{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Republican\", state = \"CO\" and year = 2022 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/twenty-two-boebert-legislative-priorities-signed-law", "Twenty-Two Boebert Legislative Priorities Signed Into Law", "2022-12-31", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nDecember 31, 2022\n\nTwenty-Two of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities were signed into law in H.R. 2617, the consolidated appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2023.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cI worked hard with the House Appropriations Committee to ensure that twenty-two of my legislative provisions for Colorado were included in the bill and signed into law. My top priority is delivering results for the people of Colorado\u2019s Third District, and that is exactly what I did by securing these twenty-two legislative provisions signed into law.\u201d\n\nLegislative Priorities Signed into Law Delivering for Colorado\u2019s Third District:\n\nNatural Resources\n\nStatutory provision signed into law directing the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program to combat salt cedar and Russian olive infestations in the West. These noxious weeds waste precious water resources. This appropriation victory delivered on Rep. Boebert\u2019s promise to Montezuma County to help them combat drought by removing noxious weeds.\n\nLegislative provision signed into law prohibiting listing the greater sage-grouse as an endangered species. This will protect 173 million acres of land from being locked up from energy production, critical mineral production, grazing rights, and other multiple-use activities.\n\n$50 million appropriation signed into law for the U.S. Forest Service to address invasive species like the bark beetle infestation devastating Colorado\u2019s forests. Additionally, by fighting the bark beetle infestation, Rep. Boebert\u2019s legislative provision will reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.\n\nWater\n\n$229.26 million for water conservation and delivery projects and an additional $50 million for rural water projects that will help combat western drought, including the Arkansas Valley Conduit that will provide an abundant supply of clean water for 50,000 people in Southeastern Colorado.\n\n$7.66 million for the Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs, which provide ESA compliance to ensure 2,200 water projects continue to function and provide water for rural Colorado.\n\n$10 million appropriation signed into law for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Irrigation Fund to address the deferred maintenance backlog and increase water storage projects like the Southern Utes\u2019 Pine River Indian Irrigation Project.\n\nHealthcare\n\n$352 million directing HHS to improve rural healthcare.\n\n$1.85 billion for community health centers that provide medical care to rural communities. Colorado's Third District has eight Community Health Centers that will benefit from this funding.\n\nInfrastructure\n\n$28.44 billion for the Highway Trust Fund to improve infrastructure in rural America. Additionally, Rep. Boebert is working to improve the I-70 corridor to ensure that it is better-prepared for inclement weather.\n\n$515 million for rural communities in the form of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program that compensates rural communities for the presence of tax-free public land in their jurisdiction. All 27 counties in Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s District receive PILT payments, and this important funding the Congresswoman secured will go to law enforcement, infrastructure, education, firefighting, and other important local priorities across the District.\n\nAgriculture\n\n$1 million for statutory provision protecting farmers and ranchers by compensating them for livestock killed by wolves reintroduced by government programs.\n\nStatutory provision signed into law exempting livestock haulers from burdensome Department of Transportation electronic logging device requirements that unnecessarily interfere with the complexity of livestock hauling.\n\nMilitary and National Security\n\nOrdered 80 F-35 aircraft to adequately supply our armed forces. In Colorado, the F-35 program supports 1,840 jobs annually and injects $226.8 million dollars into the state economy.\n\n$173 million for the Arrow System Improvement Program and $127 million for the Short-Range Ballistic Missile Defense program.\n\n$80 million to fund the Iron Dome, the air defense system of our key national security ally, Israel.\n\nStatutory prohibition on funding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which promote the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.\n\n$1.34 billion for NASA\u2019s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, $799.15 million for space exploration ground systems, and $2.6 billion for the Space Launch System. Colorado\u2019s aerospace economy is second only to California and accounts for nearly 232,000 jobs.\n\n$80 million for Arrow 3 Upper Tier Systems.\n\n$40 million for Short-Range Ballistic Missile Defense.\n\nStatutory provision preventing waste, fraud, and abuse by prohibiting the use of a Department of Defense travel card at a casino or strip club.\n\nMiscellaneous\n\nSecured the Hyde and Weldon amendments, prohibiting taxpayer dollars from funding abortions and protecting doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals from being coerced into providing an abortion if they have a moral objection.\n\n$440 million for charter school grants, ensuring that more children are able to attend a school of their choice and receive a quality education.\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert worked with House Committee on Appropriations to secure the aforementioned twenty-two appropriations requests signed into law as part of H.R. 2617, the consolidated appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2023. Ranking Member Granger\u2019s letter to Congresswoman Boebert detailing these legislative victories can be found here. In March of 2022, nine of Congresswoman Boebert's appropriations requests for Colorado were signed into law as part of the appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-january-staff-mobile-office-0", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases January Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-12-16", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you arehaving issues with a federal agency, or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has hosted mobile office hours in every county in the District and returned over $1,945,445.00 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-ban-taxpayer-funded-abortions-illegal-aliens", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Abortions for Illegal Aliens", "2022-12-15", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced a bill to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using taxpayer dollars to transport illegal aliens across state lines for abortions.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe Biden administration is unlawfully using taxpayer money to transport pregnant, illegal alien children across state lines for late-term abortions. My colleagues and I have introduced bicameral legislation to end these illegal and horrific policies once and for all. Taxpayer money should never fund abortions, whether for citizens or non-citizens. Our priority at the southern border should be security and peace, not death and destruction.\u201d\n\nSenator Roger Marshall said, \u201cNo American\u2019s tax dollars should pay for any illegal alien\u2019s abortion, just like they should not pay for any American citizen\u2019s abortion. Deportations are the only form of government-funded travel ICE should be providing to illegal immigrants. Additionally, with a major strain on resources and manpower on the southern border, we should be prioritizing activities performed by ICE and HHS that keep Americans safe. We\u2019ve seen President Biden and his cabinet secretaries repeatedly abuse their power to enact a radical agenda that is failing the American people. The deterioration of our country will not stop unless Congress acts to put a check on this far left administration.\u201d\n\nCongressman Doug Lamborn said, \u201cAmerican\u2019s hardworking tax dollars should never go toward paying for abortions, let alone paying for the transportation of illegal immigrants across state lines to receive abortions. This is yet another example of Biden\u2019s radical border policies which will only exacerbate the crises at our Southern Border. I thank Congresswoman Boebert for her leadership on this important issue.\u201d\n\nCongressman Ken Buck stated, \u201cThe chaos at the southern border has threatened our national sovereignty and resulted in record-high crossings. Instead of directing funds to help U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) control the chaos, President Biden is appealing to the Left\u2019s agenda, using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions for illegal migrants. Using ICE and HHS resources to transport pregnant migrants to other states is irresponsible and does nothing but exploit expectant mothers. Congress must take swift legislative action to defend our sovereignty and protect the sanctity of life.\u201d\n\nCongressman Jody Hice stated, \u201cIt is unbelievable that Joe Biden and his administration only care to address the southern border when it means he can use taxpayer dollars to slaughter more innocent children, when thousands of immigrants are flooding through our border every day. This unacceptable practice of relocating illegal aliens to receive abortions at the expense of hardworking Americans cannot be allowed to continue. Folks, we can\u2019t allow your money to flying out of your pocketbook and into the abortion clinics.\u201d\n\nCongressman Andrew Clyde said, \u201cTaxpayer dollars should never fund American citizens\u2019 abortions, let alone illegal aliens\u2019 abortions. It\u2019s unconscionable that President Biden continues to advance the evils of abortion by any means necessary \u2014 including the self-inflicted national security and humanitarian border crisis caused by his radical policies and failed leadership. I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in the fight to safeguard Americans\u2019 hard-earned tax dollars and defend the sanctity of all human life.\u201d\n\nCongressman Paul Gosar stated, \u201cNot a single penny of American taxpayer dollars should ever be used to transport lawless aliens across state lines to murder their unborn child. We do not live in a satanic death cult society that practices baby killing and infanticide, even in Joe Biden\u2019s sick world.\u201d\n\nSenator Marsha Blackburn stated, \u201cA massive wave of illegal immigration is providing cover for human smugglers and sex traffickers. We know that thousands of vulnerable women and girls have fallen victim to these criminals, yet the Biden White House has done nothing to stop it. It\u2019s up to Congress to step in. Joe Biden\u2019s taxpayer-funded welcome package already includes a free phone, free plane ticket, and free baby formula \u2013 this legislation will stop the administration from adding free abortions to the list.\u201d\n\nSenator Steve Daines said, \u201cRather than getting control of the southern border crisis President Biden created, he wants to ship illegal immigrants across the country to get taxpayer funded abortions. This is a gross abuse of Montanans\u2019 taxpayer dollars and should never be allowed.\u201d\n\nSenator Rick Scott stated, \u201cTaxpayers should never be on the hook to pay for abortions, and the thought of forcing Americans to foot the bill for transportation so illegal immigrants can get abortions is horrific. Just when you think that the Biden administration couldn\u2019t get any more radical, it doubles down by pairing its failed open borders policies with its extreme anti-life agenda.\u201d\n\nSenator James Lankford said, \u201cIn a new low, even for the most pro-abortion President in US history, President Biden apparently only wants pregnant women, including minors, who illegally cross our southern border to be placed in states where they can get an abortion. His priority seems to be increasing abortions in America, rather than stopping illegal immigration or protecting the lives of children.\u201d\n\nSenator Mike Braun stated, \u201cAmerican taxpayer dollar should never go to fund abortion, and definitely should never be spent on transporting illegal immigrants across state lines for abortions.\u201d\n\nSenator Cindy Hyde-Smith said, \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s willingness to act outside the law makes this legislation necessary. The Hyde Amendment restricts the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. Whether it be ICE personnel or any other executive branch employee, spending American tax dollars to escort illegal immigrants across state lines for abortions is a clear violation of the law. It must be stopped.\u201d\n\nSenator James Inhofe stated, \u201cThe Biden administration continues to push their liberal agenda on hardworking Americans and it has to stop. As if trying to use taxpayer dollars to fund American citizens\u2019 abortions was not enough, the Biden administration now wants to use taxpayer dollars to fund illegal migrants\u2019 abortions. To protect our nation\u2019s integrity and safety, we must ensure that ICE and HHS cannot sponsor transportation for illegal immigrants to obtain an abortion.\u201d\n\nSenator Roger Wicker said, \u201cAbortion is wrong, and American taxpayers should never have to pay for it, whether for citizens or illegal immigrants. I am proud to stand with my fellow pro-life legislators to protect the sanctity of all human life.\u201d\n\nThe Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University stated, \u201cThe Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University supports the \u2018No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act\u2019 put forth by Representative Lauren Boebert. As abortion is only legal on a state-by-state basis, it is not the place of the federal government to be actively finding ways around states\u2019 abortion laws in an effort to assist illegal aliens in procuring an abortion. This bill still provides protections for women to receive the healthcare they need while stopping the unnecessary use of government funds and resources to help illegal aliens obtain elective abortion procedures. We believe in the rights of all preborn children, and this bill offers the necessary protections for those innocent lives.\u201d\n\nKristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life Action said, \u201cThe days of \u2018safe, legal, and rare\u2019 abortions are long gone as the Biden Administration's plan is clearly dangerous, illegal, and frequent direct abortion at the cost of the American taxpayer. Students for Life Action salutes pro-life fighters like Rep. Boebert and Sen. Marshall who are leading legislation that protects existing life-saving laws and stops the Biden Administration from moving illegal aliens across state lines to end their future families, covering up for abusers. It's a cruel and capricious act to allow people into the United States only to fast-track death by abortion for their children. We hope the House and Senate will quickly adopt this much needed legislation.\u201d\n\nConnor Semelsberger, Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, Family Research Council stated, \u201cFor 45 years federal law has maintained the principle that taxpayer funds should not be used to subsidize abortion at home and abroad. Thanks to Representative Boebert for carrying this principle forward to ensure that our taxpayer funds are not used to pay for abortions or abortion travel for any detainees in U.S. custody.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nSince 1976, Congress has included the Hyde Amendment in annual appropriations bills. This important provision in federal law prohibits federal agencies from using federal funds for an elective abortion.\n\nIn November, the Biden administration released new guidance mandating that HHS \u201cmake all reasonable efforts\u201d to facilitate taxpayer funded abortions for illegal alien children, including transporting these children across state lines to circumvent state laws that protect the unborn. Shockingly, this unlawful guidance also encourages late-term abortions by encouraging ground transportation to abortion clinics in neighboring states where the pregnant alien minor is past the gestational age for flying.\n\nIn response to the Biden administration\u2019s unlawful actions and circumvention of federal law, Senator Roger Marshall and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act. This legislation prohibits any employee or contractor with ICE or HHS from transporting any illegal immigrant across state lines for the purpose of procuring an abortion. Additionally, this bill prohibits any tax dollars allocated to either ICE or HHS from being used to pay for an elective abortion.\n\nCurrent Senate cosponsors of Senator Marshall\u2019s bill include Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Inhofe (R-OK), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Rick Scott (R-FL).\n\nCurrent House cosponsors of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill include Reps. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Mary Miller (IL-15), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Greg Steube (FL-17), Mike Bost (IL-12), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Jody Hice (GA-10), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Andy Harris (MD-01), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01).\n\nPro-life organizations supporting the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act include the Family Research Council, the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, Students for Life, and the Susan B. Anthony List.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-elected-republican-policy-committee", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Elected to Republican Policy Committee", "2022-11-30", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert was elected by her colleagues to serve on the Republican Policy Committee for the 118th Congress. Congresswoman Boebert will serve as the Representative for the 10th Region which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. The Committee on Policy serves as an advisory group for House Republican Conference and allows committee members to discuss legislative proposals and report suggestions for Republican action and policy.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cI am honored to be elected to serve on the Republican Policy Committee. I am committed to delivering on the conservative policies we promised the American people. I have a unique opportunity to be a voice for four states, all of whom share Western Conservative values. Being their advocate is a responsibility that I take seriously. I look forward to working with all the Members of the Republican Policy Committee and our colleagues to deliver real solutions.\u201d\n\nRepublican Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer said, \u201cCongresswoman Boebert will play an important role in promoting effective policies that benefit all Americans. Her focus on action and desire for results will be valuable assets on our team as we work to provide sound ideas for the Republican Conference to support.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nThe United States House of Representatives Republican Policy Committee (RPC) is comprised of 23 Members of Congress that advise the Republican Conference on policy positions.\n\nThe Republican Policy Committee presents policy solutions to the House Republican Conference and carries out national policy.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-stands-ute-mountain-ute-tribe-and-defends-tribal", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Stands Up for Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Defends Tribal Sovereignty and Property Rights", "2022-11-04", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led an effort supporting the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe by urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to reexamine their determination letter restricting the Tribe\u2019s efforts to restore tribal land.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe Bureau of Indian Affairs\u2019 one-sided decision ignored the critical concerns of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Instead of addressing the Tribe\u2019s particular concerns regarding reservation land holdings, they gave the Tribe the bureaucratic run-a-round and relied on other irrelevant factors to make their detrimental decision. I am urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reconsider its decision.\u201d\n\nUte Mountain Ute Tribal Council Chairman Manuel Heart said, \u201cWe really appreciate Congresswoman Boebert and her letter in supporting the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. We have met with DOI in the past through the Solicitor\u2019s office, and we feel that the Pinecrest Ranch is in Restricted Fee Status. Based on the original purchase of the Ranch and the settlement agreement with the Courts and the DOI. We went through the courts and there was a settlement agreement made on the mistake of ownership of the said Trust lands in New Mexico, between the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Tribe. These lands purchased should have been put into the records of Ute Mountain Ute Tribal ownership from Trust to Trust instead of restricted fee or the current status of Fee Land. Thank you.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nLeading an effort to clarify a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision regarding the Ute Mountain Ute Pinecrest Ranch in Gunnison, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert sent a congressional oversight inquiry to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert is actively working to advocate for Tribes in Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District:\n\nIn a legislative provision signed in law, Congresswoman Boebert secured $10 million for the Indian Irrigation Fund to address the deferred maintenance backlog and increase water storage projects like the Southern Utes\u2019 Pine River Indian Irrigation Project.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert introduced the House companion to the bipartisan Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, which protects tribal water rights and allows for the continued use of the area for agriculture and other uses.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s congressional oversight inquiry is available here and below:\n\nDear Secretary Haaland and Assistant Secretary Newland,\n\nI write in support of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to request clarification of a June 9, 2022, letter to the Tribe by Patricia Mattingly, Regional Director of the USDI/BIA Southwest Regional Office. In this letter, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) asserts a determination that the parcels of land which comprise the Tribal-owned Pinecrest Ranch are \u201cunrestricted fee land not subject to Federal restrictions against alienation.\u201d This determination is contrary to the Ute Mountain Ute\u2019s position that their Pinecrest Ranch Parcel 1 property in Gunnison, Colorado is owned in fee but subject to Federal supervision and restrictions against alienation.\n\nI wish to raise several concerns regarding the BIA\u2019s determination. The Bureau\u2019s attempt to arbitrarily anchor Parcel 2 to Parcel 1 avoids a fair determination on Parcel 1 \u2013 which the Tribe purchased in trust to restore reservation lands. Rather than combining the parcels to tackle management challenges, the USDI/BIA should have taken a cooperative approach and facilitated a fair determination on the nature of Parcel 1. For example, it would likely be beneficial for the Tribe if they could simultaneously use and manage the reservation lands in Parcel 1 and be compensated for providing their own management (as permitted by Public Law 93-638). It goes without saying that the Bureau\u2019s one-sided review unfortunately ignored critical Tribe-centric details.\n\nThe June 2022 letter failed to examine facts as they existed when the Tribe purchased Pinecrest Ranch, the various legal implications of the BIA\u2019s actions at Pinecrest Ranch, and the trust relationship and consultation \u2013 as well as interpretations of current law \u2013 regarding restricted fee lands. Instead of addressing the Tribe\u2019s particular concerns regarding reservation land holdings, the Bureau of Indian Affairs focused far too much on arbitrary and tangential case examples. For example, in the Lummi Tribe case referenced by the BIA, the Lummi Tribe was trying to regain reservation lands lost through unintended consequence of stewardship practices and private property sales by their membership. This example is not comparable to Tribal land purchased\u2014such as the Pinecrest Ranch\u2014 to replace land taken by the federal government that the government was then unable to return.\n\nIn addition to finding fault with the BIA\u2019s logic in the determination letter, it is also concerning that the Bureau is effectively weaponizing the use of certain words and phrases to benefit the Bureau\u2019s apparent position. For example:\n\n1. Reacquired lands (page 1, \u204b 2, line 2): \u201cThe Tribe did not previously hold title to the property (e.g., it is not reacquired lands). . .\u201d This seems to imply that only property which was previously owned/titled to the Tribe can qualify as reacquired lands.\n\na. Anchoring reacquired lands to only those physical parcels previously owned by a Tribe would seem to disadvantage a Tribe whose previously owned parcels were lost by action of the federal government and can therefore never be reacquired.\n\nb. It\u2019s indisputable that tribes have the right to acquire land, including for the reason of reservation restoration. Such purchases should have the same rights as a land exchange when the property is purchased from the funds held in trust.\n\n2. Fee lands (page 3, \u204b 2, last line): \u201cAccordingly, the idea of restrictions on alienation with respect to fee land would not have been considered by Congress when passing the Non-Intercourse Act in 1834.\u201d In this and other statements, the BIA effectively justifies its position by citing its own opinion that fee land is not qualified for restrictions on alienation. A more substantive foundation from the BIA would be welcome.\n\na. The BIA\u2019s implication that the government\u2019s lack of foresight in the 1834 Act would exclude fee land from the restrictions on alienation is arguably contrary to the overall principle of tribal land restoration on which the 1834 Act was written.\n\nb. The BIA\u2019s effort to define fee land as inapplicable to restrictions on alienation is also contrary to the 1953 Act referenced in the BIA\u2019s letter, which clarified that purchased fee land will remain taxable.\n\nThe USDI/BIA have a duty to act in good faith and provide stewardship for the benefit of the Tribe and in honor of Tribal treaties. I request that you answer the following questions regarding the USDI/BIA process and approach in reaching their June 2022 determination:\n\n1. On page 4 the BIA states that, \u201c\u2026to the best of our knowledge, Pinecrest was not reacquired lands\u2026,\u201d which seems to indicate a lack of investigation. What effort did the USDI/BIA make to cooperate with and collect relevant information from the Tribe before reaching the June 2022 determination? (See April 29, 1874: Agreement with the Ute Indians in Colorado, Sections 3-5, which define the Secretary of Interior\u2019s responsibility to support, by review and investigation, and protect the Tribe in purchase of lands from funds held in trust.)\n\n2. Why did the USDI/BIA choose to render a decision after the purchase rather than support the Tribe by assembling a commission to assist them? (Ratified US government agreement with Ute Mountain Ute Tribe dated May 1, 1888, Section 4.)\n\n3. Is the USDI/BIA Southwest Regional office the appropriate venue and authority for making such an impactful determination, especially given this determination is contrary to the Tribe\u2019s position?\n\nThere appears to be a disturbing lack of support from the government toward the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe\u2019s general efforts to restore their Tribal lands. As the Member of Congress charged with representing all constituents of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District, I submit this letter with reminder of past promises to Tribes and the government\u2019s responsibility to serve the people, not rule over them. I do acknowledge Tribal and Federal government affairs are complex, and in recognition of that fact, voluntarily extend your duty to respond from 30 to 45 days. Thank you in advance for your review of these questions and concerns arising from the June 2022 letter from the BIA\u2019s Southwest Regional Office. I look forward to your answers and clarifications.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert\n\nMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-advocates-land-management-solutions-mesa-county", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Advocates for Land Management Solutions for Mesa County", "2022-11-03", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led an effort advocating for Mesa County to the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Director and requested answers for the five-year delay in Mesa County\u2019s effort to acquire a parcel of land.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cMesa County has been waiting more than five years for federal agencies to sell them a parcel of land that federal agencies claim they no longer need and want to sell. Mesa County plans to use this land for economic development in Clifton. Unfortunately, federal officials have dragged their heels and failed to get this commonsense land exchange done. I support Mesa County\u2019s efforts that will facilitate economic growth in an area that needs new opportunities. I\u2019m hopeful we will see some movement in the near future.\u201d\n\nMesa County Commissioner Cody Davis said, \u201cThe County has been working with the BLM for over five years now to get this property. I really appreciate Congresswoman Boebert's efforts to get this across the finish line. It'll be a great economic benefit to the Clifton area.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFor more than five years, Mesa County has been trying to acquire a parcel, at fair market value, that the Bureau of Land Management has designated for disposal and no longer wants.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s office met with Bureau of Land Management State Director Doug Vilsack to discuss land management policies that are impacting Colorado\u2019s Third District. Additionally, the Congresswoman has been active in public lands issues impacting the region and previously went on a Mesa County field site visit with senior Bureau of Land Management officials.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert has been a tireless champion defending rural Colorado\u2019s land management interests, and she worked to keep the Bureau of Land Management western headquarters in Grand Junction so that local communities could have a voice in the land management decisions that impact their daily lives. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s successful effort to keep the Bureau\u2019s western headquarters in Grand Junction secured 56 headquarters jobs and 70 other good-paying Bureau of Land Management jobs in Grand Junction.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s letter to Colorado Bureau of Land Management State Director Doug Vilsack is available here and below:\n\nDear State Director Vilsack,\n\nI appreciate you recently meeting with my staff and congratulations again on your new position. In September of 2021, my staff joined a meeting with Greg Larsen, Erin Jones, Greg Wolfgang Jen Jardine, John Beck, Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis and a few others to discuss a parcel in Clifton, Colorado that the Bureau of Land Management has designated for disposal and that the County has been trying to acquire for years, but unfortunately has been unable to do so due to the federal bureaucracy.\n\nFollowing the meeting, our understanding of the next steps were:\n\nBLM has drafted the Suitability determination letter;\n\nBLM is working on NEPA documents (categorical exclusion) required to move the parcel to the actual disposal list.\n\nBLM has requested documentation from the BOR on existing facilities. You have received some information but are still waiting for a few more documents.\n\nAs soon as BOR gets BLM the remaining documents, BLM can move forward with the suitability determination and finalize the categorical exclusion document as required by NEPA.\n\nIf the suitability determination returns the parcel to BLM management, BLM plans to formally dispose of the parcel. Disposal could include a direct sale to the County at fair market value.\n\nCan you or your team provide an update on progress on any of these 5 points and the current status of each? Can someone also explain and provide justification to why this process has taken approximately 5 years to date to get to where we stand currently?\n\nGiven the importance to the local community, I\u2019d encourage your team to work closely with local elected officials on this issue. If I can be of assistance, please let me know. I look forward to your response.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert\n\nMember of Congress\n\nCc: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland\n\nBLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning\n\nBOR Commissioner Maria Camille Calimlim Touton", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-lauren-boebert-and-doug-lamborn-lead-congressional-oversight-over-bidens", "Reps. Lauren Boebert and Doug Lamborn Lead Congressional Oversight Over Biden\u2019s Funding of Palestinian Terrorists", "2022-11-03", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Reps. Lauren Boebert and Doug Lamborn led 38 Members of Congress in congressional oversight over the Biden administration\u2019s illegal funding of Palestinian terrorists in violation of the Taylor Force Act.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe Palestinian Authority is a terrorist organization that pays the families of terrorists lavish monthly pensions as part of a so-called \u2018Martyr\u2019s Fund.\u2019 In 2018, President Trump signed the Taylor Force Act, prohibiting U.S. taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Palestinian Authority while they pay for terrorist attacks against Americans and Israelis. In clear violation of the law, Joe Biden has provided more than half a billion dollars to the Palestinian Authority, putting America, Israel, and our western allies at risk. This lawless administration must be held accountable.\u201d\n\n\u201cI authored the Taylor Force Act in 2017 to ensure that the humanitarian and economic assistance provided by the United States government was not being used by the Palestinian Authority for its inhumane \u2018pay-to-slay\u2019 program,\u201d said Congressman Doug Lamborn. \u201cU.S. tax dollars should never support terrorist regimes that incentivize the murder of innocent people. I am deeply concerned that the Biden Administration has decided to disregard bipartisan consensus condemning this \u2018martyr\u2019 payment program and instead continues to knowing provide billions of taxpayer dollars to the Palestinian Authority.\u201d\n\nSarah N. Stern, Founder and President, Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), said, \u201cEMET thanks, from the bottom of our hearts, Representative Lauren Boebert and Representative Doug Lamborn, as well as the 36 others for ensuring that the Biden administration lives up to both the letter and the spirt of the Taylor Force Act. America should not be turning a blind eye towards the incentivization of the lavish payments towards Palestinian terrorists for the murder of American and Israeli citizens.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nTaylor Force was an American hero who graduated from West Point and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After serving his country overseas, Taylor Force attended graduate school at Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt, he went on a study abroad to Israel to study global entrepreneurship. While he was traveling, a terrorist murdered him and stabbed ten other people in a horrific knife attack. Instead of condemning this carnage, the terrorists that run the Palestinian Authority provided a financial reward \u2013 a so-called \u201cmartyr payment\u201d \u2013 to the family of the terrorist responsible for murdering Taylor Force.\n\nIn early 2018, Congress passed the bipartisan Taylor Force Act \u2013 sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn in the House \u2013 to restrict economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it put an end to its horrific \u201cpay-to-slay\u201d program. By signing the Taylor Force Act into law, President Trump sent a strong message to terrorists around the world that the U.S. will no longer tolerate rewarding terrorism with American tax dollars.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert and Congressman Doug Lamborn led 38 Members of Congress in confronting the Biden regime over its clear violations of the Taylor Force Act. Members of Congress who joined in this oversight effort include Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Rep. W. Gregory Steube (FL-17), Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27), Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01), Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Rep. Bill Posey (FL-08), Rep. Bob Good (VA-05), Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22), Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03), Rep. Jody Hice (GA-10), Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10), Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Rep. Mary E. Miller (IL-15), Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18), Rep. Ronny L. Jackson (TX-13), Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02), Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19), Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), Rep. C. Scott Franklin (FL-15), Rep. Michael Waltz (FL-06), Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-02), Rep. Andy Harris (MD-01), Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-01), Rep. Michael Guest (MS-03), and Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02).