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from The Denver Post (number of quotes indicated): |
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Budget & Economy Andrew Romanoff: Targeted investments good, but crazy to go deeper in debt. Doug Robinson: Problems should be fixed by spending less, not raising taxes. Joe O`Dea: Move energy cost down and inflation will subside. Michael Bennet: Inflation is a global problem caused by supply chain issues. |
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Civil Rights Alice Madden: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ. Am Stephens: No special anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ. Andrew Romanoff: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ. Bill Ritter: Prohibit discrimination on basis of religion & LGBTQ. Ken Buck: Won't compare gays to alcoholics again; better candidate now. Victor Mitchell: Voted against Trump due to misogyny concerns. Victor Mitchell: No special anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ. |
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Corporations Clarence Thomas: Upheld "double windfall": plain text of tax law permits it. |
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Crime Bob Beauprez: Require public notice when releasing violent prison inmates. George Brauchler: Death penalty is legitimate rule of law. Ken Buck: Fired for refusing to prosecute an unethical case. |
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Drugs Darryl Glenn: Feds should leave marijuana law to states, including banking. Darryl Glenn: Congress should leave opioid law to states. Doug Robinson: Opposes recreational marijuana. George Brauchler: Opposed marijuana legalization; but keep the feds out. John Hickenlooper: Voters were "reckless" to legalize retail marijuana. Jon Keyser: Feds should let marijuana businesses use normal banking. Jon Keyser: Focus on awareness and treatment for opioid addiction. Ken Salazar: Opposed 2000 initiative for medical use of marijuana. Mike Johnston: Focus on treatment for addiction, not criminalization. Stephen Laffey: Legalization of marijuana is hurting the business climate. |
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Education Bob Beauprez: Our common-sense electorate defeated Amendment 66. Ellen Burnes: Grads struggling with student debt deserve better. Mike Johnston: Weaken tenure protections; strengthen teacher evaluations. Victor Mitchell: Don't boost No education spending via tax increases. Victor Mitchell: Lower the cost of college. |
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Energy & Oil John Hickenlooper: Climate change a threat, green energy means new jobs. Ken Salazar: Opposed Colorado initiative increasing drilling setbacks. Mark Udall: We're prepared to put a price on carbon. |
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Government Reform John Hickenlooper: Implement same-day voter registration and mail-in voting. Owen Hill: Stick to the enumerated powers our founding fathers gave us. Walker Stapleton: Great Colorado Payback: find lost bank accounts. |
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Gun Control Jared Polis: Banning weapons violates the Second Amendment. Victor Mitchell: 100% record with NRA, but I don't believe in bazookas. Janak Joshi: Against background checks on private transactions. |
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Health Care Amy Stephens: AmyCare was lesser of 2 evils to exempt state from ObamaCare. Cory Gardner: ObamaCare has led to 335,000 cancellations in Colorado. Cory Gardner: Ebola: immediate ban on all travel from West African. Darryl Glenn: ObamaCare has made health insurance much more expensive. Doug Robinson: Wants congress and Trump to repeal ObamaCare. George Brauchler: Charge co-pays to low-income residents on Medicaid. Ken Buck: ObamaCare lets identity thieves see our personal health data. Neil Gorsuch: Wrote book on Assisted Suicide, and opposes it. Victor Mitchell: Promote patient-centered health care. |
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Homeland Security Darryl Glenn: Strengthen our nation's security & international defense. Jon Keyser: Keep United States Northern Command in Colorado. Mark Udall: Reform the NSA; stop gathering millions of phone records. |
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Immigration Bob Beauprez: 2007: Cleanse out illegals; 2014: no need to send them home. Cory Gardner: I support the DREAM Act & some form of legalized work status. Cory Gardner: Opposed 2013 bipartisan bill; later co-wrote DACA bill. Mike Johnston: Protect immigrants living in the country illegally. |
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Principles & Values Darryl Glenn: Calls himself a "Christian constitutional conservative". John McCain: Denounces "Swift Boat Vets" ads as dishonest. John Roberts: Public service history precludes "stealth candidate" label. Ken Buck: OpEd: Pressured party official to falsify election results. Mike Johnston: Reached out to local church after S.C. shootings. Ralph Nader: Margin of votes is less than margin of error: Toss a coin. Randy Baumgardner: Skipped GOP primary debate sponsored by Denver Post. Tom Tancredo: Won't debate in GOP primaries; will debate Dems. |
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Social Security Andrew Romanoff: Optional personal retirement accounts, but no privatization. Andrew Romanoff: Raise cap on income subject to Social Security tax. Darryl Glenn: Raise retirement age for those aged under 55 now. Jon Keyser: For next generation, use free market reforms. Michael Bennet: Optional personal retirement accounts ARE privatization. |
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Tax Reform George Brauchler: Use existing funds rather than raising taxes. George Brauchler: Oppose sales tax hike to raise $3.5B for road projects. Victor Mitchell: No tax increases, not even to boost education spending. |
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Technology Bob Beauprez: 10-hour traffic jams are not drivers' fault, as CDOT says. |
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War & Peace Jon Keyser: Iranian regime is evil, and cannot be trusted. Ken Buck: Get out of the nation-building business in Afghanistan. |
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Welfare & Poverty Bob Beauprez: 2010: 47% of people happy to let others pay the bill. |
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