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Representative Mike Coffman

Representing the 6th District of COLORADO

Energy

Americans must be allowed to develop American energy and end our reliance on imported oil.  The United States must have an "all of the above strategy" when it comes to developing our energy resources.  This includes renewable energies such as wind, solar, bio fuels, and hydro power.  We must also increase our use of nuclear power.  America's natural gas, oil and coal reserves should be used as a bridge until more cost effective substitutes can be produced.

More on Energy

Nov 14, 2014 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) Today, I voted in favor of, and the House passed, H.R. 5682, a bill that if enacted will immediately allow TransCanada to construct the Keystone XL pipeline.  I hope that the Senate will take up this important bipartisan legislation next week and that the President will immediately sign it into law.  By approving Keystone XL now, we can improve our economy, bolster our national security, and reassert our standing in the world as nations can rely on us rather than depend on despotic rulers for their energy supply.

Sep 10, 2014 Opinion Editorial

Jul 7, 2014 In The News

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, seeking to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, defended hydraulic fracturing as a job creator and said bans of the practice would kill thousands of jobs “overnight” in a visit to Durango on Sunday.

His “all-of-the-above energy policy” relies on fracking.

Mar 28, 2014 In The News

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.

Jan 29, 2014 Press Release

(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.