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Last Tuesday, the House of Representatives, despite my opposition, approved S.J. Res. 34, “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services”. This resolution once signed by the President, will overturn internet privacy rules established by the Federal Communications Commission (... Read more

Representative Mike Coffman released the following statement after reports that Colorado Senator Michael Bennet won’t support Gorsuch filibuster: "I applaud Senator Bennet for taking the high ground and refusing to filibuster’ the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Mr. Gorsuch stellar legal career and Senate testimony is more than sufficient in proving his qualifications for this seat. I would urge Senator Bennet to vote yes on this confirmation, and put country above party.” Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman offered the following statement after voting against S.J. Res. 34, which would have overturned FCC online protections, allowing Internet Service Providers to collect a internet users browsing activity without their permission: “Today, I voted against (No) S.J. Res. 34, the disapproval of FCC rules relating to ISP customers privacy protections. I believe the privacy of my constituents, and other internet users, is an issue where the government needs to tread very... Read more

This week in Washington, the House of Representatives considered the ‘American Health Care Act’ (AHCA). In the end this legislation, intended to repeal and replace the ‘Affordable Care Act’ (ACA) was pulled and never received a vote. The result is that the ACA remains, for now, the law of the land. Personally, I am disappointed in this outcome. I truly believe the ACA is a terribly flawed piece of legislation and that we can do better. In this weeks’ message, I want to focus on the past week’s ... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman offered the following statement in response to Speakers Ryan withdraw of the American Health Care Act: "Real people are suffering because the Affordable Care Act is not working. Republicans promised to repeal and replace Obamacare. There are legitimate differences of opinion in our Conference about how we accomplish that, but we need to bridge them and get this job done. The House is one step in the process, and the Speaker's framework is the beginning of a solu... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06), Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personall Subcommittee, made the following statement after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its report ' Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Crisis Line' exposing continued failures: “As a Marine Corps combat veteran, the notions of having veterans reach out for help in hopes of seeking the care they deserve, and not being able to get through because of bureaucratic in... Read more

U.S. schools could receive additional resources to prevent mass shootings under bipartisan legislation by Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-06), Rep. Susan Brooks (IN-05) and Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01). The School Safety Act of 2017 would renew the Secure Our Schools program, which provides resources to local, state and tribal governments to meet schools’ individual security needs. The program has not be funded by Congress since 2010. “In the years since Congress neglected to rene... Read more

Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) filed bipartisan legislation today reaffirming the United States’ commitment to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Congressman Mike Coffman (CO-6), Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2) are the lead cosponsors of the resolution, which has 18 cosponsors. NATO’s collective defense agreement was invoked for the first time following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and NATO has been a critical partner in U.S. efforts ... Read more

U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06), Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, made the following statement following a briefing this morning on the ongoing DoD investigation into social media group used to distribute nude photos of female service personnel: “The revelation that non-consensual nude photographs of service members were posted to social media, accompanied by lewd and denigrating comments, is both abhorrent and unacceptable. This repugnant behavior ... Read more

U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) along with U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) have introduced the Recognizing America’s Children (RAC) Act, legislation that would provide a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.The bill provides immigrants that have been vetted by The Department of Homeland Security with three pathways toward legalization: higher education, service in the armed forces, or work authorization. Following a 5-year... Read more