Mike Coffman

Coffman: The Supreme Court let Dreamers stay. Now Congress needs to make it permanent

June 22, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.

The momentousness of this decision underscores the need for Congress to finally step up and pass legislation to give them a permanent home and pathway to citizenship.

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Crow and Coffman: Coronavirus stimulus dollars must also help state and city governments

April 21, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

As Congress debates the next stimulus relief package, we come together to demand that legislation be driven not by ideology or party lines, but by the needs of our communities....

Coffman: RTD service cuts are out of line in Aurora

February 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

No doubt RTD is struggling with their latest crisis--an ongoing shortage of transit operators鈥攁nd their solution is a massive reduction in service.

Coffman: How the $1.7 billion VA boondoggle got unbungled

July 20, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.

At the end of the day, at a price tag of over $1.7 billion, the new VA hospital will be double the square footage of the old hospital but will...

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Coffman: It’s time for Shulkin to go

March 26, 2018 at 3:03 p.m.

Not only does VA Secretary David Shulkin demonstrate a lack of leadership, but a questionable moral compass as well. It抖阴ap time for President Trump to say ... 鈥淵ou鈥檙e fired.鈥�

Coffman: Republicans still can fix the Affordable Care Act

October 23, 2017 at 9:56 a.m.

As the debate on the Affordable Care Act heated up in Washington, I presented an alternative to addressing President Barack Obama's signature policy. It is still feasible today.

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Coffman: Three ways Republicans could better reform the ACA

July 14, 2017 at 3:46 p.m.

I sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggesting that Republicans revisit their approach to ACA reform. Here's how.

Coffman: Trump should update military policy in Afghanistan

January 18, 2017 at 1:03 p.m.

Between Christmas and New Year鈥檚, I led a congressional delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan. What I found is alarming.

Lorena Ramirez of Arlington, Va., rallies in support of immigration reform near the U.S. Capitol in 2013 when Congress was last considering major immigration reform.

Coffman: Rethinking immigration reform

February 1, 2017 at 10:34 a.m.

I am optimistic that we can fix our broken immigration system by securing our borders, enacting tougher laws and strict enforcement, all while still showing compassion by keeping families together.

House Speaker Paul Ryan reads from a list of states with increasing health insurance premiums during his weekly news conference at the Capitol on Jan. 12.

Colorado’s GOP Congressmen: Time for a reality check, full repeal of Obamacare

January 13, 2017 at 6:20 p.m.

Under the Republican replacement plans, no individual with a pre-existing condition will be denied insurance coverage or see their rates spike.

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