obamacare repeal

Hickenlooper, Bennet knock Trump executive order to begin dismantling parts of Obamacare

Oct 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Warning it will lead to less coverage and higher health care costs, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet panned the executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump aimed at scaling back provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Both Democrats called on the Trump administration and Congress to adopt a bipartisan approach…
‘You are the swamp’: Conservative leaders demand Mitch McConnell step aside, cite failure to support Darryl Glenn

Oct 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A group of nationally prominent conservative organizers on Wednesday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senate leaders to resign, charging they’ve failed to pass any substantive legislation even as the GOP controls every branch of government. “Republicans were given full control of the federal government,” the leading conservatives wrote in a…
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘I feel sorry for my Republican colleagues’

Oct 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, said Friday he feels sorry for Republican lawmakers faced with daily surprises from President Donald Trump. The Colorado Democrat also said he’s worried Trump is planning to exit the nuclear agreement with Iran amid mounting tensions with a nuclear-armed North Korea. “I feel sorry for my Republican colleagues,…
Hickenlooper ‘relieved’ Senate won’t vote on Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill

Sep 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday he’s “relieved” the Senate has abandoned plans to vote on the latest Republican-sponsored effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and urged lawmakers to get back to work on a bipartisan fix for the Obama health care law. After three GOP senators said they wouldn’t support the most recent plan to…
Denver GOP delivers ultimatum to Congress: Repeal ‘abominable’ Obamacare or elect new leaders

Sep 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Denver Republican Party is calling on the congressional GOP to get rid of Obamacare by the end of next month or find new leaders who can finish the job. A resolution adopted by the county party’s executive committee last week charges that federal lawmakers have failed to uphold the GOP platform and failed to keep…
Buoyed by 2016 senate bid that fell short, Darryl Glenn back in the running

Sep 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Congressional candidate Darryl Glenn likes to tell a story about a woman he met at a farmer’s market earlier this summer. “She was an older black lady, independent,” he says. “I stopped by and introduced myself, and she was like, ‘You’re a – Republican?’” He scowled like he was sniffing a carton of milk…
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…
Percentage of Coloradans with health insurance unchanged over two years, survey shows

Sep 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

More Coloradans than ever have health insurance, according to a massive biennial survey released Tuesday, although the state continues to see lower rates of coverage outside the Denver metro area. The Colorado Health Access Survey found the number of state residents without health insurance dipped slightly to 6.5 percent from 6.7 percent in 2015 –…
Jefferson County GOP calls for Congress to repeal Obamacare immediately or replace leadership

Sep 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Jefferson County Republican Party is demanding Congress immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act or, if it can’t, to elect new congressional leadership. A strongly worded resolution adopted unanimously by the county party’s executive committee Monday night maintains that the failure of congressional Republicans to overturn the sweeping health care legislation known as Obamacare “has…
Denver Democrats book Paul Ryan challenger Randy ‘Iron Stache’ Bryce for annual dinner

Aug 31, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Randy Bryce, the Wisconsin Democrat running against House Speaker Paul Ryan, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Denver Democrats’ annual Edward M. Kennedy fundraising dinner in October, the party announced this week. Known as the “Iron Stache” – the union ironworker’s appearance has been compared to mustachioed Parks and Recreation character Ron…