trade

Republicans should embrace more forward-thinking solutions

Jan 5, 2018

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Jeff Wasden

The start of a new year brings new resolutions and an optimistic hope for a better year to come. 2017 certainly brought several changes and whether you believe we are headed in the right direction or have front row seats on the Titanic, there are some areas where Republicans would be wise to take note.…
With Michael Bennet on board, Colorado’s Cory Gardner again takes exception to Trump on trade

Jun 26, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

In ordinary times, if there were an ordinary Republican in the Oval Office, there’d be no need to comment on Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s stand on foreign trade. The two likely would be on the same page, supporting a more or less free exchange of goods and services between the U.S. and the…
Smith: Anti-NAFTA AMLO, Mexico’s next president?

Jun 19, 2017

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Morgan Smith

Now that the Trump administration has initiated the process of renegotiating the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), let’s hope that this process is marked by thoughtfulness and not rhetoric like the president’s earlier comments that NAFTA was “the worst trade deal in history.” Despite the anti-trade rhetoric, NAFTA has been a great success, resulting…
Colorado’s Cory Gardner is one of three in GOP to vote ‘no’ on Trump’s trade rep

May 11, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

When the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly today to approve President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. trade representative — with majorities of both parties, for a change, backing the president’s pick — Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner wasn’t among them. Gardner was one of only three Republicans to vote no. His reason for stiff-arming his…
Colorado’s Gov. Hickenlooper loses his weekend as he departs for trade mission to Cuba

Feb 3, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Poor Gov. John Hickenlooper left for Cuba on Thursday for a weekend business trip in which he will “lay the groundwork for cultural and economic exchange” given the potential for new opportunities. “Taking a weekend out of town was not my idea, was not where I wanted to go,” the governor said informally at a…
May: The tide turns

Nov 24, 2016

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Clifford D. May

Trump’s victories pale in comparison with the challenges ahead First and foremost: Nothing is more pivotal to democratic governance then holding free and fair elections that lead to a peaceful transference of power. Over the past week, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama all demonstrated that they get that. This is an achievement that…
Perlmutter draws Republican opponent who vows to end immigration

Jan 26, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Republican Bruce Baker, a member of the Westminster City Council, is challenging five-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Golden Democrat, on a platform of ending immigration into the United States and slapping a punitive tariff on all imports into the country. “We need to end immigration — all immigration, not just illegal immigration,” Baker told…