Lawmakers push for continuation of Pinon Canyon expansion spending ban

Colorado Democrats Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. John Salazar and Rep. Betsy Markey sent a letter yesterday to conferees working on the fiscal year 2010 military appropriations asking them to maintain the moratorium on funds for expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southern Colorado. Language continuing the moratorium is in the House-passed version of the spending bill, but not the Senate’s.