Congressional Bill H.R. 131 Vetoed

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I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 131, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act.  The Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) is a water pipeline currently being built to provide municipal and industrial water to communities in southeastern Colorado.  It was originally authorized as part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in a bill signed by President

Congressional Bill H.R. 504 Vetoed

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I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.  The subject of this bill is a specific area in the Everglades National Park known as the “Osceola Camp.”  In 1998, the Congress passed the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act, which authorized the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Tribe) to

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former U.S. senator and Native American, dies at 92

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Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal chief who became a prominent American politician, has died. He was 92. His daughter Shanan Campbell confirmed to CBS News that her father died Tuesday at his home on a ranch in southwestern Colorado surrounded by family members.   Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2003 Craig

Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

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President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bipartisan bills designed to make it easier to build a water pipeline in Colorado and give a Native American tribe more control over a portion of the Everglades. Mr. Trump vetoed the two

US Lifts Sanctions on Former CFO of Russia’s Sberbank

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The logo of the Russian Sberbank Europe AG bank is seen on their headquarters in Vienna on Feb. 28, 2022. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters The United States has lifted sanctions on Alexandra Buriko, the former chief financial officer of Russia’s state-owned Sberbank, after her resignation in 2022 and demonstration that she no longer poses a threat as