Colorado Democratic Party Chair Statement on the Presidential Debate
DENVER - The Colorado Democratic Party released the following statement from Chair Shad Murib: “Last night’s debate reaffirmed that, for the sake of our families and our country, Donald Trump cannot win in November. Last night, as always, Donald Trump focused only on himself while lying in every answer he provided. President Biden, in contrast, spoke to the interests of Colorado families – from protecting reproductive rights to making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. This November, voters will make a decision based on the values and the visions these two candidates offer America. While Donald Trump attacks our fundamental rights and doubles down on his plans that would send prices soaring, President Biden is fighting for us.”
FACT CHECKS
TRUMP LIES: "He wants everyone to pay 4 to 5 times more in taxes."
FACT CHECK: Joe Biden has not raised taxes on anyone making less than $400,000.
TRUMP LIES: On overturning Roe v. Wade: “This is something that everybody wanted.” FACT CHECK: The overwhelming majority of Americans support Roe v. Wade.
TRUMP LIES: “I am the one that got the cost down for insulin.”
FACT CHECK: Trump did not cap insulin costs. Joe Biden did.
TRUMP LIES: “Joe Biden is a criminal… I did nothing wrong.”
FACT CHECK: There’s only one felon on the stage — and it’s NOT Joe Biden.
TRUMP LIES: Trump says his 10% tariff on goods won’t raise prices for Americans. FACT CHECK: Economists say his tariffs will cost American families up to $8,300.
PROJECT 2025
Trump allies’ 920 page plan to give Trump more power over your daily life, gut democratic checks and balances, and consolidate power in the Oval office.
Project 2025 is the plan by Donald Trump’s MAGA Republican allies to give Trump more power over your daily life, gut democratic checks and balances, and consolidate power in the Oval Office if he wins. Trump’s campaign advisors and close allies wrote it – and are doing everything they can to elect him so he can execute their playbook immediately.
Here is a taste of Trump’s Project 2025:
Takes Away Reproductive Freedom Nationwide
Uses the Presidency for Revenge on Trump’s Political and Personal Enemies
Terminates the Constitution
Consolidates Power in the Oval Office
Guts Democratic Checks and Balances on Presidential Power
Gives Handouts to the Ultra Wealthy Paid for by Working Families
And Much, Much, Much More
Where did Project 2025 come from? The highest levels of the MAGA Trump elite wrote Project 2025 as a blueprint for Trump to implement if he wins a second term. This same group of advisors and allies got Trump to adopt most of their agenda in 2017, but this time their Project 2025 agenda is even more extreme and dives into almost every aspect of Americans’ daily life. And they’ll be able to accomplish it by firing civil servants and installing loyalists into the federal government to do their bidding. Fortunately, we have access to it in time to warn America and stop their power grab.
Don’t believe us? Check out the 920-page Project 2025 report on their website and read it in their own words.
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN COLORADO
INVESTING IN AMERICA
Colorado is receiving $6.4 billion under the Biden-Harris Administration in public infrastructure and clean energy investments, including:
$3.4 billion announced for transportation investments in roads, bridges, public transit, ports and airports, as well as electric school and transit buses, EV charging, and more.
$712.7 million announced for grants, rebates, and other initiatives to accelerate the deployment of clean energy, clean buildings, and clean manufacturing.
$504.4 million announced to make our communities more resilient to climate change and other threats.
$578.9 million announced to provide clean water across Colorado and improve water infrastructure. This includes $88.6M dedicated to lead pipe and service line replacement.
INTERNET FOR ALL
Colorado is receiving $1.3 billion in funding from the Biden Administration to provide affordable, reliable high-speed internet to everyone in Colorado.
246,300 households in Colorado are saving $30-75 per month on high-speed internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program under the Biden Administration.
BRINGING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA
241,800 jobs have been created in Colorado under the Biden Administration, including 2,700 jobs in clean energy.
Coloradoans have submitted 362,100 applications to start new businesses.
3,500 childcare programs were kept open because of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
1,800 restaurants and bars have been kept open under President Biden’s leadership.
LOWERING COSTS
$140.4 million in home energy rebates to help hardworking families cut their energy costs by weatherizing their homes and replacing old appliances with more efficient models.
961,600 seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries will save money on prescription drug costs because of President Biden’s $2,000 yearly cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs, a $35 monthly cap per insulin prescription, free vaccines, inflation rebates, and a drug price negotiation program.
199.4K individuals in Colorado signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces during the Open Enrollment Period for 2023 and will benefit from average savings of about $800/year from lower health care premiums because of the Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan.
GENERAL TALKING POINTS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
President Biden strongly supports a woman’s right to choose and has taken action to protect access to care:
President Biden has called on Congress to codify the protections of Roe into federal law, restoring rights women relied on for nearly fifty years.
The Biden-Harris administration is working to protect access to reproductive health care and safeguard patient privacy amid ongoing Republican attacks, including:
Defending FDA approval of medication abortion
Fighting for women’s access to emergency medical care
Strengthening access to contraception
And if Congress passes a national abortion ban, President Biden has promised to veto it.
There is no question that reproductive freedom is on the ballot in November, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the only candidates who stand up for women’s rights to make their own health care decisions.
ECONOMY
Three years in a row of strong economic growth under President Biden
The economy grew 3.1% last year – beating forecasts of a recession and stronger than during the Trump Administration.
2.7 million jobs created last year, for a total of 14.3 million jobs created under President Biden.
Personal finances are strong, with consumer spending and wages up over the last year.
Manufacturing is booming: highest manufacturing construction investment on record.
Inflation continues to fall – core inflation fell to pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last 6 months.
President Biden has helped grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up–and Americans are feeling the results.
The work is not done. President Biden and Congressional Democrats are fighting every day to lower costs:
Taking on Big Pharma to lower prescription drug costs and cap insulin at $35 a month.
Saving 15 million Americans $800 a year on health insurance.
Cracking down on price gouging by banning hidden junk fees and calling on corporations to pass savings on to consumers.
CLIMATE
The Biden-Harris Administration:
Signed into law the largest climate investment in history, the Inflation Reduction Act, which has already created 210,000 new jobs across nearly every state and attracted more than $200 billion in private clean energy investments, while putting the U.S. on a path to meet our climate goals and reach 80% clean energy by 2030 – in addition to securing the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and CHIPS and Science Act
Advancing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in history, including by signing a historic Executive Order that calls on the federal government to bring clean energy and health environments to all and mitigate harm to those who have suffered from toxic pollution and other environmental burdens like climate change.
Protected 26 million acres of lands and waters – on track to conserve more lands and waters than any president in history.
Canceled remaining oil and gas leases issued by the previous administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and proposed protections for more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and withdrew approximately 2.8 million acres of the Beaufort Sea, ensuring the entire United States Arctic Ocean is off limits to new oil and gas leasing
Signed an executive order that sets an ambitious target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions, while proposing strongest-ever limits on tail pipe emissions and issuing fuel economy standards.