\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s congressional oversight letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Secretary Blinken,\n\nThe Taylor Force Act limits U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority made under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support Fund) and was signed into law to counter financial incentives being offered to Palestinian terrorists. A non-public State Department report was released last month indicating that the Palestinian Authority \u201ccontinued [to provide] payments to Palestinian prisoners who had committed acts of terrorism, as well as the families of so-called \u2018martyrs\u2019 who died while committing acts of terrorism.\u201d\n\nWe are concerned about potential violations of the spirit, if not the letter, of the Taylor Force Act. As of July, this Administration has provided half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding to the Palestinian Authority, and the White House recently announced an additional contribution of $316 million. In offering hundreds of millions of dollars for the purpose of economic assistance, we are concerned that these funds are tragically enabling the Palestinian Authority\u2019s payments to terrorists and the families of terrorists who kill innocent Americans and people of Jewish descent \u2013 also commonly referred to as \u201cpay-to-slay.\u201d Administrations across the political spectrum have routinely and loudly condemned this practice; unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority has nevertheless refused to put a permanent end to pay-to-slay.\n\nIn furtherance of our Congressional oversight responsibilities, we request the answer to the following questions by COB November 7, 2022.\n\n1). Is this Administration providing support for the Palestinian Authority through the Economic Support Fund (ESF)? Which other accounts is the Administration utilizing to provide financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority? Does the State Department agree that continuing to provide economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority \u2013 in light of this report\u2019s findings \u2013 contradict both the spirit and letter of the Taylor Force Act? Given this nonpublic report, how are you able to certify that the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) \u201care taking credible steps to end acts of violence against Israeli citizens and United States citizens that are perpetrated or materially assisted by individuals under their jurisdictional control?\u201d\n\n2). Is the Administration prepared to publicly release, to the greatest extent possible, the State Department report cited above? Can the State Department commit to working with the Congress to publicly release this report in the following 60 days?\n\n3). For the purposes of providing economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority, what definition of the word \u201crefugee\u201d is the Administration employing? Is it the same definition used by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)?\n\n4). Does the Administration have any figures on the number of terrorists or families of terrorists that have received payments from the Palestinian Authority for killing innocent Americans and people of Jewish descent since March 8, 2016?\n\nWe thank you in advance for your cooperation and look forward to your responses.\n\nSincerely,\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03)\n\nRep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05)\n\nRep. Jim Banks (IN-03)\n\nRep. W. Gregory Steube (FL-17)\n\nRep. Michael Cloud (TX-27)\n\nRep. Nancy Mace (SC-01)\n\nRep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07)\n\nRep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05)\n\nRep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01)\n\nRep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01)\n\nRep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)\n\nRep. Bill Posey (FL-08)\n\nRep. Bob Good (VA-05)\n\nRep. Troy Nehls (TX-22)\n\nRep. Kat Cammack (FL-03)\n\nRep. Jody Hice (GA-10)\n\nRep. Scott Perry (PA-10)\n\nRep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04)\n\nRep. Mary E. Miller (IL-15)\n\nRep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)\n\nRep. Brian Mast (FL-18)\n\nRep. Ronny L. Jackson (TX-13)\n\nRep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27)\n\nRep. Brian Babin (TX-36)\n\nRep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03)\n\nRep. Barry Moore (AL-02)\n\nRep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06)\n\nRep. Byron Donalds (FL-19)\n\nRep. Joe Wilson (SC-02)\n\nRep. C. Scott Franklin (FL-15)\n\nRep. Michael Waltz (FL-06)\n\nRep. Neal Dunn (FL-02)\n\nRep. Andy Harris (MD-01)\n\nRep. Chip Roy (TX-21)\n\nRep. Jack Bergman (MI-01)\n\nRep. Steve Chabot (OH-01)\n\nRep. Michael Guest (MS-03)\n\nRep. Tim Burchett (TN-02)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-leads-effort-secure-federal-resources-combat", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Leads Effort to Secure Federal Resources to Combat Fentanyl in Montezuma County", "2022-11-01", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led an effort to secure additional federal resources for local law enforcement in Montezuma County to combat fentanyl and other deadly drugs through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cLaw enforcement experts know that the vast majority of fentanyl illegally comes across the southern border. Since Biden took office, enough fentanyl to kill every American 11 times over has been smuggled across our border. The crisis at the border has caused an explosion in deaths from the fentanyl epidemic, and it is ravaging rural Colorado. I am working to clean up this mess by standing with local law enforcement as they deal with the unprecedented jump in crime and drug trafficking. I visited the Montezuma-Cortez Drug Task Force and saw their amazing work firsthand. They are the best of the best, and they are deserving of additional federal resources through the HIDTA program. These additional resources will help the brave men and women of law enforcement in Montezuma County defend their community and save lives.\u201d\n\nMontezuma County Sheriff Steven D. Nowlin said, \u201cSecuring a HIDTA designation for Montezuma County is something we\u2019ve been trying to do now for eight years. It is definitely needed since the Four Corners region is a drug pipeline for the cartels along the Mexican border. I would certainly appreciate any help from the U.S. Congress to get this done and secure more assistance for our work to combat the flow of deadly drugs into our community.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert is actively working to back the blue and has secured the following support for local law enforcement:\n\nIn legislation signed into law, Congresswoman Boebert successfully secured $515 million for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to provide critical resources for rural law enforcement.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert introduced legislation to designate fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. This designation will increase interagency cooperation and allocate additional federal resources for local law enforcement partners.\n\nWhen federal bureaucracy threatened to impose excessive fees on law enforcement communications towers, Congresswoman Boebert stood up for public safety agencies and successfully got the administration to reconsider its proposed fees.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter to the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is available here and below:\n\nDear Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gupta,\n\nAs our nation confronts the increasing proliferation of drug trafficking into our communities, I write to offer for ONDCP\u2019s consideration the potential inclusion of Montezuma County in Southwest Colorado as a designated county within the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. Even as they contend with limited budgetary resources, the Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigations Team (MCNIT) has done an outstanding job of taking deadly and illicit drugs off the streets without the opportunity to engage with and benefit from the HIDTA federal grant program. These law enforcement professionals certainly deserve our thanks and support.\n\nMexican drug cartels have shifted their transportation routes away from interstate highways and towards secondary highways \u2013 to include U.S. Highways 160, 550, and 491 \u2013 and Montezuma County has borne the impact. During 2021, the MCNIT seized nearly 107,000 illegally manufactured fentanyl pills, more than 14 pounds of methamphetamine, and nearly 1,000 grams of heroin. The County has seen 80 overdose cases from 2016 through 2020 and lost 45 residents to drug overdoses over the 2010-2020 period \u2013 all according to data from the Colorado Department of Health. As of December, Montezuma County was also continuing investigations into seven drug distribution cells.\n\nWhile performing extraordinary work, it\u2019s clear that our local law enforcement personnel need additional assistance to counter a worsening drug crisis. I request you provide your assurances that any HIDTA application submitted by Montezuma County will receive full and fair consideration. As ONDCP continues its important mission, please be assured that our local law enforcement personnel are willing and able to work with federal agency partners to keep our communities safe. Thank you in advance for your careful consideration of this request and I look forward to your reply.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-november-staff-mobile-office", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases November Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-10-31", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you arehaving issues with a federal agency, or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has hosted mobile office hours in every county in the District and returned over $1,764,058.69 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-leads-effort-increase-water-storage-and-build-new", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Leads Effort to Increase Water Storage and Build New Reservoir", "2022-10-28", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert supported the Huerfano Water Conservancy District\u2019s effort to combat drought by enlarging the Maria-Stevens Reservoir, connecting three existing reservoirs, and building the Bruce Canyon Reservoir.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe new Bruce Canyon Reservoir and other Cucharas Basin Storage Collaborative water projects will be transformational for our communities. These locally-driven solutions will add thousands of acre-feet of water storage.\u201d\n\nPresident of the Huerfano Water Conservancy District Scott D. King said, \u201cCongresswoman Boebert, I would like to thank you for your letter of support for our water project in Huerfano County. On behalf of our Board of Directors, we appreciate your taking time to support rural water. We look forward to reaching out to you in the future.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOver the past seven years, multiple local agencies and organizations have worked together with the Huerfano County Water Conservancy District to help develop the Cucharas Basin Storage Collaborative. This Collaborative is working on building water projects that will help supply water to La Veta and benefit local agriculture.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert has been working hard on water issues for the District:\n\nSupporting 566 water projects that would provide new or improved ditches, pipelines, conveyance, and storage for Conejos, Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Mineral counties.\n\nAdvocating to defeat the misguided proposal put forth by the Denver suburbs to steal seven billion gallons of water per year in perpetuity from the San Luis Valley.\n\nIntroducing the Western Water Security Act to protect private water rights, defend against federal water grabs, and help ensure an abundant supply of clean water for future generations.\n\nFighting federal bureaucracy to get the San Luis Valley weather radar online to improve precipitation forecasting for local water districts.\n\nAggressively working to remove invasive salt cedar and Russian olive trees that are guzzling water and recently worked with Montezuma County to secure an important appropriations victory that passed the House and will allow for a pilot program to combat salt cedars. Salt cedars consume about 200 gallons of water per day per plant.\n\nDefending private water rights from Biden\u2019s attempt to reinstate the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.\n\nIntroducing the bipartisan House Companion to the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act to protect private water rights and conserve the Dolores River.\n\nSecuring $10 million for the Indian Irrigation Fund to address the deferred maintenance backlog and increase water storage projects like the Southern Utes\u2019 Pine River Indian Irrigation Project.\n\nIntroducing H.R. 4302, comprehensive forestry legislation, that will improve forest health and improve water quality while also helping protect our watersheds and municipal water supplies.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s letter to State Conservationist Clint Evans supporting additional water storage is available here and below.\n\nDear Mr. Evans:\n\nI write in strong support of a local effort in Huerfano County to help preserve Colorado\u2019s water through increased storage capacity connected to the Upper Cucharas River. Over the past seven years, multiple local agencies and organizations have worked together with the Huerfano County Water Conservancy District to help develop the Cucharas Basin Storage Collaborative, which is a potential Public Law 566 project.\n\nThe goal of the collaborative is to increase water storage for the benefit of the underserved population in and near La Veta, which struggles annually with low levels of precipitation. The Cucharas Basin Storage Collaborative effort would enlarge the Maria-Stevens Reservoir, connect three smaller existing reservoirs, and add a proposed Bruce Canyon Reservoir for a total addition of 1,900 acre-feet of water storage. This water saving system would benefit local agriculture, provide for municipal, industrial and augmentation uses, and provide added benefits of fishing and flat-water boating.\n\nThe collaborative has achieved a Water Court Decree for the planned storage facilities and water exchanges, plus it has intergovernmental agreements in place for the project\u2019s implementation. Engineering work to determine feasibility and produce initial project design and cost estimates is also completed; and the next steps are planning and capital funding.\n\nAs Representative for Colorado\u2019s largest district, I place a high priority on preserving Colorado\u2019s water for the benefit of Colorado\u2019s citizens. I commend Huerfano County\u2019s citizens for their hard work and foresight in preparing the Cucharas Basin Storage Collaborative to this point, and I strongly encourage NRCS to give full consideration to this watershed program planning project in Hydrologic Unit Code #1102000604 \u2013 Upper Cucharas River.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-takes-action-reduce-energy-prices", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Takes Action to Reduce Energy Prices", "2022-10-21", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led an effort demanding accountability for Biden's failed energy policies and asking what actions this administration plans to take to reduce pain at the pump.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cBiden has waged an all-out war on American energy, and we are all paying the price for it. Gas is $4 a gallon again, and moms are spending more than $75 dollars to fill up their minivans. The worst part about it is this administration still doesn\u2019t have a plan. I\u2019ve had enough of this nonsense. It\u2019s time to reduce inflation, lower gas prices, stop raiding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and drill, baby, drill.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert led 11 Members of Congress in a congressional oversight letter to Secretaries Granholm and Haaland encouraging action and seeking accountability for the worsening energy crisis. The Members include Reps. Mary Miller (IL-15), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Greg Steube (FL-17), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Randy Weber (TX-14), and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01).\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s letter to Secretaries Granholm and Haaland is available here and below:\n\nSecretaries Granholm and Haaland,\n\nThis administration has done everything possible to discourage oil production and raise energy costs on the American people, and the egregious results speak for themselves: the average national price of a gallon of gas peaked at over five dollars in June before decreasing due to a drop off in demand and the onset of recession.\n\nWhile some Americans have come to view a brief decline in gas prices as a welcome respite during record high inflation, increasing interest rates, and a sputtering economy, gas prices are still much too high and they are starting to increase again. On Wednesday, October 5, news outlets reported that OPEC and non-OPEC producers will pursue output cuts of two million barrels of oil a day; due to the OPEC cartel\u2019s reconstituted and outsized influence in the crude oil market, the price of oil could well increase to over $100 per barrel in short order. This is a foreseeable issue that deserves your full attention and commitment - there is zero excuse for failing to prepare for every contingency.\n\nLast year, in what can only charitably be described as a misplaced reaction to the imposition of high energy costs on the American people, Secretary Granholm laughed when asked what her plan was to increase oil production in America. In March, she also suggested that Americans should purchase electric vehicles to avoid rising gas prices. This extraordinary adoption of a \u201clet them eat cake\u201d mentality, coupled with this government\u2019s inability and unwillingness to approve onshore and offshore oil drilling, indicates that neither one of you, nor anyone else in this administration, has a plan to insulate Americans from the effects of a volatile oil market.\n\nThe only concept approaching an energy plan this administration has announced involves a rapid switch towards exclusive use of renewable energy. From the use of cobalt in the construction of electric vehicles, to the procuring of polysilicon in the production of solar panels, this administration seems to have no issue with utilizing slave labor. By plowing forward in his design to halve all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, Joe Biden has all but ignored the stark human rights atrocities this policy is enabling. Make no mistake: the only way this GHG target is met is if the Biden administration continues to implicitly endorse the use of forced and even child labor within Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supply chains.\n\nGiven the prospect of a worsening energy crisis, we demand answers to the following questions by COB Wednesday October 26, 2022:\n\n1). Secretary Granholm, does the Biden administration anticipate higher gas prices considering the OPEC cartel\u2019s intention to reduce output by a reported two million barrels a day? What is currently being done to mitigate OPEC\u2019s influence and ensure that Americans will not be subject to future financial strain at the pump? A year after laughing off the question, do you finally have a plan to increase oil production in the United States?\n\n2). Secretary Haaland, CNN reports that the White House is \u201chaving a spasm and panicking\u201d due to OPEC\u2019s efforts to cut output. Is the outsized influence of far Left \u201cenvironmentalist\u201d groups, many of whom have served as de facto apologists for genocide, preventing this administration from increasing domestic energy production?\n\n3). Secretary Haaland, due to OPEC\u2019s announcement on October 5, are you prepared to recommend regulatory relief to facilitate expedited onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling, including but not limited to exemptions from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?\n\n4). Secretary Granholm, OilX, a consultant company, estimated that by the end of this month, the SPR will hold only 179 million barrels of medium-sour crude oil, the type of crude oil preferred by US refineries. Last year, the SPR contained 621 million barrels, and one projection indicates that the reserve will shrink to 358 million barrels by the end of this month. As of September 14, this administration has withdrawn almost 24% of the SPR\u2019s supply since March.\n\nDoes this administration plan to withdraw even more barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)? Is there any plan to limit this rapid depletion of the SPR?\n\nDid political considerations play any role in extending the SPR\u2019s withdrawal program \u2013 initially intended to end on October 31 \u2013 beyond Election Day 2022?\n\n5). Secretary Granholm, given that the only way to realize a 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 necessitates continued reliance on a CCP-dominated supply chain, does the Biden administration believe that child and slave labor is merely an unfortunate byproduct in the fight against global warming? Is it acceptable to tell Americans to purchase electric vehicles when the inputs for EVs are typically sourced with forced labor?\n\n6). Secretaries Granholm and Haaland, natural gas prices are at a 14-year high, and as the winter approaches, natural gas prices will likely continue to skyrocket. Have your respective departments developed contingency plans to confront potential rolling blackouts and brownouts, and what will likely be a very expensive winter for millions of Americans? Please provide any accompanying details regarding any such plans.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-stands-american-hero-being-discharged-religious-objection", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Stands up for American Hero Being Discharged for Religious Objection to Vaccine Mandate", "2022-10-19", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led an effort supported by seventeen Members of Congress to Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan urging the Coast Guard to allow America\u2019s heroes that request religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates to continue to serve this great country.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cPetty Officer Second Class Zach Loesch is an American hero, and he deserves to be treated as such. Due to the vaccine mandate, his rescue mission responding to Hurricane Ian may be his last, as he is set to be involuntarily discharged in 30 to 60 days. The federal government\u2019s failure to respect religious freedom and allow these exemptions is causing the military to lose talented individuals like Petty Officer Loesch. It\u2019s time to end these mandates and support our troops\u2019 religious freedom!\u201d\n\nPetty Officer Second Class Zach Loesch said, \u201cIf I had asked any of the people I saved yesterday if they wanted to come with me even though I am unvaccinated, every single one of them would have said \u2018yes.\u2019 It just sucks that [Biden] thanked me yet the vaccine mandate is what\u2019s kicking me out. I just love my job, and I\u2019m really good at it. It sucks. I feel like this is the job that I was born to do.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nJoe Biden publicized a phone call he had with Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Petty Officer Second Class Zach Loesch thanking him for his heroic actions in saving a wheelchair-bound woman and her husband during a search and rescue mission following Hurricane Ian. Petty Officer Second Class Loesch told Tucker Carlson that although he appreciated the recognition, he is still facing involuntary discharge for refusing to take the COVID vaccine despite filing a religious exemption.\n\nIn response, Rep. Boebert led an effort supported by seventeen Members of Congress and sent a congressional oversight letter to Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard urging for the reconsideration of the Coast Guard\u2019s policy denying over 99% of religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate.\n\nSigners of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter include: Reps. Chip Roy (TX-21), Bill Posey (FL-08), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Brian Mast (FL-18), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Randy Weber (TX-14), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Mary Miller (IL-15), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Matt Gaetz (FL-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03).\n\nThe full text Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nDear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Admiral Fagan:\n\nWe write to urge your reconsideration of the United States Coast Guard\u2019s (USCG) policy regarding religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination order.\n\nAs you know, USCG servicemembers are expected to follow the Defense Department\u2019s COVID-19 vaccination order requiring all servicemembers to receive an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Servicemembers that have not obtained a COVID-19 vaccine risk an involuntary administrative separation. This policy has resulted in hundreds of servicemembers from all branches getting involuntarily discharged.\n\nOn September 30, 2022, the White House released a readout of the phone call with Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch. During this call, President Biden recognized Petty Officer Second Class Loesch's heroic actions in saving a wheelchair-bound woman and her husband during a search and rescue mission following Hurricane Ian.\n\nWhile the commander-in-chief has recognized Petty Officer Second Class Loesch's outstanding bravery, Mr. Loesch is expecting to be involuntarily discharged for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccination despite requesting a religious exemption.\n\nTo date, USCG has received over 1,200 religious exemption requests and has only accepted 12, amounting to a 99% denial rate. This blanket denial of religious accommodation is a clear violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). While this administration chooses to prioritize the USCG\u2019s new focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, it is also denying servicemembers their most fundamental First Amendment right: the free exercise of religious belief.\n\nConsidering Joe Biden\u2019s own admission that \u201cthe pandemic is over\u201d, these mandates are completely unnecessary and are not supported by anything resembling a scientific justification. On August 12, 2022, the Center for Disease Control\u2019s (CDC) updated guidance removes the distinction between unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals exposed to COVID-19; the guidance also states that the COVID-19 vaccine does not prevent transmission or contraction.\n\nIf the USCG continues to enforce its unnecessary and unconstitutional vaccine mandates, talent like Petty Officer Second Class Loesch will be lost. We urge you to reconsider USCG\u2019s position regarding the denial of religious exemption requests and allow these heroes to serve this great country.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/victory-veterans-national-personnel-records-bureaucrats-back-work", "Victory for Veterans: The National Personnel Records Bureaucrats Back at Work", "2022-10-17", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "The National Archivist of the United States announced that due to congressional oversight from Congresswoman Boebert and others, National Personnel Records Center employees have finally quit teleworking and are back in the office, allowing veterans to receive their documents in a timely manner.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cIt is inexcusable that some of our veterans were unable to get medical treatment for more than a year and a half because Biden\u2019s bureaucrats were sitting at home on the couch while the rest of America was working. It should shock no one that now that these public servants are back in the office, actual work is being done, the backlog is being significantly reduced, and our nation\u2019s heroes are now getting the official records they need for benefits from a government agency in a timelier manner. While this is welcome news, it shouldn\u2019t have taken multiple oversight efforts by Members of Congress to get federal employees back to work and to do their jobs. America\u2019s veterans deserve better!\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert sent two letters (available here and here) to the National Personnel Records Center requesting that it return to in-person work. Additionally, Congresswoman Boebert cosponsored the RECORDS Act to mandate that staff return to appropriate levels of in-person work to reduce unacceptable backlogs. The National Archivist of the United States responded to Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s congressional oversight effort stating, \u201cSince directing all staff to return for on-site work in March of this year, NPRC has reduced its overall backlog from 603,000 to 437,000 requests.\u201d\n\nPrior to Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s oversight, some requests at the National Personnel Records Center took up to 18 months to fulfill. This unacceptable wait time was devastating for veterans who needed their personnel files in order to receive medical care, access the benefits they earned, or receive replacement medals they earned.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s staff is available to help veterans resolve issues with the National Personnel Records Center or with the VA. To date, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has returned over $1,500,109 to constituents, many of whom were veterans needing assistance accessing the benefits they earned. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office was able to help the family of a Korean War veteran who passed away. Due to issues at the National Personnel Records Center, the family was unable to prove his military service. As a result, the veteran did not receive the honor he was owed on his headstone. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office worked with the National Personnel Records Center to get this veteran\u2019s paperwork so that he could be honored properly.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/what-they-are-saying-about-bidens-colorado-land-grab", "What They are Saying About Biden\u2019s Colorado Land Grab", "2022-10-14", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance stated, \u201cDesignating more national monuments like Camp Hale adds to the list of protected lands that the federal government struggles to fund and maintain. There is already a $22 billion backlog of conservation and infrastructure projects for protected lands, while costs continue to balloon because of government mismanagement. The bright spot is that GAOA provided secure funding for conservation derived almost exclusively from federal oil and natural gas production. On the other hand, Biden has been intent on eliminating federal oil and natural gas since day one of his presidency. It\u2019s not clear the president is aware that oil and natural gas and conservation are directly linked. An attack on one is an attack on the other. Therefore, the president\u2019s policies have created a double whammy that put the future of Camp Hale and other public lands at risk.\n\n\u201cIn addition, the White House has initiated a withdrawal for the Thompson Divide while advancing a false narrative that energy development and land protection are mutually exclusive. Oil and natural gas activity has taken place in the Thompson Divide area since the 1940s while conserving the land. We can do both: we can develop energy while protecting the land. The area remains a vital resource and is located within the second largest potential natural gas reserve in the United States. There\u2019s no need to lock away public lands and minerals, especially at a time of high energy prices.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re proud that revenues from oil and natural gas production on non-park, non-wilderness public lands provides the vast majority of the $2.8 billion annually for federal conservation. However, if Biden\u2019s attacks on our industry are not reversed, over time the revenue stream for these conservation programs will dry up. Compounding the problem, the cost of protecting iconic places has swelled under the current administration. Money that should be spent in the field protecting places like Camp Hale is being squandered in Washington, D.C. on excessive paperwork and bureaucracy.\u201d\n\nChelsie Miera, Executive Director, Western Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, said: \u201cWhile the President is running to OPEC to increase production, or considering lifting sanctions on Venezuela to increase theirs, he is further restricting American Natural Gas, crushing jobs here, worsening the global climate and inflation and asking to be dependent on foes, instead of ourselves. All while undermining the work of expert staff at the BLM for political points ahead of the midterm elections.\u201d\n\nConservatives for Property Rights stated, \u201cProperty rights conservatives oppose Pres. Biden\u2019s Colorado land grab abusing the Antiquities Act. Shame on you, Mr. President!\u201d\n\nRichard Manning, President, Americans for Limited Government, said, \u201cThe Biden administration had the audacity over the weekend to blame President Trump for high gasoline prices and then this week remove 280,000 acres in Colorado from responsible domestic energy production, mining and timbering. This action is irresponsible and dangerous as anyone who has been paying attention to Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s attempt at energy extortion against Europe should realize. Incredibly, Joe Biden would rather have our nation held hostage by foreign energy producers who don\u2019t like America very much than to allow safe development of those resources here. One wonders at times, what country he thinks he is representing?\u201d\n\nNew Mexico Business Coalition stated, \u201cNMBC strongly opposes the Biden administration\u2019s attempted land grab in SW states utilizing the 1906 Antiquities Act. We support Rep. Boebert and encourage New Mexico\u2019s Congressional members to fight back too!\u201d\n\nTim Stewart, President, U.S. Oil and Gas Association stated, \u201cWesterners - and Coloradans in particular - are the best in the world at two important things \u2013 developing energy responsibly and protecting our own lands. We have demonstrated that ability for over 100 years. It\u2019s baffling how the Biden Administration is so eager to shake a tin cup at a South American dictator for more energy on Monday and then take 280,000 acres of Colorado resources off the table on Wednesday.\u201d\n\nHeritage Action for America said, \u201cAs gas prices are skyrocketing, Biden is BLOCKING American energy production in Colorado, making us more reliant on foreign energy. Make no mistake, Biden\u2019s energy assault is by design.\u201d\n\nTrail Preservation Alliance, Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition, and Colorado Snowmobile Association, stated, \u201cWe are disappointed that only a small portion of the 280,000 acres addressed in today\u2019s proclamation was protected for recreation, while all 280, 000 acres has been lost for oil and gas exploration when the country is facing unprecedented fuel prices.\u201d\n\nMargaret Byfield, Executive Director, American Stewards of Liberty, stated, \u201cThis monument designation is precisely what we have feared the Biden administration would use to accomplish his initiative known as 30 x 30 locking up 30 percent of our nation\u2019s lands and waters by 2030. This administration cares nothing about the environment, but wants to destroy American\u2019s ability to own and use private property and all the natural resources our nation has been blessed with. I fear this is only the beginning of Monuments being used across our nation to implement the greatest land grab in American history.\u201d\n\nThe Ute Indian Tribe of Utah called Biden\u2019s Camp Hale \u2013 Continental Divide National Monument \u201can unlawful act of genocide\u201d and said, \u201c[The White House] moved forward with a monument on our homelands without including us. They talk about tribal consultation, but their actions do not match their words. We cannot support a monument on our homelands that does not include the Tribe. It is a disgrace to our ancestors to exclude the Tribe in the care and protection of these burial sites. We are shocked that 200 years later, nothing has changed. This unlawful action by the President today is a desecration of our ancestors that remain buried on our homelands. Many of these Ute ancestors passed on seeking to protect these lands from further encroachment and others left us as part of the forced death march at the hands of the United States as we were moved out of Colorado at gunpoint. The Ute Indian Tribe will not stand by to accept further genocidal tactics that continue to be perpetuated against our people and our ancestors that came before us. The United States President is doing what the United States has always done and we will use all lawful measures at our disposal to stop this\u2026Nothing is being done to secure our Reservation homelands where we live and work. Indian reservation homelands must be protected and secured above all else! Every day, BLM and the State take more and more of our resources. Resources that we reserved to provide for future generations of our Tribe. The President must take action to restore and secure our Uncompahgre Reservation homelands. We hear all these headlines about actions for Indian tribes, but where is this Administration on securing our homelands, increasing law enforcement to protect our communities, protecting our waters, and defending our lands and resources in federal court. All too often the Secretary and Assistant Secretary are chasing their own priorities and not the priorities of Indian tribes. Or, even worse, they are often sitting on the wrong side of the table and not fulfilling the President's commitments and solemn trust responsibility to Indian country. The President's actions today in declaring these National Monuments in the manner he did is a national disgrace.