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#DemsDeliver! Biden Signs Historic Infrastructure Bill |
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Signed! Sealed! Delivered!
On Monday, President Joe Biden and Democrats delivered historic legislation that will not only rebuild our country's infrastructure, but it will create millions of good-paying, union jobs!
What's in the bill for Colorado?
#DemsDeliver -- click here to share the good news on Facebook!
Make sure your friends and family know that when they see construction projects, more access to broadband, improved public transportation, better clean water infrastructure, and even more EV charging stations... Thank a Democrat! |
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From former state rep. Bri Buentello, to our Democratic Members of Congress, to Mayor Michael Hancock and Governor Jared Polis, Colorado was well-represented at the bill signing ceremony! |
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Biden's American Rescue Plan Still Delivering for Colorado |
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Passed in June, Democrats' American Rescue Plan is Still Delivering for Colorado Families! |
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How the Child Tax Credit is impacting Colorado families Denver Voice
Money is often tight in the Varwig household, which includes three children under the age of five, and a grandmother who needs live-in care. So, when federal lawmakers expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) program through the American Rescue Plan back in June, Amber Varwig, the family matriarch, thought it would be worth it to apply to boost the family budget.
“For a woman in my tax bracket, so to speak, the money can be life-changing,” Varwig told the Denver VOICE.
The COVID-related relief program provides payments of $300 per child under six years old and $250 per child over six. CTC payments are made in monthly installments by the Treasury Department and began going out in July. However, expansion is scheduled to sunset at the end of the year.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo described the program as one that is “meaningfully improving the lives of children in every corner of the country,” while Sen. Michael Bennet said the program proves that “we don’t have to accept childhood poverty as a permanent feature of our economy.”
The Treasury has distributed more than $61 billion to families as of October 15, according to agency data. More than $1 billion of that total has gone to Colorado households over the first four months of the expanded program.
Approximately $256 million in CTC payments went to 600,000 Colorado families with more than one million eligible children in October. Families received an average payment of $428, which is slightly below the national average, according to data from the Treasury.
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Colorado Conversations |
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 10:00AM Virtual Town Hall on Criminal Justice Reform |
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Our criminal justice system has been broken for too long. The policies in place have been far too punitive on some while letting others go scot-free. Ultimately, rather than rehabilitation, our criminal justice system has made it impossible for those who have earned a second chance to be productive members of society to get that chance. Some much-needed reforms in areas like policing and the prison industrial complex have happened, but more needs to be done.
In our second to last Colorado Conversations virtual town hall for 2021 on Saturday, November 20 @ 10:00AM, we gather criminal justice reform experts and elected officials to discuss how our criminal justice system has failed, what has been done to address these systemic issues, and what more can be done to fix it.
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Redistricting Update |
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The Colorado Supreme Court has approved the newly drawn maps for the state House and the state Senate! |
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Join the Defenders of Democracy! |
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If 2021 showed us anything, it's that we are no longer a party divided between liberals and conservatives. We are divided between people who are pro-democracy, and people who are anti-democracy.
Anti-democracy Republicans in Colorado are desperate to claw back power, and they'll say and do anything to make it happen. They have dark money, but we have you. Will you become a Defender of Democracy by giving $5 a month?
Monthly donations enable us to be able to plan our budget ahead of time and ensure that we can pay our organizers and staffers to continue to defend democracy. Monthly donors empower us to plan our budget, and they ensure that we can fully fund our 2022 Win Plan.
Will you become a Defender of Democracy and chip-in just $5 a month? |
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The 2022 Obama Gala Awards! |
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Have you nominated folks for the 2022 Obama Gala Awards yet?
As you know, every year at our annual Obama Gala, we take time to celebrate Colorado Democrats from all across the state to honor them for their achievements and contributions to our great state! So the nomination period for the 2022 Obama Gala Awards is officially open!
Nominations can be made for any one, or all of the following:
Each award will have a brief description in the nomination form. Please include who you are nominating and provide reasons and examples of why you are nominating them!
The nomination period will be closed on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 5:00PM MT. |
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Treasurer Young's CLIMBER Program! |
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Did you know State Treasurer Dave Young created a program to specifically help small businesses launch with an easy-to-apply-for, low-interest loan?
It's true! The Colorado Treasurer's CLIMBER Loan Fund is a statewide program that will provide loans from $30,000 to $500,000 working capital for small businesses. The interest rates are below-market, and small non-profits can also apply! |
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PS: Dave Young has a challenger!
Re-tread Republican candidate and perennial politician Lang Sias (Walker Stapleton's LG running mate) has announced his run against Dave! Welcome Lang Sias to the race by clicking here to donate to Dave Young's re-election campaign! |
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Volunteer of the Week! |
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This week's Volunteer of the Week goes out to our 17-member Rules Committee!
Led by Chair Skip Madsen of Denver County and Vice Chair Parole Partin of Pueblo County, the Rules Committee works actively to ensure that the Colorado Democratic Party's work reflects Democratic values, and ensures that we continue to be a party that is by the people, for the people!
The Rules Committee has put in hundreds of hours behind the scenes, often unthanked, to ensure that Colorado has a transparent and accessible Democratic Party. Join us in thanking them for all their work!
Want to volunteer and help elect Democrats across Colorado like the folks on the rules committee are doing? Click the button below to join our talent bank, and we'll get you plugged in! |
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David's Messaging Minute! |
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Working families have been seeing costs go up. Inflation has been made worse by the pandemic, corporate greed, and price gouging. While Democrats are delivering solutions to increase wages and cut costs, Republicans' only priority is tax breaks for billionaires. |
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Thanks to factors like Trump's idiotic tariffs and the pandemic, the cost of living is going up, and it's hurting Colorado families. As Joe Biden and Democrats both in Washington and the State Capitol continue the work to bring down costs and support low- and middle-income families, here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to Republicans' favorite new talking point -- inflation.
NEW TODAY: Economists and analysts in leading rating agencies say the Biden Infrastructure Bill AND the Build Back Better Act won't increase inflation. In fact, according to Moody's, they'll 'take the edge off of inflation'. Click here to read! |
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