sen. cory gardner

Colorado’s Cory Gardner draws line at proposed Energy Department cuts

May 22, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

In advance of a pending Trump administration 2018 budget proposal to slash U.S. Department of Energy research programs, Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner joined fellow Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and four other GOP members of the Senate in a letter to President Trump urging him to stay the course on the funding.…
Letter: Cory Gardner should support BRIDGE Act

May 16, 2017

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Colorado Politics

Editor: The BRIDGE Act, introduced by a group of bipartisan senators, was written to maintain the legal status of 750,000 DACA recipients. These Dreamers are an integral part of our society – they are veterans, doctors, teachers and small business owners deserving of the status previously granted to them. Here in Colorado we have a rich…
Colorado’s Cory Gardner wants to ‘ramp up’ sanctions on China in joust with N. Korea

May 16, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Demonstrating yet again that he aims to own North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un – if not in the slangier sense, then at least as an issue on Capitol Hill – Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner denounced the rogue ruler’s latest ballistic missile test and called on the Trump administration Monday to pressure China to help rein Kim in.…
U.S. Senate, Colorado’s Cory Gardner lauded, scolded over methane vote

May 10, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

Colorado environmentalists cheered the nation’s Senate but jeered one of its members, Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, for their votes today regarding a proposed repeal of new curbs on methane emissions from oil and gas wells. Just reverse the order of those cheers and jeers, of course, to get the take of supporters of the state’s substantial oil and gas…
Attention protesters: Gardner calls out his own on Obamacare replacement

Mar 7, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Whatever is motivating the Coloradans who for weeks now have been loudly demanding an audience with Colorado’s junior Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner – he has said some are paid activists backed by Democrats; they say they’re aggrieved constituents – it does seem to be having an effect. It’s hard to conclude otherwise. One of the sore points…
Gardner’s outdoor rec bill heads to Obama’s desk

Nov 29, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved final passage of legislation, authored by U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), on Monday, Nov. 28, to require the federal government to measure the impact of the outdoor recreation on the economy. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature. The Outdoor Recreation…
Gardner claims ‘abuse of power’ in use of funds for Gitmo relocation

Sep 28, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Republican colleagues Pat Roberts of Kansas and Tim Scott of South Carolina have asked the head of the Government Accountability Office for an opinion on whether the Department of Defense violated two federal laws by spending $25,909 in federal funds to survey potential sites to move Guantanamo Bay detainees…
Delegation firm on finishing Aurora hospital, holding Dept. of Veterans Affairs accountable

Jul 9, 2015

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Sen. Michael Bennet

Like most Coloradans, the Congressional delegation was shocked and appalled in March when the Department of Veterans Affairs first informed us the VA replacement medical center in Aurora would cost a staggering $1.73 billion. The delegation had worked together to support an $800 million facility and helped authorize funds accordingly. These cost overruns and the…