\u201d\n\nUte Indian Tribe Business Committee Chairman and Uncompahgre Band Member Shaun Chapoose stated, \u201cWe've tried to work with this Administration, but time after time they refuse to address the real issues tribes are facing. Even on our traditional homelands, they refused to work closely with us. These new monuments are an abomination and demonstrate manifest disregard and disrespect of the Ute Indian Tribe's treaty rights and sovereign status as a federally recognized Indian Tribe. If it's a fight they want it's a fight they will get.\u201d\n\nMyron Ebell, Director, Center for Energy & Environment, Competitive Enterprise Institute, said, \u201cPresident Biden\u2019s withdrawal of 225,000 acres of federal land from mineral, oil, and gas production and the creation of a 53,000 acre National Monument in Colorado are just two pieces of the Biden administration\u2019s accelerating war on the West. These and other massive withdrawals from resource production\u2014including hardrock mining, oil and gas, timber, and livestock grazing\u2014of federal lands designated by Congress for multiple use are destroying rural economies and at the same time degrading the environment across the eleven Western States where the federal land agencies control more than half the land.\u201d\n\nAaron Johnson, Vice President of Public Affairs, Western Energy Alliance said, \u201cBiden has made his opposition to federal oil and natural gas development on public lands well known. As a candidate, he promised no oil development on federal lands. Since January 2021, his administration has ignored laws like the Mineral Leasing Act and implemented a near-total ban on mandated quarterly lease sales of public lands. According to the Wall Street Journal, Biden has leased the fewest acres of any president going as far back as President John F. Kennedy. If not reversed, over time, the production of oil and natural gas from federal lands will dry up, and so will the revenues for these conservation programs. Wind and solar energy are not able to fill the gap. National monuments, parks, and other public lands will ultimately suffer and deteriorate from lack of upkeep.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cRather than working on real issues like reducing inflation and improving the economy, Joe Biden came to Colorado to unilaterally lock up hundreds of thousands of acres through the stroke of his pen and prevent Coloradans from using our public lands for activities that we want and need. Shamefully, Biden ignored the concerns and opposition of impacted communities so he could appease Green New Deal extremists. Equally troubling, they hid their true motivations and failed to be transparent about the harm and restrictions that will result from this massive land grab. With gas prices skyrocketing, OPEC decreasing its oil production, and Americans already struggling to pay their utility bills, this land grab to shut down American energy and natural resources production could not come at a worse time.\n\n\u201cI have a few questions the fake news should ask Joe Biden about his land grab: With gas prices approaching $4.00 per gallon, how does preventing oil and gas production on 280,000 acres help and when will you stop your attacks on responsible energy production? Since you are also preventing mining on 280,000 acres, where are you going to get the minerals for all your electric vehicles, children mining with their bare hands in the Congo? Why did you claim you are taking today\u2019s action in part to benefit the tribes, when the nearest tribal reservation is 4 \u00bd hours away? How many fewer trips overseas would you have to take to beg OPEC and the Saudi Prince to increase oil production if you allowed responsible energy production on the lands you locked up today? Why did you put the priorities of Green New Deal extremists ahead of hard-working Coloradans? How many catastrophic wildfires are going to burn as a result of your land grab that prevents timber harvesting and forest management?\u201d\n\n\u201cAs if it weren\u2019t enough for Joe Biden to deplete our emergency strategic petroleum reserves for political gamesmanship and then getting brushed off by OPEC after begging them to increase oil supply, he is now doubling down on incompetence,\" House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) said. \"Taking even more domestic production off the table is attacking American energy production, American jobs, American workers and leaving American consumers to pay the tab.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert has actively led local stakeholders and Members of Congress in opposition to Biden\u2019s proposed land grab.\n\nDespite significant local opposition and concerns, Joe Biden unilaterally implemented a massive land grab in Colorado, preventing responsible energy production and mining on 225,000 acres for 22 years and creating a new 53,000-acre national monument in Colorado that will also prevent these activities as well as forest management and timber harvesting.\n\nThe Thompson Divide mineral withdrawal is the latest in a string of Biden administration attacks on American energy and mineral development. President Biden has leased less acreage for oil and gas development than any president in history while simultaneously depleting the nation\u2019s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), making the U.S. increasingly vulnerable to the whims of OPEC+ nations. At a time when Americans are facing rising prices at the pump, this action will ban new energy development in a region with longstanding oil and gas production.\n\nThe CORE Act, land grab legislation introduced by Senator Bennet, sought to lock up more land on nearly 400,000 acres, 73,000 acres of which would be designated as the most extreme land designation of new wilderness. For more than a decade, the CORE Act landgrab failed to get the support necessary to be signed into law.\n\nBecause of their failure to pass a bill through Congress, despite Democrats controlling the House, Senate, and Presidency, Green New Deal extremists and out of touch politicians asked Biden to unilaterally lock up the land. The real goal of the extremists that made this revised request is to permanently prohibit mining, timber harvesting, as well as responsible oil and gas production on this land.\n\nPresidents on both sides of the aisle have abused the Antiquities Act ~270 different times to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land and water. The Camp Hale National Monument is the first national monument designated by Biden under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Obama-Biden administration abused the Antiquities Act more than any other administration in history, using it 34 times to lock up 553,599,880 acres of land and water as national monuments, representing 66 percent of all of the land and water ever designated as a national monument using the Antiquities Act. The Obama-Biden administration used the Antiquities Act to lock up an average of 189,589 acres every day in office, or an area roughly equivalent to the size of Biden\u2019s home state of Delaware for every month of the administration.\n\nThe federal government already owns and controls ~640 millions acres in the U.S. There are 424 National Parks Units and the National Parks maintenance backlog is a staggering $12 billion. The U.S. burns up more than 10 million acres of forest and land each year, and more than 60 million acres are in need of management and considered high risk. The federal estate is much too large already, and we simply aren\u2019t taking care of the lands and assets already under federal control.\n\nStakeholders who formally objected over the years to legislation containing CORE Act provisions and/or the use of the Antiquities Act to accomplish Biden\u2019s land grab include: American Energy Alliance, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Forests Resource Council, Americans for Limited Government, American Loggers Council, Archuleta County (Colorado), Arizona Cattle Growers Association, Arizona Farm Bureau, Arizona Power Authority, Arrowhead Snowmobile Club, Becky Norton Dunlop, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (1988-1989), BlueRibbon Coalition / Sharetrails, Buena Vista Snowdrifters, California Farm Bureau, Competitive Enterprise Institute\u2019s Center for Energy & Environment, Cheyenne County (Colorado), Coalition of AZ/NM Counties, Colorado Blizzards, Colorado Consulting Foresters, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Colorado Snowmobile Association, Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Wool Growers Association, Conservatives for Property Rights, Dolores County (Colorado), Douglas Creek Conservation District, enCore Energy, The Energy Council, Federal Forests Resource Coalition, Flattoppers Snowmobile Club, Freemont County (Colorado), Gene Glover, County Commissioner of Rio Grande County (Colorado), Golden Vertex Corp., Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Grant County Cattle Growers Association (New Mexico), Gunnison County SnoTrackers, Heritage Action for America, Holy Cross Powder Hounds, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Industrial Minerals Association \u2013 North America, Lake City Continental Divide Club, Less Government, John Galusha, County Commissioner of Huerfano County (Colorado), Mesa County (Colorado), Midvalley Snowmobile Club, Mineral County (Colorado), Montezuma County (Colorado), National Mining Association, National Stone Sand and Gravel Association, New Mexico Business Coalition, New Mexico Federal Lands Council, North Park Snow Snakes, Off-Road Business Association, One Voice, Pikes Peak High Riders, Platoro West Inc., Prime Fuels Corp., Protect Americans Now, Public Lands Council, Public Lands for the People, Rifle Snowmobile Club, Routt Powder Riders, Sabre Gold, Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club, San Juan Sledders Snowmobile Club, S&W Adventure Riders, San Juan Trail Riders, Snow Country Explorers, Summit Snow Riderz, Trails Preservation Alliance (Colorado), Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders, United 4-Wheel Drive Association, United Snowmobile Alliance of America, Washington Farm Bureau, West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Western Energy Alliance, White River Conservation District, White River Snowmobile Club, Wolf Creek Trailblazers, and Yavapai County Cattle Growers.\n\nMembers of Congress who formally objected to Biden\u2019s land grab include: Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Adrian Smith (NE-03).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-blasts-biden-land-grab-and-attack-affordable-energy", "Rep. Boebert Blasts Biden Land Grab and Attack on Affordable Energy", "2022-10-12", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) said, \u201cRather than working on real issues like reducing inflation and improving the economy, Joe Biden came to Colorado today to unilaterally lock up hundreds of thousands of acres through the stroke of his pen and prevent Coloradans from using our public lands for activities that we want and need. Shamefully, Biden ignored the concerns and opposition of impacted communities so he could appease Green New Deal extremists. Equally troubling, they hid their true motivations and failed to be transparent about the harm and restrictions that will result from this massive land grab. With gas prices skyrocketing, OPEC decreasing its oil production, and Americans already struggling to pay their utility bills, this land grab to shut down American energy and natural resources production could not come at a worse time.\n\n\u201cI have a few questions the fake news should ask Joe Biden about his land grab: With gas prices approaching $4.00 per gallon, how does preventing oil and gas production on 280,000 acres help and when will you stop your attacks on responsible energy production? Since you are also preventing mining on 280,000 acres, where are you going to get the minerals for all your electric vehicles, children mining with their bare hands in the Congo? Why did you claim you are taking today\u2019s action in part to benefit the tribes, when the nearest tribal reservation is 4 \u00bd hours away? How many fewer trips overseas would you have to take to beg OPEC and the Saudi Prince to increase oil production if you allowed responsible energy production on the lands you locked up today? Why did you put the priorities of Green New Deal extremists ahead of hard-working Coloradans? How many catastrophic wildfires are going to burn as a result of your land grab that prevents timber harvesting and forest management?\u201d\n\n\u201cAs if it weren\u2019t enough for Joe Biden to deplete our emergency strategic petroleum reserves for political gamesmanship and then getting brushed off by OPEC after begging them to increase oil supply, he is now doubling down on incompetence,\" House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) said. \"Taking even more domestic production off the table is attacking American energy production, American jobs, American workers and leaving American consumers to pay the tab.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nDespite significant local opposition and concerns, Joe Biden unilaterally implemented a massive land grab in Colorado today, preventing responsible energy production and mining on 225,000 acres for 22 years and creating a new 53,000-acre national monument in Colorado that will also prevent these activities as well as forest management and timber harvesting.\n\nThe Thompson Divide mineral withdrawal is the latest in a string of Biden administration attacks on American energy and mineral development. President Biden has leased less acreage for oil and gas development than any president in history while simultaneously depleting the nation\u2019s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), making the U.S. increasingly vulnerable to the whims of OPEC+ nations. At a time when Americans are facing rising prices at the pump, this action will ban new energy development in a region with longstanding oil and gas production.\n\nThe CORE Act, land grab legislation introduced by Senator Bennet, sought to lock up more land on nearly 400,000 acres, 73,000 acres of which would be designated as the most extreme land designation of new wilderness. For more than a decade, the CORE Act landgrab failed to get the support necessary to be signed into law.\n\nBecause of their failure to pass a bill through Congress, despite Democrats controlling the House, Senate, and Presidency, Green New Deal extremists and out of touch politicians asked Biden to unilaterally take today\u2019s action. The real goal of the extremists that made this revised request is to permanently prohibit mining, timber harvesting, as well as responsible oil and gas production on this land.\n\nPresidents on both sides of the aisle have abused the Antiquities Act ~270 different times to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land and water. The Camp Hale National Monument is the first national monument designated by Biden under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Obama-Biden administration abused the Antiquities Act more than any other administration in history, using it 34 times to lock up 553,599,880 acres of land and water as national monuments, representing 66 percent of all of the land and water ever designated as a national monument using the Antiquities Act. The Obama-Biden administration used the Antiquities Act to lock up an average of 189,589 acres every day in office, or an area roughly equivalent to the size of Biden\u2019s home state of Delaware for every month of the administration.\n\nThe federal government already owns and controls ~640 millions acres in the U.S. There are 424 National Parks Units and the National Parks maintenance backlog is a staggering $12 billion. The U.S. burns up more than 10 million acres of forest and land each year, and more than 60 million acres are in need of management and considered high risk. The federal estate is much too large already, and we simply aren\u2019t taking care of the lands and assets already under federal control.\n\nStakeholders who formally objected over the years to legislation containing CORE Act provisions and/or the use of the Antiquities Act to accomplish today\u2019s land grab include: American Energy Alliance, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Forests Resource Council, Americans for Limited Government, American Loggers Council, Archuleta County (Colorado), Arizona Cattle Growers Association, Arizona Farm Bureau, Arizona Power Authority, Arrowhead Snowmobile Club, Becky Norton Dunlop, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (1988-1989), BlueRibbon Coalition / Sharetrails, Buena Vista Snowdrifters, California Farm Bureau, Competitive Enterprise Institute\u2019s Center for Energy & Environment, Cheyenne County (Colorado), Coalition of AZ/NM Counties, Colorado Blizzards, Colorado Consulting Foresters, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Colorado Snowmobile Association, Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Wool Growers Association, Conservatives for Property Rights, Dolores County (Colorado), Douglas Creek Conservation District, enCore Energy, The Energy Council, Federal Forests Resource Coalition, Flattoppers Snowmobile Club, Freemont County (Colorado), Gene Glover, County Commissioner of Rio Grande County (Colorado), Golden Vertex Corp., Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Grant County Cattle Growers Association (New Mexico), Gunnison County SnoTrackers, Heritage Action for America, Holy Cross Powder Hounds, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Industrial Minerals Association \u2013 North America, Lake City Continental Divide Club, Less Government, John Galusha, County Commissioner of Huerfano County (Colorado), Mesa County (Colorado), Midvalley Snowmobile Club, Mineral County (Colorado), Montezuma County (Colorado), National Mining Association, National Stone Sand and Gravel Association, New Mexico Business Coalition, New Mexico Federal Lands Council, North Park Snow Snakes, Off-Road Business Association, One Voice, Pikes Peak High Riders, Platoro West Inc., Prime Fuels Corp., Protect Americans Now, Public Lands Council, Public Lands for the People, Rifle Snowmobile Club, Routt Powder Riders, Sabre Gold, Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club, San Juan Sledders Snowmobile Club, S&W Adventure Riders, San Juan Trail Riders, Snow Country Explorers, Summit Snow Riderz, Trails Preservation Alliance (Colorado), Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders, United 4-Wheel Drive Association, United Snowmobile Alliance of America, Washington Farm Bureau, West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Western Energy Alliance, White River Conservation District, White River Snowmobile Club, Wolf Creek Trailblazers, and Yavapai County Cattle Growers.\n\nMembers of Congress who formally objected to today\u2019s action include: Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Adrian Smith (NE-03).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-supports-grant-archuleta-county-veterans-memorial-park", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Supports Grant for Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park", "2022-10-11", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert sent a letter supporting a grant for Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cArchuleta County Veterans Memorial Park is an important landmark in Pagosa Springs that honors our nation\u2019s heroes. The park has some significant parking and accessibility needs. I am a strong supporter of our veterans and am trying to help the park with their needs so we can properly pay tribute to America\u2019s local heroes.\u201d\n\nRichard Walker, Board Member, Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park, said, \u201cThe Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park (VMP) is a work in progress and a work of love. We often host memorial services, in cooperation with the American Legion Post 108 of Pagosa Springs, for deceased veterans of the four corners area, sometimes as many as 6 a month. Last September, we held a commemorative event for the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. This event was attended by over 180 people and our town's population is only about 1,500. We were joined by Pagosa's Fire Department, Police Department, Archuleta Sheriff's officers, and our Emergency Management Response team. We have a commemorative brick display where people can purchase a brick engraved in remembrance of their loved ones who served and/or perished in service to our country. The park has walking trails which are used daily, year-round. There are benches for visitors to sit and contemplate the sacrifices that our veterans have made to maintain our freedom, or just take in the view of the distant San Juan mountains, as well as picnic tables. Each year we hold a Veteran's Day observance including a flag ceremony, bugler playing \u2018Taps\u2019, and a rifle salute by the American Legion Honor Guard.\n\n\u201cWe recently completed our parking lot expansion but still need to add sidewalks and other improvements. Longer term plans include restroom facilities, a reflection pond, a picnic pavilion, commemorative circles for each branch of our armed forces, and an expanded area for our brick display. Obviously, these projects have costs associated with them, some are substantial.\n\n\u201cIn short, the VMP is a wonderful undertaking which is continuously evolving and is much used and loved by the people of Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park is an important project to honor veterans and provide a space for veterans in the community to reflect. Congresswoman Boebert wrote a letter of support for additional grant funding to make the park more accessible for all veterans, regardless of their mobility needs.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert has been actively working for veterans and has delivered several legislative wins, including:\n\nHelping to restart Honor Flight services after they were shut down due to COVID.\n\nWorking on constituent casework to return over $1,500,109.81 to constituents\u2014many of whom were veterans having issues with the VA.\n\nDelivering important victories for veterans through the casework process, from helping a veteran who had to wait 14 months for care cut through the bureaucracy, to helping another veteran get immediate open-heart surgery that saved his life. A full list of casework victories for veterans is available here.\n\nVoting for four pro-veteran bills that became law, including: the Veteran\u2019s Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021, the VA Transparency and Trust Act of 2021, the John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021.\n\nIntroducing numerous appropriations amendments to bolster suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans, to provide more resources for the Board of Veterans\u2019 Appeals to reduce its backlog, and to provide more resources to reduce the general veterans\u2019 disability claims backlog.\n\nCosponsoring the TREAT PTSD Act, the Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act, and the WINGMAN Act to make sure that the VA is giving our veterans the best care possible.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter of support for Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park grant request is available here and below:\n\nDear Mr. Richard Walker,\n\nI write in strong support of the Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park\u2019s grant request to preserve this landmark in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park is to be commended for undertaking the preservation and improvement of this important landmark where United States veterans past and present are honored.\n\nThe park is a centrally located special place to remember veterans who have paid the ultimate price. It has been an important gathering spot for veterans in the community to meet for both celebration and reflection. Since it first broke ground, the Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park has been visited and appreciated by many veterans both in and outside of Archuleta County\u2014despite the need for better parking and accessibility.\n\nI\u2019m proud to support the efforts of veterans in Southwest Colorado and this worthy endeavor. From the parking space to the walking options on the grounds, it\u2019s important every veteran feels welcomed and has the ability to access the park. Thank you for your service and efforts to improve and maintain the Archuleta County Veterans Memorial Park. Please contact me anytime if I can be of further assistance.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-supports-preservation-historic-cardiff-coke-ovens", "Rep. Boebert Supports Preservation of Historic Cardiff Coke Ovens", "2022-10-05", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert strongly supported the efforts of the Glenwood Springs Historical Society and their grant application to preserve the Cardiff Coke Ovens.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe Cardiff Coke Ovens helped build Colorado and the West and are a unique landmark worthy of preservation. The ovens once burned coal to create coke which was then used to make steel used in railroad tracks throughout the country. I am working in conjunction with local stakeholders to preserve Colorado\u2019s unique history and culture for the next generation.\u201d\n\nGarfield County Commissioner John Martin said, \u201cGarfield County is attempting to help save local history and recognize the contribution of the Glenwood Springs area to the Industrial Revolution.\u201d\n\nGlenwood Springs City Councilman Tony Hershey said, \u201cMaintaining Colorado\u2019s history is so important. I\u2019m grateful for Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s support of the Cardiff Coke Ovens preservation effort, something that also has the backing of the City.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Cardiff Coke Ovens are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Congresswoman Boebert supports their preservation as do the Glenwood Springs Historical Society, the Glenwood Springs City Council, and the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District.\n\nOnce Glenwood Springs\u2019 South Bridge project is complete, the Cardiff Coke Ovens could become an easily accessible and popular tourist site. In June, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert sent a letter supporting Glenwood Springs\u2019 grant application for the South Bridge project, stating, \u201cThe Glenwood Springs\u2019 South Bridge Project has strong local support\u2026This project is critical to provide a secondary evacuation route in the event of a wildfire, coal seam fire, or other natural disaster threatening Glenwood Springs. This worthwhile project will also help reduce congestion along the I-70 corridor. I am grateful to local officials for working with me on this issue in a bipartisan manner, and I look forward to seeing the South Bridge Project completed.\u201d\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter supporting the preservation of the Cardiff Coke Ovens is available here and below:\n\nDear Mr. Eidman:\n\nI write in strong support of the Glenwood Springs Historical Society\u2019s grant application to the Colorado State Historical Fund competitive mini grant program, and in support of the Cardiff Coke Ovens preservation effort. The Board\u2019s work to take ownership of the site to preserve the historic Cardiff Coke Ovens in Garfield County is commendable, and it\u2019s request for funding to help preserve this Colorado landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places has genuine merit.\n\nEstablished in the 1880s, the Cardiff Coke Ovens located near Glenwood Springs once burned coal at high temperatures to roast out the impurities and create coke necessary for steel production, which industry then used to build the railways that helped Colorado prosper. These Coke Ovens are a significant part of Colorado\u2019s mining history, and the Cardiff Coke Ovens site has potential to be preserved in a way which will promote safe public access and a unique visitor experience.\n\nThe Glenwood Springs Historical Society\u2019s work and efforts coordinating with Garfield County and the City of Glenwood Springs to fully improve this landmark speaks to the feasibility of the project\u2019s completion. Economic benefits of historic preservation are well-documented, and the funds requested to preserve the Cardiff Coke Ovens will also help enhance local pride for the residents of Glenwood Springs. From stabilization of the highest priority ovens to protection of remaining oven ruins, to interpretation of the historic elements, security, and accessibility\u2014the board\u2019s comprehensive approach and efforts to save this site are worthy of Colorado\u2019s State Historical Fund\u2019s consideration. Please contact me anytime if I can ever be of assistance.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-legislation-designate-taliban-controlled-afghanistan", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Legislation to Designate Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan a State Sponsor of Terrorism", "2022-10-04", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced a bill to designate Afghanistan a state sponsor of terrorism.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert said, \u201cAs a result of Biden\u2019s botched Afghanistan surrender that killed 13 American service members, Afghanistan has once again become a safe haven for terrorists. Equally troubling, these terrorists now have access to more than $7 billion of U.S. supplied weapons, ground vehicles, and aircraft that we left behind. ISIS and al Qaeda are flourishing, have close ties to the Taliban, and now have the capability to attack us on U.S. soil. One of the best ways to protect the American people from these terrorists is to stop the money from flowing by formally designating Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert introduced the Taliban Sponsor Terrorism Act, legislation that would designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.\n\nThe Taliban have orchestrated and participated in numerous acts of international terrorism over the last several decades. The Taliban has never renounced al Qaeda or broke off its affiliation with them, and they also have close affiliations with ISIS.\n\nU.S. officials have warned that al Qaeda and ISIS continue to grow their presence in Afghanistan. In fact, 2000 highly-trained ISIS fighters were let out of prison. Thomas West, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, recently stated, \u201cThe U.S. is deeply concerned about a number of other terrorist groups active in Afghanistan.\u201d He also pointed out that Ayman al Zawahiri was free to walk the streets of Kabul and was found living in a home owned by people who have senior positions within the new Taliban regime.\n\nA 2022 United Nations report found, \u201cThere are no recent signs that the Taliban has taken steps to limit the activities of foreign terrorist fighters in the country. On the contrary, terrorist groups enjoy greater freedom there than at any time in recent history.\u201d The report also found Osama Bin Laden\u2019s son, Abdallah, \u201cvisited Afghanistan in October for meetings with the Taliban.\u201d Finally, the 2022 UN report made clear that the terror group\u2019s regional affiliate, al Qaeda, \u201cretains a presence in Afghanistan\u2026where the group fought alongside the Taliban.\u201d\n\nA 2021 UN report found ISIS was resurging and a \u201cmajor negative development has been the Taliban\u2019s inability to stem the expansion of ISIS.\u201d This report also pointed out that U.S. commanders have warned that al Qaeda and ISIS would have the capability to attack the U.S. six to 12 months after Biden\u2019s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. News outlets also recently reported on the Taliban posting \u201cISIS-style execution videos showing prisoners being shot dead by cheering fanatics as they copy terror group's tactics to instill fear among Afghan resistance fighters.\u201d\n\nWhen Biden was vice president, his administration released multiple Taliban terrorists from Guantanamo Bay. After Biden returned to the White House, four of these released terrorists went on to join the Taliban\u2019s Afghanistan government cabinet as the director of intelligence, the deputy defense minister, the minister of borders and tribal affairs, and the minister of information and culture.\n\nUnder U.S. law, designating a nation a state sponsor of terrorism imposes four main categories of sanctions on a country, including:\n\nA ban on arms exports and sales.\n\nRestrictions on exporting dual-use items that could enhance the country\u2019s terrorist activities and military capability.\n\nProhibitions on tax dollars providing economic assistance to terrorist nations.\n\nFinancial restrictions, including: U.S. opposition to World Bank loans, prohibiting defense contracts for companies controlled by terrorist nations, and restrictions on government contracts being awarded to companies associated with the terrorist country.\n\nCo-sponsors of Rep. Boebert\u2019s bill to designate Afghanistan a State Sponsor of Terrorism include: Reps. Ken Buck (CO-04), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Jody Hice (GA-10), Mary Miller (IL-15), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Tom Tiffany (WI-07).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-visits-mayfly-outdoors-montrose", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Visits Mayfly Outdoors in Montrose", "2022-09-28", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lauren Boebert visited Mayfly Outdoors in Montrose to see their facility that produces premier fly-fishing equipment and employs over 125 people.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \"Mayfly Outdoors in Montrose is one of the premier manufacturers of fly-fishing equipment in the world. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with David and his team who have received many awards for their outstanding products including Abel, Ross Reels, and Airflo. Thank you for inviting me! I look forward to coming back soon.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nMayfly produces American-made high-quality fly fishing equipment at its state-of-the-art facility in Montrose.\n\nMayfly is investing in Montrose to make it a better place for everyone, including by restoring miles of the Uncompahgre River.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-october-staff-mobile-office", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases October Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-09-27", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nSeptember 27, 2022\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you arehaving issues with a federal agency, or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has hosted mobile office hours in every county in the District and returned over $1,500,109.81 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nMONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022\n\nMineral County Mobile Office Hours\n\nMineral County Administration Building\n\nAdministration Conference Room\n\n1201 North Main Street\n\nCreede, CO\n\n1:00pm-3:00pm\n\nTUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022\n\nArchuleta County Mobile Office Hours\n\nRuby M. Sisson Memorial Library\n\nSmall Meeting Room\n\n811 San Juan Street\n\nPagosa Springs, CO\n\n1:00pm-2:30pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022\n\nMesa County Mobile Office Hours\n\nFire Protection District\n\n4580 I-70 Frontage Road\n\nDe Beque, CO\n\n12:00pm-1:00pm\n\nGarfield County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCity Hall, Conference Room\n\n202 Railroad Avenue\n\nRifle, CO\n\n2:30pm-3:30pm\n\nMONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourt House \u2013 Commissioners Meeting Room, 2nd floor\n\n925 6th Street\n\nDel Norte, CO\n\n9:00am\u201310:00am\n\nConejos County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall \u2013 Town Trustees\u2019 Meeting Room\n\n211 Broadway\n\nLa Jara, CO\n\n11:00am\u201312:00pm\n\nCostilla County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall\n\n408 Main Street\n\nSan Luis, CO\n\n1:00pm\u20132:00pm\n\nHuerfano County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourt House, Suite 202\n\n401 North Main\n\nWalsenburg, CO\n\n3:00pm\u20134:00pm\n\nTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022\n\nRio Blanco County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall, Conference Room\n\n209 East Main Street\n\nRangely, CO\n\n10:30am-11:30am\n\nMoffat County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCraig Chamber of Commerce\n\n775 Yampa Avenue\n\nCraig, CO\n\n2:00pm-3:00pm\n\nFRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022\n\nUte Mountain Ute Tribe Mobile Office Hours\n\nUte Mountain Community Center\n\n485 Sunset Boulevard\n\nTowaoc, CO\n\n11:00am-12:00pm\n\n*In partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will be providing a Veterans' Benefits Workshop from 10:00 to 11:00 am, right before the mobile office hours.*\n\nLa Plata County Mobile Office Hours\n\nIgnacio Community Library\n\n470 Goddard Avenue\n\nIgnacio, CO\n\n3:00pm-4:00 pm\n\nSome of Rep. Boebert\u2019s Casework Success Stories include:\n\nDue to red tape and staffing issues at the VA\u2014including no one answering the phones\u2014a Silver Star veteran had gone 14 months waiting for authorization for care. Within days of opening the case, the veteran\u2019s condition turned into an emergency. We were able to escalate the case through the VA-VISN and stayed in contact with the veteran over the weekend so he could get immediate help.\n\nFarmers raised complaints that the USDA was declining their crop loss insurance claims due to \"failure to irrigate\" during a drought. My district staff contacted the agency and worked to have the issue resolved so that farmers' claims could be paid.