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9:27 PM - August 26th  Read More

BY ROBERT MOORE
RobertMoore@coloradoan.com
Fort Collins Coloradoan

The nation's health-care system can be improved with a number of market-based changes, Republican congressional candidate Cory Gardner said Wednesday.

Speaking to about 70 people at a town-hall forum at the Lincoln Center, Gardner cited tort reform and allowing consumers to purchase insurance across state lines as ways of driving down health-care costs.

"If I can buy a car across state lines, by golly, I should be able to buy an insurance policy that best meets my needs," Gardner said.

He is one of three Republicans actively seeking the nomination to challenge first-term Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins. University of Colorado Regent Tom Lucero is an announced candidate, and supporters of former Fort Collins City Council member Diggs Brown are pushing his candidacy until his active-duty military tour ends in November.

As he did in a telephone town-hall meeting last week, Gardner didn't attack Markey directly.
Gardner, a 33-year-old state representative from Yuma, opposed Democratic proposals on energy policy and health care but also was critical of recent Republican history.
"One of the failures of the Republican Party has been to not come up with solutions to the greatest problems we face in this country," he said.

In a question-and-answer session with the audience, he said it wasn't enough for Republicans to simply oppose Democratic health-care proposals.

"How do we create solutions? How do we put policies in place that drive down the cost of health care?" he said.
The audience applauded Gardner when he voiced support for a number of Republican staple issues, such as opposition to abortion and protection of the Second Amendment.  Read More

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2010 GOP Candidates Act Like Incumbents: Hold Town Halls
By Emily Cadei | August 12, 2009 10:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)   Read More

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Face the State
August 12, 2009  Read More

Press Release

Colorado State Representative Cory Gardner will host a pair of town-hall meetings during the next two weeks to discuss the concerns of local residents over the current state of affairs in Washington. Gardner is currently vying to replace Congresswoman Betsy Markey as representative for the families of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.  Read More