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Mike Coffman is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 6th congressional district from 2009 to 2019. During his tenure, he served on various committees and was known for his work on military and veterans' affairs, as well as his focus on fiscal responsibility. Coffman has a background in the military, having served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve, which influenced his legislative priorities. He was also involved in local politics prior to his congressional career, serving as the Colorado State Treasurer and in the Colorado House of Representatives. Coffman was known for his moderate stance on several issues, including immigration reform and education. He faced challenges in his re-election campaigns, particularly in a changing political landscape in Colorado. After losing his seat in 2018, Coffman has remained active in various community and political initiatives, although he is no longer holding public office.
I would like to thank Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Michaud for their leadership on the committee. Their efforts to advance this important bill will help veterans who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan find jobs. As a member of…
This is a disgrace to our Veterans, and something that should not be tolerated.
We are all on the same team, with the same goal of providing timely, high quality care to our Veterans.
I am proud to have introduced H.R. 241, the Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act.
This legislation will go a long way in ensuring Veteran's critical medical needs... no longer slip through the cracks of the system.
I want to join my colleagues today to affirm our collective effort to put aside partisanship wherever possible and seek the solutions our country needs. As I meet with constituents across Colorado's Sixth Congressional District, I…
In a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on April 25, I asked the Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, if he could give me an idea of what the excess capacity is for Army installations in the United States. The Secretary…
We need to amend a fundamentally unfair provision within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare. That is, many of the very people who have been responsible for writing, advocating for, passing, signing…
Is the Electronic Contract Management System being currently utilized, to your knowledge?
I am very disappointed and I think that when there are delays in these projects... then I believe that care is ultimately delayed.
I think there has been a history of those subcontractors not being paid, and that is of concern to me.
Well, I mean, you were in the United States Air Force. If you gave out a mandate--I mean, you should put a memo, we have got a copy of the memo 2 years ago that said everybody has got to use this system, and you are saying now people…
Chairman Coffman and Ranking Member Kirkpatrick, and Members of the Subcommittee, this completes my prepared statement.
Well, it sounds like you have got a real organizational problem. If you have got a system that is designed--you know, if you are--the problem is, you have got delays; you have got cost overruns; the system isn't working; you are not…
The obstacles facing VA construction are disheartening, but I look forward to working with the VA to improve its construction practices and to create a system that is both fair to the veterans who have served this country and to the…
VA's four largest medical center construction projects have had an average of cost increase of $366 million.
Retired United States Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Donald Hood passed away on December 30, 2012. He served our Nation with distinction, first on Active Duty in the United States Army and later in the Army Reserve. Lieutenant Colonel…
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