Economy
Economic growth and job creation is my top priority. To return our nation to prosperity and to make our economy globally competitive we must stop out of control deficit spending, cut taxes, end unnecessary regulatory burdens on business, provide access to credit for small business, and focus our education resources on math, science, engineering and technology.
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(Washington, D.C.) The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence. The award is based on his votes in the 113th Congress on issues that are critical to manufacturing in the United States.
House Republicans promoted their plan for empowering working women and families on Wednesday, emphasizing tax credits, workplace flexibility and job training.
“I’m very proud to stand with them today in our ‘war for women’,” Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) said of his House colleagues, emphasizing the “for.”
Congressman Cory Gardner has written a letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee expressing concern that a Dept. of Interior nominee up for a confirmation vote Thursday is anti-natural gas.
That letter, obtained by FOX31 Denver Wednesday evening, is addressed to the committee chairwoman, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana — but it’s really meant to send a message to Sen. Mark Udall, the Democrat Gardner is challenging this November.
(Washington, D.C.) Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) sent a letter to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), urging action on H.R. 2652, the Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013, that would allow financial institutions to provide banking services to businesses dealing with marijuana products in jurisdictions where it is now legal.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) joined by U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) will lead a Small Business Roundtable discussion hosted by the South Metro Denver Chamber on Wednesday, March 19 in Centennial, Colorado, and on Thursday, March 20 hosted by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce in Aurora, Colorado. Congressman Coffman and Congressman Graves will be joined by local Colorado small businesses and self-starters to discuss the challenges they face as job creators.
(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) was presented on Wednesday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” Award. The award recognizes Rep. Coffman’s work supporting the U.S. Chamber’s agenda for economic policies that encourage private investment, economic growth, and job creation.
(Washington, D.C.) Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging support for Colorado's efforts to obtain a spaceport operator license for Front Range Airport. The letter, which was also signed by Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and Representatives Ed Perlmutter, Cory Gardner, Scott Tipton, Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Doug Lamborn, outlines in detail how Front Range Airport is well-situated to develop as a commercial spaceport in Colorado.
There were some high points – and some low points – for U.S. Rep. Tom Reed in doing the work voters sent him to Washington, D.C., to do in 2013.The Leader recently took a look at some statistics on Reed's performance last year in Congress, retrieved from www.govtrack.us, a nonpartisan website that tracks bills and votes in the House and Senate. First, the good news:
(Washington, D.C.) Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) issued the below statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
"Unfortunately, the State of the Union address has deteriorated into a sort of partisan pep rally, so I frankly don't put a whole lot of stock into it one way or the other.