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Congressman Mike Coffman spoke to an energetic and engaged Douglas County GOP breakfast club at the monthly meeting in Castle Rock, CO.  A decorated Marine Veteran, Coffman gave attendees an update on a broad range of topics, from America’s military and diplomatic efforts in the Middle East to domestic issues including health care, government spending, and immigration.

Fresh off his factfinding trip to Israel, Coffman cited that nation as an example of how to effectively protect the border.  By contrast, the Congressman saw the inherent problems of an unsecured border in a visit he made to southern Arizona.   Suicide bombing attacks have decreased dramatically since Israel built their fence.

Coffman found in his visit that President Obama is not the toast of Israel.  “If you think that President Obama’s approval ratings are bad here in America, consider Israel: his approval rating there is 6%... Israelis fundamentally distrust Obama because they believe that he will try to force them into another land-for-peace deal...We made budget appropriations to provide funds for Israel’s security fence, and we helped to build security fences in former Yugoslavia, but we seem to lack to the political will to build a fence on our own border.”

Colorado’s 6th Congressional District was represented by Tom Tancredo before Coffman’s election.  Coffman’s pointed views on border security appear to be in sync with the 6th CD’s electorate.  Coffman was elected to Congress by a landslide in 2008.