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Colorado Democrats move to protect SNAP benefits and Planned Parenthood care Two bills passed in Colorado’s special session aim to safeguard safety-net programs. One boosts state funding for SNAP food assistance, the other guarantees Medicaid coverage at Planned Parenthood cli...

SNAP is a lifeline to families that need it. Congressional Republicans cut SNAP benefits in the BBB. Thank goodness we live in a state where lawmakers in charge understand the importance of this program and work to protect it.

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Graphic with symbols of Housing, Agriculture, Construction, Health care, Energy and Consumer goods. The title reads Sticker Shock Incoming!! Tariffs are expected to directly increase costs on various goods and have a secondary impact of slowing the economy. There’s a red arrow pointing up in the middle of the graphic with a dollar sign in the middle. Governor Polis’ logo is at the bottom center of the graphic.

Tariffs will increase costs on many of the goods we consume:
Food, Health Care, Construction costs, Agriculture, Energy and more!
The tariffs imposed by Trump are basically a new tax on everyone in the United States.

Hardworking Coloradans were promised lower costs "on day one." Trump's #tarifftaxes – which are now the highest they’ve been in nearly a century – will hit Colorado families with $2,400 in higher costs this year. #COPolitics www.denverpost.com/2025/08/12/b...

Trump’s #tarifftaxes will raise Colorado families’ expenses by $2,400/year. That completely wipes out any benefit the bottom 40% of taxpayers might see from the GOP budget and tax scheme, and nearly wipes out any benefit for another 40% on top of that. #COPolitics

Hardworking Coloradans were promised lower costs "on day one." Trump's #tarifftaxes – which are now the highest they’ve been in nearly a century – will hit Colorado families with $2,400 in higher costs this year. #COPolitics www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

I came of age in small business. I know they’re boosters for our economy.

Trump’s reckless tariffs are pulverizing them and pushing us towards a recession.

Colorado lawmakers must cut $1 billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill Presentations about the so-called big, beautiful bill to the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council on Wednesday was a precursor to a special lawmaking term expected to be called by Gov. Jared...

This is a disaster caused entirely by the GOP-led Congress. With the state already facing budget issues, this makes the problem immediately and drastically worse. Gabe Evans should be ashamed for voting for this. These cuts will hurt Coloradans across our state.

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We grow our economy by raising incomes and lowering costs for Coloradans. Trump's tariff taxes push costs higher. Colorado families are already squeezed paying more for groceries, healthcare and housing. This isn’t a tax on other countries. It’s a tax on hardworking Coloradans. #COPolitics

Our economy grows when hardworking Coloradans' incomes go up and the costs for basics-groceries, housing & more-go down. Trump’s tariffs taxes are just raising prices and creating chaos. The chaos makes it impossible for businesses to plan and families to make ends meet. #TariffsTaxes #COPolitics

Colorado can't afford to fall behind in attracting clean energy investment and the good-paying jobs that come with it. Losing clean energy tax credits means losing these jobs to other states or countries. #COPolitics #CleanEnergy coloradosun.com/2025/06/25/c...

News Analysis: Evans & Fellow Republicans Likely Responsible for the Death of a Clean-Energy Plant in Evans' District A clean energy company pulled the plug on a $190 million battery facility in the district of U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) in early May, a few weeks before Evans...

Clean energy tax credits have helped create thousands of clean energy jobs in Colorado, many of them in rural areas. Losing these jobs hurts our economy and hurts these communities. #COPolitics #CleanEnergy coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/07/news...

Colorado health insurance rates expected to skyrocket after budget bill slashes health spending The nearly 300,000 people who get their coverage on the individual market could see a 28 percent increase or higher if you live on the Western Slope.

Affordable coverage means fewer ER visits, earlier treatment for illnesses and protection from medical debt. Eliminating the ACA tax credits will increase costs for families and strain our health system and our economy. #COPolitics #AffordableHealthcare www.cpr.org/2025/07/16/c...

Senate Agriculture Committee’s Revised Work Requirement Would Risk Taking Away Food Assistance From More Than 5 Million People: State Estimates | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Revised legislation released June 25 by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman would slightly modify several of the SNAP cuts in Senate Republican leaders’ reconciliation plan, but the...

SNAP helps families weather hard times. It’s one of the most effective programs to prevent hunger. Upwards of 55K Coloradans at risk of losing food assistance & the ability to put food on the table for themselves & their families under federal budget bill. #COPolitics
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Colorado’s Rural Communities Will Suffer from the Federal Budget Bill Federal lawmakers have cut critical supports to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. See where the greatest concentration of usage of federal benefits were slashed.