\n\nA couple traveling overseas was separated due to the husband testing positive for COVID. The wife contacted my office for help since her husband was detained at a quarantine facility with unsafe and unsanitary conditions. My office worked with the Department of State to convey emergency instructions to the embassy and help get the husband out of this dangerous situation.\n\nA Grand Junction small business' EIDL loan was denied by the Small Business Administration (SBA) without justification. My office contacted the SBA to get them to re-look at the case and reverse their decision and grant the EIDL loan and save the small business from going under.\n\nA provider for bi-monthly veterans\u2019 PTSD group counseling had been a repeat no-show for a year and attendance dwindled as fellow veterans struggled to counsel one another. We drew attention to the problem which is now corrected.\n\nA veteran walked into my office in extreme distress with tens of thousands in unpaid medical bills for life-saving emergency medical care that the VA was supposed to cover. He was being harassed by bill collectors and reported the VA denied coverage because he didn\u2019t seek care at his local hospital. The rural hospital didn\u2019t have the needed expertise and doctors from both Albuquerque and Denver were involved in the case which created confusion on paper. We contacted the VA to put the pieces together for justification of coverage, and the veteran\u2019s bills were paid.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who had been previously denied a claim for an increase in benefits and filed multiple appeals as his chronic condition had quickly been deteriorating his quality of life. At this time the veteran was very close to losing his home as he could not work or perform daily tasks. We were able to get the veteran in contact with the Loan Guarantee Department at the VA to assist with the veteran\u2019s mortgage while we waited for a new medical appointment to document the deterioration of the veteran\u2019s medical condition and the determination from those findings. Within a few months, we were able to help facilitate the increase of monthly benefits well over the expected amount as well as more than doubling the amount of back pay the veteran was expected to receive.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who was not receiving his retirement or benefits almost a year after retiring from the Navy. We inquired with the Department of the Navy and were able to get his retirement services approved and enrolled in benefits while ensuring the veteran received back pay for the year that he did not receive his retirement pay.\n\nI was contacted by the daughter of a Korean War Veteran that had recently passed away and due to the lack of paperwork, the family was unable to hold a funeral service with military honors and reached out to our office to get his service records to place a plaque on his headstone so he could receive the honor he deserved. Due to the closures of the National Personnel Records Center due to COVID-19, this request was backlogged as no paper records were being retrieved. After almost a full year, we were able to obtain the veteran\u2019s service records for the family to ensure this Korean War Veteran will be honored.\n\nA veteran\u2019s family contacted me regarding the VA\u2019s very slow reaction to their doctor\u2019s request for the veteran\u2019s immediate open-heart surgery. We got the veteran into surgery in three days. The doctor and family indicated the veteran could have died had they waited longer for surgery.\n\nA widow contacted me and was very concerned that she would not receive any funds to assist her with living expenses. She had applied to the VA for benefits but had not heard anything for three months. Within a month after contacting my office she had received the paperwork and funds.\n\nA widow contacted me as she was to receive lump sum spousal benefits and had waited fourth months and not heard anything from the VA. Within a month of contacting me, she received the lump sum payment.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/victory-rep-lauren-boebert-leads-successful-effort", "Victory: Rep. Lauren Boebert Leads Successful Effort", "2022-09-27", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led a successful effort supported by 26 Members of Congress seeking to prevent the Biden regime\u2019s request for another $22.4 billion for COVID relief from being included in the government funding bill expected to be voted on this week.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cCOVID is over. Even Joe Biden recently admitted that. Accordingly, it defies common sense that his administration would continue to try and spend like drunken sailors and squander another $22.4 billion of your tax dollars on new \u2018COVID relief\u2019. In a rare, bipartisan moment of fiscal restraint, Congressional negotiators agreed with the effort of 25 of my colleagues and I and decided not to fund this wasteful and unnecessary Biden request.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nDuring his first sit down interview with a reporter in 223 days, Biden told Scott Pelley of \"60 Minutes\" that \"the pandemic is over.\" Unfortunately, his actions remain hypocritical, as his regime recently asked for another $22.4 billion in new COVID spending.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert opposed this new spending and led a successful effort supported by 26 Members of Congress demanding that future government funding bills not fund this request and not contain new COVID spending.\n\nLast night, the Senate released a draft continuing resolution that did not contain any new COVID funding and that failed to include Biden's request.\n\nBiden's request also didn\u2019t make sense because inflation is historically high, America is already $30+ trillion dollars in debt, and there is still $700 billion in unspent COVID funds.\n\nSigners of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter include: Reps. Brian Babin (TX-36), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Ken Buck (CO-04), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Bob Good (VA-05), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), W. Gregory Steube (FL-17), Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Randy K. Weber (TX-14), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Brian Mast (FL-18), Lisa McClain (MI-10), Mary Miller (IL-15), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Chip Roy (TX-21), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02).\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, Republican Leader McConnell, and Republican Leader McCarthy:\n\nAs the end of the fiscal year is upon us, we urge you to reject any further COVID-19 spending in an upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR). As the American people struggle to pay their bills in the midst of a record-high inflation crisis, Congress should not continue to waste taxpayer dollars on a pandemic that even Joe Biden believes is over.\n\nOn September 2, 2022, the White House sent a request asking Congress to include an additional $22.4 billion in the imminent government funding deal to \u201ccover ongoing needs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d To date, the federal government has appropriated more than $4.8 trillion for six COVID-relief laws. The most recent of these laws was the $1.9 trillion so-called American Rescue Plan. Of the money authorized for the American Rescue Plan, $700 billion has yet to be spent.\n\nAfter two and a half years of lockdowns and nearly $5 trillion spent, the American people agree with Mr. Biden\u2019s assessment that COVID is over and there is no reason to continue spending billions on COVID-19 \u201crelief\u201d as a result. To expect American taxpayers to fund this regime's reckless spending agenda is irresponsible and hypocritical.\n\nAs such, we urge you to reject any further COVID-19 spending in any upcoming CR.\n\nSincerely,\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03)\n\nRep. Brian Babin (TX-36)\n\nRep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05)\n\nRep. Dan Bishop (NC-09)\n\nRep. Ken Buck (CO-04)\n\nRep. Buddy Carter (GA-01)\n\nRep. Andrew Clyde (GA-09)\n\nRep. Pat Fallon (TX-04)\n\nRep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01)\n\nRep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01)\n\nRep. Bob Good (VA-05)\n\nRep. Lance Gooden (TX-05)\n\nRep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04)\n\nRep. W. Gregory Steube (FL-17)\n\nRep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04)\n\nRep. Clay Higgins (LA-03)\n\nRep. Randy K. Weber (TX-14)\n\nRep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01)\n\nRep. Brian Mast (FL-18)\n\nRep. Lisa McClain (MI-10)\n\nRep. Mary Miller (IL-15)\n\nRep. Troy Nehls (TX-22)\n\nRep. Ralph Norman (SC-05)\n\nRep. Chip Roy (TX-21)\n\nRep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07)\n\nRep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-fights-latest-colorado-landgrab", "Rep. Boebert Fights Latest Colorado Landgrab", "2022-09-23", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led a letter with strong support to Joe Biden defending her District from yet another landgrab proposed by Colorado Democrats.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert said, \u201cFor more than a decade, the CORE Act landgrab has failed to get the support necessary to be signed into law. These defeats have occurred despite proponents changing the name of the bill and Democrats even controlling the House, Senate, and Presidency. Because they have failed to pass a flawed bill into law, extremist environmentalists and out-of-touch Colorado politicians are now asking Biden to circumvent the will of the American people and Congress to lock up hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado through the stroke of his pen. Local stakeholders have come out in strong opposition to this landgrab as this unilateral designation will kill jobs, harm private water rights, prevent responsible energy production, stop active forest management that will reduce wildfires, and prohibit critical minerals exploration. While proponents of this landgrab talk a good game and have tried to pull the wool over our eyes, at the end of the day, our communities will suffer if Biden capitulates to extremists and locks up our land.\u201d\n\nRep. Doug Lamborn stated, \u201cThe most recent attempt to force a massive land grab on the citizens of Colorado by Presidential fiat is extremely troubling. These restrictive land designations have been consistently rejected year after year by Congress and by the local communities most impacted. Instead of calling on President Biden to use the outdated 1906 Antiquities Act in an attempt to silence the opposition, my Colorado colleagues should work to address the concerns of local stakeholders. Our nation\u2019s public resources are best managed when the people that use those lands are intimately involved in the process, not shutout.\u201d\n\nRep. Ken Buck stated, \u201cThis extreme overreach is another example of the Biden administration abusing its power to seize vast land resources for the radical Green New Deal. Colorado is \u2018God\u2019s Country,\u2019 and we have an honored history of protecting our national treasures. I\u2019m proud to join Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter to preserve our local lands and water from this dangerous land grab that puts Coloradans last and left-wing radicals first.\u201d\n\nRep. Troy Nehls said, \u201cAt a time with record inflation and high gas prices, the Biden Administration should be expanding access for our domestic energy producers and miners, not stifling them at every turn. Congress has repeatedly chosen not to pass the CORE Act, and this unilateral attempt to lock up more land hurts our farmers, ranchers, and energy producers. The ramifications of this misguided policy will be felt by all Americans.\u201d\n\nGarrett Bess, Vice President of Heritage Action said, \"Instead of trying to federalize more land in Colorado, President Biden should focus on solving the many crises that its policies have created. The American people want the federal government to focus on fighting inflation, securing the border, and reducing crime. Instead, the Biden administration is working on giveaways to left-wing environmental groups that will damage the Colorado economy. We applaud Representative Boebert for fighting back on behalf of her constituents.\u201d\n\nPresident of Americans for Limited Government Richard Manning stated, \u201cAt a time when Europe is facing energy extortion at the hands of the Putin regime in Russia, it is incumbent upon America to rise to the challenge by increasing our ability to provide replacement natural gas. To arbitrarily cut-off potential future energy exploration and reserves in what would be little more than an unwarranted, extra-legal land grab further reduces our energy independence moving forward, putting America on the road to the same energy extortion that Europe faces today. President Biden should reject this radical federal government land take-over which has repeatedly been rejected by Congress.\u201d\n\nPresident and Founder of the New Mexico Business Coalition Carla J. Sonntag said, \u201cNew Mexico Business Coalition represents hundreds of businesses and thousands of New Mexicans who strongly oppose any attempt by the Biden administration to take control of land and/or waterways in the southwestern states under the Antiquities Act. The federal government already owns nearly half of all land in New Mexico and yet has recently taken control of more land and waterways to include 500,000 acres in the Organ Mountains, 240,000 acres in the Valles Caldera, and 89,000 acres in the Rio Grande Del Norte. In addition, regulations and restrictions by federal environmental and land management agencies have become increasingly burdensome for industries such as agriculture, energy, and other businesses. This costs states revenue and jobs, which is the last thing we need as we face unprecedented inflation and impending recession.\u201d\n\nThe Colorado Off-highway Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Snowmobile Association, Trail Preservation Alliance, United Snowmobile Alliance of America, Off-Road Business Association, United 4-Wheel Drive Associations, and One Voice stated, \u201cThe motorized community is very disappointed that after years of discussions, the advocates for the CORE Proposal have decided to pursue unilateral designations for areas under the Antiquities Act. These designations would have severe impacts on public access to lands for recreational usage into the future. This type of unilateral action also undermines the collaborative spirit in resolving all types of challenges that Colorado has been a leader in fostering and was exemplified by the Hermosa Watershed Legislation that was passed with bipartisan support in 2014.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRecently, extremist environmentalists and Colorado Democrats have tried to convince Biden to unilaterally lock up hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado through the outdated 1906 Antiquities Act. They have no regard for what this will do to jobs in rural Colorado, and they clearly do not care about how much more difficult this proposed initiative will make it for constituents to make a living and provide for their families.\n\nAs the Washington Post reports, Biden is considering unilaterally locking up more than 200,000 acres in the coming weeks to potentially help Michael Bennet in his U.S. Senate race. This would be the first of likely many new Biden land grabs utilizing the outdated 1906 Antiquities Act.\n\nThe Biden administration has already shown its willingness to implement federal landgrabs as evidenced by their actions on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah which undid President Trump\u2019s right-sizing of these monuments and subsequently unilaterally expanded these Obama land grabs. When Biden was Vice President, his administration unilaterally designated or expanded 34 national monuments, locking up a staggering 553,550,000 acres of land and water.\n\nSigners of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter include: Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Scott Perry (PA-10), and Adrian Smith (NE-03).\n\nGroups supporting Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter include: American Energy Alliance, Americans for Limited Government, Arrowhead Snowmobile Club, Becky Norton Dunlop, Former Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service (1988-1989), BlueRibbon Coalition / Sharetrails, Buena Vista Snowdrifters, Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties, Colorado Blizzards, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Off-highway Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Colorado Snowmobile Association, Colorado Wool Growers Association, Conservatives for Property Rights, enCore Energy, Flattoppers Snowmobile Club, Gunnison County SnoTrackers, Heritage Action for America, Holy Cross Powder Hounds, Huerfano County Commissioner John Galusha, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Lake City Continental Divide Club, Midvalley Snowmobile Club, Mineral County Colorado, New Mexico Business Coalition, New Mexico Federal Lands Council, North Park Snow Snakes, Off-Road Business Association, One Voice, Pikes Peak High Riders, Platoro West Inc., Prime Fuels Corp., Protect Americans Now, Rifle Snowmobile Club, Rio Grande County Commissioner Gene Glover, Routt Powder Riders, S&W Adventure Riders, Sabre Gold, San Juan Sledders Snowmobile Club, Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club, SnowCountry Explorers, Summit Snow Riderz, The Energy Council, Trail Preservation Alliance, Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders, United 4-Wheel Drive Associations, United Snowmobile Alliance of America, West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas, White River Snowmobile Club, and Wolf Creek Trailblazers.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nWe write with grave concern regarding new efforts to unilaterally impose severe land-use restrictions on the people of Colorado and across the American West. For years, partisan big-city Democrats \u2013 with the full backing and support of the far-Left green energy cartel \u2013 have attempted to implement massive new land grabs through the so-called Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act. The CORE Act land grab seeks to impose increased land restrictions on nearly 400,000 acres, 73,000 acres of which would be designated as new wilderness and close numerous forms of outdoor recreation and multiple-use, exacerbating wildfires in the process.\n\nYear after year, efforts to pass the CORE Act through the Congress have failed. For the last several years, House Democrats have attached the CORE Act to the National Defense Authorization Act \u2013 a completely unrelated piece of legislation. As those efforts have also (predictably) failed, radical Colorado Democrats are now calling on you to weaponize the Antiquities Act \u2013 an outdated 1906 law that permits the President to designate certain lands as national historic monuments \u2013 and apply it to key provisions of the CORE Act. We urge you to reject this overreach and request for unilateral use of executive power. There is no compelling reason why local opposition and the United States Congress should be ignored or undermined, particularly as CORE Act proponents have not been able to get their egregious bill and related provisions signed into law after more than a decade.\n\nGiven the challenges on the Colorado River, now is certainly not the time to be trampling on and usurping private water rights, and there are significant water rights that could be negatively impacted through an Antiquities Act designation in the requested areas.\n\nWithout local buy-in, any designation of land under the Antiquities Act will be subject to considerable controversy, as well as never-ending litigation. We\u2019ve seen what happened with Bears Ears in Utah \u2013 when the Trump Administration right-sized it, and your administration reinstated this massive land grab. When the Antiquities Act is used as a workaround to the Congress and the will of the American people, the accompanying land designation rarely receives public support.\n\nStakeholders who have formally objected over the years to legislation containing CORE Act provisions and/or the use of the Antiquities Act to implement key provisions of the CORE Act include: American Energy Alliance, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Forests Resource Council, Americans for Limited Government, American Loggers Council, Archuleta County (Colorado), Arizona Cattle Growers Association, Arizona Farm Bureau, Arizona Power Authority, Arrowhead Snowmobile Club, Becky Norton Dunlop, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (1988-1989), BlueRibbon Coalition / Sharetrails, Buena Vista Snowdrifters, California Farm Bureau, Competitive Enterprise Institute\u2019s Center for Energy & Environment, Cheyenne County (Colorado), Coalition of AZ/NM Counties, Colorado Blizzards, Colorado Consulting Foresters, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Colorado Snowmobile Association, Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Wool Growers Association, Conservatives for Property Rights, Dolores County (Colorado), Douglas Creek Conservation District, enCore Energy, The Energy Council, Federal Forests Resource Coalition, Flattoppers Snowmobile Club, Freemont County (Colorado), Gene Glover, County Commissioner of Rio Grande County (Colorado), Golden Vertex Corp., Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Grant County Cattle Growers Association (New Mexico), Gunnison County SnoTrackers, Heritage Action for America, Holy Cross Powder Hounds, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Industrial Minerals Association \u2013 North America, Lake City Continental Divide Club, Less Government, John Galusha, County Commissioner of Huerfano County (Colorado), Mesa County (Colorado), Midvalley Snowmobile Club, Mineral County (Colorado), Montezuma County (Colorado), National Mining Association, National Stone Sand and Gravel Association, New Mexico Business Coalition, New Mexico Federal Lands Council, North Park Snow Snakes, Off-Road Business Association, One Voice, Pikes Peak High Riders, Platoro West Inc., Prime Fuels Corp., Protect Americans Now, Public Lands Council, Public Lands for the People, Rifle Snowmobile Club, Routt Powder Riders, Sabre Gold, Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club, San Juan Sledders Snowmobile Club, S&W Adventure Riders, San Juan Trail Riders, Snow Country Explorers, Summit Snow Riderz, Trails Preservation Alliance (Colorado), Uncompahgre Valley Trail Riders, United 4-Wheel Drive Association, United Snowmobile Alliance of America, Washington Farm Bureau, West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Western Energy Alliance, White River Conservation District, White River Snowmobile Club, Wolf Creek Trailblazers, and Yavapai County Cattle Growers.\n\nWhile Camp Hale and our servicemembers that were stationed there made important contributions to World War II, we don\u2019t support the efforts of extremist environmentalists who are seeking to hijack this historic place to create a new land designation \u2013 a designation that literally does not exist \u2013 to prohibit timber harvesting and mining on nearly 30,000 acres of land.\n\nA second request made by our colleagues could permanently withdraw 200,000 acres of land in the Thompson Divide \u2013 an area blessed with an abundance of natural gas deposits \u2013 from energy exploration. Notwithstanding the fact that natural gas prices have surged to a 14-year high, this request is a solution in search of a problem since the area of controversy has already been administratively withdrawn.\n\nThe Antiquities Act specifies that national monuments designated under this authority are done so under \u201cthe smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected.\u201d Unilaterally locking up hundreds of thousands of acres through the stroke of a pen to appease extremists is not consistent with this requirement. We urge you not to usurp the Democratic process and allow the CORE Act to stand or fall on its own merits in the Congress of the United States.\n\nSincerely,\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03)\n\nCongressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05)\n\nCongressman Ken Buck (CO-04)\n\nCongressman Byron Donalds (FL-19)\n\nCongressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01)\n\nCongressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01)\n\nCongressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04)\n\nCongressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)\n\nCongressman Troy Nehls (TX-22)\n\nCongressman Scott Perry (PA-10)\n\nCongressman Adrian Smith (NE-03)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-boebert-highlights-passport-month-office-offers-constituent", "Congresswoman Boebert Highlights Passport Month; Office Offers Constituent Services with Passport Issues", "2022-09-15", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) recognized September as Passport Awareness Month by reminding constituents that staff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office offer help with federal agencies, including by helping constituents having trouble with their passport applications or that need passports processed in an expedited manner.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated, \u201cHelping the people of the Third District is one of the most important things my office does. My team and I have been working diligently to ensure we provide the very best constituent services, including by helping constituents get rushed or emergency passports. We've returned $1,420,760.81 in owed benefits to constituents. My team has also held over 130 mobile office hours covering each of the 29 counties in the Third District. If you or someone you know is having an issue with getting a passport or need help with a federal agency, please contact my office. We\u2019re here to serve you.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe State Department recognized September as Passport Awareness Month in an effort to encourage people to apply for their passports while demand is down.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has a record of success helping constituents with passport issues. For instance, the Congresswoman\u2019s Pueblo office was even able to help a family less than three days before they needed to fly out of the country.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has hosted mobile office hours in every county in Colorado\u2019s Third District to assist constituents having trouble with federal agencies, including difficulties with passports. If you are interested in joining our staff mobile office hours, our September schedule is as follows:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-participate-us-service-academy-and-rotc", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office to Participate in U.S. Service Academy and ROTC Information Session", "2022-09-15", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "On September 22 at 5:30 pm, MDT, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s office (CO-03) will be participating in an information session with representatives from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy, and the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in a virtual information session.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cLast year, I nominated 15 outstanding students from Colorado\u2019s Third District to attend the U.S. Service Academies. I look forward to nominating another phenomenal group of students this year as well, and I hope that interested high school students and their families will tune into this virtual information session to learn more about serving our country and these higher education opportunities.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nAlong with bipartisan staff from other Colorado legislators\u2014including the offices of Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, Jason Crow, and Ed Perlmutter\u2014Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s office is participating in a virtual information session for students interested in the U.S. Service Academies or the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).\n\nFor more information, please view the information session flyer here. To sign up for the virtual information session, click here.\n\nAdditionally, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office\u2019s application process to receive a nomination to the U.S. Service Academies for the Fall of 2023 is now open. If you are a high school student interested in serving our country by attending a military academy, or if you know of a high school student who might be interested, please complete the application here. The deadline for applications is October 14, 2022.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s office\u2019s competitive process to receive an academy nomination is based on the applicant\u2019s academic strength, leadership potential, extracurricular involvement, and interview before the Academy Nomination Boards comprised of veterans from Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District\u2014some of whom graduated from the U.S. service academies.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-boebert-leads-letter-biden-opposing-unconstitutional-student", "Congresswoman Boebert Leads Letter to Biden Opposing Unconstitutional Student Loan Wealth Redistribution", "2022-09-02", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led a letter to Biden opposing his unconstitutional plan to buy votes through a massive wealth transfer from people who paid off their student loans or never took on debt to people who chose to take on student loans.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated, \u201cBiden\u2019s student loan bailout is nothing short of an election year bribe. The economy is crumbling, inflation is skyrocketing, the border is open, fentanyl deaths are going up, the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan, and Russia is invading Ukraine\u2014Biden has nothing to run on, so he has resorted to buying votes. The majority of student loan debt is owed by the 14.3% of Americans who went to graduate school\u2014but no worries\u2014now, every American, whether they went to college or not, owes $2000 in student loans to be paid for in taxes. Even Nancy Pelosi and the Department of Education have admitted that the president does not have the unilateral authority to waive student loan payments, but Biden and his law-breaking regime don\u2019t care.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is a strong opponent of Biden\u2019s plan to forgive student loan debt.\n\nThere is no such thing as debt forgiveness\u2014there is only debt transfer. This student loan debt was just transferred from people who took out student loans to people who paid their way through college or chose another responsible career path that did not require college debt. The vast majority of student loans are paid by Americans making well above the national average. Biden\u2019s student loan policy is robbing the poor to pay the rich.\n\nCo-signers of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter to Biden include Reps. Mary Miller (IL-15), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Madison Cawthorn (NC-11), and Troy Nehls (TX-22).\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter to Biden is available here and below:\n\nWe write in opposition to the Department of Education\u2019s recent decision to \u201cforgive\u201d up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, with Pell Grant recipients slated to receive up to a $20,000 taxpayer-funded bailout. This election-year bribe would cost American taxpayers nearly $519 billion and overwhelmingly benefit highly-educated, wealthy borrowers.\n\n60 percent of Americans do not have a college degree. 56 percent of all student loan debt is owed by the 14.3 percent of Americans who went to graduate school. While our nation faces historically high inflation, such broad student loan relief is an act of highway robbery and a slap in the face to hard-working American families struggling to compensate for your increasingly reckless economic policies. Your regime couldn\u2019t even pretend to care about the cost of inflation for more than a few weeks before you initiated yet another spending spree.\n\nSince its inception, the federal student loan program has been an unmitigated disaster, costing taxpayers $200 billion over the last 25 years alone. Tacking on hundreds of billions more during a recession to appease the demands of gender studies majors is an act of dramatic cowardice that exacerbates the economic disaster fueled by your regime\u2019s fiscal irresponsibility. This plan does nothing to solve the numerous fiscal crises in higher education, and only serves to encourage future students to take out more loans. Furthermore, it emboldens colleges and universities to continue raising tuition while delivering increasingly less-skilled labor in return.\n\nIndeed, even former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers recently noted that \u201c[s]tudent loan debt relief is spending that raises demand and increases inflation. It consumes resources that could be better used helping those who did not, for whatever reason, have the chance to attend college. It will also tend to be inflationary by raising tuition.\u201d The Penn-Wharton Budget Model found that the Biden debt transfer would cost the federal government $519 billion in lost revenues over 10 years, with program costs potentially rising to over $1 trillion.\n\nAdditionally, the Department has extended the student loan payment pause \u2013 for a seventh time \u2013 until December 31, 2022, once again using COVID-19 as an excuse to force through its Marxist policies without consulting Congress. Like your loan \u201cforgiveness\u201d scheme, extending the repayment pause worsens the inflation crisis and harms taxpayers even further \u2013 to the tune of $4.3 billion every month. The ongoing loan pause has cost our country nearly $100 billion since you took office last year.\n\nThis latest loan payment extension, which comes as the CDC continues to ease COVID restrictions, makes no sense. Unfortunately for you, the American people can see right through it. Pushing authoritarian government policies \u2013 under the guise of COVID \u2013 at a time when COVID restrictions are either being mitigated or removed is entirely disingenuous. It is, however, standard operating procedure for your corrupt regime. Your regime has consistently used this tactic to justify an explosion in the size and scope of the surveillance state, implementing authoritarian vaccine mandates, spending trillions of dollars we don\u2019t have, and forcing climate edicts while impeding domestic oil and gas production.\n\nThe American people see this loan-forgiveness scheme for exactly what it is\u2014an election year bribe aimed at Democrat donors, teachers\u2019 unions, and the higher education cartel. To be clear, this loan forgiveness scheme does not actually \u201cforgive\u201d student loan debt. It shifts the debt to Americans who made the decision not to incur a debt they could not afford \u2013 this debt imposition could amount to a $2,000 increased liability for the average taxpayer. This imposition \u2013 or tax \u2013 also applies to millions of borrowers who already paid off their loan balances or attended a university on scholarship.\n\nAs you are aware, this Congress has not passed a single statute into law that allows the executive branch to spend $519 billion of taxpayer money on mass student loan debt cancellation. In fact, the Department of Education has confirmed that the president \u201cdoes not have statutory authority to provide blanket or mass cancellation, compromise, discharge, or forgiveness of student loan principal balances, and/or to materially modify the repayment amounts or terms thereof.\u201d Notably, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a similar point in July 2021, claiming \u201c[p]eople think that the President of the United States has the power for debt forgiveness. He does not. He can postpone, he can delay, but he does not have that power. That has to be an act of Congress.\u201d\n\nYour regime is engaging in the ugliest kind of partisan politics \u2013 you are intentionally weaponizing the power of the federal government to enrich your increasingly narrowing base of support. If you wanted to help the middle and working class, you would work with Republicans to reform the federal government\u2019s student loan program \u2013 which is effectively a Ponzi scheme at this point. You have once again demonstrated your lack of fidelity to the American people, and you will pay for it come November.\n\nSincerely,\n\nLauren Boebert\n\nMary Miller\n\nLouie Gohmert\n\nByron Donalds\n\nPaul Gosar\n\nRalph Norman\n\nMadison Cawthorn\n\nTroy Nehls", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-september-staff-mobile-office", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases September Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-08-29", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has returned nearly $1,420,760.81 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-celebrates-victory-free-speech-disinformation-board-permanently", "Rep. Boebert Celebrates Victory for Free Speech: Disinformation Board Permanently Canceled", "2022-08-27", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the Disinformation Governance Board has been permanently canceled.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThis is a big win for free speech. The Disinformation Governance Board\u2014aka the Ministry of Truth\u2014has been permanently canceled. Instead of treating Orwell\u2019s book 1984 as a warning, the Left tried to use it as an outline for their agenda. Thankfully, we the people spoke up and 76 of their elected representatives joined in my successful effort to save free speech.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn May, Congresswoman Boebert introduced the Protecting Free Speech Act to terminate the Disinformation Governance Board with the support of 76 co-sponsors.