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Colorado’s Cory Gardner touts pick for No. 2 at Interior whom greens fear and loathe

May 17, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Call it a tale of two sound bites. Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s office sent a press release to the news media this afternoon announcing the junior senator’s scheduled introduction Thursday of Coloradan David Bernhardt at his confirmation hearing for deputy secretary of the interior. It’s a formality and a show of same-state pride and support for…
Another vote for free trade — from the Colorado Farm Bureau

May 12, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

One of the state’s most prominent voices for agriculture weighed in today on the side of Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner — and free trade — following his vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate against Robert Lighthizer as the Trump administration’s U.S. trade representative. The Colorado Farm Bureau, reached for comment, provided this statement from President Don Shawcroft:…
‘Whack job,’ is it? N. Korea fires back at Colorado’s Cory Gardner: ‘Human dirt’

May 8, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

In a superheated international exchange that takes tit for tat to a whole new level — one that only could involve North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un — the nuke-minded communist country has pushed back at Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner for referring to Kim as a “whack job” in an interview the other day. The rogue…
Is it Cory Gardner’s time to shine on North Korea?

May 2, 2017

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Adam McCoy

Following his participation in a North Korea-focused U.S. Senate field trip to the White House April 26, Sen. Cory Gardner took the international limelight again, a place he has grown seemingly more comfortable. Gardner took the opportunity of the White House visit to call for broader sanctions against North Korea and implored the U.S. military to…
Letter: Bipartisan BRIDGE Act important to Colorado

Mar 7, 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…
For the record: Bennet, Coffman, Gardner weigh in on Sessions flap

Mar 2, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Our state’s Democratic and Republican U.S. senators and its Republican 6th Congressional District representative were more or less in synch with members of their respective caucuses regarding allegations Trump administration Attorney General Jeff Sessions had discussed the presidential campaign with Russian officials prior to last November’s election. Gardner showed the most caution when it came to calls for…
Is our D.C. delegation hiding in the storm cellar? Not really, says 9News

Mar 2, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

This one already has gotten plenty of air time, but it’s worth repeating here amid the current furor over politicians’ meetings with constituents – notably, who’s holding town halls and who’s accused of hiding from them. Denver 9News’s Anna Staver and Brandon Rittiman looked at some hard data this week that suggests things aren’t all that different…
Gardner’s outdoor rec economy bill signed by Obama

Dec 9, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

President Barack Obama signed legislation on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, authored by U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., to require the federal government to measure the impact of outdoor recreation on the economy. The bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2015, introduced in October 2015 by Gardner and Shaheen, will let policy makers…
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…
Politicos share Israeli insights

Nov 9, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told a crowd of around 1,200 people at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum Tuesday night, Nov. 1, that he signed a bill opposed to what is known as the BDS Movement because “it is not the Colorado way.” The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (also known as…