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Tipton: Thank you for your service and sacrifice
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Throughout my time in Congress, I have had the privilege of meeting many veterans from across the 3rd Congressional District and hearing fascinating stories detailing their military service and their contributions to communities across Colorado. Pueblo is among my favorite places to visit in our district. The city is a melting pot of different cultures,…
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Tipton: Honoring and serving those who have served us
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Colorado is home to over 400,000 of our nation’s veterans – men and women who have fought to protect our freedom in conflicts around the world. These men and women are often some of the most respected individuals in our communities, which makes it easy to overlook that they may be struggling to transition back into…
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Aurora VA hospital investigation goes big-time
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers formally asked the U.S. Justice Department Thursday to investigate whether Veterans Affairs Department executives lied to Congress to conceal massive cost overruns at a Denver-area hospital. Twelve Republicans and nine Democrats on the House Veterans Affairs Committee made the request in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. “It is…
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That’s politics: Fresh-faced candidate for key statehouse seat sent packing
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Gail Bell, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran and an idealistic political novice, filed to run as an independent candidate May 10 for the hotly contested Colorado House District 36 seat. Bell dumped nearly $900 of her own money into the race. Then she got a lesson in politics and, on Friday, she dropped out. Bell…
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Crocker: Cleaning up the VA’s Colorado mess
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Developments in the sad, embarrassing case of the Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital have filled these pages for well over a year. This month marks the anniversary of the VA’s admission that something went horribly wrong, pushing construction costs more than $1 billion over budget. The hospital will even cost more to build than the world’s tallest…
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Paul: Government can’t help; it can only hurt
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Three recent stories regarding three government agencies – the IRS, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – show why we should oppose big government for practical, as well as philosophical, reasons. In recent months, many Americans have missed their flights because of longer-than-usual TSA security lines. In typical D.C.…
