U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) remains silent on whether President Donald Trump withheld military assistance to Ukraine — a country actively fighting a Russian-backed insurgency — to try to force an investigation into a political rival, but during a hearing today on the U.S. policy toward Russia, Gardner called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “thug” and urged the State Department to officially list the country as a “state sponsor of terror.”
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In the Shadow of Impeachment Hearings, Lawmakers Work on Climate Crisis, Face Protesters
WASHINGTON — With the media spotlight in Washington D.C. focused on impeachment, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers met Wednesday to find long-term solutions to the national climate crisis.
Colo Lawmakers Hear Emotional Testimony About Protecting Non-Citizen Veterans from Deportation
WASHINGTON — At a congressional hearing yesterday, Boulder Democrat Joe Neguse asked how it takes for a service member to receive a response to a request for certification of honorable service in order to submit their citizenship application.
Republicans in Swing States, Like Gardner, Won’t Say if Trump Request Was Inappropriate
Like Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Republican Senators up for reelection in competitive states next year still refuse to say whether they consider it appropriate for President Donald Trump to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival.
Colo Lawmakers Offer Opposing Views at Gun Hearing in Washington DC
WASHINGTON — During a combative hearing Wednesday on how to end the gun violence epidemic in the United States, Congressman Joe Neguse, a Boulder Democrat, said “assault weapons have no place in civilian hands,” while, at the same hearing, Republican Congressman Ken Buck, of northern Colorado, said the AR-15 is needed to kill “predators that are trying to disturb individuals, or trying to kill chickens or disturbing agriculture in some way.”
Gardner Mum on Upcoming Vote to Block Border Wall Funding
WASHINGTON –– Senate Democrats plan to force a vote on a resolution of disapproval to stop President Donald Trump from diverting funds from military construction projects to build a wall along the southern border.