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Coffman moves to clarify stance on ACA repeal

Mar 6, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has stirred up a hornet’s nest among American citizens. With Republicans in charge of both the U.S. House and Senate and President Donald Trump solidly behind the goal, Democrats and health care advocates have energized to let their voices be heard. Recently, Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike…
Women candidate interest on both sides soars after Trump win

Feb 23, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Diana DeGette was not directly part of the 1992 political “Year of the Women,” the historic election cycle when four freshman female U.S. senators were elected. But she did win her first elected office that year, as a Colorado state representative in Denver. DeGette has since represented Colorado in the U.S. House for two decades…
House GOP hails health plan that Democrats call inadequate

Feb 21, 2017

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Alan Fram

Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who’d face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor. The plan “ensures more choices, lower costs and greater control over…
Jordan Cove needs a second look, congressmen tell Trump

Jan 27, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Maybe the Jordan Cove pipeline project isn’t as dead as it looked six weeks ago. That’s when the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pulled the plug on the $7.6 billion Jordan Cove terminal in Coos Bay, Ore., a destination for liquefied natural gas pumped from Western Colorado on its way to buyers on the Pacific Rim.…
Tipton: Congress now has higher authority to stop overregulation

Jan 16, 2017

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Scott Tipton

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…
YESTERYEAR: Top Colorado politicians sworn into office

Jan 12, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

… Twenty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … Diana DeGette is sworn in as a new member of Congress. The newly elected DeGettehosted more than 300 of her supporters, family and closest friends at her ceremonial swearing-in as the 19th representative for the 1st Congressional District. DeGette replaced retiring Democratic Rep. Pat Schroeder, who had served…
State Senate strikes positive notes on opening day, with hints of toxic national politics

Jan 12, 2017

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John Tomasic

On a day that started with political tension already running at a boiling point in one-party dominated Washington, the launch of another bipartisan legislative session on Wednesday in Denver looked like an especially good thing. Because the Colorado governor’s office and the state House are controlled by Democrats, the action at the Colorado Capitol this…
Rep. Scott Tipton backs regulatory exemptions for small Internet providers

Jan 11, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez is supporting a bill that lands close to home for rural Colorado: a fast connection to the world wide web. Tipton, a Republican, backs the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, introduced last week by Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon. The U.S. House passed the bill unanimously to the Senate…
Colorado public lands defender growling about Congress

Jan 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Vail Valley’s mama grizzly over public lands isn’t taking the news well that the U.S. House is trying to make it easier for the federal government to deal away public lands. A Democrat, state Sen. Kerry Donovan’s family goes generations deep into fighting to preserve the beauty and natural vitality of Colorado high country.…
Colorado Republicans opposed gutting House ethics office

Jan 3, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Republicans voted to gut the independent congressional watchdog on ethics in closed-door meeting Monday night. The bold, controversial act set the stage for the first session in a decade when the GOP controlled both chambers and the White House. That didn’t fit with Donald Trump’s plan to “drain the swamp,” and it didn’t sit well…