President (To Win Colorado) See Full Big Line

(D) Kamala Harris

(R) Donald Trump

80%↑

20%

CO-01 (Denver) See Full Big Line

(D) Diana DeGette*

(R) V. Archuleta

98%

2%

CO-02 (Boulder-ish) See Full Big Line

(D) Joe Neguse*

(R) Marshall Dawson

95%

5%

CO-03 (West & Southern CO) See Full Big Line

(R) Jeff Hurd

(D) Adam Frisch

52%↑

48%

CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado) See Full Big Line

(R) Lauren Boebert

(D) Trisha Calvarese

90%

10%

CO-05 (Colorado Springs) See Full Big Line

(R) Jeff Crank

(D) River Gassen

80%

20%

CO-06 (Aurora) See Full Big Line

(D) Jason Crow*

(R) John Fabbricatore

90%

10%

CO-07 (Jefferson County) See Full Big Line

(D) B. Pettersen

(R) Sergei Matveyuk

90%

10%

CO-08 (Northern Colo.) See Full Big Line

(D) Yadira Caraveo

(R) Gabe Evans

52%↑

48%↓

State Senate Majority See Full Big Line

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

80%

20%

State House Majority See Full Big Line

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

95%

5%

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
September 19, 2005 08:00 AM UTC

Breakdown of Colorado Votes on Katrina Commission

  • 12 Comments
  • by: Colorado Pols

The Associated Press (via Aspen Times – free registration required) had a quick rundown of how Colorado’s congressional delegation voted on forming a congressional committee vs. an independent commission to investigate what went wrong in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Here’s the breakdown:

Colorado’s delegation divided along party lines over whether to create a congressional committee to investigate the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

Democrats John Salazar, Mark Udall and Diana DeGette voted against the plan, saying the investigation should be done by an independent commission. Republicans prevailed, however, and the measure passed Thursday by a 228-188 vote.

Republican Reps. Joel Hefley and Tom Tancredo voted for it. Reps. Marilyn Musgrave and Bob Beauprez did not vote.

Salazar said Congress should form an independent panel, similar to the one that looked into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. “Accepting the blame and putting politics aside would have been the true sign of leadership,” Salazar said. “(President Bush) has taken responsibility – Congress needs to do the same…”

…”A partisan panel of government officials to look into the government’s mistakes? That’s like the fox guarding the henhouse,” Salazar said.

Tweet
Share

Comments

12 thoughts on “Breakdown of Colorado Votes on Katrina Commission”

  5. I am assuming Beauprez did not vote because of his recent surgery – but where’s Marilyn?  What’s her reason for not voting lockstep with the Republicans on this one…?

  9. I think that we should take Mayor Nagin (major noggin? Pinky and the brain?) at his word and “err on the side of conservatism.” It should be an entirely conservative Republican commission.

Leave a Comment

Recent Comments


Posts about

Donald Trump
SEE MORE

Posts about

Rep. Lauren Boebert
SEE MORE

Posts about

Rep. Yadira Caraveo
SEE MORE

Posts about

Colorado House
SEE MORE

Posts about

Colorado Senate
SEE MORE

48 readers online now

Newsletter

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay in the loop with regular updates!