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I hope you are all enjoying today's nice weather. Below is the update from the Colorado GOP on what our Party, elected officials, and counterparts have been doing the past week.

As always, let me know if you have any questions.

Joe Jackson
Communications Director | Colorado GOP


** Colorado ranks near dead last in study comparing state’s unemployment rates bouncing back during COVID-19
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Denver Post: ([link removed]) Colorado ranks nearly dead last when comparing which state’s unemployment rates are bouncing back most during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new WalletHub study ([link removed]) released Tuesday.

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Colorado ranked 50th, only besting Hawaii. The WalletHub study lists Colorado’s unemployment rate in December 2020 at more than 8% — a 253.8% change since the prior year, the study said. Colorado’s unemployment rate is nearly 2 percentage points above the national average for December. Topping the survey was South Dakota with a 3.2% unemployment rate.
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** Lauren Boebert named to House Natural Resources, Budget committees
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Colorado Politics: ([link removed]) U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will join the House Natural Resources and Budget committees, the freshman Republican announced Tuesday.
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"With over half of Colorado’s Third Congressional District containing federal land, I’ll have a unique opportunity to be a strong voice for my constituents on important issues impacting their livelihoods," Boebert said in a statement, referring to her position on Natural Resources.

"I’ll pursue policies that increase access and ensure multiple-use for sportsmen and other public land enthusiasts, allow for responsible energy production while protecting the environment, reduce our dependency on rare earths and critical minerals from China, empower tribes, increase storage and protect precious water supplies, and promote job creation while removing unnecessary regulations and red tape."
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** Colorado teachers call out Governor Polis on COVID-19 testing claims
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Denver Channel ([link removed]) : Colorado teachers are calling out Gov. Jared Polis for making inaccurate statements during an interview on CNN.

He said educators in Colorado are getting “two tests” a week on national television.

Two Douglas County School District teachers said they are not getting two COVID-19 tests a week.
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** Western Slope Lawmaker Warns A Moratorium On Federal Leases Will Devastate Garfield County: ‘Industry Will Collapse’
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CBS Denver: ([link removed]) A new executive action by President Joe Biden could impact hundreds of oil and gas operators on Colorado’s Western Slope. The president issued a moratorium ([link removed]) on new federal leases, and maybe nowhere will the impact be felt more than in Garfield County. It has the second largest natural gas reserve in the country, but drilling has begun to dry up over the last couple of years as gas prices have plummeted.

State Sen. Bob Rankin represents Garfield County and is worried that between the new federal moratorium and new state rules, what’s left of the industry is doomed.
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Many of the operators, he says, are small business owners who employ thousands of people in Garfield.

“These are small companies. Many of them will just cease, go bankrupt, go out of business.”
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** Colorado lawmakers want fully functioning BLM headquarters in Grand Junction
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Durango Herald: ([link removed]) On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and 21 other Republican members of the House of Representatives signed a similar letter to Biden in support of a fully functioning BLM headquarters in Grand Junction. Colorado Reps. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., and Ken Buck, R-Colo., also signed the letter.

“It only makes sense to have the people managing hundreds of millions of acres of land located near that land and accessible to those communities,” Boebert said in a statement. “The Bureau of Land Management’s move West is a win for all Americans.”
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** GOP Unleashes Wave Of Pro-Life Bills In Democrat-Controlled Congress
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Daily Caller: ([link removed]) Second Chance at Life Act

Republican Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced the Second Chance at Life Act Thursday, which would require abortion clinics to provide information on the reverse side effects ([link removed]) of chemical abortions to women who wish to obtain that type of abortion. The legislation would also require abortion providers to let the woman know that the chemical abortion, a two-drug procedure, can be reversed even after the first drug is administered.

“The Second Chance at Life Act provides hope for babies whose mothers deserve the opportunity to make a fully informed decision on any abortion,” Lamborn said in a statement. “Chemical abortions can be reversed with zero harm to the child if the pregnant mother develops second thoughts midway through the abortion process.”
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Other Articles and Op-Eds:
>> Colorado Springs Gazette: A Big Tech reckoning is coming, and Coloradans may lead the way | Vince Bzdek ([link removed])

>> Fox News: GOP lawmakers introduce bill to block funding to states that give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants ([link removed])

>> Sterling Journal Advocate: Colorado party leaders honor Black History Month ([link removed])

>> Washington Times: Biden's drilling crackdown jams Democratic governors in oil-and-gas states ([link removed])

>> Colorado Politics: OPINION | Shutting down oil & gas defies economic reality ([link removed])
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