By: U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)
Originally Published March 10, 2010 in The Daily Caller
Congress must adopt a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget. Our nation’s economic future may well depend on it. Today our national debt sits at more than $12 trillion. The president’s budget projects more than a $1.6 trillion shortfall this year. When you include all of the unfunded liabilities of paying for future entitlement spending the national debt looks more like $65 trillion. It is also projected that in the next 15 years our national debt will eclipse our gross domestic product, essentially bankrupting our government.
This is a bleak picture to say the least.
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The American Chronicle
July 26, 2010
Washington, D.C. — The families and victims of the tragic Fort Hood shooting last year will receive combat benefits if an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 offered by Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) becomes law. They will have to wait, however, to receive the full details of the restricted portion of the Department of Defense´s report on the Fort Hood attack.
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), Marine Corps combat veteran and the primary sponsor for the Fort Hood amendments, stated, “I´m deeply disappointed that the majority has chosen to be complicit in the Defense Department´s willful concealment of the restricted portion of this report because it may be politically embarrassing. This should not be a partisan issue and the American people deserve to know the full findings
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6th Congressional District, Colorado
Originally Published May 05, 2010 in The Daily Caller
The March 27 murder of Arizona rancher Rob Krentz in Cochise County, 20 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border made headlines in Arizona, sparked significant unrest in border communities, and, in part, led to the enactment of the new controversial illegal immigration law in that state.
Although catalyzed by the killing of Mr. Krentz, Arizona’s rebellion has its roots in failed federal policies and a woeful neglect of federal responsibilities. The new Arizona law aimed at controlling illegal immigration is an understandable response to the failures of the federal government to secure our borders and protect our national security.
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By: Bob Sweeney, The Villager
July 22, 2010
In a first ever – the small inlet community of Glendale, surprisingly located in Arapahoe County, although almost in Cherry Creek, had their new Infinity Center host the annual Lincoln Day dinner.
It was a warm summer afternoon for the 5 p.m. reception with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, out early on the campaign trail looking for presidential interest. The 50-year-old was the featured dinner speaker honoring Abraham Lincoln, founder of the Republican Party.
The partisan two-county audience attended the combined dinner for both Denver and Arapahoe counties, something new and daring by Republican leadership and displaying the lack of a single elected Republican leader within Denver County.
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For Immediate Release
July 22, 2010
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will be a featured speaker at the Americans for Budget Reform Rally on August 21, 2010. As Co-Chair of the first Balanced Budget Caucus in the history of the U.S. Congress, Congressman Coffman is proud to champion the cause of balancing America’s budget. For information on attending the rally, to sign the petition in support of a balanced budget, and more, visit www.AmericansforBudgetReform.com.
July 20, 2010
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and Chris Davis of Americans for Budget Reform join the Amy Oliver show on 1310 KFKA to discuss why we must have a balanced budget amendment and the August rally in support of Congressman Coffman’s proposed amendment.
Listen to the entire interview here!
By Joseph Boven, Colorado Independent
July 19, 2010
Sixth-District Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman fired up the party faithful Saturday at the Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Centennial by unleashing a tea-party-style broadside lambasting President Obama as the leader of a socialist takeover of America.
“This election will be a referendum on the direction of our country,” he said. “This election will be a referendum on whether America continues to go down the path of socialism or down the path of a free-enterprise system.”
Coffman likened this year in politics to 1776. He said Republican voters would rise up against “the forces” of Obama like the American colonists rose up against King George to win independence from the British.
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By: Anthony Bowe, Colorado Statesman
July 16, 2010
Former Colorado U.S. Sen. Gary Hart, vice chair of U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council, moderated the “Stopping Terrorism through Transnational Security Cooperation” forum in front of hundreds of interested citizens and Colorado leaders at the Seawell Ballroom in Denver. It was sponsored by Biennial of the Americas Denver 2010 and The CELL, the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab.
The four panelists, whose experience in preventing terrorism ranged from diplomatic artistry, law enforcement and military strategy as well as public activism, were William Brownfield, U.S. Ambassador to Columbia since 2007; W. Ralph Basham, former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from 2006 to 2009; General Victor Renuart, who retired his post as commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) only one week prior as an Air Force four-star general; and Oscar Morales, the youngest counselor to the UN’s One Young World and a Columbian native who successfully used social media to organize millions of protestors in Colombia and across the world against terrorism and the FARC — a Colombian terrorist organization — in 2008.
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For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, DC — June 23, 2010— The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) is pleased to recognize U.S. Representative Michael Coffman with a 2010 Thomas Jefferson Award, honoring the legislator’s work to strengthen our nation’s free enterprise system and support economic prosperity. During each Congress, IFDA presents the Thomas Jefferson Award to Senators and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives who demonstrate their commitment to building our nation’s economy and reducing government regulation. The Award is based on Congressional voting records on issues critical to the growth and prosperity of the foodservice distribution industry and our nation’s overall economy. Recipients of the Award have shown their dedication to restoring our nation’s economic and fiscal health during the 111th Congress.
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By U.S. REP. MIKE COFFMAN
6th Congressional District
July 15, 2010
Recently, the House considered legislation (H.R. 5297) that will create a $30 billion fund for the secretary of the Treasury to use to make capital investments in smaller financial institutions. The investments are allegedly to encourage small business lending. I ran a small business before coming to Congress, and I know that access to capital is important — especially during these tough times. But this legislation does not include any requirements that banks actually use the money to lend to small businesses. I opposed the bill because it puts the taxpayer under billions of dollars more of obligation and does not offer a guarantee that small businesses will benefit from the funding.
That’s right — there is no guarantee that the banks must lend the money they receive from the taxpayer. Instead, the bill attempts to persuade banks to do so by allowing them to pay back the taxpayers at lower rates if the banks offer more loans. But, if no loans are made after two years, participating banks would pay no penalty. Maybe I haven’t been in Washington long enough, but supporting a bill to increase small business lending that does not actually require increased small business lending makes no sense.
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