Last Thursday, after a health care sit-in that lasted nearly sixty hours, nine disability rights activists with the Denver-born organization ADAPT, many of whom are in wheelchairs, were arrested at the office of U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO).
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Gardner promoted as “CONFIRMED” to appear at giant conservative summit
The Centennial Institute’s “Western Conservative Summit” bills itself as the “largest gathering of conservatives outside of Washington, D.C.,” Â drawing thousands from across the country. Trump even spoke there last year.
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Activist groups speak out following arrests of people with disabilities protesting at Gardner’s office
Following Thursday’s arrest of ten disability rights activists who were protesting the GOP health care bill at the office of U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), leading Colorado activist groups spoke out in condemnation of Gardner’s refusal to engage with constituents and his party’s plan to strip health insurance from millions of Americans.
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If Gardner really wanted transparency, he could have started with his own constituents
On Wednesday, in a report from The Denver Post, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said the GOP should have been more open about the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Will Gardner slip by reporters again on Planned Parenthood?
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner built his political career in Colorado, and rallied grassroots Republican support, by opposing abortion, even for rape and incest. Part of that, of course, has meant that he’s opposed and vilified Planned Parenthood.
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Cory Gardner links protests at his office with the shooting in Alexandria
In an appearance on conservative radio Thursday, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner pointed to prop-filled protests at his office as examples of rhetoric that should be toned down in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice.
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Gardner promised Obamacare replacement wouldn’t be drafted “behind closed doors.” That’s what’s happening now, and he’s not objecting
During a conference call in February, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner assured worried constituents that they would have plenty of opportunities to weigh in on any legislation to replace Obamacare.
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Gardner defends Trump nominee who wrote that Muslims have a “deficient theology”
During a congressional hearing yesterday, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) defended a Trump nominee who once wrote that Islam is a “deficient theology.”
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Gardner maintains that Obamacare must be replaced, but offers no specifics on how to stop millions from losing insurance
In what appear to be his first public comments on the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that 23 million Americans would lose health insurance under the House Republicans’ bill to replace Obamacare, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) expressed no alarm over the finding, maintaining instead that Obamacare must be replaced and that “shortcomings” in the House bill will be taken care of.
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Gardner: “My job is to listen to my constituents”
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has been under fire for refusing to face his constituents this year at a town hall meeting. But he still believes it’s his job to get input from all the people he represents.