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Dear
Friend,
Paving
the
Way
for
Tax
Relief
Last
week,
the
Senate
passed
the
FY18
budget
resolution,
which
puts
us
on
a
path
toward
fiscal
responsibility
and
paves
the
way
forward
to
bring
tax
relief
to
hardworking
Coloradans.
It’s
been
over
30
years
since
Congress
has
passed
major
tax
reform. Over
that
time,
the
tax
code
has
become
bloated
and
full
of
carve
outs
for
special
interests. Colorado
families
know
they’re
left
with
the
bill
and
that
they
spend
too
much
time
working
through
a
tangled
mess
of
rules
just
to
file
their
taxes.
For
individuals,
relief
would
mean
we
can
cut
into
the
6
billion
hours
and
$263
billion
Americans
spend
every
year
to
just
file
their
taxes. For
farmers
and
ranchers,
relief
would
mean
ending
the
unfair
death
tax. And
for
workers
up
and
down
the
income
distribution,
relief
could
mean
$4,000
to
$9,000
more
in
average
household
income.
People
across
Colorado
and
the
United
States
feel
like
they
have
been
left
behind
over
the
last
several
years.
Too
many
Coloradans
haven’t
seen
a
meaningful
pay
increase
in
a
long
time.
Boosting
wages
and
allowing
Coloradans
to
keep
more
of
their
money
in
their
own
pockets
is
exactly
what
we
need.
While
there
are
a
variety
of
ways
to
bring
Coloradans
tax
relief,
our
goal
must
be
a
system
where
Americans
end
up
with
an
overall
lower
tax
bill
than
the
status
quo
provides.
We
have
a
real
opportunity
to
provide
a
simpler
code,
less
hassle,
and
more
businesses
hiring
more
workers
and
paying
higher
wages.
I
want
to
Hear
from
You
on
Tax
Relief
I
have
launched a
new
web
page
and
am
encouraging
Coloradans
to
go
to Gardner.Senate.Gov/Taxes to
provide
input
on
how
we
can
fix
our
tax
code.
Click
here
or
on
the
image
above
to
share
your
thoughts.
Meeting
with
Coloradans
Recently,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
Coloradans
along
the
Eastern
Plains
and
Front
Range.
In
Yuma
County,
I
met
with
the
South
Fork
River
Restoration
Coalition
to
discuss
a
variety
of
local
issues
including
the
Bonny
Reservoir
and
the
South
Fork
Republican
River.
Growing
up
in
Yuma,
I
went
to
Bonny
Reservoir
as
a
kid
and
know
all
of
the
benefits
it
provided
for
the
people
of
Northeastern
Colorado.
I
will
continue
to
work
with
the
local
stakeholders
and
advocate
on
their
behalf
when
it
comes
to
their
dealings
with
the
federal
government
agencies.
Colorado
knows
best
when
it
comes
to
managing
Colorado
water,
and
we
can
not
let
Washington
bureaucrats
supersede
decisions
made
on
the
local
level.
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I
also
stopped
in
Fort
Morgan
for
a
meeting
with
representatives
of
Western
Sugar,
local
elected
officials,
and
members
of
the
Colorado
Grower’s
association
to
discuss
how
important
the
Western
Sugar
Cooperative
is
to
the
local
economy.
In
Sterling,
I
toured
the
Trinidad
Benham
Corporations
bean
processing
and
packaging
plant.
The
Trinidad
Benham
Corporation
is
a
Colorado-based
company
that
employs
well
over
one
hundred
Coloradans.
Both
the
Western
Sugar
Cooperative
plant
and
Trinidad
Benham
Corporation’s
facility
package
and
export
Colorado
agriculture
products.
Colorado’s
agriculture
industry,
including
processing
and
packaging
plants
like
Western
Sugar
Cooperative
and
the
Trinidad
Benham
Corporation’s
plant
in
Sterling,
are
major
economic
drivers
for
Eastern
Colorado.
We
must
continue
to
support
our
agriculture
industry
and
make
sure
the
next
generation
of
Coloradans
living
on
the
Eastern
Plains
have
a
vibrant
economy
and
a
local
community
they
are
proud
to
be
a
part
of.
Visiting
Puerto
Rico
I
also
traveled
to
Puerto
Rico
a
few
weeks
ago
to
meet
with
Governor
Ricardo
Rossello
and
our
first
responders
who
have
been
working
so
hard
to
help
the
people
of
Puerto
Rico. Our
first
priority
must
be
restoring
power
to
100
percent
of
the
island,
and
I
will
continue
working
with
the
Administration
to
achieve
this
goal
as
quickly
as
possible. I
am
committed
to
finding
both
short-term
and
long-term
solutions
to
help
our
fellow
Americans.
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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