"He's met or spoke with this group 15 times in the last year."

Cory Gardner has not met with this group once. His staffers have been pawned off to meet with them - signaling how insignificant Gardner views disabled people.

"Why should he have to drop everything and fly home immediately to met with these people again?"

Uhhh....because its his job.  Like literally -- at this moment -- where the hell is Cory Gardner? Which billionaire is he schmoozing with? The Senate is not in session. Can't think of anything more important. Meeting your constituents is the job Gardner signed up for. If he doesn't want to do he needs to resign and get back to Yuma (or collect his Koch-Bucks as their newest Sr. Policy Adviser or whatever other bribes they've offered him).