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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman among House Republicans demanding DACA fix by year’s end

Dec 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman was among 34 Republican lawmakers asking Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to act before the end of the year on legislation to protect the roughly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as minors. “We must pass legislation that protects DACA recipients from deportation and gives them…
Farm Bureau, CBRT meeting Monday focuses on Obamacare tax

Nov 3, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A tax on insurers based on their size, a provision of the Affordable Care Act, is set to take effect Jan. 1, but the Colorado Business Roundtable and the Colorado Farm Bureau want to talk about how much of that will be passed on to small businesses, farmers and ranchers in higher premiums. They are…
90-year-old Frank Francone bound for congressional ceremony to honor Filipino World War II vets

Oct 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Ninety-year-old World War II veteran Frank Francone will be on hand Wednesday in Washington to help commemorate the service and sacrifice of the Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers who fought to liberate the Philippines more than 70 years ago. House and Senate leaders plan to gather at the U.S. Capitol to present a Congressional Gold Medal to…
Hickenlooper leads governors asking for cooperation on healthcare

Oct 19, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado’s Gov. John Hickenlooper leads a group of 10 governors asking Congress to vote on a bipartisan healthcare plan they say will calm the troubled waters of the private health insurance market. The support a bipartisan deal led by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., for a two-year extension of federal subsidies to…
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne calls for Colorado to ban ‘bump stocks,’ other gun modification devices

Oct 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado, on Friday called on the Legislature to ban “bump stocks” and other gun modification devices like the ones apparently used by the Las Vegas shooter Sunday night, a position shared by her fellow leading Democratic gubernatorial candidates. “Enough is enough,” Lynne said in a…
‘If not now, when?’: Democrat Jared Polis calls for tighter gun laws in wake of Las Vegas massacre

Oct 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat, on Monday urged Congress to pass stricter gun control measures in the wake of a mass shooting overnight in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. “I am devastated and horrified, but not shocked,” said Polis in a statement. “Mass shootings…
Mike Coffman cheers news of possible DACA compromise between Trump, Democrats

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, applauded President Trump Thursday for working with congressional Democrats toward a compromise to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. “The president deserves credit for his leadership in promoting a compromise that enhances border security while extending protections for DACA participants,” Coffman said…
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…
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…