How Colorado’s members of Congress voted on bill to end shutdown

Colorado s U S House members voted along party lines Wednesday night as the chamber approved a bill to reopen the federal ruling body after a historic -day shutdown The state s four Republican representatives voted in favor of the funding bill which passed - and went to President Donald Trump for his signature Colorado s four Democratic representatives voted no largely citing the uncertainty for enhanced physical condition care tax credits that are due to expire at the end of the year and which won t be resolved by the Senate deal that broke the logjam earlier this week On Monday night Colorado s two U S senators also voted no on the funding bill declining to join the eight Democrats who allowed the bill to move forward in that chamber The Senate vote was - Trump and Republicans have created an affordability predicament for working Americans and refuse to come to the table to fix it Rep Jason Crow a Democrat from Aurora noted in a report Wednesday night I cannot encouragement a bill that will make a bad situation worse and hand the American people a raw deal Rep Gabe Evans a Republican from Fort Lupton countered that for days Democrats have held the American people hostage by repeatedly rejecting clean funding bills In the present day House Republicans are ending the Schumer shutdown reopening our authorities and fully funding three full-year appropriations bills that put America first he noted putting blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Related Articles House passes bill to end historic administration shutdown sending measure to Trump A historic shutdown is nearly over It leaves no winners and much frustration In a declaration Gov Jared Polis a Democrat stated that while the funding bill would bring relief to families businesses and communities across Colorado he urged Congress to renew the enhanced premium tax credits to avoid physical condition insurance premiums more than doubling in cost and help Coloradans afford wellness care How they voted Here s how the state s U S House delegation voted on Wednesday evening by congressional district Diana DeGette D-Denver No Joe Neguse D-Lafayette No Jeff Hurd R-Grand Junction Yes Lauren Boebert R-Windsor Yes Jeff Crank R-Colorado Springs Yes Jason Crow D-Aurora No Brittany Pettersen D-Lakewood No Gabe Evans R-Fort Lupton Yes Here s how Colorado s senators voted on the bill Monday Michael Bennet D No John Hickenlooper D No Citizens affairs editor Jon Murray and the Associated Press contributed to this story Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter The Spot