GREELEY – The two Democrats vying for the chance to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District (of which Johnstown and Milliken are part) tried to find ways to attack each other at their first major debate last week but ended up agreeing on many major issues.
Former state Rep. Shannon Bird of Westminster and state Rep. Manny Rutinel of Commerce City said they want to tax high-income earners and corporations to subsidize things like childcare and healthcare. They both said they want to keep the Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City, the state’s major petroleum refinery, operating, though with stringent oversight.
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