Politics & Government

Colorado Representatives on Obamacare Repeal: How They Voted

Mike Coffman was the only Republican member of the state's delegation to vote against the bill.

Every Republican member of the state's delegation to the House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare on Thursday. That is, except for one. Representative Mike Coffman was one of only 20 Republicans in the House to oppose the bill.

"I’m concerned that a small percentage of those with preexisting conditions may still not be protected," he said. "This does not take away from the fact that the Affordable Care Act is failing and American families are hurting.

"In my conversations with House leadership and the Administration over the last 72 hours, I made it clear that additional language was necessary to protect this vulnerable group."

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Coffman said he was also pushed into the no category by the fact that the House held the vote without fully vetting the bill.

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"I'm certainly not going to vote on a bill of this magnitude that hasn't been fully scored by the Congressional Budget Office and whose estimated price tag is unknown," he said.

How The Delegation Voted:

Yes - Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Scott Tipton,

No - Mike Coffman, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, and Jared Polis

Photo: Representative Mike Coffman

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