Tag: Congress
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Polis applauds Biden’s call to suspend federal gas tax: ‘I would dare anyone to oppose’
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday applauded President Joe Biden for urging the U.S. Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to fight record-high gas prices. Biden’s administration announced the call-to-action Wednesday, requesting that Congress suspend the federal gas tax for three months, through September. He also called on states to take similar action, such as…
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Colorado GOP vows legal action against fliers claiming it endorsed Ron Hanks in U.S. Senate primary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Republican Party plans to pursue criminal charges against whoever is producing fliers that claim the GOP has endorsed one of the two primary candidates running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. While the organization that is paying for the fliers is unknown —…
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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The…
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Republicans O’Dea, Ganahl cry foul over Democratic-funded ads branding primary rivals ‘too conservative’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic-aligned committees began flooding Colorado airwaves on Wednesday with ads calling a pair of Republican candidates for governor and U.S. senator “too conservative” for the state, drawing swift condemnation from the targeted candidates’ primary opponents, who described the move as a meddling attempt to yield…
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Lamborn primary challenger Dave Williams releases TV ad ahead of mail ballot delivery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A state lawmaker challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in this month’s Republican primary launched a TV ad Thursday touting his conservative credentials and support for former President Donald Trump’s agenda. The 30-second ad released by state Rep. Dave Williams’ campaign says the Colorado Springs Republican…
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Republican US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea endorsed by slew of current, former Colorado officials
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea has won endorsements in the U.S. Senate primary from more than a dozen current and former elected officials and conservative activists, his campaign announced. “We’re building a winning coalition,” O’Dea, a first-time candidate, said in a statement. “We have a consistent,…
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A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could jolt Colorado’s November election, strategists say
Supporters of abortion rights and Democratic strategists tell Colorado Politics that the shockwaves felt last week in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade could echo through the November election, scrambling the typical midterm equation by turning a referendum on an unpopular President Biden and the Democrats’…
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Boebert was present for ‘early stages’ of Jan. 6 discussions, ex-Trump aide testifies
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was among a group of Republican lawmakers who met with White House aides and Trump campaign officials in the weeks after the 2020 election to discuss whether then-Vice President Mike Pence could delay certification of the election, a former top presidential aide told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea yanks footage of Russian military jets from latest TV ad
At least it wasn’t the Canadian Rockies. Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea launched a new TV ad this weekend in his bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. The 30-second spot describes the construction company owner as “the boss” and lists issues the political newcomer has been hammering on the campaign trail – from cutting the…
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Republican Brad Dempsey sues for slot in 7th CD primary, says unaffiliated voters can sign petitions
Republican congressional candidate Brad Dempsey is suing Secretary of State Jena Griswold for a spot in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District primary after her office determined his campaign didn’t submit a sufficient number of valid petition signatures. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in Denver District Court, Dempsey and four unaffiliated Jefferson County voters say that…