Author: Crisanta Duran
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DURAN | Colorado does care about separated families
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Last weekend, I traveled to the port of entry in Tornillo, Texas, where hundreds of children are detained in tents and kept away from their families. It’s been labelled a “tent city,” and it looks as bleak as it sounds. Temperatures reached into the triple digits that weekend. The responsibility of this manufactured humanitarian crisis…
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GOP attacks on Affordable Care Act jeopardize Colorado health, lives
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The newest iteration of congressional legislation to gut the Affordable Care Act – the Graham-Cassidy bill – would be devastating for Colorado. Politicians in Washington, D.C., keep trying to unilaterally impose upon America their vision of far more costly health care that covers far fewer people. This is more of the same. Like previous efforts…
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Duran: Why we must stand against Trump’s campaign of hate
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In less than two months, voters will go to the polls and decide whether the next president of the United States will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. In the time we have left this election cycle, it’s more urgent than ever to show Trump for what he is: a fear-mongering bully whose election to…
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Duran: Day Four at DNC 2016: What define’s us?
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On the final day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, I was asked to address the convention. Speaking on the night that Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to ever accept the nomination of a major political party was without a doubt one of the greatest honors of my life. I will never…
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Duran: Day two at the DNC was all about women rising
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Our nominee said it best last night: “We put the biggest crack in the glass ceiling yet.” We made history, making Hillary Clinton the first ever woman nominee for President from any major political party. For the rest of my life, I will remember that ground breaking moment in American history. I’m proud to say…
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Duran: Day one at the DNC full of energy, excitement, and yes, unity
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Day one of the Democratic National Convention was marked by energy and excitement. The streets of Philadelphia were paved with progressives and the energy was palpable – a promising sign for the future of our party. I started my day at the Colorado Delegation Breakfast, where our state’s Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters came…
