Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06), an Iraq War combat veteran and member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Berlin, Germany. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Berlin. This tragedy is a reminder that terrorism doesn’t pause during the holiday season and that we must remain vigilant at all times. The U.S. stands with the German people and its government in condemning this attack, and we hope those... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) today expressed his extreme disappointment regarding the Air Force’s announcement that Buckley Air Force Base (AFB) did not make the list to get the F-35 aircraft in the latest competitive round. The F-35 is the Air Force’s replacement for the F-16, which the Colorado Air National Guard currently flies out of Buckley. The F-16s are aging and under current plans, the Air Force will retire them by 2030. Without the basing of the new F-35 aircraft to replace ... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump's comments on those individuals currently eligible under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "I'm glad that President-elect Trump acknowledges that we need to preserve the principle of DACA for the young people who were taken here by their relatives, who grew up here, went to school here, and often know of no other country. They ought to be able to remain in thi... Read more

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) today penned a letter to President Obama expressing his strongest opposition to a preemptive pardon of U.S. Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Read more

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) today applauded the passage of the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contained a number of provisions proposed by Coffman. Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) today lauded the final passage of the 21st Century Cures Act noting that the legislation added language to advance regenerative medicine, better known as stem cell research, taken from a bill previously introduced by Coffman. Advances in stem cell research have the potential of revolutionizing medicine by taking a patient’s own stem cells, harvesting those cells, and injecting them back into the patient in order to regrow tissue or organs. In March, Coffm... Read more

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U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) today was awarded the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence based on his votes in the 114th Congress on issues critical to manufacturing in the United States. Coffman received the award during a presentation at Altec, Inc. in Aurora, CO. “Manufacturing is critically important to the United States,” Coffman said. “Despite all the global challenges U.S. manufacturers face, we still make the best and most ... Read more

Aurora, CO -- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) today congratulated Jennie Schmaltz, a third grade teacher and an instructional coach for other teachers at Elkhart Elementary School in Aurora, CO, on winning the Milken Educator Award. Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) issued the following statement on the Pentagon’s decision to suspend bonus collection from California National Guard soldiers: "I am so relieved that bureaucrats at the Pentagon finally came to their senses. It was wrong to go so far back to correct administrative errors that were clearly not the fault of the men and women who have served our country in time of war," said Coffman, an Iraq War veteran. ### Read more