State Rep. Clarice Navarro of Pueblo to constituents and fellow Republicans: The GOP has an opportunity, so don’t screw it up.

“We, the Republican Party, has an opportunity to do the work that the American people are asking for, and if we squander the opportunity now, we may not see it again for a very long time,” she writes in an e-mail to her supporters.

Replacing the Affordable Healthcare Act with a workable solution is an opportunity, she said. It’s simply not working for American families, and it’s far from affordable for most.  A solution has to be found, and the opportunity exists. Public safety is an opportunity for Republicans, she said, adding:

Opportunities exist for solutions to become reality with a myriad of other issues like the economy, jobs, entitlement reform, immigration, crime, poverty and the deficit. This is not the time to squander the opportunity.