cory gardner
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Gardner bill would force VA to pay student veterans full benefits
Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Tuesday he plans to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at forcing the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay benefits to student veterans who have been shorted because of the VA’s information processing and accounting difficulties. “The VA let these veterans down and this cannot be tolerated,” Gardner said in a…
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Keith Pottratz joins the race for Gardner’s US Senate seat
Keith Pottratz (photo courtesy of the campaign)JoeyBunch, Colorado Politicsjoey.bunch@coloradopolitics.comhttps://www.coloradopolitics.com/content/tncms/avatars/6/70/8cf/6708cfca-eabc-11e8-9a46-bf7a51d49447.afaf41e1b93ded859377d9abf86ee22e.png Another Democrat, Keith Pottratz, 31, of Grand Junction, has announced plans to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020. A press release Sunday said he served 5½ years in the Navy and is the vice president of the Grand Junction chapter of Wings and…
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Colorado senators introduce bills to protect power grid from cyberattacks
WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet this week introduced two bills in Congress to protect the country’s energy infrastructure from cyberattacks as evidence mounts of a growing threat. Among their provisions: The legislation would provide $90 million a year to states to develop energy security plans. In addition, the U.S. Energy Department…
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Gardner takes to Capitol steps to push conservation fund
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado urged Congress to promptly reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund during a press conference Thursday in front of the U.S. Capitol building. The fund directs federal revenue from offshore oil and gas leases to fund outdoor recreation and conservation projects. Since Congress authorized the Fund in 1965,…
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Colorado’s Gardner, Bennet try to save rural funding
As President Trump calls for cuts to throttle the soaring deficit on government spending, Colorado Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet are making moves to shelter rural funding. Gardner, a Republican, and Bennet, a Democrat, signed a letter to Senate leadership Wednesday to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. Gardner, Bennet and other…
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Cory Gardner on ‘Meet the Press’: Mueller probe is ‘going to continue’
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that Robert Mueller’s investigation is “going to continue and it should continue.” Host Chuck Todd asked the Colorado Republican about Mueller’s probe into any Russian involvement in Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for the presidency and other matters, and whether the investigation needs…
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BIDLACK | Rout of Republicans comes down to their failure on health care
Last Tuesday, something important happened. I’m not talking about the election. I’m not talking about the blue wave that washed over Colorado. I’m not even talking about the Democrats taking back the House. No, I’m talking about something else. I broke a tooth. Well, to be precise, I broke a crown that had covered a…
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HUDSON | ‘Too extreme for Colorado’ proves more slogan than substance
Radical and extreme! Haven’t we heard that accusation more than once during past Colorado campaigns? Indeed, we have. Pundits tend to forget that campaign consultants, much as other professionals, are subject to the influence of “Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.” If you are of a proper age you will recall the response to…
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Bezos, other Amazon execs contribute to Gardner’s 2020 re-election bid
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eight company executives kicked in contributions between $250 and $5,400 in an 11-day period in September to Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner’s 2020 re-election campaign, according to a recent report from CNBC. Denver has been listed among cities being considered by Amazon for a second company headquarters, although Gov. John…
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Interior Secretary Zinke signs science deal with Colorado School of Mines
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an agreement in Denver Monday to establish a partnership between Golden’s Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Geological Survey, the Department of the Interior’s science agency. The partnership will bring a $120 million building – $161 million including related investments – and 150 federal employees to the Golden…