tax-credit
The group includes Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, as well as Reps. Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis — all Democrats. Republican Reps. Cory Gardner and Scott Tipton also signed the letter.
Feb 13, 2012
| Pueblo Chieftain
Pols push for wind power tax credit
"My top priority remains protecting jobs and encouraging the economic growth needed for businesses to get people back to work," Tipton said in a statement afterward.
Feb 13, 2012
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
The West needs water projects, Tipton says
The growing West needs new water projects, but federal regulations are hindering efforts to increase storage for agriculture and growing populations, a U.S. House subcommittee was told Tuesday.
Feb 13, 2012
| Durango Herald
Tipton urges more water storage
Tipton also made the point that water is being directed in urban districts. He says it leaves rural areas of the West “dried up in terms of farms to feed the people that choose to live in those cities.”
