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Dear
Friend,
Visiting
Montezuma
County
and
Working
to
Bring
Colorado
TV
to
Southwest
Colorado
Last
week,
I
visited
Cortez
and
Durango
to
meet
with
county
commissioners
and
local
officials
about
a
variety
of
issues,
including
bringing
Colorado
TV
to
southwest
Colorado
and
ways
to
bring
more
economic
opportunity
to
rural
Colorado.
At
a
Senate
Commerce,
Science,
and
Transportation
last
month,
I
secured
a
commitment
from
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC)
Chairman
Tom
Wheeler
to
work
with
interested
stakeholders
to
resolve
the
Four
Corners
TV
issue.
Throughout
my
time
in
Congress,
I
have worked
diligently
to
bring
Colorado
television
to
Southwest
Colorado.
In 2014, I
fought
alongside
Congressman
Scott
Tipton
(R-CO) to
insert
language
in
the
Satellite
Television
Extension
and
Localism
Act
Reauthorization
(STELAR) that
advanced
the
process
of
getting
Colorado
TV
to
La
Plata
and
Montezuma
counties.
I
also
sent
a
letter urging
the
FCC
to
adopt
a
new
rule
allowing
counties
to
petition
for
in-state
TV
signals
and welcomed the
decision
when
the
new
rule
was
announced
in
February.
Watch
my
quick
video
update
from
Cortez!
Visiting
Hinsdale
and
Mineral
Counties
I
also
traveled
to
Hinsdale
and
Mineral
Counties
to
meet
with
local
leaders
about
broadband, forestry,
healthcare,
and
other
rural
issues
impacting
their
communities.
I
even
had
a
chance
to
discuss
the
Creede
flume
with
local
officials.
Watch
my
quick
video
update
from
the
top
of
Slumgullion
Pass.
I
also
recorded
a
short
video
in
Lake
City
outside
of
the
Hinsdale
County
Courthouse
where
the
infamous
Alferd
Packer
trial
took
place
in
1883.
Celebrating
the
Nature
Conservancy
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
celebrate
the
incredible
work
of The
Nature
Conservancy and
the
100th
anniversary
of
the National
Park
Service at
the
Zapata
Ranch
at Great
Sand
Dunes
National
Park
and
Preserve.
Need
Help
with
a
Federal
Agency?
My
staff
is
available
to
assist
you
with
finding
out
the
status
of
a
case
and
requesting
additional
information
from
a
federal
agency.
I
have
offices
in
Denver,
Pueblo,
Grand
Junction,
Durango,
Fort
Collins,
Greeley,
Yuma,
and
Colorado
Springs.
Learn
more
about
how
we
can
help here.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to read
my
weekly
update.
If
I
can
be
of any
assistance
to
you,
please
contact my
Washington,
D.C.
office
at
(202)
224-5941.
Sincerely,
Cory
Gardner
United
States
Senator
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