Rep. Emily Sirota

Current Colorado State Representative House District 9. Candidate for Colorado Senate District 32. Mom. Social Worker. Loves dogs and the Denver Nuggets.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

So great to see my friend Amy Goodman in Denver last night — and it was so cool that @EmilyForCO my parents got to meet her. Make sure to see the fantastic documentary STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE. It is so good. The entire @DemocracyNow team is amazing, and Amy is one of my heroes.

[Rep. Emily Sirota @EmilyForCO]

Gov Polis' decision to commute Tina Peters' sentence is unconscionable. She was entrusted to safeguard our elections, and with that trust she instead committed felonies that undermined our democracy. And now the Gov is betraying us all, further undermining our elections. Unreal.

[The Denver Post @denverpost]

Elected officials from across Colorado largely ripped into Gov. Jared Polis’ Friday decision to dramatically accelerate the release of Tina Peters, accusing him of caving to President Donald Trump. https://t.co/vlg4ilxVlH

[Colorado Children's Campaign @ColoradoKidsOrg]

Priority bill on the move! 🤩

The Safety Net Benefits bill is moving forward and now one step closer to giving the state more flexibility and independence to respond to changing federal policies; and updating outdated technology.

@EmilyForCO @KyleBrownHD12

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

Initiative 175 would require the state to spend ~$700M a year on highway projects without providing any new revenue, meaning hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and education.

House Dems just passed a bill in committee to mitigate the harms of this initiative 🧵

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

@EmilyForCO “Medicaid costs have been rising far beyond what the state can afford under the TABOR cap, but I’m proud that, unlike H.R. 1, we were able to reduce some Medicaid spending in a way that doesn’t kick anyone off their health insurance.” - Rep. @KyleBrownHD12

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

@KyleBrownHD12 "I'm not sorry that you have had to witness JBC members who are 'emotive' or 'weepy'. I'm pretty sure you don't want people on the budget committee making these kinds of decisions without empathy or emotion." - Rep. @EmilyForCO

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

"None of us are perfect, and maybe this budget isn't either. No budget in a year like this could be. But it is responsible, it is thoughtful, and it reflects our shared commitment to protecting the people of Colorado, especially those who rely on us the most." - Rep. @EmilyForCO

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

take 128 seconds and watch this - and pass it on

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

@YZokaie “The tax credits we created are helping families put food on the table, but if we don’t pass these bills, the largest corporations and wealthiest individuals will see their taxes cut while families pay more.” - Rep. @EmilyForCO

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

TABOR & the GOP Megabill threaten the future of these policies.

"It’s disappointing to know we’re in this situation, when these credits that we created did have such a tremendous impact on low-income Coloradans and lowering child poverty." - Rep. @EmilyForCO

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

President Trump promised punishment for Colorado. And delivered.

Relocating Space Command
Denying disaster funding for wildfires and floods
Planning to dismantle NCAR
DOJ investigation of Colorado's prisons
Vetoing a clean drinking water project
👇👇👇

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

@ShannonBird4CO “The federal SNAP program keeps children from going hungry, which is why we’re stepping up to protect hardworking families from the GOP Congress and Trump Administration’s cuts,” - JBC Member @EmilyForCO ⤵️

#coleg #copolitics

[DNVR Nuggets @DNVR_Nuggets]

NIKOLA JOKIC TONIGHT 🤯

25 points
19 rebounds
10 assists
9-10 shooting

vs. Rudy Gobert

[COHouseDems @COHouseDem]

“Colorado Democrats took a responsible approach to minimize the harm of the Congressional GOP budget to protect our schools, roads, health care and food assistance programs." - JBC Member @EmilyForCO.

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

Lots of common ground here on an intractable problem looming over our political economy🏡

Restrictive zoning is part of the problem, but liberalizing zoning on its own does not solve the equity financing problem.

Further, concentration among home builders and shareholder primacy in equity financing models are artificially constraining supply.

Aside from the need to address housing market concentration at the local level, there's general consensus that revolving loan funds are an under-utilized solution.

And, as moderator @talmonsmith put it: "Single variable analysis can leave out far too much."

Thanks to @EmilyForCO @BalanceCrafting @PEWilliams_ and Dr. Luis Quintero for a spirited discussion!

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Great discussion at the @econliberties event about housing that goes way beyond Abundance sloganeering. @EmilyForCO on landlord abuses, @leqonomics & Laurel Kilgour on home build consolidation & @PEWilliams_ on home financing challenges. @talmonsmith facilitating a great convo.

[Rep. Emily Sirota @EmilyForCO]

In a single day in America, we are reeling from another school shooting and another political assassination. While we all hug our loved ones tighter, nobody needs our thoughts and prayers. When will we accept the common denominators here and decide to chart a different future?

[Y A R A @YZokaie]

Its not so easy to ask for money😅 .. but we need all the help we can get to elect champions that will:

✅fight for workers
✅stand up to big tech companies
✅make sure the ultra wealthy pay their fair share

Help us build a better Colorado at https://t.co/qIaMTeTRnw🙏

[Chris deGruy Kennedy @cdegruykennedy]

Let me fix that for you. Your boss's taxes will go up, along with the rest of the wealthiest 1-2% of Coloradans.

For everyone making less than $500,000 per year, our proposal CUTS their taxes.

Honesty is harder, but it's better.

#copolitics

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

In America, 569 nursing homes will close, 338 hospitals will shut down, 15 million will lose their health insurance, 10 million fewer people will receive care at community health centers, premiums will go up by 75% and 51,000 will die each year as a result of Trump’s budget bill.