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Colorado: Chris Van Hollen

March 3, 2009 - 06:10 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Colorado Democrats pick stimulus-funds trackers

With the country facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, nearly 50 first- or second-term Democrats in Congress have appointed "economic-recovery coordinators" to ensure accountability of the federal stimulus money as it arrives.

On Monday, three Colorado Democrats announced appointments: Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Golden and Betsy Markey of Fort Collins and Sen. Mark Udall of Eldorado Springs.

Their moves follow a Feb. 23 memo from the Office of Assistant to the Speaker of the House, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., which outlined steps to assure that the recovery plan is handled responsibly.

Among each coordinator's duties are answering questions and troubleshooting for those wanting a piece of the funds.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:36

National party committees could heat up CO-4 race

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Both parties' national congressional fundraising arms will likely be muscling in the 4th Congressional District race soon, according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan.

Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee have six-figure television ad buys slated to start as soon as today on Denver market broadcast stations.

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:08

Polis appears with Van Hollen onstage at DNC

By Daniel Trudeau

U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, appeared onstage at the party's national convention in Denver Tuesday, bringing eight Congressional hopefuls along with him.

Van Hollen said it wasn't enough for Democrats to elect U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to the White House; they had to expand their majority in Congress, he said. 

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