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Jason Crow: ‘Ineffective’ border wall would be a waste
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WASHINGTON — New U.S. Rep. Jason Crow cites his combat background in explaining why he’s standing with other congressional Democrats who refuse to make concessions on the border wall demanded by President Donald Trump. “I spent two combat tours on the Afghan-Pakistan border, so I know a thing or two about border security and support…
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Crow pushing US House Democrats’ election, campaign finance reform package
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After making campaign finance reform a central issue in his winning congressional run, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says he anticipates taking a leadership role pushing proposals House Democrats have put at the center of their legislative agenda Meanwhile, a group dedicated to getting dark money out of politics credited Crow with helping lay the…
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Here are the OTHER Democrats who voted against Pelosi (besides Jason Crow)
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WASHINGTON – What started as a rebellion with a potentially devastating effect on Nancy Pelosi’s winning drive to reclaim the House speaker’s post officially fizzled Thursday as just 15 Democrats refused to back her bid for the job. One of them was Colorado freshman lawmaker Jason Crow. Though suspense about the outcome vanished last month,…
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TRAIL MIX | Crow flies to Duckworth for House speaker instead of Pelosi
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Newly minted U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, stuck to his guns Thursday by refusing to vote for Nancy Pelosi for House speaker and instead cast his vote for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. The other members of Colorado’s House delegation voted for the nominees put forward by the two party caucuses –…
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Rep-elect Jason Crow names Iraqi immigrant as district director
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Jason Crow, the first Democrat to represent Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, on Friday announced that he’s hired Maytham Alshadood, an Iraqi immigrant who served as a military translator and combat interpreter, to be his district director. Crow, an attorney and Army Ranger veteran who unseated five-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in November, said his…
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Perlmutter reverses course, will support Pelosi for speaker following compromise
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By Alan Fram, Associated Press, and Colorado Politics WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but ensured that she will become House speaker next month, quelling a revolt by disgruntled Democrats including Colorado’s Ed Perlmutter by agreeing to limit her tenure to no more than four additional years in the chamber’s top post. In exchange,…
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Pelosi in talks with Perlmutter, other critics about term limits for House leaders
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is in advanced negotiations with critics inside her party — including U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado — about an agreement that could clear the way for her to be elected speaker next month. Despite presiding over a 40-seat midterm-election pickup last month, Pelosi, D-California, has been dogged by internal…
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Trump vs. Pelosi: Will it be war?
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined by from left, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio., speaks to media at Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, to announce her nomination by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress. She still faces a…
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THE PODIUM | The election was a mandate; voters now expect action
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The 2018 election cycle was a clear victory for working families across the state. We successfully elected candidates statewide that have committed to stand up for issues working families care about like lifting up wages, affordable quality healthcare, racial justice, immigrants’ rights, climate justice and the right to organize. While pundits may attribute this election…
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Gun-control advocates see election as turning point in battle against NRA
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By Kelly Cohen, Washington Examiner The election of pro-gun-control lawmakers like Colorado’s Jason Crow in the House, which helped Democrats capture the majority during this month’s midterm elections, is being seen by those wanting to impose stronger gun restrictions as a pivotal political moment. “The tide has been turning for some time now, with more…
