Author: Jeff Wasden
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OPINION | Let Colorado’s D.C. delegation unite to protect our public lands
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Jeff Wasden Colorado’s iconic landscapes are a part of who we are as a state. They are essential for our economy and our lifestyles, for clean water and for wildlife, and so much more. For decades, Colorado’s elected leaders have worked together on a bipartisan basis to protect our public lands so that future generations can…
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Wasden and Golden: Legislature needs to work with business instead of against it
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Dear members of the Colorado General Assembly: Please, pump the breaks. Take a breath and do what we were all taught in elementary school and “just say no.” The onslaught of anti-business bills being run this year, many borne out of election-year politicking, is threatening the Colorado so many know and love. During the recent…
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Wasden: A bipartisan opportunity for improving federal regulation
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In President’s Obama’s State of the Union address Jan. 12, he won a vigorous — and bipartisan — standing ovation with a few simple words about the economy and regulation. “I believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy,” the president declared. “I think there are outdated regulations that need to be…
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National debt a pressing problem; action needed from POTUS, politicians
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“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.” – Herbert Hoover While Congress and the President will find no shortage of issues in the coming year that will require their attention, one that needs to be front and center is our nation’s crippling debt. While here in Colorado we have experienced low…
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Export-Import Bank is vital, necessary for continued growth and prosperity
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Too often, politics hamper the ability of businesses to expand and put Americans to work. What used to be an important bipartisan reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank has now fallen firmly in the crosshairs of some members of the GOP. Charges of crony capitalism and big governmental overreach flow freely from opposition tongues. “Let the…
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Enforcement of current laws is the centerpiece to any immigration reform
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America is a nation built of immigrants and governed by the rule of law. But currently, our broken immigration system is completely failing at enforcing our existing laws, at securing our nation’s borders, and at providing a usable guest worker program that meets the needs of American businesses. Reform is long overdue! We need to…
