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Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets telephone town hall Wednesday

Oct 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, is holding an hour-long telephone town hall this week as the GOP-controlled Congress enters the year’s home stretch, his office announced. The massive conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the beginning of the discussion. Coffman said on his congressional…
Democrat Gabriel Thorn launches run for House District 5 seat held by term-limited Crisanta Duran

Sep 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver Democrat Gabriel Thorn, a retired Army major with two Bronze Stars, is jumping in the crowded primary for the House district represented by Speaker Crisanta Duran, who faces term limits after next year’s election. After serving 11 years in the Army, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Thorn is pursuing a graduate degree at…
Mike Coffman cheers news of possible DACA compromise between Trump, Democrats

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, applauded President Trump Thursday for working with congressional Democrats toward a compromise to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. “The president deserves credit for his leadership in promoting a compromise that enhances border security while extending protections for DACA participants,” Coffman said…
Republican Mike Coffman ‘will absolutely sign’ petition to force House vote on DREAM Act, spokesman says

Sep 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will sign a petition to force a House vote on legislation that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a spokesman for the Aurora Republican told Colorado Politics. The five-term incumbent has been under attack from Democrats for what Coffman spokesman Kyle Kohli says…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston sets Spanish-language town hall on DACA

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Mike Johnston, a gubernatorial candidate and former state senator, will be holding a bilingual town hall Saturday in Aurora to discuss President Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. Johnston plans to conduct the meeting in Spanish and English – possibly the first statewide…
Mike Coffman files petition to force vote to protect DACA recipients, but Democratic challengers scoff

Sep 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman expressed optimism Wednesday that the GOP-controlled House will take up legislation to protect young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation, although the Aurora Republican also stressed that a rare maneuver he initiated earlier in the week might still be necessary to force a vote. But Coffman hasn’t…
Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet cosponsor legislation to offer citizenship path for young immigrants

Sep 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said Tuesday he’s signing on with his Democratic counterpart Michael Bennet to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that would protect immigrants who entered the country illegally as children from deportation and offer them a path to citizenship if they meet certain conditions. Gardner and Bennet declared their support for the…
‘A devastating betrayal’: Colorado officials react to Trump’s decision to end DACA program

Sep 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, called President Trump’s Tuesday decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program “the height of cruelty” and called on Congress to come up with a plan to replace it. “Today’s announcement is a devastating betrayal for the hundreds of thousands of individuals who…
Denver schools chief: Removing DACA protections would be ‘catastrophic’

Sep 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Rolling back protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children would prove “catastrophic” for Denver Public Schools and the city, DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg said in a statement Thursday. Boasberg joined other school and community leaders from across the country in speaking up as President Donald Trump is expected to announce any…
‘Is Mike Coffman invincible?’ Aurora Republican talks campaign, policy at 62nd birthday party

Mar 30, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Before he talked about the upcoming congressional agenda and assessed his chances in next year’s election – it’ll be a tough race, he’s sure of it – Mike Coffman dropped to the floor last Sunday afternoon and did some push-ups, one for each year he’s been on this earth. “There’s this ridiculous tradition where I…