\n\nAdditionally, Congresswoman Boebert led a press conference with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, GOP Conference Vice-Chair Mike Johnson, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry, and Rep. August Pfluger supporting her bill to terminate the Department of Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-demands-answers-about-bidens-botched-afghanistan-surrender", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Demands Answers About Biden\u2019s Botched Afghanistan Surrender on Anniversary of the Tragedy in Kabul that Killed 13 Heroes", "2022-08-26", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert sent a letter to the White House demanding answers for Biden\u2019s failures that led to the loss of 13 American Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert said, \u201cOne year ago today, 13 U.S. Servicemembers died in the terrorist attack on Kabul Airport. After the Biden regime started stonewalling any Congressional oversight into the mismanaged, tragic Afghanistan surrender, I introduced articles of impeachment against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. One year later, the Biden regime is still not being held accountable by the fake news and Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Congress. There have been no resignations, no indictments, no investigations, no congressional oversight, no outcry from the liberal media, and no apologies. We are still left with 13 dead heroes and unanswered questions. On the anniversary of these heroes\u2019 deaths, I demanded answers from the Biden regime so that their families can get the answers they deserve.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden has never had time for these 13 heroes. From checking his watch at Dover to passing over their sacrifice at the State of the Union, this so-called \u2018Commander in Chief,\u2019 who is in command of nothing, has disrespected those who gave their all in support of our great country. The blame rests squarely with Joe Biden. He is the one who sought his office. The buck stops with him.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFor the 18 months before Biden implemented his botched Afghanistan withdrawal, not a single American servicemember had lost their life in Afghanistan. But after blundering Biden took the helm of leadership, 13 American Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors made the ultimate sacrifice.\n\nWhile Biden has pathetically touted the Afghanistan withdrawal as an achievement, he abandoned over 1,000 U.S. citizens and thousands of lawful permanent residents in a backward Islamic theocracy.\n\nInstead of leading the country through this crisis, Joe Biden lied to the American people, lied to our Afghan allies, and cared more about optics than saving lives. On August 31, a partial transcript of Biden\u2019s phone call with Afghan President Ghani was leaked to the press. In the phone call, Biden pressured the Afghan President to \u201cproject a different picture\u201d \u201cwhether it is true or not\u201d to \u201cchange perception.\u201d Furthermore, Biden promised President Ghani that he would provide air support to the Afghan military. Biden broke his promise, and the Afghan military suffered defeat in only a matter of days.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert called on president Biden to release the full transcript in a letter. The full transcript is yet to be released.\n\nUnfortunately, the Biden regime hasn\u2019t answered these important questions, hoping instead that this tragedy will simply go away. Rep. Boebert won\u2019t let that happen. She is demanding answers.\n\nThe full text of the letter Congresswoman Boebert sent to Joe Biden is available here and below:\n\nThe lives of 13 American families will never be the same \u2013 will never be made whole \u2013 because of your incompetence and the grotesque negligence of your subordinates. From February 2020 until August 26, 2021, not a single American servicemember had lost their life in Afghanistan \u2013 a period of 18 months. Five days before we withdrew from Afghanistan, thirteen courageous marines and sailors offered for the posterity of our nation their full measure of devotion. In their sacrifice, they fulfilled that old Bible verse: \u201cthere is no greater love than this, that a person would lay down his life for the sake of his friends.\u201d\n\nAmericans continue to mourn the lives of these heroes, many of whom were in their early 20s. As a nation, we continue to lament the loss of our country\u2019s prestige and honor, and we regret that you were \u2013 and are still \u2013 charged with the incredible task of leading our people. For the past year and a half, your regime has done nothing more than recycle excuse-filled diatribes aimed against your predecessor, and quite frankly, the American people don\u2019t deserve your lies or your regime\u2019s brazen attempt to whitewash the harrowing historical record. They deserve clear answers from their Commander-in-Chief.\n\nYou were the one who sought this office. The buck stops with you.\n\nIt is incoherent and demoralizing to consistently hear you argue out of one corner of your mouth that your predecessor had placed you in an impossible situation in Afghanistan, and out of the other corner of your mouth, insist that the evacuation of our citizens was a resounding success \u2013 indeed, all praise to the greatest airlift in American history, an airlift so successful that more than 95% of all evacuees weren\u2019t even American. Never again do I want to hear you argue that our withdrawal from Afghanistan was in any way good or even acceptable.\n\nYou abandoned more than 1,000 American citizens and thousands of Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs); you left them to fend for themselves in a 10th Century Islamist theocracy you helped establish over the course of just a few weeks. Worse still, you left it to your breathtakingly incompetent Secretary of State to offer contradictory messages to our fellow citizens as to whether it was safe to travel to Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), complicating evacuation efforts even further.\n\nOn August 28, 2021, the Washington Post reported that the Taliban had offered General (GEN) McKenzie (Ret.) the opportunity to take responsibility for the security of Kabul. He rejected that offer outright and maintained that the mission of evacuating Americans only required the use of HKIA. If the United States was able to take ownership of security in Kabul, the issue of Taliban checkpoints around the perimeter of the airport would have become a moot point, the lives of our 13 servicemembers could have been spared, and the evacuation would have been far more successful at getting our people out of that hellhole.\n\nOne year after the bombing at Abbey Gate, your regime continues to avoid any accountability for mistakes and derelictions of duty. It is simply beyond comprehension that anyone involved in compromising our ability to rescue Americans could still be cashing taxpayer-funded paychecks and/or pensions. Anyone with a role to play in this national debacle should resign in disgrace. If they refuse, you must fire them with extreme prejudice.\n\nThere are still many things we don\u2019t know, and your regime has consistently refused to cooperate with Congressional Republicans seeking further clarification surrounding events from the fall of Kabul to the bombing at Abbey Gate \u2013 to the end of the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) on August 31. I demand answers to the following questions your regime has regularly ignored:\n\n1. How many individuals have been held accountable for the numerous failures in the lead-up and execution of the Afghanistan withdrawal \u2013 is the figure more than zero? Who are they? Please specify how these individuals have been held accountable.\n\n2. How many Americans, if any, are still stranded in Afghanistan?\n\n3. As discussed above, GEN McKenzie was offered control of the security of Kabul by the Taliban. Were you aware of this offer from the Taliban? If you were, why didn\u2019t you do anything about it? And if you were not aware, why would you be excluded from discussions regarding critical parameters relating to the evacuation of U.S. citizens, especially as you carry ultimate responsibility for their safe return? In hindsight, don\u2019t you agree it was foolish to trust the Taliban to secure to the perimeter around HKIA, particularly since reports indicate Americans attempting to go to HKIA were beaten by the Taliban?\n\nWould you have turned down the opportunity for the United States to oversee security in Kabul? Will you commit to pursuing basic accountability measures for any individual found to have played a role in worsening the circumstances of our tragically botched withdrawal?\n\n4. In September 2021, news reports emerged that the Pentagon could have stopped the suicide bomber that killed 13 of our Servicemembers on August 26th and had a predator drone locked on this individual, a member of ISIS-K. When permission was requested to launch the drone, it was supposedly denied. Fox News Channel\u2019s Jennifer Griffin spoke to \u201cmultiple senior leaders\u201d, with a spokesman for GEN McKenzie (Ret.) categorically denying these claims. Can you also categorically deny these reports, and will you commit to ordering the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct an independent review into this claim to determine its veracity?\n\n5. As he was preparing for his own nomination as Secretary of State, Antony Blinken revealed that he had once received more than $5,000 in a speaking fee from the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan (who was in office during the time of the Afghanistan withdrawal). Mr. Khan immediately praised the Taliban following the fall of Kabul, telling the world that the Taliban had finally \u201c[broken] the shackles of slavery\u201d.\n\nWere Antony Blinken\u2019s financial ties to a prominent terrorist sympathizer \u2013 an individual who led a country known for regularly providing safe refuge for several members of the Taliban \u2013thoroughly scrutinized before Mr. Blinken\u2019s nomination as Secretary of State? Did these ties raise any concerns following the fall of Kabul? Do you believe Mr. Blinken should answer for his financial ties to the leader of a terrorist state, yes or no?\n\nGiven that your regime failed to implement an NEO until August 14, don\u2019t you agree that Mr. Blinken\u2019s decision to go vacationing in the Hamptons as Kabul fell to the Taliban \u2013 and his decision not to go beyond very basic evacuation planning until hours before Kabul fell \u2013 indicate to you that Secretary Blinken ought to be removed from the sacred charge of keeping Americans safe?\n\n6. The United States still holds $7 billion dollars in Afghan central bank reserves; can you commit that none of these funds will be used in any way that would make it easier for the Taliban to retain power? Does your regime have a long-term plan for the use of these funds?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-calls-transparency-regarding-sweetwater-lake", "Rep. Boebert Calls for Transparency Regarding Sweetwater Lake", "2022-08-09", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "To get answers and increase transparency for local constituents who have questions and concerns about the Sweetwater Lake acquisition and new state park, Congresswoman Boebert sent a Congressional oversight letter to U.S. Forest Service White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cLocal elected officials and other important stakeholders should have been intimately involved in determining whether Sweetwater Lake became a new state park, and they also should have a strong say in future operations. Unfortunately, many of the people that should have helped craft the plan didn\u2019t find out about this proposal until they showed up at an event where it was announced last October. Due to this neglect, there are several issues that need to be addressed including amending the current Forest Plan, obtaining public input, fulfilling obligations to other federal laws, providing the necessary notice to the local government, and pursuing all necessary permits. Communication is critical, and I\u2019m calling on the Forest Service to closely coordinate with Garfield County on this matter moving forward.\u201d\n\nGarfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky said, \u201cGarfield County appreciates Rep. Boebert's involvement in the USFS purchase of 488 acres of land at Sweetwater Lake. The Commissioners have long held that process needs to slow down and we need the USFS to follow its federal procedures and obligations so that Garfield County and the citizens of Sweetwater Lake have the opportunity to participate in what should be a transparent and inclusive decision making process on future land uses at Sweetwater.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Forest Service recently purchased Sweetwater Lake and added almost 500 acres to the White River National Forest. In October, Governor Polis and the Forest Service proposed to make Sweetwater Lake a new state park that will be operated through a state and federal partnership. Unfortunately, the proposal contains several unanswered questions and has lacked local input.\n\nSpecifically, the current Forest Plan for White River National Forest is incompatible with the proposal to make Sweetwater Lake a state park. The acquisition of Sweetwater Lake also poses additional difficulties for Garfield County as more than 60% of the county is already comprised of federal lands. Federal lands are nontaxable and reduce Garfield County\u2019s ability to fund important public services like law enforcement, education and infrastructure projects.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is committed to assisting local governments that lose out on important property tax revenue due to public lands. In last year\u2019s appropriations bills signed into law, Congresswoman Boebert worked to ensure that the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program was fully-funded, securing important resources for rural counties. Additionally, Congresswoman Boebert worked to ensure that the PILT program was fully-funded in this year\u2019s appropriations bill that passed the House. Congresswoman Boebert also introduced the MORE PILT Act to address insufficient funding for the PILT program and to deliver more resources to rural communities in Colorado.\n\nThe full text of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s letter to White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams is available here and below:\n\nDear Supervisor Fitzwilliams,\n\nHere in Colorado\u2019s West Slope, we\u2019re home to a significant amount of federal land. When managed effectively, our public lands \u2013 including the Flattops Wilderness Area within the White River National Forest \u2013 can provide countless recreational opportunities for our fellow citizens. In fact, over 60% of Garfield County is comprised of public lands, split between the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).\n\nAs I\u2019m sure you know, Sweetwater Lake was recently purchased by the Forest Service using funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This purchase adds almost 500 acres to the White River National Forest \u2013 and could help increase additional recreational opportunities and economic activity.\n\nHowever, it also harms Garfield County, where the local government will lose out on a significant chunk of their tax base, which is needed to provide critical services. Garfield County has outlined specific policy statements that speak to the impact of private land acquisition on the local economy. I\u2019d like to share them with you in case they offer additional insight into where local stakeholders are on this issue (Page 30 of 57).\n\nI am also concerned that the process to purchase Sweetwater Lake \u2013 as well as the decision to make it a State Park \u2013 was executed without consideration of a Forest Land and Resource Management Plan or in compliance with existing forest policy. Ideally, the Forest Management Plan would have been edited to accommodate the acquisition, thereby allowing additional stakeholder input and ensuring some level of transparency into whether the acquisition under consideration would fit neatly with the existing Forest Plan.\n\nEqually concerning is the apparent direct contradiction between policies in the current USFS Forest Plan and the notion of a State Park. In this case, the Sweetwater Lake acquisition took place ahead of a Forest Plan amendment and management as a state park was apparently determined without due consideration of the surrounding Forest Plan land use classifications that are wholly incompatible with the intensity of use of a state park. National Forest System (\u201cNFS\u201d) lands northeast of Sweetwater Lake are managed for deer and elk winter range. NFS lands southwest of the lake are managed for forest flora and fauna habitats. All surrounding land has a guideline to either \u201crestrict recreation activities that would disturb deer and elk during winter and spring periods\u201d or to \u201cenhance and restore habitat for native fishes.\u201d Further, established travel management plans contemplate restricted use, low-standard, single-purpose roads in the area of the lake.\n\nIt's evident that there are numerous issues with how this acquisition was carried out; for starters, it\u2019s unclear whether the land use classifications in the Forest Plan would even be compatible with a State Park. Because of this and several other considerations regarding whether this acquisition is in full compliance with existing federal regulations, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), I would urge the White River National Forest to commit to amending the Forest Plan, obtaining the input of the public, fulfilling its obligations under the aforementioned laws, providing the necessary notice to the local government in Garfield County regarding the acquisition, and pursuing all necessary permits. There are numerous implications for residents and local wildlife alike that should not simply be glossed over.\n\nAs you begin to address some of the issues accompanying the acquisition of Sweetwater Lake, I request that you directly coordinate with Garfield County and their elected representatives on this issue that has enormous implications for local residents. I know you share my commitment to a transparent process, and I look forward to your reply.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-introduces-house-companion-bipartisan-dolores", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Introduces the House Companion to the Bipartisan Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act", "2022-08-02", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the House companion to the bipartisan Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, which would designate a portion of the Dolores River Canyon as a National Conservation Area (NCA) and a Special Management Area (SMA) and protect private water rights.\n\nCongresswomen Lauren Boebert said, \u201cThis locally-driven, bipartisan bill is a public lands compromise put forth by local stakeholders that threads the needle. H.R. 8601 protects the Dolores River Corridor, conserves wildlife, and ensures scenic public lands for future generations while still protecting private water and private property rights. This well-crafted legislation ensures traditional uses like grazing, uranium mining and other mineral extraction, and motorized-vehicle use will continue. Importantly, this bill prevents a wild and scenic river designation in perpetuity, something that would negatively impact all the aforementioned uses. The hard work of everyone who came to the table to make this happen should be applauded.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s bipartisan Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, H.R. 8601, is the identical House companion to the bill introduced by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.\n\nNearly two decades in the making, the proposed National Conservation Area and Special Management Area would span three counties (Dolores, San Miguel, and Montezuma) covering 68,851 acres in the San Juan National Forest and the Dolores River Corridor.\n\nIn the 1970s this stretch of the Dolores River was deemed suitable for a Wild and Scenic River (WSR) federal designation by the Bureau of Land Management. A WSR designation would not be in the best interest of rural Colorado since it would include a new federal reserved water right, negatively impacting existing private water rights.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is a strong advocate for private water rights, and she introduced the Western Water Security Act to prevent federal water grabs.\n\nIn response to the threat of a WSR negatively impacting private water rights, the Dolores River Dialogue (a coalition of diverse interests, focused on improving the ecological conditions of the McPhee Reservoir) formed the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group. This working group brought together a diverse and bipartisan group of about 50 local stakeholders, representing water users, ranchers, farmers, boaters, conservationists, outdoor enthusiasts, private property owners, mining companies, off-highway vehicle enthusiasts, and others.\n\nThe Lower Dolores Plan Working Group was tasked with submitting a report to the public land managers regarding the Dolores Corridor Plan to find an alternative to the potential WSR designation. After weighing their findings and the available options, the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group decided to pursue a NCA designation. By creating a NCA designation, the threat of a WSR designation is neutralized.\n\nIn 2008, the Legislative Subcommittee of the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group drafted the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act. Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper introduced a version of this bill, and Congresswoman Boebert introduced the House companion bill.\n\nThis bill would designate the section of the Dolores River in question as a NCA and eliminate it from WSR candidacy, permanently preserving the river and protecting private property and water rights.\n\nThis legislation will not infringe on private property rights or on the jurisdiction of local county governments. The NCA management plan will only impact preexisting public land in the designated area. Additionally, nothing in the bill will prohibit or mandate actions on private land.\n\nThis legislation will ensure that community-led conservation continues. The bill will create an 11-person Dolores River National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary of the Interior on issues impacting the Dolores River and local communities.\n\nSupporters of the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act include: San Miguel County, Dolores County, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Montezuma County, Dolores River Boating Advocates, The Wilderness Society, American Rivers, Conservation Lands Foundation, American Whitewater, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Conservation Colorado, and Sheep Mountain Alliance.\n\nA map of the proposed Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area is available here.\n\nThe full text of the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act is available here.\n\nHouse co-sponsors of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act include Ken Buck (CO-04) and Doug Lamborn (CO-05).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-honor-american-hero-elisjsha-dicken-stopping", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution to Honor American Hero Elisjsha Dicken for Stopping an Active Shooting", "2022-07-28", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Boebert introduced a House Resolution to honor twenty-two-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, who defended his fellow citizens by stopping an active shooter at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana.\n\n\u201cElisjsha Dicken is an American hero worthy of recognition and honor. Eli\u2019s act of bravery saved countless lives and inspired millions more. While many career politicians are working to disarm law-abiding citizens like Eli, I\u2019m committed to ensuring that we uphold the Constitutional right to defend one\u2019s self. On behalf of a grateful nation, I\u2019m honored to lead this bill recognizing Eli Dicken, a true American hero.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOn July 17, an active shooter opened fire in the food court of the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana. Just fifteen seconds after the shooting began, twenty-two-year-old Elisjsha \u201cEli\u201d Dicken defended his fellow citizens by engaging the shooter with a 9mm Glock that he was carrying legally under Indiana\u2019s constitutional carry statute. When the shooter tried to retreat, Eli pursued him fearlessly.\n\nThe shooter tragically killed three people and injured multiple others in the fifteen seconds before Eli stopped him. Thankfully, Eli\u2019s actions saved countless lives and prevented this tragedy from becoming a mass shooting.\n\nIndiana\u2019s constitutional carry statute repealed the gun control law mandating that citizens obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public.\n\nGreenwood Police Chief James Ison described Eli as \u201cvery proficient\u201d in using tactics that neutralized the threat and saved lives.\n\nReps. Jim Banks (IN-03), Mike Carey (OH-15), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Jody Hice (GA-10), Mary Miller (IL-15), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Greg Steube (FL-17), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), and Dan Bishop (NC-09) cosponsored this resolution.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-august-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases August Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-07-27", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJuly 27, 2022\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s office has returned nearly $1,099,373.60 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2022\n\nDelta County Mobile Office Hours\n\nPaonia Town Hall\n\n214 Grand Ave\n\nPaonia, CO\n\n11:00-12:00 pm\n\nSATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022\n\nSan Miguel County Mobile Office Hours\n\nLone Cone Library, Conference Room\n\n1455 South Pinion Street\n\nNorwood, CO\n\n11:00-12:30 pm\n\nTUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022\n\nDelta County Mobile Office Hours\n\nHotchkiss Town Hall, Council Chambers\n\n276 West Main Street\n\nHotchkiss, CO\n\n11:00-12:30 pm\n\nSATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022\n\nSan Juan County Mobile Office Hours\n\nGrand Imperial Hotel\n\n1219 Greene Street\n\nSilverton, CO\n\n10:30-12:00 pm\n\nTHURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022\n\nOuray County Mobile Office Hours\n\nRidgway Public Library\n\n300 Charles Street\n\nRidgway, CO\n\n1:00-2:00 pm\n\nFRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022\n\nJackson County Mobile Office Hours\n\nRiver Rock Caf\u00e9, Meeting Room\n\n460 Main Street\n\nWalden, CO\n\n9:00-10:00 am\n\nRoutt County Mobile Office Hours\n\nBud Werner Memorial Library, Project Room\n\n1289 Lincoln Ave.\n\nSteamboat Springs, CO\n\n12:00-1:00 pm\n\nTUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022\n\nPueblo County Mobile Office Hours\n\nColorado City Metropolitan District\n\n4497 Bent Brothers Blvd.\n\nColorado City, CO\n\n10:00-11:00 am\n\nWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022\n\nCuster County Mobile Office Hours\n\nSilver Cliff Town Hall\n\n612 East Main Street\n\nSilver Cliff, CO\n\n11:00-12:00 pm\n\nSome of Rep. Boebert\u2019s Casework Success Stories include:\n\nDue to red-tape and staffing issues at the VA\u2014including no one answering the phones\u2014a Silver Star veteran had gone 14 months waiting for an authorization for care. Within days of opening the case, the veteran\u2019s condition turned to an emergency. We were able to escalate the case through the VA-VISN, and stayed in contact with the veteran over the weekend so he could get immediate help.\n\nFarmers raised complaints that the USDA was declining their crop loss insurance claims due to \"failure to irrigate\" during a drought. My district staff contacted the agency and worked to have the issue resolved so that farmers' claims could be paid.\n\nA couple traveling overseas was separated due to the husband testing positive for COVID. The wife contacted my office for help since her husband was detained at a quarantine facility with unsafe and unsanitary conditions. My office worked with the Department of State to convey emergency instructions to the embassy and help get the husband out of this dangerous situation.\n\nA Grand Junction small business' EIDL loan was denied by the Small Business Administration (SBA) without justification. My office contacted the SBA to get them to re-look at the case and reverse their decision and grant the EIDL loan and save the small business from going under.\n\nA provider for bi-monthly veterans\u2019 PTSD group counseling had been a repeat no-show for a year and attendance dwindled as fellow veterans struggled to counsel one another. We drew attention to the problem which is now corrected.\n\nA veteran walked into my office in extreme distress with tens of thousands in unpaid medical bills for life-saving emergency medical care that the VA was supposed to cover. He was being harassed by bill collectors and reported the VA denied coverage because he didn\u2019t seek care at his local hospital. The rural hospital didn\u2019t have the needed expertise and doctors from both Albuquerque and Denver were involved in the case which created confusion on paper. We contacted the VA to put the pieces together for justification of coverage, and the veteran\u2019s bills were paid.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who had been previously denied a claim for an increase in benefits and filed multiple appeals as his chronic condition had quickly been deteriorating his quality of life. At this time the veteran was very close to losing his home as he could not work or perform daily tasks. We were able to get the veteran in contact with the Loan Guarantee Department at the VA to assist with the veteran\u2019s mortgage while we waited for a new medical appointment to document the deterioration of the veteran\u2019s medical condition and the determination from those findings. Within a few months, we were able to help facilitate the increase of monthly benefits well over the expected amount as well as more than doubling the amount of back pay the veteran was expected to receive.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who was not receiving his retirement or benefits almost a year after retiring from the Navy. We inquired with the Department of the Navy and were able to get his retirement services approved and enrolled in benefits while ensuring the veteran received back pay for the year that he did not receive his retirement pay.\n\nI was contacted by the daughter of a Korean War Veteran that had recently passed away and due to the lack of paperwork, the family was unable to hold a funeral service with military honors and reached out to our office to get his service records to place a plaque on his headstone so he could receive the honor he deserved. Due to the closures of the National Personnel Records Center due to COVID-19, this request was backlogged as no paper records were being retrieved. After almost a full year, we were able to obtain the veteran\u2019s service records for the family to ensure this Korean War Veteran will be honored.\n\nA veteran\u2019s family contacted me regarding the VA\u2019s very slow reaction to their doctor\u2019s request for the veteran\u2019s immediate open-heart surgery. We got the veteran into surgery in three days. The doctor and family indicated the veteran could have died had they waited longer for surgery.\n\nA widow contacted me and was very concerned that she would not receive any funds to assist her with living expenses. She had applied to the VA for benefits but had not heard anything for three months. Within a month after contacting my office she had received the paperwork and funds.\n\nA widow contacted me as she was to receive lump sum spousal benefits and had waited fourth months and not heard anything from the VA. Within a month of contacting me, she received the lump sum payment.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-announces-application-process-nomination-us-service-academy-now", "Rep. Boebert Announces that the Application Process for a Nomination to a U.S. Service Academy is Now Open", "2022-07-27", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s office has officially opened the Fall 2023 application process for a nomination to a U.S. Service Academy.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated, \u201cLast year I had the privilege of nominating 15 of some of the Third District\u2019s best and brightest to the U.S. Service Academies. These patriotic young men and women have committed to serving at least five years in the military following graduation. The next generation of rising military leaders are public servants that care about America. I look forward to the selection process this year and can\u2019t wait to meet our district\u2019s applicants. Good luck!\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIf you are a high school student interested in serving our country by attending a military academy, or if you know of a high school student who might be interested, the service academy nomination application is now open. The Fall 2023 deadline for applications is October 14, 2022.\n\nMembers of Congress are able to nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. Service Academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-blasts-secretaries-mayorkas-and-blinken-allowing-terrorist", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Blasts Secretaries Mayorkas and Blinken for Allowing Terrorist Affiliates to Enter America", "2022-07-27", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led 11 Members of Congress in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Biden regime\u2019s determination to provide legal status and admit foreigners with known terrorist ties into America.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s America Last regime hit a new low when they unilaterally implemented a bureaucratic notice that will allow terrorist affiliates to enter the United States. Supporters of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Hezbollah are just a few of the individuals who stand to benefit from this determination issued by Secretaries Mayorkas and Blinken. We cannot make it easier for friends of terrorists to enter our country and gain legal status. 11 of my colleagues and I are demanding answers for this dangerous bureaucratic determination.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOn June 23, 2022, the Biden regime issued a notice of determination that attempts to utilize 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i), a narrow exemption in immigration law, to excuse certain foreign nationals from terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility (TRIG). This essentially skirts the Immigration and Nationality Act\u2019s provisions denying admission to any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity or has known terrorist ties. However, the soft-on-terrorism Biden regime has announced that it will start welcoming foreign nationals who have been affiliated with terrorist organizations into our country with open arms.\n\nMembers of Congress that joined Rep. Boebert in this effort include: Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Mary Miller (IL-15), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Scott Perry (PA-10), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Greg Steube (FL-17), Lance Gooden (TX-05), and Ralph Norman (SC-05).\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nWe write to express our grave concern regarding the Biden regime\u2019s decision to utilize 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i), a narrow exemption in immigration law, to excuse certain foreign nationals from terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility (TRIG). The Immigration and Nationality Act explicitly renders inadmissible any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity, to include the provision of financial assistance and other forms of support for terrorism; however, with wanton disregard for US national security interests, this regime has utilized a small exemption to provide a reprieve to untold numbers of foreign nationals who have had various levels of affiliation with known terrorist organizations.\n\nAs written, this notice may apply to affiliates of any number of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), including ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and even the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In the case of IRGC conscripts, provided that those conscripts received military training prior to April 15, 2019 \u2013 the date in which the Trump Administration designated the IRGC as an FTO \u2013 there is no reason why they would be inadmissible on the basis of that military training. Indeed, this public notice even appears to make IRGC conscripts eligible for immigration relief if those conscripts received other forms of training aside from military, to include financial and intelligence training, following the IRGC\u2019s 2019 FTO designation. Quite frankly, the United States does not need an outpost of Iran\u2019s gangster Islamist theocracy within our borders.\n\nSince January 20, 2021, the State Department has stopped at nothing to enter into a nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a State Sponsor of Terrorism. True to form, the Iranians have insisted on our Government\u2019s willingness to de-list the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization. As an overwhelming bipartisan coalition of Republican and Democrat senators have rejected the Biden regime\u2019s efforts to de-list the IRGC, this public notice appears to be a way to circumvent the will of the American people in service of a nuclear deal that no one outside of Washington, D.C. believes is a good idea.\n\nThe vague, non-descript nature of this public notice provides zero clarity to the American people as to the policy objective the Biden regime is hoping to achieve. As a result, we request answers to the following inquiries by August 4, 2022:\n\n1). The public notice provides potential relief to individuals \u2013 regardless of nationality \u2013 who have provided terrorist organizations with \u201cinsignificant material support,\u201d \u201croutine commercial interactions,\u201d \u201ccertain humanitarian assistance,\u201d and \u201csubstantial pressure that does not rise to the level of duress.