What, if anything, should the federal government do to improve the economy?

Boebert: We need to be open for business. We had one of the strongest economies in our country’s history, if not the strongest ever, right before the global pandemic. I’ve been on the front lines of the battle to get us back open and expressed frustration that the government decided to choose winners and losers. There was no reason a small business like mine couldn’t be open safely when the big box stores down the road were allowed to be open. The government should continue working on expanding fair trade agreements so businesses in our district can access international markets, too. My opponent wants people to continue hiding in their basements like she’s been doing, close down our local energy industry and raise taxes. That’s a horrible, job- killing approach.

Do you support further federal restrictions on firearms? If so, which restrictions?

Boebert: No. The Second Amendment shall not be infringed.

Mitsch Bush: Congress should pass additional COVID relief legislation immediately, but this time we must improve the administration of the Paycheck Protection Program, or a similar program, to make sure that small businesses, nonprofits, and local/ state governments get aid in a timely manner and multinational corporations can’t take advantage of it. We should also invest in water, transportation, the electric grid and broadband infrastructure. Infrastructure creates good jobs immediately and then has major multiplier effects. Investing in infrastructure helps our local businesses, hard working families, and our communities to thrive and succeed, and recover from COVID.

Mitsch Bush: I strongly support the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership. I don’t support taking guns from law- abiding citizens. I do support federal universal background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. Since 2013, Colorado’s universal background checks law has prevented over 300 convicted, violent felons from obtaining guns each year. Protecting survivors of domestic violent requires background checks. I understand domestic violence calls firsthand. My first husband was a police officer in Minnesota before we moved here in 1976. For him and his colleagues, the most dangerous call was an instance of domestic violence.