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Dear
Friend,
Gardner
to
Law
Enforcement:
We
Have
Your
Backs
Over
the
course
of
36
days
in
Colorado,
ten
law
enforcement
officers
have
been
shot
and
three
have
been
tragically
killed.
This
has
left
four
children
without
fathers
and
countless
loved
ones
with
enormous
losses.
Deputy
Parrish,
Deputy
Gumm,
and
Deputy
Flick
gave
their
lives
to
protect
their
community
and
we
cannot
do
enough
to
honor
their
sacrifice.
I
want
every
law
enforcement
officer
in
Colorado
and
this
country
to
know
that
we
have
their
backs
and
enough
is
enough.
Former
State
Representative
Joe
Rice
who
served
multiple
tours
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
wrote
how
he
prays
for
his
fellow
soldiers
and
their
safety
each
and
every
day
by
saying
and
praying:
“For
all
of
those
around
the
world
in
harm’s
way
we
pray
with
you.
Please
God
just
not
today.”
And
I
want
to
echo
that
sentiment
and
let
our
men
and
women
in
blue
-
law
enforcement
around
the
country
–
know
that
I
pray
with
you
each
and
every
day.
Please
God,
just
not
today.
You
can
view
my
remarks
on
these
horrible
tragedies
by
clicking here or
the
image
above.
Improving
our
Emergency
Alert
System
Following
the
false
emergency
alert
that
went
out
across
Hawai‘i
on
January
13
and
caused
widespread
panic,
I
joined
with
Seantors
Brian
Schatz
(D-Hawai‘i)
and
Kamala
Harris
(D-Calif.)
to
introduce
the
Authenticating
Local
Emergencies
and
Real
Threats
(ALERT)
Act,
legislation
that
would
improve
the
emergency
alert
system
and
give
the
federal
government
the
sole
responsibility
of
alerting
the
public
of
a
missile
threat,
prohibiting
state
and
local
governments
from
doing
so.
Our
national
integrated
public
alert
system
is
not
something
we
can
afford
to
get
wrong.
What
happened
in
Hawaii
can
never
happen
again
-
people
terrified
by
the
false
alert
of
a
system
that
must
have
absolute
confidence.
We
need
to
make
sure
we
have
safe
and
reliable
protocols
in
place
that
quickly
alert
Americans
about
serious
threats,
whether
those
threats
be
fast-moving
wildfires
or
actual
ballistic
missile
launches
from
rogue
states
like
North
Korea.
Since
they
have
full
control
over
drafting
and
issuing
alerts,
state
and
local
governments
need
to
meet
certain
standards
to
participate
in
our
national
alert
system
and
the
Federal
government
must
be
heavily
involved
in
any
alerts
regarding
national
security
crises.
We need
to
continue
to
do
everything
in
our
power
to
prevent
the
worst
from
happening
and
that
includes
being
prepared
for
the
worst.
Learn
more
about
the
legislation
here.
Expanding
Broadband
Infrastructure
Last
week,
Senators
Amy
Klobuchar
(D-MN),
Steve
Daines
(R-MT),
Kirsten
Gillibrand
(D-NY),
and
I
introduced
bipartisan
legislation
to
expand
broadband
infrastructure.
The Streamlining
and
Investing
in
Broadband
Infrastructure
Act would
increase
broadband
deployment
by
cutting
red
tape
for
companies,
states,
and
local
governments
who
want
to
install
broadband
infrastructure
on
federal
land
and
promotes
the
simultaneous
installation
of
broadband
conduit
during
federal
transportation
projects.
Access
to
broadband
is
access
to
the
modern
economy.
This
bill
would
make
federal
construction
projects
more
efficient
by
encouraging
simultaneous
construction
of
transportation
and
broadband
infrastructure.
In
addition,
the
bill
would
build
on
my
efforts
to
encourage
faster
deployment
of
broadband
infrastructure
on
federal
lands.
Continued
rural
economic
development
depends
on
expanded
broadband
internet
access,
and
I’m
proud
to
support
this
effort
to
ensure
that
expansion
happens.
Meeting
with
Coloradans
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
Coloradans
across
the
state
and
in
my
Washington
office
over
the
past
few
weeks.
I
met
with
local
elected
officials
in
Gilpin
County,
held
a
transportation
round
table
at
the
Yampa
Valley
Airport,
visited
the
Outdoor
Retailer
Show
in
Denver,
participated
in
an
economic
round
table
in
Steamboat,
celebrated
Military
Appreciation
Day
at
the
Colorado
State
Capitol, and
welcomed
the
Colorado
Wheat
Growers
to
Washington!
I
always
enjoy
meeting
with
Coloradans
and
discussing
how
we
can
work
together
to
make
Colorado
a
better
place
for
all.
Need
Help
with
a
Federal
Agency?
My
staff
is
available
to
assist
you
with
finding
out
the
status
of
a
case
and
requesting
additional
information
from
a
federal
agency.
I
have
offices
in
Denver,
Durango,
Pueblo,
Grand
Junction,
Fort
Collins,
Greeley,
Yuma,
and
Colorado
Springs.
Learn
more
about
how
we
can
help here.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to read
my
weekly
update.
If
I
can
be
of any
assistance
to
you,
please
contact my
Washington,
D.C.
office
at
(202)
224-5941.
Sincerely,
Cory
Gardner
United
States
Senator
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