Highlights of Cory Gardner’s Bipartisan

Addressing the Health Crisis

Gardner worked with Taiwan to secure 4.48 million total masks for the U.S. and 200,000 for Colorado. (April 2020) (May 2020)

The South Korean government delivered more than 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Colorado after Gardner worked closely with the Republic of Korea and Governor Polis to secure more tests. (April 2020)

Gardner secured 100 ventilators for Colorado from the federal government. (April 2020)

Gardner and Governor Polis secured the President’s commitment to send an additional 190,000 COVID-19 testing kits to Colorado in a White House meeting. (May 2020)

At Gardner’s urging, the U.S. Trade Representative removed tariffs on certain medical products that are necessary for the U.S. to prepare for the COVID-19 outbreak. (March 2020)

Gardner helped secure clarification from the Small Business Administration (SBA) that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) will be eligible for relief provided by the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). (April 2020)

After Gardner requested more funding for rural hospitals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would set aside $10 billion solely for rural hospitals and clinics. (April 2020)

The President directed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fund 100 percent of the Colorado National Guard’s pandemic response emergency assistance activities after Gardner and members of the Colorado delegation requested the President approve Governor Polis’s request for additional funding. (April 2020)

Colorado has received significant funding from Congress’ COVID-19 relief packages: $360.9 million from HHS in initial hospital preparedness funding to Colorado healthcare providers (April 2020) $288 million from HHS for Colorado hospitals to respond to COVID-19 and address revenue losses, including $188 million for rural healthcare providers in Colorado (May 2020) $159.5 million from the CDC to expand testing capabilities in Colorado (May 2020) $142 million from HHS for Colorado hospitals to respond to COVID-19 (July 2020) $44 million from HUD to respond to COVID-19 among individuals who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance. (June 2020) $36.5 million from FEMA for the City and County of Denver for emergency protective measures (April 2020) $34 million from HUD for the state of Colorado (April 2020) $20.2 million from HHS for Colorado health centers (June 2020) $16.6 million from FEMA for emergency protective measures (April 2020) $12.7 million from HUD to address public health, coronavirus, and housing and economic disruption needs (May 2020) $12.4 million from FEMA for emergency protective measures (June 2020) $14.6 million from FEMA for healthcare staffing contracts (May 2020) $11.7 million from HHS to expand capacity for COVID-19 testing (May 2020) $10 million from the CDC for COVID-19 testing in Colorado (April 2020)

Providing Economic Relief

Gardner and Rep. Neguse secured updated guidance from the Small Business Association (SBA) to help many mom and pop restaurants access small business loans and weather the COVID-19 pandemic. (April 2020)

The U.S. Department of the Treasury clarified that rural electric cooperatives with fewer than 500 employees were eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which Gardner requested. (May 2020)

Gardner secured guidance from SBA allowing partnerships and seasonal employers to increase their PPP loan amounts. (May 2020)

Grants: $366.9 million from DOT for Colorado airports (April 2020) $13.3 million for taxiway construction for Denver International Airport (April 2020)

Bipartisan, Effective:

The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University ranked Gardner the 3rd most bipartisan U.S. Senator. (May 2020)

A report from GovTrack analyzing legislative data in 2019 found Gardner ranked 1st in authoring the most bipartisan bills among Republican Senators and ranked 2nd when compared to every member of the Senate. (February 2020)

The Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law, providing full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and billions to address the maintenance backlog of deferred projects on federal lands. (August 2020)

The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which establishes the 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline, was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. (May 2020)

Gardner’s provision to establish the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics was approved by the U.S. Senate. (August 2020)

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act was signed into law, which Gardner consistently called for to boost Colorado’s trade relationships with Canada and Mexico. (January 2020)

Gardner’s TAIPEI Act was signed into law, which is intended to strengthen Taiwan’s standing around the world. (March 2020)

The Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, part of Gardner’s VA Readiness Initiative designed to help ease the transition back to civilian life for service members, was signed into law. (February 2020)

The President signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act into law, which Gardner helped introduce. (June 2020)

Delivering for Colorado:

The Bureau of Land Management headquarters officially opened in Grand Junction, after Senator Gardner pushed for years to relocate the headquarters. (August 2020)

Peterson Air Force Base was selected as the provisional location for U.S. Space Command for at least the next six years. (May 2020)

Colorado passed new legislation to improve military spouse licensure practices, as called for by Gardner and Bennet to bolster Colorado’s chances for the permanent headquarters. (June 2020)

