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Union ratings of Congress. Colorado delegation:
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Name |
2009 Grade & % |
2008 Grade & % |
2007 grade & % |
2006 Grade & % |
2005 Grade & % |
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Rep. Perlmutter |
F 3 |
F 7 |
F 6 |
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Rep. DeGette |
F 2 |
F 7 |
F 6 |
F 14 |
F 15 |
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Rep. Lamborn |
A 93 |
A 90 |
A 93 |
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Rep. Markey |
D 19 |
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Rep. Salazar, John |
F 8 |
F 14 |
F 5 |
D 24 |
D 26 |
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Rep. Coffman |
B+ 88 |
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Rep. Polis |
F 8 |
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Sen. Udall |
F 8 |
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Sen. Bennet |
F 10 |
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Club for Growth RePORK Card.
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Name |
2009 % |
2008 % |
2007 % |
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Rep. Perlmutter |
5 |
0 |
2 |
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Rep. DeGette |
4 |
0 |
2 |
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Rep. Lamborn |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Rep. Markey |
28 |
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Rep. Salazar, John |
16 |
8 |
2 |
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Rep. Coffman |
89 |
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Rep. Polis |
9 |
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Sen. Bennet |
12 |
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Sen. Udall |
3 |
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House Position Report #2 as of
January 30, 2012
HB1009
Federal Fund Transparency Act
House Sponsor Gerou. Senate Sponsor Lambert
CUT votes YES
Taxpayers should be able to see where their tax
dollars are spent.
HB1029
Economic Stimulus Personal Property Tax Exemption
House Sponsor Holbert.
Senate Sponsor Scheffel
CUT votes YES
Good for business which is good for job creation.
HB1034
Waste Tire Processor End User Fund
House Sponsor Looper.
Senate Sponsor Spence
CUT votes NO
A 15-year program which has not produced results.
HB1037
Classify Certain Ag Products Wholesale Sales
House Sponsor Becker.
Senate Sponsor None
CUT votes YES
Legitimate business expense which should not be
taxed.
HB1039
Pay-as-you go Requirements
House Sponsor Hullinghorst.
Senate Sponsor None
CUT votes NO
Balanced budget is required already.
Senate Position Report #2 as of
January 30, 2012
SB 005
Ofc Econ Dev Business Retention & Expansion Program
Senate Sponsor
Newell.
House Sponsor Massey
CUT votes NO
Government attempting to pick winners/losers.
Free market
solutions work best.
SB 022
Maintain Child Care Assistance Working Families
Senate Sponsor Williams.
House Sponsor Massey
CUT votes NO
Expansion of entitlement program costing taxpayers.
SB 053
Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Repeal
Senate Sponsor Neville.
House Sponsor Looper
CUT votes YES
Reverses SB 11-200.
Government interference in healthcare.
SB 068
No Trans Fats in Public School Foods
Senate Sponsor Guzman.
House Sponsor
Massey
CUT votes NO
Personal liberty decisions for parents and children.
SB 082
PERA Retirement Age Same as Social Security
Senate Sponsor Harvey.
House Sponsor
None
CUT votes YES
Puts government employees (paid by taxpayers) on par
with private sector employees (taxpayers).
Currently government employees receive much richer
plans than private sector.
SB 084
PERA Transparency
Senate Sponsor Lambert.
House Sponsor
Swalm
Cut votes YES Fiscal transparency makes for better informed payers.
SB 085
Reducing General Fund Expenditures
Senate Sponsor Mitchell.
House
Sponsor None
CUT votes YES Reduces Medicaid funding.
A step in the right direction.
SB 100
Prohibit Discrimination Labor Union Participation
Senate Sponsor Neville.
House Sponsor Joshi
CUT votes YES
Right to work.
Good for business and jobs.
Position Reports #1 & 2. as of
January 23, 2012
SB 001 Contracting Preferences for Employing Coloradoans
Senate Sponsor Hudak/Duran.
House Sponsor Ryden
CUT votes NO Government interference in trade and social
engineering.
SB 004 Preferences for US Materials in Public Contracts
Senate Sponsor Foster.
House Sponsor Miklosi
CUT votes NO Difficult for firms to verify.
Government interference in trade.
SB 015
Creating Optional Category of Higher Ed Tuition
Senate Sponsor Giron/Johnston.
House Sponsor Duran
CUT votes NO Entitlement for persons not legally in the US.
SB 016 Local Gov Option to Change PERA Contribution Rates
Senate Sponsor Lambert.
House Sponsor DelGrosso
CUT votes YES Sensible idea to help local govt control skyrocketing
costs of retirement benefits.
SB 018 Alternative Medicaid Program for Elderly
Senate Sponsor Lundberg. House Sponsor None
CUT votes YES Decreases cost and
increases individual choice.
SB 021
Financial Literacy Program for County Residents
Senate Sponsor Nicholson.
House Sponsor Lee
Cut votes NO
Government subsidy; not government business.
SB 026 Agency Rules With State Mandates on a Local Govt
Senate Sponsor Cadman.
Senate Sponsor
none
CUT votes YES No unfunded mandates
SB 032
Medicaid Reform Seek Federal Waiver
Senate Sponsor Brophy.
House Sponsor None
CUT votes YES
State could better control soaring Medicaid costs.
SB 052
Local & Statewide Assessed Prop Tax Exemption
Senate Sponsor Scheffel.
House Sponsor Priola
CUT votes YES Business tax which is anti-business growth and costly
to ensure compliance.
SB 089 Repeal Motorcycle Operator Safety Program
Senate Sponsor Renfroe. House Sponsor Holbert
Cut votes YES Eliminates a
government program and associated costs.
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