NRCC Weekly Rundown: Coffman Stands Up Against Gitmo Transfers and Stefanik Impresses at Most Powerful Women Summit

Your latest roundup in what’s going on in House races across the country:

Mike Coffman Offers Sharp Contrast from Morgan Carroll by Unequivocally Opposing Gitmo Transfers to Colorado

Mike Coffman is clearly committed to keeping Colorado residents safe and making sure dangerous terrorists aren’t relocated on to U.S. soil. As for his Democratic challenger Morgan Carroll? Not so much.

As federal officials consider the Centennial State as a potential location to transfer Gitmo detainees, Coffman has distinguished himself from Carroll by quickly and proactively opposing the idea.

Coffman has clearly articulated that the proposal of bringing these detainees stateside is “outrageous” and puts Americans at risk. Carroll, on the other hand, has stumbled on the issue; her lackluster and flippant response to the possibility of terrorists being relocated to her constituents’ backyard left a lot to be desired in terms of leadership and understanding of national-security concerns.

Many of Carroll’s fellow Democrats have voiced support and voted for shutting down Guantanamo Bay and transferring the prisoners stateside. Her wavering and less-than-full-throated rejection of the idea might be the latest sign that the “ultra-liberal” Carroll is more in line with the far-left members of her party than the voters of CO-06.

Elise Stefanik Wows at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit

Speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit this week, Elise Stefanik’s story about how she became the youngest congresswoman to be elected to the House was met with widespread praise.

If you want to watch the NY-21 Congresswoman fit a whole lot of wisdom and inspiration in to a just a six-minute speech, click here to see the video.

Other News and Notes

• 3Q fundraising numbers are starting to come in and it’s looking great for members—such as Will Hurd, John Katko, Martha McSally, Bruce Poliquin, and Lee Zeldin—and not so great for the DCCC.
• Tom MacArthur of New Jersey knows the importance of keeping Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst open to protect his constituents and Americans as a whole. He is defending the military base from defense cuts by the Obama administration.
• Poliquin is stepping up to address issues with veteran’s health care in Maine. This week, he announced he is introducing a bill that would help veterans in rural communities get better health care access. Later, he met with state officials to learn more about why a Maine VA counselling center has been short-staffed for almost two years, and how the federal bureaucracy has contributed to the problem.
• Illinois Congressman Mike Bost introduced a bill to help modernize small-business standards for agriculture producers.
• A new bill from Michigan’s Mike Bishop urges NATO members “to do more to meet their financial obligations to the military alliance” by complying with, or even exceeding, their commitment to national defense spending.