\u201d This provides career bureaucrats with broad discretion over who may be admissible or inadmissible into the United States. Pursuant to our constitutional oversight responsibilities, we request copies of any field guidance, policy manual updates, training materials, and all other documents related to the implementation of this notice.\n\n2). Given that elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could benefit from the public notice in its current iteration, was this public notice drafted to incentivize the Iranian regime to continue nuclear negotiations in Vienna? To this point, we request copies of any and all records, including reviews, reports, memoranda, or emails (including from personal email accounts), regarding this public notice and the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations from the following individuals:\n\na). Secretary Mayorkas\n\nb). Secretary Blinken\n\nc). Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley\n\n3). Is it possible that a conscript or affiliate of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps may be granted admission into the United States as the public notice is currently written? If not, please cite a specific provision in the notice that would forestall any such scenario.\n\n4). Is there any willingness on the part of the government to edit the notice and pare down the enormous flexibility this latest action gives to career bureaucrats as to whether to admit those with ties to terrorist organizations or terrorist activity? Better still, would this regime be willing to rescind this sorely misguided and harmful public notice?\n\nAmericans have endured a dearth of leadership for a year and a half. This bumbling, incompetent regime has subjected the citizens of this great country to trial after trial. In Fiscal Year 2022 alone, border encounters have exceeded 1.5 million \u2013 and that\u2019s just through May 31st. We\u2019ve seen 50 arrests of illegal aliens on the Terrorist Screening Database, and more will surely come to this country because of this disingenuous public notice. This regime is failing in its most essential obligation; the safety and security of the American people is not a bargaining chip with which to advance your totalitarian leftist notions.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-slams-bureaucrat-land-grab-will-increase-gas-prices", "Rep. Boebert Slams Bureaucrat Land Grab That Will Increase Gas Prices", "2022-07-21", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its plans to stifle oil and gas development across Colorado on 8.3 million acres of BLM-managed and 27 million acres of subsurface mineral estate under the guise of \"safeguarding\" big game migration.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \"Biden\u2019s latest Colorado land grab is another example of this radical regime's deliberate assault on American energy and the economy. While Coloradans are facing historically high gas prices, the Biden regime is using every excuse and tactic in the book to block responsible domestic energy production. Instead of creating affordable gas and jobs under the highest standards in the world, Biden would rather fly with his entourage overseas to beg and fist bump the Saudi Prince to try and convince him to produce more foreign oil. Mayor Pete\u2019s solution for high gas prices is to tell Americans to just buy a new electric vehicle. They couldn\u2019t be more out of touch. I encourage everyone that is tired of wildfires and high gas prices to submit a comment in opposition to this Colorado land grab.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThis week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) noticed a reckless land grab that will block oil and gas development amongst other important activities on 8.3 million acres of public land and an additional 27 million acres of subsurface mineral estate. As a result, responsible oil and gas development will be halted, active forest management and important timber projects will be prevented, and Coloradans will have higher gas prices and more wildfires.\n\nAmericans can submit comments in opposition to this terrible proposal through September 2, 2022, by clicking here or mailing a letter to BLM Colorado State Office, Attn: Big Game Corridor Amendment/EIS, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215.\n\nSince taking office, Congresswoman Boebert has strived to increase energy production and fought federal land grabs. Responsibly developing the natural resources of the United States is critical to energy independence.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boeberts-nine-legislative-priorities-pass-house", "Rep. Boebert's Nine Legislative Priorities Pass The House", "2022-07-21", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJuly 21, 2022\n\nThis week, the House of Representatives passed nine of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities.\n\nThis week, the House of Representatives passed nine of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cCongress controls the power of the purse. I was able to pass nine important provisions for Colorado\u2019s Third District through the House. These legislative victories will provide important resources for our first responders, education, supporting farmers and ranchers, combatting Western drought and invasive species, keeping our federal highways safe and open for travel, and effectively managing our forests. Importantly, several of these policy provisions came from needs identified at meetings in the district. I\u2019ll continue to push as hard as I can for meaningful solutions that benefit the American people and our local communities.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOn July 20, 2022, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8294, a package of six appropriations bills. Specifically, the package included Transportation and Housing and Urban Development; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government; Interior and Environment; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023.\n\nWhile Congresswoman Boebert opposed final passage of the bill due to reckless spending levels and a slew of \u201cwoke\u201d policy concerns, she worked with the Appropriations Committee to secure nine of her individual requests for Colorado\u2019s Third District in the package. To read House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Kay Granger's full letter to Congresswoman Boebert, click HERE.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s nine legislative priorities that passed the House include:\n\nRep. Boebert secured $218.14 million for Bureau of Reclamation projects and $53.99 million in requests for rural water projects. This robust funding will advance the efforts of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC), a project authorized by Congress back in 1962 the will provide an abundant supply of clean water from the Pueblo Reservoir to 50,000 people throughout Southeastern Colorado where groundwater is naturally contaminated by harmful microorganisms and radionuclides. The cities within Colorado\u2019s Third District effected by the AVC are in desperate need of a reliable water source, and it\u2019s far past time that Congress delivered on its promise to the citizens in the Lower Arkansas Valley. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert secured $7.66 million in support of the Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program affecting the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin. The Congresswoman implored the President to provide funding for projects that seek to recover four threatened and endangered fish species, continue water development projects, and ensure important compliance with the Endangered Species Act for water and power providers. As a result of this collaborative effort, approximately 2,200 water projects could take place in the Upper Colorado River basin. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert successfully advocated for collaboration amongst various federal agencies to establish a pilot program seeking to remove non-native Russian olive and salt cedars in the West. These phreatophytes consume vast amounts of water, with the salt cedars consuming about 200 gallons of water per day per plant. With the massive amounts of water they consume, salt cedars increase the risk and severity of wildfires in the riparian ecosystems they inhabit. Congresswoman Boebert is aggressively working to remove these invasive species. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert secured $10 million for the Indian Irrigation Fund to address the deferred maintenance backlog and increase water storage for a number of already authorized projects like the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project that provides irrigation to the Southern Ute Indians. This project has become dangerous in the past few years due to agency neglect and maintenance issues, and this funding will help address these problems and increase responsible water storage. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert secured $52.23 million in funding to protect western Colorado against the threat of wildfires and address the bark beetle epidemic. In 2020, Colorado residents witnessed one of the worst wildfire seasons in the state\u2019s history. It is time for Congress to address the problem through proactive management measures such as removing hazardous fuels and thinning overgrown forests. Not only will this create jobs for Americans, but it will protect people and local communities from dangerous wildfires. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert secured $1 million for the Wolf-Livestock Loss Demonstration Program. The Wolf-Livestock Loss Demonstration Program ensures livestock producers are compensated for the loss of livestock killed by wolves. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert secured full-funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year 2023. This program is crucial to Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District because it seeks to offset losses to local governments from massive amounts of federal land within their jurisdiction. PILT funding helps offset the challenges rural communities are facing and provides resources for construction of new schools, road maintenance, police protection, and life-saving search and rescue missions.\n\nRep. Boebert took action to improve I-70 by helping secure $28.44 billion in funds for the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP). A prime example of the necessary projects the National Highway Performance Program supports is located in Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District. I-70 is the gateway to the West. Because of natural hazards, I-70 experiences significant closures through Glenwood Canyon that last greater than 1 week, three or four times a decade. Last year, I -70 was closed for 16.5 days through Glenwood Canyon due to severe mudslides and flash flooding that buried the interstate in 10 feet of mud. For more information, click HERE.\n\nRep. Boebert was able to advance protections for farmers and ranchers by securing a legislative provision that exempts livestock haulers from excessive Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations. The federal government severely misunderstands the impact these requirements could have on those in the commercial trucking industry, specifically livestock haulers. They could force livestock haulers to unload their livestock and reload them during a \u2018mandated rest period\u2019. Due to the unpredictable terrain of western Colorado this could increase the risk of injury and add additional stress to the livestock. The federal government has no business risking the lives of truckers and the livestock simply because they feel the need to over-regulate this industry.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-repeal-rino-gun-grab", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Repeal Rino Gun Grab", "2022-07-14", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert led 28 of her colleagues in introducing the Shall Not Be Infringed Act. This bill seeks to repeal the so-called \u201cBipartisan Safer Communities Act,\u201d legislation that was signed into law after numerous RINOs broke rank and failed to defend the Second Amendment.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe so-called \u2018Bipartisan Safer Communities Act\u2019 tramples on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens and will have no significant impact in stopping mass shootings and deterring gun violence. This poorly written law was negotiated behind closed doors by a small group of Senate RINOs that do not reflect the interests and values of the American people. Shockingly, this bill was rushed to the floor a few days after introduction and didn\u2019t receive a single Congressional hearing or markup despite the legal implications for millions of gun owners in America. Rather than hardening building security and allowing resources to be spent on training and staffing schools with more armed personnel, this bill seeks to bribe states with promises of Washington money for adopting red-flag gun seizure laws. The Shall Not Be Infringed Act fully repeals this unconstitutional bill and defends the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn June, President Biden signed into law S. 2938, which passed Congress when 15 Senate and 14 House RINOs teamed up with Democrats to pass the most radical gun grab package in nearly three decades.\n\nThis terrible public law seeks to implement \u201cbackdoor\u201d universal background checks by reclassifying private sellers as gun dealers, and was widely criticized for incentivizing states to adopt unconstitutional red-flag gun seizure laws, extending background checks for adults under 21-years-old, creating criminal prohibitions on straw purchases, disarming teachers, increasing the likelihood that someone selling a gun from their personal collection will catch a federal gun charge, and more.\n\nGun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) support Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill.\n\n28 Members of Congress joined Rep. Boebert in introducing the Shall Not Be Infringed Act, including: Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Andrew Clyde, Jody Hice, Mary Miller, Matt Rosendale, Dan Bishop, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Randy Weber, Jeff Van Drew, Scott Perry, Adrian Smith, Alex Mooney, Brian Babin, Ben Cline, Andy Biggs, Chip Roy, Michael Cloud, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Madison Cawthorn, Paul Gosar, Doug Lamborn, Vicky Hartzler, Ronny Jackson, and Thomas Massie.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-ban-radical-lefts-disgusting-plan-build-abortion", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Ban Radical Left\u2019s Disgusting Plan to Build Abortion Facilities on Federal Land", "2022-07-01", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the Protecting Life on Federal Lands Act to halt the radical left\u2019s proposals to build abortion clinics on federal land and preempt state law.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cThe radical left believes in abortion at all costs. AOC, Senator Warren, and the rest of the Genocide Squad will not rest until every baby in America is at risk. Democrats want Americans to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, see the wonders of God\u2019s creation, and then after a day of hiking stop by an abortion mill and kill their baby. It is beyond disgusting and absurd that these Leftists want to build abortion facilities on America\u2019s public lands in states where abortion is now restricted. America\u2019s unborn sons and daughters, who are our future, should be protected. My bill ensures extremists won\u2019t be able to use federal lands and military bases to circumvent the SCOTUS decision and state laws to perform abortions on federal lands.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFar-left radicals like AOC and Elizabeth Warren have suggested that Biden build abortion death camps on federal lands as a way of circumventing state laws and the recent SCOTUS decision that protect the right to life. Twenty-five far-left Senators even signed a letter calling on Biden to allow abortion facilities to operate on federal land.\n\nThis far-left legal theory has no place in America, and Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill will put a stop to it before it begins.\n\nSpecifically, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislation prohibits any entity of the federal government from allowing abortion facilities to operate on federal land, including: military bases, national parks, national forests, public lands, or buildings and land occupied by any federal agency.\n\nReps. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Mary Miller (IL-15), Jody Hice (GA-10), Mary Miller (IL-15), Bob Good (VA-05), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Alex Mooney (WV-02), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Madison Cawthorn (NC-11), Bill Posey (FL-08), and Randy Weber (TX-14) joined Congresswoman Boebert in introducing this legislation and cosponsored the Protecting Life on Federal Lands Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:25Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/supreme-court-effectively-kills-green-new-deal-and-upholds-rule-law", "Supreme Court Effectively Kills the Green New Deal and Upholds the Rule of Law", "2022-06-30", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "In response to the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark decision in West Virginia v. EPA, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cOur government of the people, by the people, for the people is meant to be led by the people\u2019s elected Representatives, not unaccountable bureaucrats. Congress never gave the EPA the power to dictate the minutia of how energy producers should produce energy for every power plant across the country. It was wrong for Obama and his agency minions to attempt to usurp Congress\u2019 power to begin with, and I am grateful that the Supreme Court returned power to the people and restored the separation of powers.\n\n\u201cGood riddance to the EPA\u2019s Green New Deal-like executive mandates. We are facing the most pressing energy crisis since Jimmy Carter, yet the Biden regime is more focused on shutting down American energy production than delivering reliable, affordable energy to keep the lights on and gas prices low. Climate ideologues are out-of-touch with the American people, and I am grateful that their war on coal was found unconstitutional. The Supreme Court again made the right decision and courageously defended the Constitution\u2019s separation of powers. Executive agencies have the power to enforce the law, not make it.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn December 2021, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert signed an amicus brief in support of West Virginia arguing that the EPA had gone beyond its statutory authority and infringed on Congress\u2019 exclusive legislative power.\n\nAn independent economic analysis found that the so-called \u201cClean Power Plan\u201d would have killed 226,000 jobs annually and cost the U.S. economy $50 billion each year.\n\nIn February of 2016, the Supreme Court issued an order on a 5-4 vote that blocked Obama\u2019s so-called \u201cClean Power Plan\u201d from taking effect.\n\nThe Trump administration agreed that Obama\u2019s job-killing mandates exceeded the EPA\u2019s regulatory authority, so they repealed it and replaced it with the less extreme Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule. However, several blue states sued and won in the U.S. appeals court in Washington which vacated the repeal of the Clean Power Plan as well as the ACE Rule.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:13:54Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-july-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases July Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-06-28", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 28, 2022\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s office has returned nearly $1,080,371.73 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022\n\nMeeker Mobile Office Hours\n\nMeeker Town Hall\n\n345 Market Street\n\nMeeker, CO\n\n10:00\u201311:00 am\n\nCraig Mobile Office Hours\n\nCraig City Council Chambers\n\n300 W 4th Street\n\nCraig, CO\n\n12:30-1:30pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022\n\nCollbran Mobile Office Hours\n\nCollbran Town Hall\n\n1010 High Street\n\nCollbran, CO\n\n10:00 \u201311:00 am\n\nMONDAY, JULY 18, 2022\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall\n\n28 Silver Thread Lane\n\nSouth Fork\n\n10:30-11:00am\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourt House\n\n925 6th Street\n\nDel Norte\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nColorado Potato Administrative Committee\n\n1305 Park Avenue\n\nMonte Vista\n\n1:30-2:30pm\n\nAlamosa County Mobile Office Hours\n\nThe Depot\n\n610 State Street\n\nAlamosa, CO\n\n3:30-4:30pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022\n\nLeadville Mobile Office Hours\n\nLake County Public Library\n\nBaby Doe Room\n\n1115 Harrison Avenue\n\nLeadville, CO\n\n1:00- 2:00pm\n\nFRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022\n\nLa Plata County Mobile Office Hours\n\nPine River Library\n\nStudy Room 113\n\n395 Bayfield Center Drive\n\nBayfield, CO\n\n3:00-4:00pm\n\nMONDAY, JULY 25, 2022\n\nMontezuma County Mobile Office Hours\n\nMontezuma County Annex\n\n107 North Chestnut Street\n\nCortez, CO\n\n11:00-12:00 pm\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s Casework Success Stories\n\nDue to red-tape and staffing issues at the VA\u2014including no one answering the phones\u2014a Silver Star veteran had gone 14 months waiting for an authorization for care. Within days of opening the case, the veteran\u2019s condition turned to an emergency. We were able to escalate the case through the VA-VISN, and stayed in contact with the veteran over the weekend so he could get immediate help.\n\nFarmers raised complaints that the USDA was declining their crop loss insurance claims due to \"failure to irrigate\" during a drought. My district staff contacted the agency and worked to have the issue resolved so that farmers' claims could be paid.\n\nA couple traveling overseas was separated due to the husband testing positive for COVID. The wife contacted my office for help since her husband was detained at a quarantine facility with unsafe and unsanitary conditions. My office worked with the Department of State to convey emergency instructions to the embassy and help get the husband out of this dangerous situation.\n\nA Grand Junction small business' EIDL loan was denied by the Small Business Administration (SBA) without justification. My office contacted the SBA to get them to re-look at the case and reverse their decision and grant the EIDL loan and save the small business from going under.\n\nA provider for bi-monthly veterans\u2019 PTSD group counseling had been a repeat no-show for a year and attendance dwindled as fellow veterans struggled to counsel one another. We drew attention to the problem which is now corrected.\n\nA veteran walked into my office in extreme distress with tens of thousands in unpaid medical bills for life-saving emergency medical care that the VA was supposed to cover. He was being harassed by bill collectors and reported the VA denied coverage because he didn\u2019t seek care at his local hospital. The rural hospital didn\u2019t have the needed expertise and doctors from both Albuquerque and Denver were involved in the case which created confusion on paper. We contacted the VA to put the pieces together for justification of coverage, and the veteran\u2019s bills were paid.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who had been previously denied a claim for an increase in benefits and filed multiple appeals as his chronic condition had quickly been deteriorating his quality of life. At this time the veteran was very close to losing his home as he could not work or perform daily tasks. We were able to get the veteran in contact with the Loan Guarantee Department at the VA to assist with the veteran\u2019s mortgage while we waited for a new medical appointment to document the deterioration of the veteran\u2019s medical condition and the determination from those findings. Within a few months, we were able to help facilitate the increase of monthly benefits well over the expected amount as well as more than doubling the amount of back pay the veteran was expected to receive.\n\nI was contacted by a veteran who was not receiving his retirement or benefits almost a year after retiring from the Navy. We inquired with the Department of the Navy and were able to get his retirement services approved and enrolled in benefits while ensuring the veteran received back pay for the year that he did not receive his retirement pay.\n\nI was contacted by the daughter of a Korean War Veteran that had recently passed away and due to the lack of paperwork, the family was unable to hold a funeral service with military honors and reached out to our office to get his service records to place a plaque on his headstone so he could receive the honor he deserved. Due to the closures of the National Personnel Records Center due to COVID-19, this request was backlogged as no paper records were being retrieved. After almost a full year, we were able to obtain the veteran\u2019s service records for the family to ensure this Korean War Veteran will be honored.\n\nA veteran\u2019s family contacted me regarding the VA\u2019s very slow reaction to their doctor\u2019s request for the veteran\u2019s immediate open-heart surgery. We got the veteran into surgery in three days. The doctor and family indicated the veteran could have died had they waited longer for surgery.\n\nA widow contacted me and was very concerned that she would not receive any funds to assist her with living expenses. She had applied to the VA for benefits but had not heard anything for three months. Within a month after contacting my office she had received the paperwork and funds.\n\nA widow contacted me as she was to receive lump sum spousal benefits and had waited fourth months and not heard anything from the VA. Within a month of contacting me, she received the lump sum payment.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:13:54Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-reduce-gas-prices-and-restore-american-energy", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Reduce Gas Prices and Restore American Energy Dominance", "2022-06-27", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the Fueling American Prosperity Act to lower gas prices, increase domestic production, and restore American energy dominance.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe solution to high gas prices is simple: drill baby drill. We have an abundance of domestic natural resources just waiting to be unleashed. America produces energy cleaner and safer than anyone else in the world. Sadly, the Biden regime decided to unilaterally shut down American energy dominance on day one and we are all paying the price at the pump. The Biden regime has proven time and time again that it would rather pander to extremists and rely on dirty foreign oil than safely produce American energy that creates American jobs. It\u2019s time to restore American energy dominance and reduce gas prices which is exactly what my bill will do.\n\n\u201cIf the Biden regime fails to act, my bill will hold them accountable by imposing a hiring freeze at the Department of the Interior. If the American people cannot get affordable energy, the Biden regime should not be able to hire more bureaucrats to create more red tape.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s Fueling American Prosperity Act will reduce gas prices and restore American energy dominance in the following ways:\n\nBy resuming canceled oil and gas leases. The Biden regime canceled three massive oil and gas lease sales on May 11th to pander to radical enviros. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Fueling American Prosperity Act will undo this terrible decision and execute these leases as originally scheduled.\n\nRequiring the Biden regime immediately resume onshore lease sales.\n\nRequiring the Biden regime to submit a new 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program.\n\nExpediting the bureaucratic regulatory process. While the national price of gas is greater than $3.99 per gallon, the bill expedites the regulatory process for producing energy without compromising safety. Under this provision, environmental assessments would be capped at 1 year, and environmental impact statements would be capped at 2 years when gas prices are at an unacceptable level.\n\nAdditionally, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Fueling American Prosperity Act contains built-in accountability provisions. If the Biden regime fails to meet the above requirements, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill would impose a hiring freeze on government bureaucrats at the Department of the Interior.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s Fueling American Prosperity Act was co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), Tom Tiffany(WI-07), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Scott Perry (PA-10).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:13:54Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-statement-supreme-court-upholding-second", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Statement on the Supreme Court Upholding the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms", "2022-06-23", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment\u2019s right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed by public safety bureaucrats and affirmed what Congresswoman Boebert argued in the amicus brief she signed.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cI am so grateful that Justice Thomas led a 6-3 majority in ruling that New York bureaucrats do not have the power to arbitrarily deny someone the right to defend themselves. This case struck down New York\u2019s gun laws in which Americans are only allowed to carry handguns outside of their homes if government bureaucrats are persuaded that they have a proper cause. This is the biggest legal victory for the Second Amendment in over a decade, and I\u2019m proud to have been a part of it. For the first time in my lifetime, millions of Americans trapped in may issue states will finally have access to their Second Amendment right to self-defense.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/seven-congresswoman-boeberts-bipartisan-legislative-provisions-passed-house-0", "Seven of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Bipartisan Legislative Provisions Passed by House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense", "2022-06-16", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 16, 2022\n\nThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved seven of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities with bipartisan support.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cOur men and women in uniform deserve to have the equipment, resources, and training they need to effectively accomplish their missions. The legislative wins I was able to get into the defense bill are big wins for Colorado that will help provide for our national defense while also ensuring we are prudently using taxpayer dollars.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nSeven of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislative provisions were passed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense with bipartisan support, including:\n\nThe subcommittee allocated $500 million for the Israeli Cooperative Program to support our critical national security alliance. (Section 8073). Congresswoman Boebert submitted an appropriations request asking for \u201cthe necessary resources\u201d for U.S.-Israel missile defense programs.\n\nThe subcommittee allocated $80 million for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome defense system, which has intercepted more than 4,000 rockets fired by terrorists.\n\nThe subcommittee allocated $127 million for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense program.\n\nThe subcommittee allocated $173 million for the Arrow System Improvement Program to detect incoming missiles.\n\nThe subcommittee authorized full funding for the development and modernization of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (Section 8108). Congresswoman Boebert submitted an appropriations request to support the F-35 program and to specifically support the Colorado Air National Guard.\n\nThe subcommittee increased F-35 aircraft buys from Biden\u2019s budget request of 33 aircraft to 61 aircraft. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s appropriations request will support Colorado, since the F-35 program supports 1,840 jobs annually in Colorado and injects $226.8 million into the state\u2019s economy.\n\nThe subcommittee prohibited using Department of Defense travel funds at strip clubs or casinos (Section 8103). Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s appropriations request asking for the prohibition was necessary as Department of Defense officials previously charged the taxpayers 4,437 times over the course of one year for transactions at strip clubs and casinos.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-supports-glenwood-springs-south-bridge-project", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Supports Glenwood Springs\u2019 South Bridge Project", "2022-06-15", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert advocated for the safety of the people in Glenwood Springs by sending a letter in strong support of the South Bridge Project.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe Glenwood Springs\u2019 South Bridge Project has strong local support including $24 million in local matching dollars. This project is critical to provide a secondary evacuation route in the event of a wildfire, coal seam fire, or other natural disaster threatening Glenwood Springs. This worthwhile project will also help reduce congestion along the I-70 corridor. I am grateful to local officials for working with me on this issue in a bipartisan manner, and I look forward to seeing the South Bridge Project completed.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert has worked closely with local officials on the South Bridge project. In September 2021, Congresswoman Boebert met with Glenwood Springs Mayor Jonathan Godes to discuss her support of infrastructure projects to improve the I-70 corridor. In May, Congresswoman Boebert hosted Glenwood Springs Mayor Jonathan Godes, City Council Member Ingrid Wussow, City Attorney Karl Hanlon, and City Manager Debra Figueroa for a bipartisan meeting in her D.C. office to discuss the South Bridge Project. Additionally, Congresswoman Boebert discussed her I-70 Detour Act to direct the Department of Transportation to study improvements to alternate routes and mitigate the impacts of extended I-70 closures.\n\nCurrently, the only paved access route to Glenwood Springs\u2019 South Corridor is via Four Mile Road, Midland Avenue and 27th Street Bridge, which are vulnerable to closure during natural and man-made disasters. A second bridge is necessary to ensure safe travel and access for emergency vehicles. Evacuation modeling for the City of Glenwood Springs indicates that in the event of a catastrophic wildfire, the South Bridge would save countless lives that would otherwise be lost due to a backup of vehicles evacuating over Midland Avenue to the 27th Street Bridge.\n\nWith Rural Surface Transportation grant funds, Glenwood Springs will be able to construct a new bridge connection that will provide a critical second emergency route/evacuation access between State Highway 82 and the western side of the Roaring Fork River in the City\u2019s South Corridor. The Glenwood Spring\u2019s South Bridge Program aligns with the Rural Surface Transportation\u2019s program to improve connectivity, enhance the safety of all travelers, generate economic growth, and improve the quality of life for residents of the Lower Colorado River Valley and the Roaring Fork Valley.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-champions-rural-water-issues-fights-deliver-funding", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Champions Rural Water Issues, Fights to Deliver Funding for Improved Water Storage and Delivery Projects", "2022-06-14", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert issued her strong support for the joint Water Conservancy District\u2019s grant application seeking assistance from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve 566 water storage and delivery projects throughout the San Luis Valley.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cMy top three priorities are water, water, and water. Rural Colorado\u2019s water supply must be expanded, especially during times of drought. I am a champion for water policies that deliver solutions, and these projects will add thousands of acre-feet of water storage.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert strongly supports the San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District\u2019s, the Conejos Water Conservancy District\u2019s, and the Alamosa-La Jara Water Conservancy District\u2019s grant application for NRCS funding.\n\nBy streamlining water storage and delivery projects, resources from this grant will help reduce costs and deliver results for the San Luis Valley by improving 566 water storage and delivery projects. If approved, the grant could lead to thousands of acre-feet more water storage, improved ditches, and restored stream banks and channels Locally driven solutions with strong support deserve significant consideration in this time of historic drought.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert continues to champion water issues for Colorado\u2019s Third District including:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert advocated for the San Luis Valley and successfully helped defeat plans to steal seven billion gallons of water per year and pump it to the Denver suburbs.\n\nOne of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s first pieces of legislation was the Western Water Security Act, legislation that protects private water rights, defends against federal water grabs, and upholds state water law.