Caraveo focuses on rural broadband, STEM programming in first committee hearings
Greeley's congressional rep is ranking member in House Ag subcommittee
Dr. Yadira Caraveo, the Democrat who represents Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, spent her first committee hearings as a freshman member advocating for expanded rural broadband access in Weld County.
Dr. Caraveo is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated to Colorado from Chihuahua, Mexico. She has served Colorado families as a pediatrician for more than a decade and as a member of the state House. She is the first Latina congressperson in Colorado’s history and the first representative of CD8. She serves on the House Agriculture and House Science, Space and Technology committees.
Caraveo is ranking member — or the most senior member of the minority party, which during this session of Congress is the Democrats — on the House Ag Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Commodities and Rural Development.
During a House Ag hearing on rural broadband expansion, Caraveo highlighted the need for better access in Weld.
“I represent three of the largest ag-producing counties in Colorado, including Weld County, which is actually the largest ag-producing county outside of California. My ongoing conversations with farmers and ranchers reflect the real concern heard here today on high costs, weather and climate uncertainties,” Caraveo said. “I know that in my family when we’re repairing things, what my niece always tells my dad is, ‘Abuelo, just google it.’ And that requires broadband access — something I know that in parts of Colorado is very difficult, especially for beginning and small family farmers and ranchers who have to take on the cost of broadband on top of inflation.”
Science, Tech, Engineering and Math
Caraveo also advocated for expanding opportunities for improved science, technology, engineering and mathematics through congressional legislation during a House Science, Space and Tech Committee hearing on American STEM leadership.
“Our science agencies do a wonderful job partnering with academic scientists to generate scientific discoveries and help train the next generation of STEM students,” said Caraveo. “The CHIPS and Science Act helped broaden opportunities such as these at many of our science agencies, but I believe there is still more we can do.”
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