Mike Coffman
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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.
Jan 16, 2018
Solutions are needed to address these significant infrastructure and capacity needs so that veterans do not continue to wait for their care.
Jan 16, 2018
My greatest concern is whether VA has the infrastructure in place to meet the needs of veterans in Colorado and its neighboring states.
Jan 16, 2018
It is important we apply these lessons we have learned from this project and apply them to the Army Corps' model for project management to future VA super construction projects.
Jan 16, 2018
Now it finally appears Colorado veterans will have the state of the art facility that they deserve.
Dec 12, 2017
Okay. So we have 20 veterans committing suicide on a daily basis in the United States.
Oct 23, 2017
I wouldn't want them concerned about a patient--the patient safety issues. We have to clean them up for our veterans.
Oct 11, 2017
We cannot support legislation that would sell an American monument to a private company, thereby losing an American historical monument.
Oct 11, 2017
The VA is not capable of appropriately maintaining this location while meeting the congressional intent of the 1991 legislation.
Oct 11, 2017
The VA needs to focus its time and resources on its core mission: taking care of our nation's veterans.
Oct 11, 2017
I introduced H.R. 2773, the Sell Excess Luxury Lodgings (SELL) Act, to authorize the sale of this hotel - 'Pershing Hall.'
Oct 11, 2017
I think we can all agree that the VA's sole mission is to provide services to our nation's veterans.
Oct 11, 2017
The economic development that has occurred since those closures is greater than what we had received when those bases were operational.
Oct 11, 2017
I wholly support the getting out of the Parisian hotel, boutique hotel business, because we have limited resources.
Oct 11, 2017
The lesson? Once you let go of control of our government resources, they are no longer under our control.
Oct 11, 2017
Let me tell you about El Toro Military Base in Orange County. It broke my heart when we closed it down.
Oct 11, 2017
Let's have a little bit of vision here and let's be good stewards of real estate assets that are owned by taxpayers.
Oct 11, 2017
Our job, on my opinion here, first and foremost, like has already been said, is to make sure we take care of our moral obligation to our veterans.
Oct 11, 2017
The VA's sole mission is to provide services to our Nation's veterans. The maintenance of a 5-star, 24-room boutique hotel, restaurant, and club in downtown Paris, France is clearly not included in that description.
Oct 11, 2017
The power of the President at the end of the process. If he or she disapproves of the recommendations, the commission ends without further action.
Oct 2, 2017
When we look back on the history of the Vietnam War in, I think in August of 1969, President Nixon orders a Vietnamization program in sort of a phased withdraw as the army of South Vietnam gains capability.
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