Denver, CO — In case you missed it, former State Representative and former President of Colorado Mesa University, Tim Foster, and President of Shaw Construction, Steve Meyer, co-authored an opinion column in The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel laying out the truth about Concrete Express Inc.'s (CEI) stellar record and reputation in the construction industry, as well as Joe O'Dea's strong character.
See the highlights below:
On CEI:
"His company has promoted rank-and-file construction workers to ownership, and many of his employees have worked at the company their entire careers. Just this week the New York Times featured a story about a major river restoration project being managed by O’Dea and CEI - a win-win project along the Colorado River that benefits water users and the environment, one that requires the kind of technical engineering and smart construction that has become a hallmark of O’Dea and CEI."
"The company has won numerous safety awards, perhaps most telling is the Experience Modification Rating (EMR) – a data-driven risk assessment for insurers. This rating is the gold standard in the industry and CEI, as a heavy civil contractor, is rated well above the industry average."
"CEI offers competitive pay and benefits (more than most union shops) —including health insurance, a 401k match, paid family leave, and a college and trade school scholarship program for the children of CEI employees. Joe believes in the importance of an education — it changed the course of his life — and his company believes it is their duty to help CEI’s workers get the best education for their kids."
On Joe O'Dea:
"O’Dea was adopted at birth (he never met his biological parents), was raised by a Denver cop in a working-class neighborhood, and washed dishes to pay for catholic school. He started as a union carpenter at a young age. He pursued his construction management degree at Colorado State University but left three credits short to start CEI out of his basement. Today, CEI numbers 300 strong. CEI has survived three recessions and is a generous member of the community."
"Indeed, we believe voters will see through these smears, and focus instead on the struggles of the country. That’s where O’Dea is focused. O’Dea’s running to attack inflation, expand domestic energy production of all kinds, and to secure the border and reduce crime."
"We have a choice in Colorado. A choice between a working man in Joe O’Dea who has known struggle and achieved success, or Michael Bennet, a Senator who was literally raised inside the Beltway, has accomplished very little and always votes with his party and Joe Biden. We believe Colorado and the country would benefit from more people in elected office like Joe. Working people. It’s time for a leader who listens, who brings people together, and who can use this important office to get things done to better Colorado, not promote the party line."
On Democrat Dishonesty:
"These facts aren’t getting in the way of the Democratic Super PACs trying to slowdown O’Dea’s momentum. These groups are hyping — and distorting - a single employment dispute to try to make O’Dea look like Scrooge. But even that is a fiction. The employee was given months and months of paid leave and benefits to deal with an illness, and she left of her own accord. In any case, a company that has been in business for 30-years, employing literally thousands of people in that time frame, will have employment disputes. CEI handled this case honorably, full stop."
"These are exactly the issues that Bennet, Schumer and the Democrats don’t want the voters to focus on, because their record on them is, to put it kindly, pitiful. And so, they are fabricating phony attacks on Joe O’Dea — an authentically decent, caring, and accomplished human being. As we said, Bennet should be ashamed."
Joe O'Dea's Crew, @JoesCrew: "Respected leaders around the state have a message about the dishonest attacks on Joe O’Dea’s company and employees: 'Michael Bennet, honestly, should be ashamed.' #cosen #copolitics"
Learn more about Joe O’Dea’s campaign here.
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