Gardner secured $28 million to begin construction on the Arkansas Valley Conduit, which will provide abundant and affordable clean drinking water to more than 50,000 people in 40 communities in Southeast Colorado. (February 2020)

Evraz North America announced the Rocky Mountain Steel Mill’s long-rail mill project was moving forward to the construction phase in Pueblo. (August 2020)

The Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export facility was certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which would offer Colorado producers an opportunity to access overseas markets. (March 2020)

A federal judge ruled the T-Mobile and Sprint merger could proceed, which Gardner supported to make Colorado home to the next major wireless carrier, bringing thousands of jobs to the state. (February 2020)

Colorado Springs and the U.S. Forest Service announced a new permanent airtanker base and ramp will be built at the Colorado Springs Airport to support aerial firefighting efforts in the Rocky Mountain region and surrounding areas. (January 2020)

DISH Network announced that Denver television stations would air in La Plata County during the COVID-19 pandemic, finally connecting Colorado satellite viewers in the Four Corners region with Colorado news and emergency information, as Gardner has worked on for years. (March 2020)

The National Defense Authorization Act was approved by the Senate, authorizing $268.5 million total in military construction projects in Colorado. (July 2020)

Major grants for Colorado: $60.7 million grant from DOT for the Vail Pass Project, improving I-70 between mile post 180 and 190 in Eagle County. (June 2020) $32 million from HUD to address homelessness and a fourth Continuum of Care was designated for Larimer and Weld Counties, which Gardner pushed for. (January 2020) $20.1 million from DOT to rehabilitate runways, taxiways, and lighting. (February 2020) $14.8 million from DOT to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to contract bus facilities. (August 2020) $10 million from DOT to design and develop a pipeline Research, Development, and Testing (RDT) facility in Pueblo. (July 2020) $4 million from DOT to create quiet zones in Longmont(February 2020) $225,000 from DOT to study extending Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Route to Colorado Springs, which Gardner supported and requested. (February 2020)

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Farm & Home Lumber Successful Change Is In The Air

Customer Appreciation Makita Event Colorado can always have unpredictable weather. This year has been no different with the early snowfall in the mountains. This changing of the seasons fits well with what is

We would like to thank the community for coming out and supporting the Makita In- happening with USDA Rural Development this Fall. novation Tour Event at Farm and Home Lumber. The owners Alfredo, Jolene, and the As of October 1, 2020, the new OneRD rule will become effective. This new rule comStore Manager Mike, send out a huge appreciation and thanks for all of those that made bines four different guaranteed regulations into one. OneRD will now be the rule that govthe day a great success. We would really like to thank the food trucks, Taco Time and erns the guaranteed loans for Community Facilities, Water/Wastewater, Renewable EnCheese Love Grill they made the event a little more special, such great food! ergy, and Business

We were very encouraged from the turn out that we plan on having more special events and Industry. The in the future. We have added a new product line of sealants, glue, caulking and roofing comment period materials. We have done some cleaning and rearranging in the store come in and see the has now ended new electrical, cleaning supplies and Rain Bird products. Please excuse our mess as we and the National are making it a better shopping experience for you. We continue to watch the lumber Office is workprices as they continue to go up, any savings we can obtain we are passing on down to ing to publish the you, according to market indicators lumber should start to head back down sometime in final rule. They November. We are consistently increasing our quantity on hand every week when we see are also working a need. We would still like to hear from you on how we can make your Farm and Home on training for Lumber stop a better place to shop. Don’t forget we are now offering a 10% discount to all staff and lenders active military and veterans, we are also offering wall space to those artist’s in the com- alike. Below are munity who want to show off their arts/crafts at no cost to the artist. a few things that will change for the Business and Industry Guaranteed loans: 1. Guarantee percentage set annually. For fiscal year 2021, the guarantee will be 80% for all loans no matter the loan amount. 2. Approval to issue the Loan Note Guarantee prior to completion of the project with a 0.5% one-time fee 3. No Loan to Value thresholds – lender is allowed to use their typical values with justification 4. Loan term set by the lender based on justified useful economic life of the asset being financed, not to exceed 40 years. 5. Equity requirements are no longer based on Tangible Balance Sheet Equity. 6. Lender must retain 7.5% instead of 5.0% of the unguaranteed portion of the loan. 7. Self-storage facilities are no longer eligible 8. Feasibility studies are only required for loans greater than $1million to a new business To learn more about the OneRD rule, you can visit the website at: https://www.rd.usda. gov/onerdguarantee

Gardner Welcomes Over $4.3 Million in FEMA Infrastructure Repair Grants for Larimer County

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) welcomed the announcement that Larimer County will receive a combined $4,369,477 in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair roads and bridges damaged by floods and other natural disasters.

