Dear
Friend,
This
week,
one
of
the
many
issues
I
focused
on
was
my
North
Korea
sanctions
legislation, the
North
Korea
Sanctions
and
Policy
Enhancement
Act.
The
Senate
Foreign
Relations
Committee
unanimously
approved
it.
North
Korea
Sanctions
Legislation
The
Obama
Administration’s
policy
of
‘strategic
patience’
toward
North
Korea
has
been
a
strategic
failure.
Despite
North
Korea’s
repeated
nuclear
tests
and
long
record
of
gross
human
rights
atrocities,
which
represent
a
grave
threat
to
global
security,
North
Korea’s
Forgotten
Maniac
has
been
met
with
indifference
instead
of
strength.
We
can
no
longer
afford
to
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
North
Korean
threat.
The
North
Korea
Sanctions
and
Policy
Enhancement
Act
imposes
broad,
mandatory
sanctions
on
the
North
Korean
regime
in
order
to
apply
the
pressure
required
to
change
North
Korea’s
pattern
of
illicit
activities
that
have
gone
unchecked
for
too
long.
The
Senate
is
expected
to
act
in
the
coming
weeks.
Please
watch
my
short
video
here.
Honoring
a
Fallen
Officer
This
week,
I
took
to
the
Senate
floor
to
honor
Officer
Vernon
Alston,
a
dedicated
member
of
the
Capitol
Police
who passed
away
after
suffering
a
heart
attack
last
weekend.
The
Capitol
Police's
support
is
invaluable
and
unwavering,
and
this
week,
it
is
our
turn
to
support
them
as
they
mourn
the
loss
of
a
dear
colleague
and
friend.
Please
watch
my
short
video
here.
National
School
Choice
Week
This
week,
the
Senate
unanimously
approved
a
resolution
I
sponsored
designating the
week
of
January
24th
to
January
30th
as
National
School
Choice
Week.
National
School
Choice
Week
highlights
the
importance
of
empowering
parents
with
greater
control
over
their
children’s
education,
and
the
benefits
that
come
with
it.
A
good
education
is
the
foundation
for
success,
and
parents
are
in
the
best
position
to
determine
what
school
matches
their
child’s
individual
educational
needs. I
have
remained
a
strong
proponent
of
expanding
school
choice
as
it
improves
quality
and
encourages
competition,
and I’ll
continue
to
work
to
maximize
parental
choice
for
childhood
education
in
order
to
provide
our
children
with
more
opportunities
to
excel.
Additionally,
I submitted
an amicus
brief to
the
United
States
Supreme
Court in
support of
Douglas
County
School
District’s
Choice
Scholarship
Program.
Speaking
with Coloradans
I
enjoyed
speaking
with
more
than
100
CU
Advocates
about
issues
relating
to
higher
education
at
the
Colorado
State
Capitol
building
in
Denver.
Earlier
this
week,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
call
Coloradans
to
let
them
know
I
nominated
them
to
a
Service
Academy.
It's
one
of
the
best
parts
of
my
job.
In
the
News
Senate
panel
agrees
to
Cory
Gardner
bill
on
North
Korea
January
28,
2016
A
North
Korean
sanctions
bill
sponsored
by
U.S.
Sen.
Cory
Gardner
unanimously
passed
the
Senate
Foreign
Relations
committee
on
Thursday
a
move
that
increases
the
likelihood
Congress
will
endorse
a
raft
of
new
penalties
for
the
longtime
U.S.
adversary.
Notably,
the
legislation
includes
mandatory
punishments
for
North
Korean
cyber-criminals,
as
well
as
sanctions
for
business
dealings
that
involve
precious
metals
that
could
help
Pyongyang
and
its
effort
to
develop
weapons
of
mass
destruction.
“This
is
groundbreaking
in
terms
of
its
sanctioning
of
cyber
attacks,”
said
Gardner,
R-Colo.,
in
a
phone
interview.
“And
that’s
important
critically
important
because
North
Korea
is
improving
its
asymmetric
cyber
capabilities.”
Read
the
full
story
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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