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert introduced the 30x30 Termination Act to prevent federal water grabs.\n\nAt a House Committee on Natural Resources\u2019 forum, Congresswoman Boebert advocated for more water storage projects throughout the West and to protect and preserve existing water storage projects that Democrats are trying to tear down.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert fought federal bureaucracy to get the San Luis Valley weather radar online to improve precipitation forecasting for local water districts.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is defending private water rights from Biden\u2019s attempt to reinstate the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert supported efforts to remove noxious weeds that waste 200 gallons of water per day per plant and harm rural farmers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-introduces-legislation-classify-fentanyl-weapon-mass", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces Legislation to Classify Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction", "2022-06-13", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "In response to the rising fentanyl deaths caused by the Biden Border Crisis, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the \u201cFentanyl is a WMD Act\u201d to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cBack home in Colorado, almost everyone I talk to knows someone who has died from fentanyl. Fentanyl is America\u2019s silent killer and is now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. The saddest thing about the fentanyl crisis is that it is preventable. National security experts know that the vast majority of deadly fentanyl plaguing our communities comes across the southern border. Just last year, Border Patrol encountered enough fentanyl at the border to kill every American seven times over. There is no way around it\u2014the Biden Border Crisis is killing Americans. It is time to call fentanyl what it is: a weapon of mass destruction that is destroying our nation.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nBy listing fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislation will direct the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to allocate resources to stopping the scourge that fentanyl has unleashed on our nation. This policy innovation will increase interagency coordination to stop fentanyl and will increase resources for technology development, deployment of sensors to detect fentanyl, and analytical data-based decision-making. This additional support will assist our brave men and women of Border Patrol who are already serving on the front lines to interdict deadly fentanyl flowing into our country across the porous southern border.\n\nFentanyl has already been used as a weapon of mass destruction. In 2002, the Russian military deployed an aerosolized form of fentanyl against terrorists holding hostages in a Moscow theater.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislation only targets the illicit use of fentanyl. It will not interfere with legal, medical use of fentanyl, as is standard with weapons of mass destruction classifications. For instance, botulinum toxin is classified as a weapon of mass destruction, but its legal form (Botox) is readily accessible in medical contexts.\n\nFentanyl is killing massive numbers of Americans, and a comprehensive whole-of-government approach is needed to combat its devastation. Fentanyl is already a weapon of mass destruction creating tragedies across the nation:\n\nIn 2021, over 80,000 Americans died from opioids, including fentanyl.\n\nOne American dies of fentanyl every eight-and-a-half minutes.\n\nLast year, over 900 Coloradans died from fentanyl.\n\nFentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, surpassing suicide, COVID-19, and car accidents.\n\nLast year, Border Patrol seized enough fentanyl to kill every American seven times over.\n\nIn just the first five months of 2022, law enforcement seized two million doses of fentanyl in Colorado. This is a tragic sign that the fentanyl epidemic is on the rise since that is more seized fentanyl in the first five months of 2022 than was seized in all of 2021.\n\nFentanyl is 100 times more powerful than other opioids like morphine.\n\nIn 2018, the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate concluded that \u201cfentanyl is very likely a viable option\u201d for use as a weapon of mass destruction. Furthermore, a 2019 Department of Homeland Security memorandum identified fentanyl as a threat to national security and recommended listing it as a weapon of mass destruction.\n\nCo-Sponsors of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s \u201cFentanyl is a WMD Act\u201d include Reps. Mary Miller (IL-15), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Bill Posey (FL-08), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Barry Moore (AL-02), and Troy Nehls (TX-22).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-takes-action-prevent-gitmo-prisoners-coming-america", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Takes Action to Prevent GITMO Prisoners from Coming to America", "2022-06-09", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act to prevent Biden from building a new facility on American soil to replace the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and prevent Biden from transferring or releasing known terrorists at Guantanamo into the United States.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cTerrorists should never be allowed to step foot on American soil. Democrats are calling for terrorists to be released from Guantanamo or to be moved to prisons across the country, including in Colorado. My bill confronts this destructive rhetoric and keeps these terrorists right where they belong: behind bars and out of America. While Biden was Vice President, the Obama regime released 196 terrorists from Guantanamo; unsurprisingly, many of those individuals have returned to terrorism killing American soldiers and civilians. After Biden\u2019s disastrous Afghanistan failure, I think the country has had enough of his soft-on-terrorism strategy.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFour members of the Taliban that were released when Biden was vice president are now leading the Afghanistan terrorist regime as the director of intelligence, the deputy defense minister, the minister of borders and tribal affairs, and the minister of information and culture.\n\nEven though the 2022 NDAA prohibits closing Guantanamo, Democrats are trying to circumvent the law and close it anyways. At Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s confirmation hearing, Democrats proposed moving the terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo to Florence, Colorado.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act will prevent the Biden regime from building a new facility on American soil to replace the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and stop the Biden regime from transferring or releasing terrorists at Guantanamo into the United States.\n\nReps. Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Ken Buck (CO-04), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-05, Mary Miller IL-15), Bill Posey (FL-08), and John Moolenaar (MI-04) joined the Congresswoman in introducing this legislation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-announces-2022-congressional-art-competition", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Announces 2022 Congressional Art Competition Winner: High School Sophomore Kylee Smith from Walsenburg, Colorado", "2022-05-26", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert announced that high school sophomore Kylee Smith from Walsenburg, Colorado won the 2022 Congressional Art Competition.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cCongratulations to Kylee Smith from Walsenburg, Colorado for winning the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Her piece, Momma\u2019s Meadow, beautifully captures Fisher\u2019s Peak, one of the grandest landmarks in southern Colorado. I am excited to show off her artwork to constituents and other Members of Congress as they pass by it while entering the Capitol. What makes Kylee\u2019s talent even more impressive is that she is a homeschooled student, and her artistic talent is mostly self-taught. Kylee\u2019s grandmother was a painter, and it is amazing to see Kylee carry that legacy on through her amazing artwork.\n\n\u201cI\u2019d also like to congratulate Amber Yoakum and Ulayna Madril from Centennial High School in Pueblo and Claire Elise Rasmussen from Palisade High School for being named honorable mentions in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. To honor their achievements, each one of them will have their artwork displayed in my District Offices in Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Durango. Finally, I\u2019d like to congratulate and thank all of the contestants for submitting entries for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. It was such a competitive year, and all the students\u2019 work was truly remarkable. I am always amazed to see Colorado students\u2019 artistic talent.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nHigh school sophomore Kylee Smith from Walsenburg won the 2022 Congressional Art Competition with her piece, Momma\u2019s Meadow. Her artwork will be displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol, where Members of Congress and over 1 million visitors per year will see it as they enter the Capitol.\n\nKylee Smith and one family member will be invited to D.C. for an awards ceremony and reception in the U.S. Capitol unveiling her artwork. The invitation will include free airfare to D.C.\n\nThe Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.\n\nHomeschooled high school sophomore Kylee Smith from Walsenburg won first place with her acrylic painting, Momma\u2019s Meadow. Her piece will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.\n\nCentennial High School sophomore Amber Yoakum from Pueblo was recognized as an honorable mention with her pencil drawing, Meow. Her piece will be displayed in Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Durango district office.\n\nPalisade High School sophomore Claire Elise Rasmussen from Palisade was recognized as an honorable mention with her photograph, Blossoms and Bee. Her piece will be displayed in Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Grand Junction district office.\n\nCentennial High School senior Ulayna Madril from Pueblo was recognized as an honorable mention with her pencil and pastel drawing, Piglet. Her piece will be displayed in Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Pueblo district office.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:09:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-leads-effort-opposing-30x30-land-grab", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Leads Effort Opposing 30x30 Land Grab", "2022-05-26", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led 18 Members of Congress in an effort opposing the illegal tactics the Biden regime is using to implement the 30x30 land grab.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cThe Biden regime is going around the law by implementing its 30x30 land grab to lock up 30% of public and private property and water by 2030 without providing for public comment or following other required legal procedures. The National Environmental Protection Act clearly requires the federal government to create an Environmental Impact Statement for major federal actions and open a forum for public comment. If a minor project like building a shed in a national park requires an Environmental Impact Statement, surely a massive endeavor like locking up 30% of the landmass and waters of the entire United States requires one. This is the largest land grab in American history, and the American public deserves far more transparency from the Biden regime. What are they trying to hide?\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn one of his first actions since taking office, Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14008 to codify enviros\u2019 pipe dream of locking up 30% of all public and private property and water by 2030. According to the Department of Interior, 12% of land in the United States is \u201cpermanently protected\u201d and 23% of water in the United States is \u201cstrongly protected.\u201d Therefore, to reach its goal, the 30x30 initiative must lock up an additional 681 million additional acres in the next 8 years.\n\nFor context, the federal government already has 111 million acres locked up in wilderness status and owns more than 640 million acres. Even if every acre of federal land were designated wilderness (which is not possible given expansive federal facilities like military bases, etc.) the federal government would still need to lock up 40 million acres of private land to reach its goal. For comparison, 40 million acres is almost the size of North Dakota.\n\nThe 30x30 initiative was cooked up by George Soros\u2019 Center for American Progress. Soros\u2019 original pseudoscientific policy called for locking up 30% of the nation\u2019s lands and waters by 2030 and locking up 50% of the nation\u2019s lands and waters by 2050. This catastrophic land grab will not stop with 30% of our lands and waters. Leftists in Vermont just passed a bill locking up 50% of the state by 2050. It is only a matter of time before they come for Colorado.\n\nSince the 30 x 30 initiative is largest land grab in American history and will have sweeping impacts for Coloradans, it certainly warrants an extensive Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Protection Act.\n\nRep. Boebert has been an active critic of the 30 x 30 program, and she introduced the 30 x 30 Termination Act to defund and nullify Executive Order 14008 and defend private property in rural communities. Additionally, Rep. Boebert introduced an amendment to a Democrat land grab bill to nullify the 30x30 program. Rep. Boebert also joined 12 Senators and 50 Representatives in a letter to President Biden demanding explanations for how he plans to carry out his 30x30 land grab.\n\nSigners of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter include Reps. Andy Biggs (AZ-5), Russ Fulcher (ID-1), Louie Gohmert (TX-1), Paul Gosar (AZ-4), Vicky Hartzler (MO-4), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Doug Lamborn (CO-5), Nancy Mace (SC-1), Tracey Mann (KS-1), August Pfluger (TX-11), Adrian Smith (NE-3), Tom Tiffany (WI-7), Matt Rosendale (MT-At Large), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Ken Buck (CO-4), Ted Budd (NC-13), and Jason Smith (MO-8).\n\nThe full text of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nOn January 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008 (Order) entitled \u201cTackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.\u201d In Section 216 of the Order, the President directed the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (collectively, the Departments), to submit a report recommending steps the federal government should take, working with state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, agricultural and forest landowners, fishermen, and other key stakeholders, to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030, otherwise known as \u201c30x30\u201d or \u201cAmerica the Beautiful.\u201d\n\nAccording to a January 27, 2021 \u201cFact Sheet\u201d issued by the Interior Department, 12 percent of the lands in the United States are considered \u201cpermanently protected\u201d and about 23 percent of the United States\u2019 waters are considered \u201cstrongly protected.\u201d To reach 30 percent by 2030, hundreds of millions of acres of land and water will be impacted. A program of this magnitude requires solid legal authority and a clear plan, yet the administration has articulated neither, leaving our constituents in the dark.\n\nWhat is clear, however, is the Departments are implementing the 30x30 initiative without first analyzing the program\u2019s public and environmental impact, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We are calling on you to refrain from any actions in the furtherance of 30x30 until a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been completed and the legal authority under which this major federal program is proceeding has been disclosed.\n\nOn April 21, 2021, the governors of fifteen states, wrote to President Biden to express their concern regarding this new federal program. They rightly emphasized 30x30 will adversely impact the productive use of hundreds of millions of acres of land, harming local economies and infringing on private property rights. They also noted the lack of any legal justification or clear plan for implementation. They also explained the states have not been consulted on the 30x30 initiative, even though the Order and Interior Department\u2019s Fact Sheet stated the Departments would \u201cundertake the [30x30] process with broad engagement\u201d including engagement with states. Their letter requested answers to twelve questions regarding the 30x30 initiative, nearly one year later, these basic questions remain unanswered and the Departments have not consulted with the states.\n\nDespite the lack of transparency and promised consultation, 30x30 is moving forward outside the scope of public review. In December 2021, acting as the \u201cAmerica the Beautiful Interagency Working Group Co-Chairs,\u201d the Departments jointly published a report entitled \u201cYear One Report America the Beautiful.\u201d The report states the 30x30 initiative will expand to other federal departments and agencies, becoming an \u201call-of-government initiative.\u201d Thus, the scope of this already-enormous new federal program grew even more with no authorization.\n\nThe implementation of a nation-wide federal initiative of this magnitude squarely raises the Departments\u2019 lack of compliance with NEPA. NEPA applies to proposals to take major federal actions and is intended to ensure federal agencies will identify and carefully consider the action\u2019s impact on the human environment before they are implemented.\n\nAt the heart of NEPA is the requirement for a detailed environmental analysis to be prepared and issued for public comment. According to the CEQ, this process should be integrated with the federal agency\u2019s planning and authorization processes and begin at the earliest reasonable time during the decision-making process. Until the NEPA process has been properly completed, no action concerning the proposal may be taken which may have an adverse impact or limit the choice of reasonable alternatives.\n\nAs you know, the term \u201cmajor federal action\u201d is broadly defined by the CEQ and includes, among other things, \u201cnew and continuing activities, including projects and programs entirely or partly financed, assisted, conducted, regulated, or approved by Federal agencies.\u201d CEQ\u2019s regulations also state the major federal actions subject to NEPA include: \u201cAdoption of formal plans, such as official documents prepared or approved by Federal agencies, which prescribe alternative uses of Federal resources, upon which future agency actions will be based\u201d; and \u201cAdoption of programs, such as a group of concerted actions to implement a specific policy or plan; [and] systematic and connected agency decisions allocating agency resources to implement a specific statutory program or executive directive.\u201d\n\nThe 30x30 program clearly meets these definitions. The stated goal of 30x30 is to conserve at least 30 percent of the United States\u2019 lands and waters by 2030. Thus, it will potentially affect the long-term use and management of hundreds of millions of acres.\n\nAdditionally, CEQ recently proposed new NEPA rules for the federal government, increasing the federal burden for permitting any sort of infrastructure. This will inevitably increase public scrutiny of nearly every project with a federal nexus. Even the most complex road, bridge, or transmission project pales in comparison to the impact of relegating hundreds of millions of acres into conservation status. The 30x30 program cannot be achieved without substantial impacts on private property and multiple use federal lands. At minimum, it is the administration\u2019s obligation to provide a plan, legal justification, and venue for the public to participate.\n\nFor the reasons specified, we respectfully ask the Departments to comply with NEPA before proceeding any further with the 30x30 program. The NEPA process would facilitate development and disclosure of the program\u2019s details and support informed public participation, as well as satisfying public disclosure obligations. Without full disclosure of the details of the\n\n30x30 program, its environmental, budgetary, and legal impacts remain unknown and the public is left in the dark. This is hardly the open and transparent process the administration promised.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:09:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-june-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Representative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases June Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-05-26", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Representative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s office has returned over $1,000,000 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nHinsdale County Mobile Office Hours\n\nLake City Public Library\n\n206 N. Silver Street\n\nLake City, CO\n\n10:00 \u201311:00 am\n\nMineral County Mobile Office Hours\n\nMineral County Administration Building\n\nAdministration Conference Room\n\n1201 N. Main Street\n\nCreede, CO\n\nMontrose County Mobile Office Hours\n\nNaturita Community Center\n\n411 W. 2nd Street\n\nNaturita, CO\n\n1:00 \u20132:00 pm\n\nGarfield County Mobile Office Hours\n\nGlenwood Springs City Hall, Council Chambers\n\n101 W. 8th Street\n\nGlenwood Springs, CO\n\n10:30-12:00 pm\n\nPitkin County Mobile Office Hours\n\nSnowmass Village Town Hall\n\nCouncil Chambers\n\n130 Kearns Road\n\nSnowmass Village, CO\n\n1:30-3:00 pm\n\nHuerfano County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCounty Court House\n\n401 N Main Street\n\nWalsenburg, CO\n\n9:00-10:00 am\n\nOuray County Mobile Office Hours\n\nOuray County Courthouse, BOCC Meeting Room\n\n541 4th Street, Ouray\n\nOuray, CO\n\n12:00-1:30 pm\n\nGunnison County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourthouse, Downstairs Conference Room\n\n200 E. Virginia Avenue\n\nGunnison, CO\n\n12:00-1:30 pm\n\nPiedra Area Combined Mobile Office Hours\n\nArchuleta, Mineral, and Hinsdale County\n\nSportsman\u2019s Campground-Main Lodge\n\n2095 Taylor Lane\n\nPagosa Springs, CO\n\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\n\nConejos County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown Hall\n\n211 Broadway Street\n\nLa Jara, CO\n\n11:00 am-12:30 pm\n\nCostilla County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCity Hall\n\n408 Main Street\n\nSan Luis, CO\n\n2:30-3:30 pm", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:09:24Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-secures-major-victory-free-speech-unconstitutional-disinformation", "Rep. Boebert Secures Major Victory for Free Speech, Unconstitutional Disinformation Board on Life Support and Nina Jankowicz Out of a Job", "2022-05-18", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Truth Czar Nina Jankowicz resigned, and the Biden regime announced the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS\u2019s) new Disinformation Governance Board was placed on \u201cpause\u201d following severe pushback from Republicans in Congress led by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cToday is a great day for free speech. The Disinformation Governance Board is effectively dead and Scary Poppins is out of work and will no longer be able to censor conservatives as the Biden regime\u2019s Minister of Truth. While we were successful in defending free speech from this attack, the fight is not over. The Biden regime has been unrelenting in its assault on the First Amendment. This is America not China. I will continue to fight to ensure the people are not silenced by Biden bureaucrats and Big Tech.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nToday, in response to criticism from Republicans Congress led by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz resigned and DHS\u2019s new Disinformation Governance Board was placed on \u201cpause\u201d.\n\nLast week, Congresswoman Boebert led a press conference with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry, GOP Conference Vice-Chair Mike Johnson, and Rep. August Pfluger supporting her bill, the Protecting Free Speech Act, which would terminate the DHS's Disinformation Board and prevent any similar boards from being created in the future.\n\nTo date, 73 Members of Congress have cosponsored Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Protecting Free Speech Act including: Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, Doug Lamborn, Jim Jordan, Rick W. Allen, Brian Babin, Jack Bergman, Andy Biggs, Gus Bilirakis, Dan Bishop, Mo Brooks, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Michael Cloud, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Bob Gibbs, Louie Gohmert, Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Kevin Hern, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Bill Huzienga, Darrell Issa, Chris Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Mike Kelly, Jake LaTurner, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Tracy Mann, Thomas Massie, Lisa McClain, David McKinley, Madison Cawthorn, Daniel Meuser, Carol D. Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alex Mooney, Barry Moore, Greg Murphy, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Jay Obernolte, Steven Palazzo, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, Chip Roy, Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar, Mike Simpson, Jason Smith, Victoria Spartz, Greg Steube, Chris Stewart, Van Taylor, Tom Tiffany, Jeff Van Drew, Jackie Walorski, and Lee Zeldin.\n\nOrganizations supporting Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill include: the American Conservative Union, Americans for Limited Government, Citizens for Renewing America, Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, and the Tea Party Patriots Action.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-introduces-trust-science-act-remove-gray-wolf-endangered", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces the Trust the Science Act to Remove the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List", "2022-05-16", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany led 21 Members of Congress in introducing the Trust the Science Act to permanently delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 and ensure that action is not subject to judicial review.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe science is clear, the gray wolf is fully recovered. It shouldn\u2019t be tougher to delist a recovered species than it is to list a species that warrants protection. For far too long, activist judges and extremist environmentalists have weaponized the Endangered Species Act in order to lock up our lands. The gray wolf listing has also led to countless killings of livestock. The Trust the Science Act empowers states and puts people ahead of violent predators based on actual science. Its far past time that we removed leftist politics from listing decisions.\u201d\n\nCongressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) said, \u201cDespite the fact that the gray wolf has recovered well past its recovery goal post, radical environmentalists, with help from a California judge, have re-listed the gray wolf, posing an immediate threat to livestock, farmers, and pet owners in Wisconsin. The Biden administration must follow the science, as they claim to do, by having Secretary Haaland remove ESA protections from species no longer warranting them.\u201d\n\nRanking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (AR-04) stated, \u201cThe current situation with the gray wolf clearly highlights the shortcomings of the Endangered Species Act. Despite ample scientific and commercial evidence indicating the gray wolf is recovered and no longer needs ESA protections, a federal court intervened and ignored the science. It is time we fix the ESA to accomplish its original intent: recovering species on the brink of extinction and delisting them when they recover. The gray wolf no longer needs the robust protections of the ESA, and those taxpayer dollars should be spent recovering wildlife that actually need help. Congresswoman Boebert and Congressman Tiffany have been leaders on this issue for our committee, and I\u2019m proud to join their legislation.\u201d\n\nChairman of the Western Caucus Dan Newhouse (WA-04) said, \u201cGray wolves have been successfully recovered \u2014 thanks to effective state and local species management plans. Instead of pandering to interest groups with political agendas, we should trust the best available science, which deems the gray wolf an Endangered Species Act success story. I\u2019m proud to join Reps. Boebert and Tiffany in supporting science-based listing decisions that benefit species and local communities.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) stated, \u201cThe gray wolf is a perfect example of why species management should belong with the states and not the federal government. In Minnesota, gray wolf populations have maintained well above both federal and state recovery goals for decades, and does not need further protection. State management is more than adequate to preserve wolves in the affected areas of the country. I am glad to join my colleagues in this common-sense legislation.\u201d\n\nCongressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) said, \u201cFarmers and cattle ranchers throughout the lower 48 are at the mercy of the growing gray wolf population. Decades of protections have allowed their population to skyrocket and exceed their expected population growth goals by 300%. The Department of Interior used the data to determine that the gray wolf population has recovered, but environmental extremists used a lawsuit to block this science-based decision. It\u2019s time for Congress to step in and set the record straight\u2014the gray wolf is no longer endangered. This will give states flexibility to manage wolves that are wreaking havoc on rural towns and endangering residents and livestock. It\u2019s time that the gray wolf be removed from the Endangered Species Act once and for all.\u201d\n\nCongressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) stated, \u201cThe gray wolf population has successfully recovered, and it\u2019s a shame that a California judge can ignore years of scientific evidence to dictate wolf management to folks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. States are best equipped to manage our gray wolf populations, and I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in introducing this important legislation.\u201d\n\nCongressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) said, \u201cThe science and facts show the gray wolf is recovered. In fact, these wolves are now a danger to our domestic animals and livestock. It\u2019s more important now than ever to delist the gray wolves and support state led conservation and management of their populations to better protect our livestock and support our deer herds.\u201d\n\nCongressman Ken Buck (CO-04) stated, \u201cThe gray wolf was first placed on the endangered species list in 1976 and has since made one of the most complete recoveries in history. It is time to trust the science and follow through on the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to delist the gray wolf. States, localities, and private stakeholders have proven themselves more than capable of balancing species recovery with protections for hard working farmers and ranchers in Colorado.\u201d\n\nCongressman Matt Rosendale (MT-AL) said, \u201cGray wolves have well surpassed their recovery targets and it is high time we follow the facts and delist the species from the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife list. In Montana, gray wolf populations were under 100 in the late 1990s. Today, our state is home to more than 1,100 wolves\u2014greatly exceeding federal management objectives. I am proud to cosponsor the Trust the Science Act, and I urge the Biden administration to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act and allow states to lead conservation and management efforts, which have proven to be highly successful in the past.\u201d\n\nCongressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04) stated, \u201cDespite efforts by extremist obstructionist groups to ignore the science and facts, scientific evidence conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service under multiple administrations from both sides of the aisle has shown the gray wolf is recovered and is now thriving. Today, the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list is not just a story of conservation success but highlights the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act when the federal government is able to collaborate and transfer decision-making authority to state and local wildlife officials and land managers.\u201d\n\nCongressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) said, \u201cThe Trump Administration trusted states to implement proper wildlife management plans to care for the gray wolf. I too respect the knowledge and firsthand experience of our states and local communities to manage the future of the gray wolf. I support reimplementing this rule to return jurisdiction to the states.\u201d\n\nCongressman Mike Gallagher (WI-08) stated, \u201cThe science is clear: the gray wolf population has recovered well past its goal. It\u2019s past time for the Department of the Interior to acknowledge this reality, end its continued attempts to re-list the gray wolf, and restore states\u2019 ability to manage wolf populations.\u201d\n\nCongressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) said, \"Following successful efforts to restore the Gray Wolf population in Wisconsin and across the contiguous United States, it is clear that the management of Gray Wolves should be left in the hands of the states and local wildlife agencies. Their recovery is a success of the Endangered Species Act and the Department of the Interior should once again acknowledge this.\"\n\nColorado Livestock Association CEO Zach Riley stated, \u201cSpecial interest groups have long used the \u2018Equal Access to Justice Act,\u2019 lack of oversight in agencies and general lack of understanding of by the public where it concerns biology to wage war on those that live on the land and grow animals. It continues to be an ever-growing war situation between the special interest groups and their attorneys and those few left willing to try to preserve their heritage and way of life. We greatly appreciate Congresswoman Boebert bringing this legislation forward.\u201d\n\nJason Ouimet, executive director for the National Rifle Association\u2019s Institute for Legislative Action said, \u201cThe NRA applauds Rep. Boebert for introducing the Trust the Science Act, working to return wolf management to the states. This legislation would not only allow states to better manage wolves, but it would also benefit hunters by allowing them to play a more active role in wildlife management.\u201d\n\nWisconsin Farm Bureau President Kevin Krentz stated, \u201cWisconsin farmers should not be subject to the judicial whims of a judge hundreds of miles away. It\u2019s time Wisconsin is allowed to take full control of the management of the state\u2019s top predator. Wisconsin Farm Bureau appreciates and supports the efforts of Representative Tiffany and Boebert as they work to allow Wisconsin farmers to defend their livestock. The science is proven. Wisconsin\u2019s wolves have been recovered, and it\u2019s time for the management phase of this Endangered Species Act success story.\u201d\n\nDirector of Public Policy- Federal Affairs for Colorado Farm Bureau Ashley House said, \"We appreciate Congresswoman Boebert's work to bring a resolution to the status of wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes. Executive action and the courts have only complicated the issue with a back-and-forth policy on a species that has clearly recovered and is now thriving. Congress acted decisively on wolf-related issues in the past and should do so again with the passage of this measure.\"\n\nSafari Club International\u2019s Executive Vice President of International, Government and Public Affairs Ben Cassidy stated, \u201cGray wolf populations have met recovery criteria for over 20 years and are an Endangered Species Act success story. The perpetual listing of the gray wolf is just one example of how the federal government and courts have failed to effectively administer the Act. SCI extends a thank you Representative Boebert and Representative Tiffany and fully supports the \u2018Trust the Science Act\u2019 as long overdue legislation to definitively delist the gray wolf.\u201d\n\nMid States Wool Growers Association General Manager Dave Rowe said, \"We believe the relisting of the grey wolf was a mistake and should have never been done. The reintroduction of the grey wolf into farming and ranching communities put great pressure on those families in terms of their personal safety and the livestock that they care for. Again, Mid States Wool Growers Cooperative Association would like to be counted among the other organizations that have endorsed the Trust the Science Act.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Trust the Science Act requires the Secretary of Interior to reissue the 2020 Department of the Interior final rule that delisted gray wolves in the lower 48 United States and ensures that the reissuance of the final rule will not be subject to judicial review.\n\nIn 2020, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States through a process that included the best science and data available. At over 6,000 wolves at the time of delisting, the gray wolf has been the latest Endangered Species Act success story with recoveries with significant populations in the Rocky Mountains and western Great Lakes regions.\n\nAn activist California judge vacated the final 2020 rule back to the Service thereby restoring ESA protections for the gray wolf across most of United States.