I am honored and humbled by the trust that Denver voters have placed in me, and by our shared vision of a city where working people can put down generational roots.
2nd day in a row rallying with students and parents, committing to preventing gun violence in our schools & communities.
It's the chronic lack of investment in basic needs like behavioral health.
And it's the guns.
We're debating policies to address this TODAY. Stay tuned.
East, West, North, DSST students united today, converting fear & pain into momentum for change. Let us not fail them, fail to be moved to persist, no matter how damn hard the road. @StudentsDemand@MomsDemand
My thoughts are with Jerald Mason, Eric Sinclair, and their loved ones - may they recover fully and speedily, and may we put an end to this tragic and preventable violence plaguing our communities.
Preventing gun violence in our schools is about getting kids the help they need when they need it.
It's making sure schools and programs that are set up to provide services have the resources needed to support students.
And it's about keeping guns out of our kids hands.
Just three weeks after students walked out of East High School in Denver to demand action on gun violence, details of another shooting at the school are developing.
We should not have to live like this.
“This is the reality of being young in America: sitting through a shooting and waiting for information just hours before you’re scheduled to testify in support of gun safety bills.” - Gracie Taub, co-lead for Denver East High School Students Demand Action
This is the line of students trying to get into the state capitol right now protesting for gun control after the shooting death of a student at East High School.
They’re waiting to go through a magnetometer.
So, we're here doing a resolution for the anniversary of the #ERA and one of my Republican colleagues went on a transphobic rant and suggested we change the resolution to include this garbage. See for yourself.
#ERANow
NEW: @abreezeclayton was just elected chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
When young Democrats run, young Democrats win!
Congrats, Madam Chair!
The Colorado River is in crisis. Water is drying up. The best solution requires all seven states to sign off. This caucus is going to help us get there.