cory gardner
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Christmas Tree from Colorado lights up the U.S. Capitol
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After traveling over 1,800 miles cross-country, a Englemann spruce from Colorado brightened the sky outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, as many gathered around it to take in the red, green, yellow and blue lights. Members of the Colorado delegation, including U.S. Reps Diana DeGette, Joseph Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner, stood…
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Labor union coalition demands increased unemployment, hazard pay during national day of action
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Numerous labor unions protested Tuesday outside of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment office as part of the Unemployed Workers National Day of Action. Protesters spoke about working conditions and poverty during COVID-19 before marching to Sen. Cory Gardner’s office to demand change. Unions and groups present included Unite Here, United Food and Commercial…
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Poll shows Hickenlooper swamping competition in Democratic US Senate primary
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John Hickenlooper would run away with the Democratic primary for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat, with more than six times the support of other candidates, says a poll commissioned by a group that supports the former two-term governor. The Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday found that Hickenlooper had the support of 60% of Democratic voters,…
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Denver immigration forum: Gardner hopes for reform before Supreme Court acts
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Friday that he hopes Congress can pass the Dream Act – a bill to protect the status of the children of undocumented immigrants – even before the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue in October. “I hope Congress acts, not because of a date in court or because of an election…
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Plans to expand space program create hope for a bigger Colorado role (VIDEO)
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WASHINGTON — Federal officials laid out a plan to expand commercial space travel before U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and other lawmakers Wednesday while Colorado political leaders try to position the state to benefit from growing opportunities in the final frontier. Potentially most important for Colorado was a plan for managing space traffic described at a…
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Andrew Romanoff set to challenge Cory Gardner for U.S. Senate
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Former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is expected to jump into the 2020 race for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s seat as soon as Monday, joining a growing field of Democrats hoping to challenge a Republican incumbent considered among next year’s most vulnerable GOP senators, Colorado Politics has learned. In appearances at Democratic county reorganization meetings…
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Sen. Cory Gardner endorses Trump’s re-election
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Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado is endorsing President Donald Trump, a reversal after he opposed Trump’s election in the final days of the 2016 race. Widely seen as the most vulnerable GOP incumbent in 2020, Gardner told a conservative publication in an article published Wednesday that he would back Trump this time. “I know…
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Cory Gardner, other GOP senators ponder how closely to run with Trump
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Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado helped mastermind the GOP’s midterm strategy of pushing Senate candidates closer to President Donald Trump. But heading into his own 2020 re-election bid in Colorado, he’s allowing more distance with the not-so-popular president. And he’s not alone. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is reviving his proposal for an…
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Democrat Zornio launches 2020 bid for Gardner’s Senate seat
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After criss-crossing Colorado for a year and a half while exploring a bid for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Trish Zornio made it official Saturday: The scientist and educator from Superior is running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. “I’m running because we need to think forward and solve the problems of tomorrow,…
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Gardner named Republican deputy whip in Senate
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So, does he get to carry an actual whip? That’s unclear, but in any event, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Tuesday was named one of several Republican deputy whips in the Senate. The selections were made by Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., the Washington Examiner reports. Gardner has been a deputy whip since he joined…
