Colorado Republicans hope to thwart amendment to federal bill

Republican lawmakers sent a strongly worded letter last week to Washington in an effort to thwart a proposal tacked on to an appropriations bill in Congress requiring state and local governments to participate in collective bargaining with labor groups representing police officers, firefighters, and emergency responders. The letter claimed the proposal would stifle economic recovery in Colorado.

The letter, addressed to all members of Colorado’s congressional delegation, was written and signed by Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, along with 38 other Republican Representatives and Senators from across Colorado. It calls on the delegation to reject what the Republican lawmakers have characterized as a “dangerous amendment” to House Resolution 4899 offered by Rep. David Obey, D-Wisconsin.   – More –