“I am pleased FEMA will award this funding to Larimer County to help rebuild roads and bridges impacted by floods and other natural disasters,” said Senator Gardner. “I will continue my efforts at the federal level to support Colorado’s transportation needs, keep our highways and infrastructure safe, and ensure communities have the resources needed to recover from natural disasters.” Funding will be delivered to the following projects: • County Road 44H Roadway Repairs – $1,123,980 • Larimer County Bridge Damage – $2,118,922 • Idlewild Bridge Damage – $1,126,575

Cory Gardner is a member of the U.S. Senate serving Colorado. He sits on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy.

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On September 26th & 27th the Western Plains Historic Preservation Association (WPHPA) hosted displays of prehistoric artifacts and demonstrations at the old YMCA facility at the Sunrise Mine in Sunrise, Wyoming. The Loveland Archeological Society did not host its annual Stone Age Fair because of COVID 19 related issues this year, which would have been the 86th annual event, which started back in 1934. Many of the collectors who normally exhibited at the Stone Age Fair were present at the Sunrise event. Over the two days, it was estimated that close to 300 visitors attended. “Dr. George Frison, reOriginal Mining Office & YMCA Building at the cently deceased, Professor Sunrise Mine where the event was held Emeritus of the University of Wyoming: The Dean of Wyoming Archaeology, was directly involved in this site since he first heard of it when visiting Wayne Powars at the Smithsonian Museum. He, along with Powars and others saved the site from total extinction by literally hours as the mine area was being mitigated by a government group (DEQ) some years ago. In 2014 the site was made available by the mine Exhibitor, and Andy Coca, President of the owner, Jon Voight. Jon did Loveland Archeological Society and Jon Voight, not have a background in owner of the Sunrise Mine Property archaeology or the history of Paleoindians but now says he has been told he could now teach history on the Hartville Uplift, where the Sunrise Mine property and the red ochre mine site is located. The historic significance of the site has been shown by the artifacts great age (13,000 years), and their great number here representing continuous cultural activities. A quote from Dr. George Frison: “All of you

Geri Zeimens showing Dr. George Frison’s collection have shared in the excitement and never in my fondest dreams would I have come across this” The site is a Paleoindian red ochre mine and tool stone quarry. The site became available for the WPHPA to study in the summer od 2014. The landowner, John Voight, has been a most enthusiastic supporter of the archaeological activities. The site is named after Wayne Powars who discov-

Boy Scout Troop from Littleton at the event. ered the site when he was an instructor in the CF&I local Sunrise schools. Powars had been involved earlier at the Lindenmeier site in Colorado, hence the designation Powars II. The principle investigators included Dr. George Frison, Dr. Spencer Pelton, and Professor George Zeimens. The young people who do much of the labor of the ongoing archaeology are in the group,

Andy Coca, President of the Loveland Archeology, “ Expanding Environpresenting annual scholarship awards to ments”. Professor George Dr. Marcel Kornfeld, of the University of Wyoming Zeimens and Geri Zeimens, his wife, have led this WPHPA sponsored group for the last 32 years. The “Kids” learn, besides archaeology, a lot of lessons for a better life for themselves, their peers, and their community, and they are paid! (the only paid people involved). Volunteers of all kinds are a most important

part of the whole project.

WPHPA was established in 1980 as a nonprofit entity and began a wide range of historic preservation activities. The group established a museum 5 miles east of Ft. Laramie and 5 miles west of Lingle, Wyoming, that is now known as the “History Center”.” The bulk of the information presented was taken from the Powars II Paleoindian Archaeological Site, Sunrise Wyoming, 22 June 2019 Tour Guide. The author would like to thank George & Geri Zeimens who provided much background information about the site and were gracious hosts. Additional I would like to thank Andy Coca, President of the LoveGeorge Zeimens presenting the Powars II Paleoindio site story land Archaeology Society, Jon Voight, owner of the Sunrise Mine property, and all of the collectors who shared their artifact collections with everyone. This effort took a lot of folks and the good results were the results of all their efforts. Job well done! We took a lot of pictures some of which are enclosed. Also, I must add the folks of Sunrise, Hartville (the oldest existing organized town in Wyoming) and Guernsey for their great hospitality. The whole weekend was just a delightful experience.

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