CONGRESSMAN SCOTT TIPTON INTERVIEW Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) participated in a reading of the United States Constitution on the House floor.  It was only the second time that it has been read aloud in its entirety in the House of Representatives.  The Constitution was read as amended by Members on a first come, first serve [...]

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While Pres. Obama and Mitt Romney do their sparring on national television tonight the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have just released the latest poll results  in the race for Colorado’s Third Congressional District.  As it looks right now there is a statistical tie between Sal Pace and his incumbent Scott Tipton.  The Democratic committee goes [...]

The race for the 3rd Congressional District has heated up with both candidates, Sal Pace and Scott Tipton taking to the airwaves and taking shots at each other.  Both apparently have conflicting views on medicare and Pace has said that the voucher system for medicare that Tipton supports  would raise costs considerably for seniors.  Tipton [...]

After the latest dismal figures on unemployment was announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Congressman Scot Tipton released a statement that he and some of his constituents have made an effort to relieve that situation by voting to simplify the tax code and lower the corporate tax rate as well as introducing legislation to [...]

Rep. Scott Tipton continues his western slope trip with his 6th town hall meeting and he’s heard a consistent theme of people expressing their concerns about jobs and the economy.  He’s also using this trip to promote his hydroelectric bill that just passed the House.  He explains this bill would enable local water districts to [...]

Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) will answer questions from constituents and give a legislative update during four town hall meetings on the Western Slope this coming Saturday.  He’ll be in Montrose from 7p to 8:30p at Holiday Inn Express, in Delta from 3:30pm to 4:30pm,  at the Deitch Hause on Hwy 92, Paoinia, at the  Delta [...]

GRAND JUNCTION  -  Congressman Scott Tipton is looking to cut some red tape in the energy industry. That was the main topic of discussion during a Congressional hearing in Grand Junction yesterday.  According to KJCT, Tipton says tight regulations from the EPA and federal government keep energy companies from moving forward on many projects.   Tipton [...]

DENVER  -  U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton may have violated ethics rules after he spent more than $7 thousand from his House office account on vendors that contract with his nephew’s company.  Members of Congress are forbidden from hiring family members including nieces and nephews.  But the rules are less clear on contract work according to [...]

GRAND JUNCTION  -  U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s office will hold a constituent work day in Nucla Thursday, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library. According to the Daily Press, Richard Schoenradt, field representative for Tipton, will be available at that time to talk with constituents…

WASHINGTON — Demonstrating broad and deep fundraising strength, Rep. Scott Tipton announced that his campaign has raised $191,215.66 in his first quarter since being elected to office. “We’re working to pass policies that will spur on job creation, cut government spending, and expand economic opportunity for businesses and families in the third district.  It’s this [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO), Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, today held a hearing to highlight the crippling effects of high fuel prices on small business and the vital need for an all-of-the-above energy approach to ease this cost burden on entrepreneurs. “As a former small [...]

Underscoring the need to encourage job creation and investment in our economy, Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03), today, introduced his first piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.  H.R. 1074 aims to reduce the corporate income, capital gains and dividends tax rates to 10 percent—attracting business investment, and incentivizing the creation of new jobs. [...]

Congressman Scott Tipton stated that the announcement that the White House is considering tapping domestic oil reserves is not enough, as oil and gas prices continue to spike due to international instability and the Obama Administration’s no-across-the-board domestic energy policy.  Tipton explains that there proactive steps that could be taken to prevent our current situation [...]

Stressing that the 1099 provision in the President’s health care law would mean “death by a thousand paper cuts” for jobs in the third district and across the nation, Rep. Scott Tipton voted today in favor of H.R. 4—repealing the onerous requirement and reducing federal spending by nearly $20 billion over the next decade. Tipton, [...]

An early morning earthquake rattled some small towns in the mountains of southern Utah but no damage was reported. The Daily Sentinel explains that according to The University of Utah Seismograph stations in Salt Lake City, the quake measured  at 4.5 on the richter scale at 5:06am this morning.  The epicenter of the shock was [...]