obamacare repeal
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Gov. John Hickenlooper, DNC Chair Tom Perez plan Tuesday rally to support ‘quality, affordable’ health care
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Republican plans to overturn Obamacare might be on the ropes, but Democrats aren’t letting up. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez plans to join Gov. John Hickenlooper and House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, along with activists, on the steps of the Colorado Capitol for a rally Tuesday morning against attempts to “strip and sabotage health…
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National Republicans launch ads tying 6th District Democrats to single-payer health care system
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A national Republican group is attempting to link congressional candidate Jason Crow and other Colorado Democrats to a single-payer health care proposal with a six-figure digital ad campaign that kicks off Thursday. Featuring scary negative images of House and Senate Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Facebook ad should…
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner: Obamacare backers ‘finally’ admit health care law needs bipartisan fix
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said Friday that Democrats are “finally” admitting they need to work across the aisle to find bipartisan solutions to the nation’s health care system, adding that the failure by GOP senators to overturn the Affordable Care Act won’t stop efforts to replace the legislation, known as Obamacare. “It’s…
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper: Time to roll up sleeves, address health insurance costs, market stability
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In the wake of the Republican-controlled Senate’s inability to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday renewed a call for officials to sit down and come up with a bipartisan solution. “We are encouraged that the Senate has rejected efforts that would have raised health care…
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, state Rep. Leslie Herod to headline rally keeping up pressure against Obamacare repeal
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Legislation to overturn the Affordable Care Act might have died in the U.S. Senate overnight, but opponents of Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare aren’t letting up. Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a former health care executive and a Democrat, is set to headline a Saturday morning rally in Denver that’s one of more than 100 “Our…
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet rakes Republican health care plan over the coals: ‘This process is a disgrace’
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Hours before the Senate narrowly voted down Republican health care legislation known as the “skinny” Obamacare repeal, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, excoriated the majority party for rushing votes Thursday on variants of bills that no one but their authors had seen. In a lengthy address on the Senate floor, his voice rising…
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EMILY’s List targets Colorado Republicans Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton in 2018 election
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EMILY’s List, a national group that recruits and helps fund Democratic women candidates, put two Colorado Republicans “on notice” Thursday, naming U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton to its list of top GOP targets in next year’s election. The group charged that Coffman and Tipton have poor records on issues important to women –…
