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Congress is off this week, but few Colorado lawmakers are using the time to meet with constituents — a slight that has angered activists across the state. Three members of Colorado’s nine-member delegation aren’t in the country: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton — in Cuba, Japan and Germany, respectively. The rest generally are avoiding the open-air, town hall hearings that are appreciated by residents and protesters but disliked by politicians looking to avoid cringe-worthy moments. It’s a situation that prompted one group to go stag. “We feel like we don’t have a choice except to hold one ourselves,” said Katie Farnan, a librarian and anti-Trump activist from Gunbarrel who is planning a town hall meeting Friday in Denver. Organizers invited U.S.

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