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Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner cheer Senate health care bill delay, but for different reasons

Jun 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s two U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner, both said Tuesday they were glad Senate Republicans decided to delay a vote on legislation meant to overhaul the health care system, although it was for different reasons. Bennet, a Democrat, said it was chance for a fresh start, while Gardner, a Republican, called it an…
Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner slams ‘knee-jerk’ opposition to Senate GOP’s health care bill

Jun 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, one of 13 Republicans tasked with drafting Senate legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care system, said Thursday morning he was seeing the bill for the first time and cautioned critics against jumping to conclusions before reviewing it. “This is the first I’ve viewed the legislation so I am beginning to…
Methane rule issue shows divide in opinion polls

Mar 15, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Oil and natural gas companies and their supporters continue to wage a war of words – and opinion polls – with backers of a Bureau of Land Management rule regulating emissions of methane from natural gas wells drilled on federal land, while a Colorado senator remains undecided on his stance on the rule. Earlier this…
Gardner, fellow Senate Republicans balk at House GOP plan to repeal Medicaid expansion

Mar 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Signaling a possible rift among congressional Republicans, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and three GOP colleagues told Senate leadership Monday that they were “concerned” about a House plan to roll back expansion of Medicaid as part of an effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Gardner joined fellow U.S. Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio,…
Gardner co-sponsors federal building energy saving bill

Jan 31, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

For the fourth straight year, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, is among a bipartisan team of legislators trying to push a bill through Congress that encourages energy savings in federal buildings. Gardner, as he has done since 2013 with earlier versions of the bill, helped introduce the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017…
Challenge for GOP senators: Surviving a possible Trump loss

Aug 23, 2016

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Erica Werner

A key question looms for vulnerable Republican senators this election: If Donald Trump loses and loses big, can they still survive? With 11 weeks until Election Day, Trump’s declining standing in the polls has GOP Senate candidates preparing for the worst, and they’re maneuvering now to put as big a margin as they can between themselves and the top…
The Hot Sheet, February 29, 2016

Feb 29, 2016

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Jared Wright

By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Monday, February 29, 2016 DENVER – Good morning and happy Leap Day to you on the eve of Super Tuesday. Here’s to a productive week wherever you might be as we enter this important phase of the election year. “I want to caucus in Iowa. I’ll caucus all over…

rob portman

Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner cheer Senate health care bill delay, but for different reasons

Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner slams ‘knee-jerk’ opposition to Senate GOP’s health care bill

Methane rule issue shows divide in opinion polls

Gardner, fellow Senate Republicans balk at House GOP plan to repeal Medicaid expansion

Gardner co-sponsors federal building energy saving bill

Challenge for GOP senators: Surviving a possible Trump loss

The Hot Sheet, February 29, 2016