Upwards of 200,000 Coloradans are losing their healthcare from Medicaid cuts or paying more for it with ACA tax credit cuts. If hospitals shut down or hike up prices, families get stuck paying more - whether it’s out-of-pocket costs or rising premiums. #COPolitics www.bellpolicy.org/2025/07/10/c...

Stocks drop after Trump announces 35% tariff on Canada | CNN Business US stocks fell on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on Canada — a sharp escalation in an ongoing trade war.

Trump #tarifftaxes mean higher prices on groceries, clothes & more. The GOP budget makes healthcare+groceries more expensive by gutting Medicaid+food assistance to pay for more billionaires+corporate tax cuts. A one-two punch making life worse for Coloradans. #COPolitics www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/i...

Trump’s #tarifftaxes will raise expenses for Colorado families by $3,600/year. That completely wipes out any benefit the bottom 40% of taxpayers might see from the GOP budget and tax scheme, and nearly wipes out any benefit for another 40% on top of that. #COPolitics itep.org/analysis-of-...

We need to grow our economy by raising incomes and lowering costs for Coloradans. Trump's #tarifftaxes push costs higher. Colorado families are already squeezed paying more for groceries, healthcare and housing. This isn’t a tax on other countries: it’s a tax on hardworking Coloradans. #COPolitics

Our economy grows when hardworking Coloradans' incomes go up and the costs for basics - groceries, housing and more - go down. Trump’s #tarifftaxes are just raising prices and creating chaos. The chaos makes it impossible for businesses to plan and families to make ends meet. #COPolitics

Trump #tariffstaxes mean higher prices on groceries, clothes & more. The GOP budget makes healthcare & groceries more expensive by gutting Medicaid & food assistance to pay for more tax breaks for billionaires & corporations. A one-two punch making life worse for hardworking Coloradans. #COPolitics

Low income communities—like East Greeley in particular—will be devastated by the new GOP Budget. It will hurt local hospitals and clinics that rely on Medicaid to stay open. Lifesaving care could disappear. #COPolitics #Medicaid www.thirdway.org/graphic/gop-...

House Republicans have jammed through their reckless and disastrous budget bill.

It will add trillions to the deficit, slash health care for countless Coloradans, and jeopardize rural hospitals across our state.

My full statement below.

My statement on voting against President Trump’s awful budget bill:

5 under-the-radar pieces of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that could impact your life The 'big, beautiful bill' could impact gambling in the United States if it becomes law, experts said.

Trump's Big Ugly Bill hurts Americans in a multitude of ways. Here are some under-the-radar elements that may affect your life:

❌Rising electricity bills
❌Consumer protections stripped away
❌Tax liabilities for gambling www.axios.com/2025/07/02/b...

The One Big Budget-Busting Bureaucracy-Building Act will raise health care costs for everyone, raise our deficit and national debt, hurt kids who need access to food, and increase costs on Coloradans.

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The GOP budget and tax scheme is a big bad deal for Colorado. Congressional Republicans and Trump are gutting our services and increasing costs for hardworking Coloradans so they can give new tax giveaways to billionaires and corporations. #VoteNo #COPolitics#Medicaid

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The “big beautiful bill” is ugly for Coloradans’ health (opinion) We might come from different sides of the political spectrum, but as Coloradans, we agree on a shared set of values. We believe in fiscal responsibility. We believe in strong communities. And we be…

The GOP budget & tax scheme is a big bad deal for CO. Congressional Republicans & Trump are gutting our services and increasing costs for hardworking Coloradans so they can give new tax giveaways to billionaires & corporations. #VoteNo! www.denverpost.com/2025/07/02/b...

#Medicaid #COPolitics

Tell Representatives Hurd, Crank, Evans and Boebert VOTE NO on Big Cruel Bill.

TAKE ACTION: Defend Colorado’s Health Care‼️

The Senate just passed $930B in Medicaid cuts.

Tomorrow, CO Reps like Jeff Hurd & Gabe Evans can choose: stop harmful cuts or let them happen.

📲Call now: 202-224-3121. Every call matters
#ProtectOurcare #protectmedicaid #killthebill
#cohealth

I urge the House to stop this madness and do right by Coloradans by starting over on this federal bill.

Trump bill’s Medicaid provision that’s now in limbo could cost Colorado $10 billion Colorado could lose more than $10 billion in Medicaid funding over the next five years if a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act becomes law.

The "big, beautiful bill" is a big, bad deal for Colorado, hardworking Coloradans, and our clinics and hospitals. The assault on Medicaid is just one big, bad part of it. We need affordable care, not higher costs. #COPolitics www.denverpost.com/2025/06/27/c...