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Coffman pens letter to Trump on the direction of the VA
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman isn’t letting this go. His beef with the Department of Veterans Affairs shows no signs of abating. In a letter to President Trump, he said the agency is laden with “bureaucratic incompetence” hidden by the Obama administration. The Republican congressman from Aurora has been pretty miffed about the cost overruns, delays…
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Mike Coffman talks tough about next VA chief
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman was pretty hard on the last head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and he’s not lowering the bar on the proposed replacement, who is mired in questions. Ronny L. Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former doctor, faces a tough road to confirmation over concerns about his qualifications and allegations about his…
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Rep. Coffman fends off primary challenge in Colorado’s swing 6th District
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, held off a challenge Saturday at the GOP’s 6th Congressional District assembly from Roger Edwards, a conservative activist who criticized the five-term incumbent’s moderate positions and attempts to distance himself from President Donald Trump. Coffman’s supporters, however, cheered their candidate, who has won an unbroken string of elections…
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Rep. Mike Coffman urges President Trump to act on embattled VA secretary
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is reminding President Trump of his pledge to “drain the swamp,” and Veterans Affairs’ leadership is a good place to get to work, the Aurora congressman said in a letter to his fellow Republican the White House. Coffman cited the findings of an Inspector General’s report that said VA Secretary David…
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Colorado’s Rep. Coffman calls for resignation of U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is calling for the resignation of the U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary as he faces allegations of abusing government travel privileges. A report this week from the Veterans Affairs inspector general also says David J. Shulkin’s staff made false statements and altered an email for a cover-up. “The abuses detailed in…
