‘Political & Politicians’ Archives
Representative Gardner Lets Billionaires Skip Out on
Press Release New Report: Representative Gardner Lets Billionaires Skip Out on Taxes A new report by Bloomberg News revealed that billionaires are using tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes, as a result taxes paid by the richest 400 people has been cut nearly in half in recent years. Representative Cory Gardner (CO-04) has refused to close tax loopholes for billionaires and Big Oil and Republicans, like Gardner, demanded even more tax breaks for billionaires while repealing ... Full Story
Farm Bill Proposal deserved a Quick Death
By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Over the last month, the leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees pressed to finish a farm bill proposal that would cut 23 billion dollars over the next decade out of the USDA budget, through the Congressional Super Committee deficit reduction process, which must conclude by November 23rd. Fortunately, the Ag Committee proposal was never forthcoming. Rural ... Full Story
Tipton: It’s About Getting People back to Work
PRESS RELEASE November 22, 2011 Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) has been on a tour through the Third District this week that has included a job fair, a manufacturing business roundtable event, tours of businesses where he met with employees, and five town hall meetings. Tipton teamed up with the Pueblo Workforce Center to host the “Pueblo is Open for Business” job fair, and manufacturing business roundtable. The job fair featured major employers including EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel ... Full Story
What Next for Occupy
Could #OccupyWallStreet Become a Constitutional Convention? By Chris Tackett Last week, Rachel Maddow interviewed Harvard law professor, Lawrence Lessig about his new book, Republic Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress and a Plan to Stop It, which details the problems caused by our money-soaked political system and explains the method the framers of our Constitution developed for dealing with such a situation. The process involves 34 states calling for a new ... Full Story
Coffman Urges Super Committee to End Congressional
Press Release (WASHINGTON) –Today U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-CO, sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction asking them to include the elimination of the pension plan that is available to Members of Congress as part of their debt reduction plan. The bipartisan “Super Committee,” comprised of 12 members from the House and Senate, is charged with developing a plan to find at least $1.2 trillion in savings over the next 10 years. “I served my country in ... Full Story
Coffman Statement on Super Committee Failure
Press Release (WASHINGTON) - Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) released the following statement today on the expected announcement that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed to reach an agreement on finding at least $1.2 trillion in spending reductions over the next ten years:"I'm deeply disappointed by the failure of the super committee to find an agreement for at least $1.2 trillion in cuts, but the question now is can we still find a better solution than the ... Full Story
Udall, 7 Other Senators Introduce Burn Pit Amendment
Press Release Defense Authorization Amendment Creates Registry for Open-Air Burn Pit Victims Today, Mark Udall announced he has joined seven other senators in introducing a bipartisan amendment to the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act to create a national registry of service members and veterans impacted by open air burn pits, helping identify and take better care of those affected. Co-sponsoring the amendment are senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Bob Corker ... Full Story
Gardner co-sponsors bill to boost main street economy
Press Release WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has added his name as a co-sponsor to the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act", H.R. 3461, a bill that will make it easier for community banks to navigate the financial regulatory system and better serve main street. “Community banks are an essential part of the ‘main street’ economy, and these reforms are intended to ensure a fair process between the FDIC and the banks it regulates by ... Full Story
Udall Statement on Super Committee’s Failure to
In response to news that the super committee has failed to reach a deficit reduction deal, Mark Udall issued the following statement urging Congress to bring the Bowles-Simpson deficit reduction proposal to the floor of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and to pass a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "Today's news is disappointing and frustrating for Coloradans who want leaders capable of making tough decisions and guiding our nation through ... Full Story
Supercommittee Fails, Gardner Wants More Tax Breaks
Press Release The congressional Supercommittee has failed to develop a bipartisan agreement to reduce the deficit because Republicans like Representative Cory Gardner (CO-04) demanded more tax breaks for billionaires and protected tax loopholes for Big Oil, while insisting that the Medicare guarantee be eliminated. Gardner has even signed conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform pledge to protect tax breaks ... Full Story
