TWO FOR TWO! Both of the bipartisan bills I presented today in front of the Senate's Health & Human Services committee passed with unanimous votes! Can't do much better than that! #COLeg#COPolitics
PASSED! Today, the Senate voted 23 to 11 to pass my bill with Sen. @JeffBridges to help increase the availability of affordable housing by streamlining the approval process for modular housing units! #COLeg#COPolitics
The bill goes now to the House for further debate.
Debates in the legislature are getting more intense as we get closer to the end of session -- which is still 47 days away -- but even so, we're still working together to get good things done for the people of Colorado. #COLeg#COPolitics
After doing two town halls myself over the last few weeks, last night I was just a constituent and observer at US @SenatorBennet 's public town hall at Harrison High School here in Colorado Springs.
PASSED! Today, the Senate voted to approve my bill helping homeowners maintain equity when they're getting foreclosed on by their HOA. #COLeg#COPolitics
You can learn more about that good bill here: https://t.co/6SNSBczN3T
My good friend Janet Buckner retired from the Senate before we had a chance to honor years of service to the State. But she came back for a day, so we took the opportunity to read tributes in her honor and give speeches praising her. I was very happy to see her again. #COLeg
Advocates for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) came to the Capitol today -- bringing Miss Pikes Peak with them -- to speak with us about supporting people with IDD and utilizing them as resources for IDD-related issues. #COLeg#COPolitics
SPECIAL GUESTS. Today I was honored to meet and speak with so many people who came up from El Paso County to the State Capitol building: students and administrators from Harrison School District 2, as well as Moms Demand Action advocates.
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Different populations of people have different needs. Financial, social, and even medical.
Which is why @C4HCO and Colorado Black Health Collaborative have worked to bring more culturally appropriate health care providers to Black Coloradans.
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Thank you to @KOAA News5 for covering my bill to help churches and schools develop unused portions of their land for affordable housing units. #COLeg#COPolitics
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From Buffalo Soldiers to Black astronauts. Today was Military Appreciation Day in the Colorado State Capitol, and we gave a big thanks to everyone who has served or is serving still in America's Armed Forces. #COLeg#COPolitics
After posing on the west steps for a group photo, we went back to work in the Senate, where I chaired the Committee of the Whole through some discussions of critical legislation. #COLeg#COPolitics
We love celebrating birthdays in the Senate, even for those Senators who (like me) have birthdays during the months when the Senate is not in session. #COLeg#COPolitics
And oh yeah, @RepJoeNeguse was there, too.
Celebrate with Senator @TonyExum the NAACP’s 116th Anniversary with the NAACP Colorado Springs Branch led by President Angela Stevens on Sunday, February 9th from 3pm to 4:30p in Colorado Springs! #NAACP#anniversary#blackhistory#blackhistorymonth
The Colorado Alliance of YMCAs brought youth leaders and volunteers from around the state into the Capitol building today, and I was happy to meet and speak with them about their visions for the future. #COLeg#COPolitics