February 07, 2017 09:53 AM UTC

Senate Republicans Send Trump Resolution To The "Kill Committee"

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE #2: Peter Marcus at the Colorado Springs Gazette reports:

With little notice, Senate Republicans on Tuesday held a hearing on a Democratic effort to encourage President Trump to rescind temporary refugee and select immigration bans…

Sen. Mike Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs, a sponsor of the resolution, said he was informed about the hearing Monday morning.

Demonstrations in opposition to Trump’s bans have taken place throughout Colorado, especially in Denver, where thousands of people protested the presidential directives.

“There are thousands of Coloradans who feel this way,” said Sen. Lois Court, D-Denver. “I wondered if you knew why we don’t have anymore people here to testify.”

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UPDATE: HJR17-1013 dies in Senate State Affairs as Democratic lawmakers fume:

Resolution dies on party line vote. Last-minute introduction was counter to democratic values we hold as Coloradans and Americans. #coleg

— Steve Fenberg (@SteveFenberg) February 7, 2017

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After a resolution passed the Colorado House last week condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from numerous Muslim-majority nations, word came late last night the Colorado Senate Republicans were routing the resolution to the State Affairs Committee, where it is likely to die:

ATTENTION: #coleg resolution against Trump’s Muslim Ban was late-night scheduled to be heard in State Affairs today upon adjournment.

— CO Senate Democrats (@COSenDem) February 7, 2017

A fiery debate is underway right now in this committee, click here to listen in–and if you’re so inclined and positioned, head for Senate Conference Room 357. We’ll update with developments as we get word.