From laid off Forest Service workers to family members, here’s who Colorado’s members of Congress are bringing to the president’s address

Colorado Democrats want to bring a spotlight to the real world effects that the Department of Government Efficiency is having on people and communities when President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight.

They’re among the many Democratic lawmakers bringing laid-off federal workers as their guests, in the wake of mass firings led by billionaire businessman Elon Musk and DOGE, to broadcast their opposition to the slash-and-burn cuts the Trump Administration has instigated all across the country.