Dear
Friend,
I'm
thankful
that
I've
had
the
opportunity
over
the
past
week
to
meet
with
so
many
of
you
to
discuss
solutions
to
address
our
country's
many
challenges.
It
was
another
busy
week
in
Washington
where
I
was
able
to
focus
on
many
different
issues,
including
the
Animas
River
spill
and
the
President's
bad
deal
with
Iran.
The
EPA's
Response
to
the
Animas
River
Spill
I've
made
it
a
priority
to
get
answers
from
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
to
learn
more
about
its
unacceptable
response
to
the
Animas
River
spill
and
the
steps
the
agency
is
taking
to
ensure
a
similar
tragedy
does
not
occur
in
the
future.
I
testified
before
the
Environment
&
Public
Works
Committee,
explaining
the
spill's
impact
on
Colorado
and
expressing
the
outstanding
serious
concerns
for
Coloradans
and
communities
downstream
that
the
EPA
must
address.
Please
take
a
moment
to
watch
my
video here.
Additionally,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
question
EPA
Administrator
Gina
McCarthy
at
an
Indian
Affairs
Committee
hearing.
I
asked
Administrator
McCarthy
where
the
EPA
was
during
the
initial
hours
following
the
spill
because
the
EPA
failed
to
establish
a
Unified
Command
Center
in
the
area
until
five
days
after
the
blowout.
Please
take
a
moment
to
watch
the
exchange here.
The
President's
Bad
Deal
with
Iran
This
week,
the
Senate
scheduled
additional
votes
on the
President's
agreement
with
Iran.
However,
a
partisan
minority
in
the
Senate
continued
to
block
a
vote
and
would
not
even
allow
a
vote
on
an
amendment
that
would
protect
our
allies
in
Israel
and
free
American
hostages
held
in
Iranian
prisons.
The
amendment
would
require
that
before
Iran
gets
any
sanctions
relief
from
the
United
States,
it
must
recognize
Israels
right
to
exist
and
free
the
American
hostages
currently
held
unjustly
in
Iranian
prisons.
Under
the
President's
deal
with
Iran,
Iran
is
receiving
billions
in
sanctions
relief,
access
to
weapons
and
ballistic
missiles,
and
new
markets
for
their
oil
and
products.
They
should,
at
the
very
least,
be
required
to
acknowledge
Israels
right
to
exist
and
to
release
the
American
hostages
theyre
holding.
You
can
read
my
op-ed
that
further
expands
upon
the
contents
of
the
deal
in
the
Colorado
Springs
Gazette here.
Traveling
Around
Colorado
with
FCC
Commissioner
Pai
This
past
Saturday,
I
spent
the
day
with
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC)
Commissioner
Ajit
Pai
in
Colorado.
We
discussed
various
telecommunications
issues
that
are
important
to
Coloradans,
including
improving
access
to
rural
broadband
and
freeing
up
more
spectrum.
We
discuss
these
issues
in
an
op-ed
published
in
the
Grand
Junction
Daily
Sentinel
that
you
can
read here.
Learn
more
about
our
discussions
from
CBS
Denver's
story
here.
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Commissioner
Pai
and
I
visited
the
innovative
Commons
on
Champa
in
Denver. The
Commons
is
a
place
for
entrepreneurs
to
come
together
and
share
ideas,
strategies,
and
plans
for
launching
new
businesses.
I'm
always
excited
to
promote
Colorado's
entrepreneurial
culture,
and
I'm
committed
to
ensuring
our
state
remains
a
great
place
to
do
business.
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Meetings
in
Washington
D.C.
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Congratulations
to
Joel
Rivera
of
Summit
Middle
School,
named
the National
Association
of
Secondary
School
Principals 2015
Colorado
Principal
of
the
Year. |
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It
was
great
to
meet
with
NASA
Astronaut
Terry
Virts
and
European
Space
Agency
Astronaut
Samantha
Cristoforetti
to
talk
about
their
recent
mission
aboard
the
International
Space
Station.
They
brought
along
an
impressive
composite
of
photographs
taken
aboard
the
station. Astronaut
Virts
is
a
graduate
of
the
Air
Force
Academy
in
Colorado
Springs,
and
I
enjoyed
chatting
with
them
both
about
how
we
can
expand
Colorado's
presence
in
space. |
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Northern
Colorado
Honor
Flight
Send
Off
I
was
honored
to to
be
with
veterans
and
service
members
at
an
honor
flight
send-off
ceremony
in
Greeley,
Colorado
last
weekend.
Our
veterans
have
given
so
much
to
defend
our
country
and
it
is
important
we
honor
their
service
and
sacrifice.
Constitution
Day
Yesterday
we
celebrated
Constitution
Day,
and
I
hope
everyone
takes
this
chance
to
read
and
reflect
on
the
genius
of
our
Founding
Fathers
and
the
system
of
government
they
established
for
our
country.
Please
take
a
moment
to
watch
my
video
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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