obamacare
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Super PAC’s ad blitz blasts Coffman, other GOP lawmakers on Obamacare repeal
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A liberal political action committee is looking to tie vulnerable House Republicans to a new plan to repeal Obamacare in a series of digital ads. And U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado is one of the campaign’s targets. The super PAC American Bridge on Thursday is rolling out a series of digital ads targeting Coffman…
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Mike Coffman vs. Joe Salazar (and they’re not even in the same race)
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The political gloves came off this week, as the team supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s re-election bid took a shot at Democrat Joe Salazar that was, if not below the belt, then certainly about the belt line. And they’re not even in the same race. Salazar, a state representative from Thornton, is running for…
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Colorado bill to force Medicaid recipients to seek jobs fails in committee
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DENVER – A bill that sought to make Colorado the fourth state to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to hold or look for jobs failed Thursday. Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, joined with Democrats to sink Senate Bill 214 on a 3-2 vote by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. She cited the high cost to…
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Govs. John Hickenlooper, John Kasich take another stab at health care
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Last summer Govs. John Hickenlooper and John Kasich urged Congress to take a bipartisan approach to fixing the nation’s healthcare system. Now the Colorado Democrat and Ohio Republican are trying again, according to an announcement Wednesday night from the Colorado governor’s office. The announcement promises a bipartisan group of governors will unveil a blueprint for health care,…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 1153: Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 1153 in the House. The Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 approved this week is intended to make mortgage lending easier for financial institutions by excluding some charges from the points and fee calculations. It also is supposed to incrementally drive down…
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Rep. Doug Lamborn reaps praise for military handiwork in the budget
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The U.S. Senate couldn’t pass a budget Thursday night, but Rep. Doug Lamborn was tooting his own horn for the amount of military spending he got into the House version. And he got an attaboy from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas, according to a press release from Lamborn’s office. “I commend…
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Trump’s first State of the Union touches on Colorado concerns
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President Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to seek unity after a divisive first year, while Colorado’s undocumented immigrants and highway builders listened closely. He upped his promise of $1 trillion for infrastructure to $1.5 trillion by promising to leverage local and state dollars and private investment. He called for…
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Updated: America’s Cabinet includes lawmakers from Colorado: Duran, Winter and Moreno
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Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, state Rep. Faith Winter and state Sen. Dominick Moreno were in Washington, D.C., Monday to take a seat on America’s Cabinet, a shadow group to President Trump’s advisers but with their own take. The program is a part of the nonpartisan Young Elected Officials Network, a national group of leaders…
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Unite Colorado unaffiliated candidates blast DC dysfunction, compare shutdown to failed special session
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The four unaffiliated statehouse candidates running under the Unite Colorado banner – that’s the organization that used to be known as the Centrist Project – declared a pox on both major parties’ houses after the federal government ran out of money late Friday night when Congress failed to approve spending legislation. In separate releases, all…
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CIRULI: Will the tax plan sell itself? Republicans had better hope so
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Just as President Trump was hoping to leave for his holiday in Palm Beach, cable commentators were questioning why he hadn’t yet signed the tax bill. Trump, ever sensitive to his TV image, staged a quick signing ceremony on December 20 before wheels up. When asked if he will spend time promoting the plan, Trump…