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Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner ramp up push for ‘Gang of Six’ immigration fix to avert government shutdown

Jan 19, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner said Thursday an immigration package they’ve crafted with four other senators – the bipartisan “Gang of Six” – meets demands set at one point by President Donald Trump and could offer a way forward as Congress scrambles to find the votes to avert a looming government shutdown, although…
ProgressNow Colorado hailing drivers on Cory Gardner’s vote on clean-air rules

Dec 15, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Honk, if you hate Cory. That’s what the billboard along westbound Interstate 70 in Denver should say, and that would likely bring a smile to the face of Ian Silverii, leader of ProgressNow Colorado. The state’s largest liberal advocacy group is the latest to use outdoor advertising to call out Republican Sen. Cory Gardner’s May…
Bennet among critics of Obamacare replacement bill at Monday Senate hearing

Sep 26, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet harshly criticized a Republican proposal for revamping the nation’s health insurance during an emotional congressional hearing Monday in Washington, D.C. He said the plan would leave millions of Americans without health insurance. “What they’re doing is stripping hard-earned protections from the American people,” Bennet, a Democrat, said during a hearing of…
Michael Bennet derides latest effort to repeal Obamacare as ‘Groundhog Day or definition of insanity’

Sep 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet roasted a last-ditch attempt by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare Tuesday as worse than the GOP’s previous effort and contended that the legislation could derail bipartisan work to repair the nation’s health care system. “I can’t decide whether this is Groundhog Day or the definition of insanity: every attempt…
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…
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…
Colorado Republicans Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner condemn Trump tweets, call for president to end ‘Twitter tantrums’

Jun 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republicans U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman tore into President Donald Trump’s latest Twitter tirade on Thursday after the president targeted two news hosts with insults. Coffman said in his own tweet that the president’s tweets are “beneath the dignity of his office,” while Gardner called Trump’s outburst “wrong” and said…
Letter: Cory Gardner should support BRIDGE Act

May 16, 2017

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Colorado Politics

Editor: The BRIDGE Act, introduced by a group of bipartisan senators, was written to maintain the legal status of 750,000 DACA recipients. These Dreamers are an integral part of our society – they are veterans, doctors, teachers and small business owners deserving of the status previously granted to them. Here in Colorado we have a rich…
Coffman backs reprieve for those brought to U.S. illegally as children

Jan 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman introduced a bill Thursday to protect undocumented young people brought to the United States as children from being deported, if the Trump administration discontinues the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Huffington Post reported Thursday: The bill, called the Bridge Act, was initially introduced in the Senate in December by…