Issues
Supporting Our Veterans and Their Families
From the days of the American Revolution to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our nation has relied on the bravery and sacrifice of the members of its Armed Forces. We owe our troops, our veterans, and their families more than a debt of gratitude. We owe them our full support, both at home and abroad. We should do everything in our power to ensure that those who defend our nation are able to carry out their mission, return from duty with safety and dignity, rejoin their families, and resume civilian life. Read More
Making Government Accountable to the People
Special interests are corrupting our political system. The nation’s biggest insurance firms, drug-makers, oil companies, and Wall Street banks pour millions of dollars into Congressional campaigns in order to delay, dilute or derail the reform we need. Read More
Retooling Our Trade Policy
American manufacturers and the jobs they produce will continue to disappear unless and until we retool our trade policy.
Thirty-five years ago, the United States exported more goods and services than we imported. That was the last time our nation ran a trade surplus. Read More
Putting America Back to Work
The worst downturn since the Great Depression has devastated American families. More than 15 million would-be workers – including nearly 200,000 in Colorado – are now unemployed. One-third have been jobless for six months or more. Another nine million have succeeded in finding only part-time work. And millions more have given up looking for a job altogether. Read More
Holding Wall Street Accountable
A little more than a year ago, some of America's biggest financial institutions helped send our nation into its deepest fiscal crisis since the Great Depression. Since then, millions of Americans have lost their homes, their paychecks, and their savings.
In 1933, Congress moved swiftly to reform the banking industry and protect depositors. Washington worked.
Today's Congress, in contrast, has failed to act. A reform bill passed by the House languishes in the Senate. Wall Street wins. Main Street loses.
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Making High Quality Health Care Affordable, Reliable and Portable
Each year, the high cost of health care sends 700,000 Americans into bankruptcy – and nearly 45,000 to an early grave. Every day, someone in Colorado dies from a medical problem he or she cannot afford to treat or prevent. Read More
Reforming Our Immigration System
For centuries, people from all lands have come to America in search of a better life. Andrew’s mother and all four of his grandparents were among them. Immigration has made the United States economically, culturally, and intellectually richer.
Today, America’s immigration system is broken. An estimated 12 million immigrants live in the U.S. without proper authorization, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands of would-be residents and citizens are stranded in line, struggling to escape hardship or persecution and eager to contribute their labor and their talent to our nation. Thousands more have risked their lives and spilled their blood as members of our armed forces. Read More
Forging Peace in the Middle East
The deadly specter of terrorism, the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, and the Iranian president’s call for the destruction of the State of Israel have darkened the prospects for peace in the Middle East. The fate of the region and, in many ways, the stability of the world hang in the balance. Read More
Promoting Equality of Opportunity
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
We have struggled for more than two centuries to make good on the premise contained in the Declaration of Independence and to secure our “unalienable rights.”
Our work is not done. Discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other factors continues to prevent millions of Americans from enjoying “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Read More
Building a World Class School System
No institution has proven to be more pivotal to America’s prosperity than public education. The productivity of our workforce and the vitality of our democracy both depend on our willingness to sustain a thorough and innovative system of free public schools. Read More
Promoting Renewable Energy and Protecting the Environment
Increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are imperiling our planet. Our addiction to fossil fuels darkens our skies, damages our water, destroys our wetlands and wildlife habitat, and disrupts our climate. The consequences of inaction will be catastrophic, not only for our health and our environment but also for our economy and our national security. We can save thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars by transforming the way in which we produce and consume energy. Read More
