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Coffman warns bin Laden death won’t end war on terror; DeGette...

Republican Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman, a U.S. Marine veteran who twice served in Iraq, issued the following statement on the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in Pakistan early Monday morning. Coffman serves on the House Armed Services Committee. “This will bring closure to the attack on 9/11 but it will have nothing to do with ending the global war on terror. After 9/11, U.S. efforts to target the leadership of al Qaeda caused Osama bin Laden to keep his head down causing him to lose operational control of al Qaeda ending his ability to initiate attacks against the United States."

Perlmutter, Tipton, Coffman join forces on banking bill

Monday, U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton introduced The Capital Access for Main Street (CAMS) Act, which they say will temporarily allow small community banks with under $10 billion in assets to spread out or amortize a portion of their commercial real estate losses over a seven-year period.

Colorado GOP Wadhams-Harvey feud now spotlighting Harvey finances

The feud between outgoing state Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams and state Sen. Ted Harvey, who aims to succeed him, is exploding with revelations about Harvey’s financial history.

English only bill introduced in U.S. Congress–co-sponsored by Lamborn and Coffman

Colorado Republican Congressmen Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn have co-sponsored a bill that would make all federal government operations use English and require all people undergoing citizenship testing to demonstrate their ability to speak English.

Tea Party freshman Gardner votes with Dems to keep government running

The Colorado delegation in Washington voted five in favor and two against the stopgap budget passed by the House Tuesday. It was the second temporary fix to the budget passed in the last few weeks and it is even less popular than the first one among Tea Party conservatives, who believe Republicans should hold steady and risk a government shutdown to force compromise from Democrats on spending. House Majority Leader Boehner lost more than fifty conservative votes and had to lean on Democrats to help him pass the measure.

Tipton accused of ignoring local support for Salazar’s wild lands policy

With more House Natural Resources Committee meetings on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s controversial wild lands policy on tap for today, conservation groups are calling out Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation for ignoring Salazar’s support among local constituents.

Lamborn again tops ‘most conservative’ lawmaker list

Colorado Springs Congressman Doug Lamborn for the second year in a row has been announced one of five "most conservative" members of Congress by the National Journal. "This is an honor I share with my constituents in Colorado’s Fifth District," Lamborn wrote in an email to supporters. "I am privileged to represent Americans who share my love of liberty and freedom and who recognize that the government that governs least, governs best."

Rep. Coffman co-sponsors In God We Trust resolution

Republican Rep. Mike Coffman is a co-sponsor of a resolution in the U.S. House that would reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto and encourage the posting of the motto on government buildings and in public schools. The resolution has raised the ire of secular groups who say the resolution is unnecessary and that it is discriminatory against non-believers as well as faithful Americans whose religious traditions do not involve a Judeo-Christian god.

Coffman: U.S. needs to scale back in Afghanistan

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says the United States should not be involved in "nation-building" in Afghanistan. The former Marine says we have a role...
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