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Mike Coffman

(1955) Politician United States

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Mike Coffman is a politician from the United States.

Quick Facts About Mike Coffman

Born: March 19, 1955
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician

About Mike Coffman

Michael Harold Coffman is an American politician, businessman, and veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps serving as Mayor of Aurora, Colorado since 2019. A Republican, Coffman served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district for five terms, as well as Secretary of State of Colorado and Colorado State Treasurer.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mike Coffman

We have to get control of our borders.

Borders

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What is interesting in Washington, D.C., is I've never missed a vote. The veterans' committee keeps track of hearings, and I've never…

Committee

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Midterms behave very differently than presidential elections. Midterms, for a federal candidate, often times are a referendum on the president, where in…

Choices

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I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don't know that. But I do know…

America

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Low-wage individuals barely get anything. I think we have to reward work, and I do think that we need to bump up…

Credit

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It's too bad we can't take VA leadership and export it and give it to some of our adversaries around the planet.…

Around

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I believe President Obama loves this country and wakes up every morning trying to do what is best for our nation, even…

Believe

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There's a narrative out there about Republicans being not just anti-illegal immigrant, but anti-immigrant. It was very important to me to break…

Being

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I think we need to go to a system... where we have tough enforcement. Where if you're here illegally, you're going to…

Go

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I think partisanship is probably the greatest problem in Washington, D.C.

Greatest

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People ask me, 'What do you think about Trump?' Honestly, I don't care for him much.

About

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You have a losing team, you change the coach.

Change

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The only feasible solution is a political reconciliation... Mr. President, the time is now to put pressure on the Iraqi government to…

Counterproductive

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I can't spread myself too thin.

Myself

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I don't know how you can govern without ever compromising.

Compromising

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I do think that we need more of a balance between merit-based and familial-based immigration.

Balance

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The Dream Act will be a nightmare for the American people. No doubt, we need immigration reform, but the Dream Act is…

American

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Both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have tapped into a legitimate anger about the failures of Washington, but instead of running a…

Anger

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I want to do something that is not political. I want to do some fundraising, just as a volunteer.

Political

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Hillary Clinton is a non-starter and lacks the integrity to lead this nation, but Trump has a long way to go to…

Go

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Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

Always

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Since the issues surrounding President Obama's birth certificate began during his campaign in 2008, I have rejected the notion that he is…

American

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It's different when you talk about immigration in the abstract... It's very different when you sit in front of a family, and…

Abstract

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The frustration of Washington is you have to concentrate on just a few areas to really make a difference, and then so…

Frustration

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I am a Marine Corps veteran, but more importantly - or as important maybe - I'm the chairman of the Oversight Investigation…

Affair

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