u.s. congress
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Import tax gets no way, wait-and-see responses from CO delegation
President Donald Trump’s proposed 20 percent import tax on Mexican products to pay for an immigration control wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico would have a big impact on Colorado’s rural economy, according to economists. Such a tax would increase the price of Mexican goods for U.S. consumers, who would ultimately pay…
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Bennet votes no on DeVos nomination
A Senate committee voted twice Tuesday, Jan. 31, to recommend Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary, as two GOP senators expressed reservations. After a heated debate that included allegations of plagiarism against DeVos, senators on the Health, Education, Pensions and Labor Committee voted 12-11 along partisan lines to support DeVos’…
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Tipton: Congress now has higher authority to stop overregulation
A recent analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute showed that for every law Congress passed in 2016, the Obama administration issued 18 rules and regulations. With a total of 3,853 last year, the administration issued the most rules and regulations since 2005. When done right, rules and regulations play an important role in keeping our…
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May: Trump’s first 100 days
A unique opportunity to start making America sovereign, secure and economically dynamic again It’s apparent that Donald J. Trump was – to employ a neologism coined by President George W. Bush 16 years ago – misunderestimated. But those who gave odds that he couldn’t transform from a successful businessman into a successful politician are now betting he…
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The Hot Sheet – Colorado could get MORE politicians, roads are for cars, who won the fracking war, heroes walk among us and … MORE!
VOL. 01 NO. 212 | DECEMBER 23, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 Reminder: There will be no more Hot Sheet emails until Jan. 2. Your credit card will not be charged for your recurring subscription. We will see you next year! Happy Holidays! DENVER – As we put a shiny red bow onto a YUUUUGE…
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The Hot Sheet – Trump story gets YUUUGGGE, a mixed baggie of weed data, the cost of being ‘faithless,’ Oh, golly – another candidate for guv and … MORE!
VOL. 01 NO. 211 | DECEMBER 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Same story, different year. With the start of the Colorado legislative session just 20 days off, media speculation and a tad bit of media bias is beginning to sprout through the freshly fallen snow; media bias in the sense of which bills,…