sen. cory gardner
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Rep. Mike Coffman seeks to prevent some immigrant deportations
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Washington – A bill introduced this week by a Colorado congressman seeks to prevent deportation for many foreigners living in the United States with temporary permission at a time immigration has become one of Washington’s hottest issues. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, wants to eliminate the Temporary Protected Status that gives immigrants only a limited right…
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Gardner signs onto bill to prevent taxpayers from footing the bill for sexual harassment settlements
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., might not agree on much, but they do agree taxpayer dollars should not be used to pay settlements for sexual harassment claims against lawmakers. Gardner, Gillibrand and Texas Republican Ted Cruz are co-sponsoring a bill that would correct a 20-year oversight that leaves taxpayers on the…
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Business leaders, some lawmakers push for clean Dream Act by Christmas
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With Republicans dreaming of a tax bill in their stockings by the holidays, business leaders are still hoping for a clean Dream Act by Christmas. And so are the immigrants shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. But Colorado business leaders are still optimistic Congress will pass the bipartisan Dream Act,…
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Republicans recognize being anti-choice is a losing proposition
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For 50 years, Colorado has been a leader in protecting and expanding access to women’s health care – and in proving that being pro-choice on abortion rights is a political winner. In April 1967, Colorado passed the nation’s first state law allowing safe, legal abortion. It was a bipartisan bill, passed in a majority-Republican legislature.…
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A salute to Colorado potatoes — and to politicians who can get along
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We tend to avoid blogging about the many press releases we get from Colorado’s Washington delegation “announcing” some grant or new funding stream to some program or another back home in Colorado. It’s not that we don’t think the programs themselves merit news coverage or that Colorado isn’t happy to have the extra funding; it’s…
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Cory Gardner made the right call with health-care vote. Here’s what to do next
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Fifty Senate Republicans and Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday voted in favor of opening up 20 hours of debate on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Colorado’s own Sen. Cory Gardner, an advocate for healthcare reform, was among those who voted to move ahead. He subsequently cast votes in favor of repeal and…
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‘The moral threads that hold our nation together are coming undone’
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As leaders in the faith and labor communities, we stand together during one of the greatest injustices of our time as Senators push for a bill that is a moral travesty and will hurt nearly every family in our nation. Like most Americans, we know that Medicaid and quality, affordable healthcare are imperative to the…
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A Colorado tomato farmer, a U.S. senator and the vice president of the United States …
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… well, no, they don’t walk into a bar. But they do share a cell phone, taking turns talking to one another. And when it comes time for the farmer to talk to the man who serves just a heartbeat away from the presidency, they talk about – what else? – tomatoes. It’s no joke.…