\n\nGray wolf populations have fully recovered according to career officials who work for the Department of Interior currently and made the delisting decision based on the best available science.\n\nIn Congress, Rep. Boebert has been actively leading on the gray wolf issue. Last month, Rep. Boebert led 23 Members of Congress in a letter urging the Department of the Interior to appeal the California court\u2019s activist decision. In October, Rep. Boebert called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse its decision to study relisting the gray wolf. Additionally, Rep. Boebert secured important federal resources for the Wolf-Livestock Loss Demonstration Program to compensate farmers and ranchers whose livestock are killed by wolves through a legislative effort that was signed into law.\n\nReps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany led 21 Members of Congress in introducing the Trust the Science Act, including: Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Scott Perry (PA-10), Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Brian Steil (WI-01), Ken Buck (CO-04), John Moolenaar (MI-04), and Tom Emmer (MN-06).\n\nGroups supporting the Trust the Science Act include: Alaska Farm Bureau Federation, BigGame Forever, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Wool Growers Association, House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Mid States Wool Growers Association, Minnesota Farm Bureau, Minnesota Lamb & Wool Producers Association, Minnesota State Cattlemen\u2019s Association, National Rifle Association (NRA), New Mexico Wool Growers Inc., Oregon Cattlemen\u2019s Association, Safari Club International (SCI), Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Washington Farm Bureau, Washington State Hunter Heritage Council, Western Caucus, Wisconsin Cattleman\u2019s Association, and Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-leads-press-conference-house-gop-leadership-supporting-her", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Leads Press Conference with House GOP Leadership Supporting Her Bill Defunding Disinformation Board", "2022-05-11", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led a press conference attended by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, GOP Conference Vice-Chair Mike Johnson, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry, and Rep. August Pfluger supporting her bill to terminate the Department of Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said at the press conference, \u201cI\u2019m honored to join my colleagues in this important effort to terminate Biden\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board or more accurately known as the Department of Propaganda. I appreciate Leader McCarthy and the House Leadership for standing shoulder to shoulder with us in the effort to preserve free speech\u2026\n\n\u201c\u2026Ladies and gentlemen, make no mistake, free speech is under attack in America.\n\n\u201cThe Biden regime continuously uses different methods to try and silence dissenting voices. All in a coordinated effort to keep power, silence the truth, and prevent people who disagree with them from having a voice.\n\n\u201cWe know that the White House colluded with Big Tech to censor the American people.\n\n\u201cWe know that the Department of Justice tried to silence moms and dads by calling them domestic terrorists, just for having a say in their children\u2019s education and attending school board meetings.\n\n\u201cAnd we know that conservative journalists have been targeted by federal agencies for simply reporting the truth. This cannot continue.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re here today to advocate for my bill, the Protecting Free Speech Act, which will terminate the new DHS Disinformation Governance Board.\n\n\u201cNow the DHS is a militant arm of the government. They have enforcement mechanisms for their Disinformation Governance Board.\n\n\u201cWe want to be sure no tax dollars are used for any similar government overreach.\n\n\u201cMisinformation has become a rallying cry for the Left to discredit facts that are inconvenient to their liberal agenda. The Russia collusion hoax, Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop, and the Covid lab leak theory were all labeled \u2018misinformation\u2019 by Big Tech until the truth finally prevailed.\n\n\u201cMeanwhile the Biden regime has been able to put out ridiculous statements that we all know to be lies. This includes false claims like our southern border is secure when it is a known fact that there is a complete invasion at our Southern Border with more than two million illegal aliens coming into our country, some 700,000 got-a-ways coming into our country, and our children dying from the fentanyl that is coming into our country.\n\n\u201cThe left is pushing other false claims that Republicans wanted to defund the police and that Biden\u2019s Build Back Better Act, which the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimated would cost $3 trillion over 10 years, somehow costs the American taxpayers $0.\n\n\u201cYou can\u2019t really make this stuff up.\n\n\u201cSo now, because the Biden regime is afraid of Elon Musk and free speech, they want to use Americans\u2019 tax dollars to fund this new board to continue to silence conservatives. Look, I wouldn\u2019t trust Biden and his incompetent misfits to take care of one of my goats, and I certainly don\u2019t trust them to be the arbiters of truth.\n\n\u201cYou know who I trust? I trust the American people. They are more than capable of looking at claims, researching facts, and making informed decisions. Americans don\u2019t need Big Tech fact-checkers or this partisan board silencing free speech like Communist China does.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m calling on Congress to pass my Protecting Free Speech Act, terminate this Orwellian Ministry of Truth, fire Nina Jankowicz, and prevent the Biden Regime from silencing the American people.\u201d\n\nLeader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s prepared remarks for the press conference were as follows: \u201cI want to thank the members standing with me here today, including Representatives Lauren Boebert, Mike Johnson, August Pfluger, and I also want to recognize Scott Franklin for their strong leadership on this issue.\n\n\"President Biden\u2019s \u2018Ministry of Truth' is an un-American abuse of power.\n\n\"It is a scheme conjured up by Washington Democrats to grant themselves the authority to control free speech.\n\n\"They fear Americans having unfettered access to information because it will challenge the power they want to have over people\u2019s lives.\n\n\"And we already know what they will do with that control - they will manipulate the facts and discredit the truth when it is inconvenient to their narrative.\n\n\"We saw it with the Russia collusion hoax. We saw it with Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop. And we saw it throughout Covid when liberals discredited facts that ended up prolonging lockdowns and school closures.\n\n\"If there is any doubt the Biden administration intends to exploit this office to manipulate information, look no further than the person they have hand-selected to head this office.\n\n\"Nina Jankowicz championed government lockdowns, going as far as saying, 'force away' and 'lock us down.'\n\n\"She elevated the now-debunked Steele Dossier.\n\n\"And she actively worked to spread misinformation that has now been proven false.\n\n\"This person has no business serving in government, much less given a role to monitor information.\n\n\"President Biden\u2019s 'disinformation governance board' must be completely dismantled.\n\n\"House Republicans are working together to ensure it ceases to exist and that taxpayer dollars never go to fund this Orwellian ploy.\n\n\"We will continue to stand up to preserve Americans\u2019 rights.\"\n\nHouse Republican Whip Steve Scalise said, \"I want to thank Congresswoman Boebert and all my other colleagues here who are standing up against this attempt to undermine free speech. And we've seen it over and over again from [President] Biden. And you just think about this idea of 'Ministry of Disinformation' coming from the very same people who called parents who wanted to play a role in their kids' education 'domestic terrorists.'\n\n\u201cWhat is it that [President] Biden has against people expressing their views if it goes against his far-left Soviet-style, radical ideology? That's really what this is about. It's been about government control from the beginning. They want to control what people say, they want to control what people think, [and] they want to control the people's ability to enjoy their own freedoms.\n\n\u201cYou saw it over and over again during COVID. Schools should have been [opened earlier], and the science, by the way, was very clear on that. And yet some of the same people that would be in charge of the 'Ministry of Disinformation,' were some of the people trying to keep schools shut down when the data early [on] said it's harming kids. It's harming them emotionally, mentally, the learning that they lost \u2013 millions of kids that will never catch up \u2013 because they kept schools shut down.\n\n\u201cAnd by the way, it was the Biden Administration who changed the science because the union bosses went to him and said they didn't like the CDC guidance that was about to come out. And they were actually able to get the CDC to change the science to conform to what the union bosses [wanted], so they [could] shut down schools easier.\n\n\u201cOver and over again, my colleague, [Judiciary Committee Ranking Member] Jordan, is going to be talking in a moment as well. We've been calling for a hearing on the origins of COVID for over a year, and [President] Biden, [Speaker] Pelosi, [and] all the Soviet-style leaders here in Washington will not let that debate go forward. But again, if we're talking about a 'Ministry of Disinformation,' do you know it was people in the Biden Administration that were saying if you suggested that COVID started in the lab in Wuhan, that you were promoting a conspiracy theory? People in the CDC actually said that.\n\n\u201cAnd now, when you talk to most scientists who have looked at the genetic structure of COVID-19, they all say it's highly unlikely that it was naturally created from a bat to an animal to a human. It was probably genetically manipulated and more than likely in that lab in Wuhan. So, sure enough, more facts are coming out that it very well started in the lab in Wuhan. They still won't hold a hearing on this. By the way, we will when we're in the majority. We'll get to the facts, but some of these very same people involved in this 'Ministry of Disinformation' were calling it a conspiracy theory to suggest that COVID-19 started in the Wuhan lab, when in fact, now more and more science shows it probably did.\n\n\u201cSo, again, the very people that are talking about being involved in a 'Ministry of Disinformation' are themselves the purveyors of disinformation. So, I guess if you need to find somebody who's an expert in spreading disinformation, they found the right person because [Nina Jankowicz] has been a purveyor of disinformation over and over and over again. But that's not what the American people believe in.\n\n\u201cThe American people believe in free speech, the ability to go out and talk about your ideas, talk about your beliefs, defend them, and let the facts ultimately come out. But if [Democrats] don't like the facts, they want to shut down speech. And that's not only unconstitutional, it's un-American, and we need to defund it. We're going to continue fighting to get this bill brought up. And I congratulate again, [Congresswoman] Boebert, and all of my colleagues who are going to stand up for free speech and against disinformation from the Biden Administration.\u201d\n\nAdditional Background\n\nOn May 3, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert led 61 of her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Free Speech Act to terminate the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board, also known as the \u201cMinistry of Truth\u201d, and prohibit any federal funds from being used to establish or carry out the activities of any other entity that is substantially similar.\n\nTo date, 70 Members of Congress have cosponsored Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Protecting Free Speech Act including: Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, Rick W. Allen, Brian Babin, Jack Bergman, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Mo Brooks, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Madison Cawthorn, Michael Cloud, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Bob Gibbs, Louie Gohmert, Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Kevin Hern, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Bill Huzienga, Darrell Issa, Chris Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Mike Kelly, Doug Lamborn, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Tracy Mann, Thomas Massie, Lisa McClain, David McKinley, Daniel Meuser, Carol D. Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alex Mooney, Barry Moore, Greg Murphy, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Jay Obernolte, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, Chip Roy, Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar, Mike Simpson, Jason Smith, Victoria Spartz, Greg Steube, Chris Stewart, Van Taylor, Tom Tiffany, Jeff Van Drew, Jackie Walorski, and Lee Zeldin\n\nOrganizations supporting Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill include: the American Conservative Union, Americans for Limited Government, Citizens for Renewing America, Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, and the Tea Party Patriots Action.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-secures-victory-our-veterans-honor-flight-services-resume-our", "Rep. Boebert Secures Victory for Our Veterans: Honor Flight Services Resume for Our Nation's Heroes", "2022-05-06", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Last month, Congresswoman Boebert, along with 75 other Members in the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urgently requesting that the Department resume services for veterans participating in Honor Flight events in our nation's capital.\n\nThis week, the Honor Flight Network, the National Park Service (NPS), and the United States Park Police (USPP) positively responded to that request and announced the resumption of regularly scheduled Honor Flights for veterans visiting memorials in Washington, D.C., and also that the agencies will resume services supporting Honor Flight visits starting June 1.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated, \"Our nation\u2019s veterans are true heroes and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Honor Flights are once-in-a-lifetime experiences and their last trip to our nation\u2019s capital for many. The least we can do is welcome veterans appropriately and thank them for their sacrifices. Restoring these important services for America\u2019s heroes is an important victory.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nSince 2005, the Honor Flight Network has brought 250,000 veterans from across our nation to visit war memorials in their honor throughout Washington, D.C. The veterans who travel on these trips need the assistance of the United States Park Police and their police escort services due to limited parking and access issues around the monuments that cause navigation difficulties for veterans, particularly those confined to wheelchairs. Unfortunately, these services stopped in 2020.\n\nOn April 11, Congresswoman Boebert and 75 other Members in the House of Representatives sent a letter to the Department of the Interior requesting they immediately resume these services for veterans participating in Honor Flights. The Honor Flight Network, NPS, and USPP positively responded to that letter and announced the resumption of regularly scheduled Honor Flights and support services starting June 1.\n\nThe response from the Department of the Interior to Congresswoman Boebert can be found here. The full text of the successful April 11th letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Secretary Haaland,\n\nWe write to urgently request that the Department of the Interior (DOI) provide the Honor Flight Network with the National Park Service\u2019s United States Park Police (USPP) vehicular escort services granted in previous years. Our brave veterans have made tremendous sacrifices to secure the freedoms we enjoy today. As a nation, we owe it to our heroes to give them the utmost honor and privilege that they deserve on their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.\n\nSince its founding, the Honor Flight Network has taken more than 245,000 World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and terminally ill veterans on an all-expense paid trip to visit our nation\u2019s capital. Veterans visit \u2013 many for the first time \u2013 the very war memorials dedicated to their service to our country. During these trips, veterans share memories and accounts from their time in service, pay tribute to their lost comrades, and build important bonds with fellow participants. Honor Flights Hubs meticulously plan these experiences to further the Honor Flight Network\u2019s vision of a country where \u201call of America\u2019s veterans experience the honor, gratitude, and community of support they deserve.\u201d\n\nIn order to accomplish this worthy vision, it is imperative that DOI provide USPP vehicular escort services to Honor Flight Hubs slated to arrive this spring. The escort services play a critical logistical role in ensuring these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities run smoothly and safely as Hubs navigate the busy National Mall. It is imperative that veterans \u2013 particularly those with physical disabilities \u2013 have the necessary parking access to ensure ease of entry to each war memorial to get the full experience they have earned. As a country, we have asked much of our men and women in uniform. Time and again, they answered the call. We request that you grant Honor Flight Hubs the necessary vehicular escorts our veterans have clearly earned.\n\nWe appreciate your attention to this important matter and look forward to your response.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/senate-committee-blocks-colorado-land-grab-following-local-opposition", "Senate Committee Blocks Colorado Land Grab Following Local Opposition", "2022-05-05", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered and failed to pass the so-called Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert stated, \u201cThe CORE Act is effectively dead this Congress. Despite roughly 65% of the lands impacted by this bill being in my district, I was never consulted on this bill. Reasonable changes proposed by former Senator Cory Gardner and local stakeholders were also ignored and not incorporated in the latest land grab, despite false claims that this bill is what the people on the ground want. The CORE Act would also accelerate wildfires due to its numerous wilderness designations and other provisions that restrict federal agencies\u2019 ability to actively manage their lands. Proposals to lock up more land may generate campaign checks from the enviros for out-of-touch leftists, but they don\u2019t result in good public policy. I will continue to fight partisan land grabs and to ensure access for the American people to our public lands.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFor nearly a decade, leftists and extremists have been trying to pass different versions of the CORE Act to lock up nearly 400,000 acres in Colorado, the majority of which are in the Third Congressional District. At a time of record-high gas prices, shockingly the bill also sought to permanently prevent responsible oil and gas production on nearly 200,000 acres. This permanent withdrawal is a solution in search of a problem since the area of controversy is already administratively withdrawn.\n\nFollowing Biden's failed energy policies, there has never been a time more essential to strive to become more energy independent. Our nation cannot endure more egregious land grabs that aim to prevent responsible energy production and multiple-use of public lands.\n\nLast year, when Democrats tried to sneak the CORE Act and Rep. Degette\u2019s Wilderness bill into the National Defense Authorization Act, the Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, Trails Preservation Alliance, and the Colorado Snowmobile Association said, \u201cWe have tried to work with Representative Neguse and DeGette Offices for years to address our concerns to no avail\u2026this proposal puts our members safety at issue and this is an issue that we assert with all seriousness\u2026we lose access, both now and in the future in areas that have been\u2026found to be suitable and sustainably available for recreational usage and many areas are designated for future expansion or relocation of recreational opportunities.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-terminate-department-homeland-securitys-0", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Terminate the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board", "2022-05-03", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert led 61 of her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Free Speech Act to terminate the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board, also known as the \u201cMinistry of Truth\u201d, and prohibit any federal funds from being used to establish or carry out the activities of any other entity that is substantially similar.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, \u201cThe Department of Homeland Security should not be in the business of censoring free speech on Twitter and Facebook. Following in the steps of Mao and Stalin, Biden\u2019s unconstitutional, dystopian \u201cDepartment of Propaganda\u201d is trampling on the First Amendment and trying to control what people can and can\u2019t say. Instead of treating Orwell\u2019s book 1984 as a warning, the Left appears to be using it as an outline for their agenda. These efforts are un-American and a direct attack on our freedoms. We the People will not be silent.\u201d\n\nHouse Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) said, \u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s Soviet-style \u2018Ministry of Truth\u2019 is an Orwellian attempt by Washington Democrats to punish anyone who disagrees with their big government socialist agenda by deeming opposing views as disinformation. This isn\u2019t Democrats\u2019 first attempt to limit free speech. For years, Democrats at the highest levels of power pushed the fake Russia collusion hoax to discredit President Trump and his supporters. It was the Biden Administration who labeled concerned parents at school board meetings as \u2018domestic terrorists,\u2019 and it was President Biden who caved to teachers union bosses, and kept kids out of the classroom, instead of following the science. I applaud Congresswoman Boebert for leading the charge to prevent taxpayer money from funding President Biden\u2019s radical misinformation board, which would stifle the First Amendment and free speech.\u201d\n\nHouse Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) stated, \u201cI will always stand up for Americans\u2019 First Amendment right to free speech. As the Biden administration takes one more step towards Communism by creating a Disinformation Governance Board, I am proud to cosponsor legislation to terminate this obstruction to Americans\u2019 free speech and prevent taxpayer dollars from funding any future attack on this Constitutional right.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) said, \u201cMayorkas and the DHS are weaponizing taxpayer dollars against the American people instead of using their resources to protect the country. The government should have no power to limit individuals' Constitutional right to free speech. No government agency should have a say in determining what is and isn\u2019t disinformation.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Dan Bishop (NC-09) stated, \"A federal 'Disinformation Board' has no place in America. Least of all run by the same people who deny there's a border crisis or peddled the lie that Hunter Biden's laptop was 'Russian disinformation.' What this is about is political retribution. President Biden has already targeted parents as domestic enemies, now he wants to target everyone else who disagrees with him. This 'Ministry of Truth' should be defunded immediately, proud to join Rep. Boebert in this effort.\"\n\nU.S. Congressman Warren Davidson (OH-08) said, \u201cWe live in America\u2014a country founded on freedom and values of public discourse. We, the people, have the moral compass to determine what freedom looks like in this country. It is not the responsibility or right of any government entity to determine what is considered \u201cdisinformation\u201d and control the narrative of truth. I am proud to join Rep. Boebert in the fight to preserve this freedom. We must not let an administration so power-hungry threaten the values that make us great.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) stated, \u201cDHS has no business policing speech and acting as an arbiter of truth \u2014 especially when the secretary is actively spreading the outright, demonstrable lie that he has operational control of the southern border. Not one dime of taxpayer money should go to this unconstitutional farce.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) said, \u201cDemocrats\u2019 fixation on \u201cdisinformation\u201d has shifted from gimmicky messaging intended to discredit their critics to a bona fide arm of federal bureaucracy set to censor information damaging to their political movement. Secretary Mayorkas cannot seem to handle our border crisis, why trust him to allow the truth about Hunter Biden be reported with interference?\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Madison Cawthorn (NC-11) stated, \u201cThe Biden Administration has embraced an Orwellian mentality to stifle dissent in the wake of their failing narrative. They want to redefine truth because they can\u2019t handle the truth. Joe Biden\u2019s assault on the foundational First Amendment principles our nation was founded on are outrageously disturbing. I\u2019m proud to join Congresswoman Boebert in defending free speech and gutting Joe Biden\u2019s \u2018Ministry of Truth.\u2019\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) said, \u201cThe Biden Administration been on a corrupt crusade to censor the free speech of their adversaries. Their latest attempt at institutionalizing censorship is the creation of the DHS \u2018Disinformation Governance Board,\u2019 an Orwellian scheme to make Biden\u2019s Ministry of Truth a reality. I\u2019m joining Rep. Lauren Boebert's Protecting Free Speech Act as an original co-sponsor to prevent future propaganda arms, sanctioned by the U.S. government, from being created.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) stated, \u201cBiden\u2019s Orwellian Ministry of Truth is an assault on our most basic Founding principles and must be stopped. Freedom and liberty cannot survive in our country if we have a biased, political \u201cdisinformation governance board\u201d deciding what is true in society. To make matters worse, the individual appointed as executive director of the board has continually spread misinformation and propaganda herself. Once again, it appears the only thing Orwell got wrong was the year.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) said, \u201cThe Biden administration creating the Disinformation Governance Board and empowering a taxpayer funded agency to silence Americans into submission is an Orwellian-style attack on our constitutional republic,\u201d said Rep. Donalds. \u201cThe Democrats\u2019 calculated attempt to control the conception of truth and police free speech cannot continue. I firmly support Rep. Boebert\u2019s Protecting Free Speech Act to protect the principles of individual liberty in which the United States was founded upon.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04) stated, \u201cAll Americans should be deeply troubled by Mr. Biden\u2019s decision to create the Disinformation Governance Board. The creation of this \u201cTruth Ministry\u201d is a well-known communist practice of having the regime \u201ctell\u201d the people what the \u201ctruth\u201d is. In reality, it is propaganda for the regime and the real truth will be labeled a lie or be deemed subversive. We saw this with two years of COVID lies. We saw this with the Hunter Biden laptop lies. We saw this with the Russia collusion hoax. We see this with inflation, with Joe Biden and the Democrats blaming everyone but themselves. And we continue to see it with the 2020 election lies. We used to live in a free society where differing opinions were allowed. This latest effort is to stop all dissent.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) said, \u201cIt\u2019s very simple: The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with securing our homeland. As this administration continues to allow illegal immigration to overwhelm our communities, it is evident they are failing at their sole duty. Yet they seemingly have the time, resources, and manpower to create a Disinformation Board. I\u2019m glad to cosponsor critical legislation that will terminate DHS\u2019s Disinformation Board and put a stop to this administration\u2019s dangerous attempts to limit free speech.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) stated, \u201cI represent Miami, home to one of the largest exile communities in the country. Many of my constituents \u2013 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, etc. \u2013 fled abusive governments that censor and silence the speech of those who dare to speak their mind. This move by the Biden Administration is straight out of the tyrant\u2019s playbook. Let me be clear: the federal government should never be allowed to determine what is and is not true.\u201d\n\nU.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) said, \"President Biden\u2019s proposed Disinformation Governance Board has no business telling anyone what is disinformation and what isn\u2019t. And it\u2019s no coincidence the White House launched its Minister of Truth immediately after Elon Musk bought Twitter and backed free speech. Congress must now take this decisive action.\u201d\n\nCPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp said, \u201cIt is alarming that a President would believe his administration can determine what is truth. The whole purpose of representational democracy is for people to work out their differences through the political process for the betterment of all. It is dangerous to use government to dictate \"truth.\" Empowering a law enforcement arm of government with this power is what dictators do. CPAC stands with Representative Boebert and fellow conservatives in Congress who are calling on this new censorship department to be terminated before it even gets off the ground. All Americans, not just conservatives, who believe in the First Amendment, should stand with Rep. Boebert and call for an end to overt government censorship.\u201d\n\nFreedomWorks President Adam Brandon stated, \u201cThe Disinformation Governance Board board is yet another thinly veiled attempt from the Left to suppress free speech. \u2018Disinformation\u2019 is merely the catch-all term they\u2019ve adopted to label speech with which they don\u2019t agree. Rep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s Protecting Free Speech Act would terminate the Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Ministry of Truth\u2019 and defend Americans\u2019 First Amendment rights.\u201d\n\nHeritage Action Vice President Garrett Bess said, \u201cOnce again, the Biden Administration is ignoring the safety and security of the American people. Rather than focusing on stopping illegal immigration, drug and human trafficking, and cartel operations, President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas are creating an Orwellian-style Disinformation Governance Board to go after anyone who may disagree with their policies. Fortunately, Congresswoman Boebert has taken action to root out this farce by introducing legislation to terminate the board and prohibit funding from going towards similar flawed efforts.\u201d\n\nAmericans for Limited Government President Richard Manning stated, \"Representative Boebert is taking a step in the right direction in her legislation to defund the Disinformation Governance Board. The scary truth is that the Department of Homeland Security is working within a law which is an unconstitutional violation of the right to free speech, both in creating this Board and in directing the Board to collaborate with social media companies to shut down dissent. We are fortunate that Representative Boebert has the political will to fight for the individual liberties on which America was founded.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nOn April 21st, former President Obama gave a speech at Stanford University stating that Social Media censors don\u2019t go far enough, calling for further government intervention in order to \u201cdiminish disinformation\u201d.\n\nOn April 25th, Elon Musk bought Twitter and promised to end the censorship and restore free speech on this social media platform.\n\nOn April 27th, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, testified before Congress that DHS created a \"Disinformation Governance Board\" to combat misinformation ahead of the 2022 midterms.\n\nSecretary Mayorkas refused to give many details about the new entity but stated that the Executive Director would be Nina Jankowicz, a Russia hoax espousing radical who is on video singing and asking who she needs to have sex with to become famous and powerful.\n\nWhen asked about the Department on Fox News Sunday, Secretary Mayorkas refused to answer whether or not the Steele Dossier would be considered disinformation. In contrast, Jankowicz previously referred to the Hunter Biden laptop as a \u201cTrump campaign product\u201d used for disinformation. Nina Jankowicz also dismissed scientists who claimed COVID-19 could have emerged from a Wuhan lab as disinformation. Finally, Jankowicz recently stated that she \u201cshudders to think about\u201d the additional free speech that will occur on Twitter now that Elon Musk has purchased the platform.\n\n61 Members of Congress joined Congresswoman Boebert in introducing her Protecting Free Speech Act including: Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, Rick W. Allen, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Madison Cawthorn, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Kevin Hern, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Darrell Issa, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Mike Kelly, Doug Lamborn, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Tracy Mann, Thomas Massie, Lisa McClain, David McKinley, Carol D. Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alex Mooney, Barry Moore, Greg Murphy, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Jay Obernolte, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, Chip Roy, Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar, Mike Simpson, Jason Smith, Victoria Spartz, Greg Steube, Chris Stewart, Tom Tiffany, Jeff Van Drew, Jackie Walorski, and Lee Zeldin\n\nOrganizations supporting Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill include: the American Conservative Union, Americans for Limited Government, Citizens for Renewing America, Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action and the Tea Party Patriots Action.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-may-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Representative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases May Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-04-22", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Representative Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office announced mobile office hours in the coming weeks.\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s office has worked on over 1,450 cases and returned over $719,000 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022\n\nCuster County Mobile Office Hours\n\nSilver Cliff Town Hall\n\n612 East Main Street\n\nSilver Cliff, CO\n\n1:30 -2:30 pm\n\nTHURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022\n\nConejos County Mobile Office Hours\n\nLibrary at the County Court House\n\n6683 Co. Rd. 13\n\nConejos, CO\n\n1:00-2:00 pm\n\nTUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022\n\nSaguache County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCenter Town Hall\n\n294 Worth Street\n\nCenter, CO\n\n10:30-11:30 am\n\nTHURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022\n\nEagle County Mobile Office Hours\n\nGypsum Town Hall, Conference Room\n\n50 Lundgren Blvd\n\nGypsum, CO\n\n3:30-5:00 pm\n\nMontezuma County Mobile Office Hours\n\nDolores Public Library\n\nMeeting Room\n\n1002 Railroad Avenue\n\nDolores, CO\n\n12:00-2:00 pm\n\nFRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022\n\nSan Juan County Mobile Office Hours\n\nSan Juan County Courthouse\n\nCommissioner\u2019s Meeting Room\n\n1557 Greene Street\n\nSilverton, CO\n\n10:00-12:00 pm\n\nTUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022\n\nPueblo County Mobile Office Hours\n\nColorado City Metropolitan District\n\n4497 Bent Brothers Blvd.\n\nColorado City, CO\n\n3:30-4:30 pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022\n\nRio Blanco County Mobile Office Hours\n\nTown of Rangely, Conference Room\n\n209 E Main St.\n\nRangely, CO\n\n3:00-4:30 pm\n\nFRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022\n\nArchuleta County Mobile Office Hours\n\nRuby M. Sisson Memorial Library\n\nSmall Meeting Room\n\n811 San Juan Street\n\nPagosa Springs, CO\n\n10:00-12:00 pm", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-stop-tsa-prioritizing-woke-transgender-policy-over", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Stop the TSA from Prioritizing Woke Transgender Policy Over National Security", "2022-04-21", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Reps. Lauren Boebert and Dan Bishop led several of their colleagues in introducing the Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act to prohibit the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from jeopardizing national security in the name of woke, transgender policy.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cIf you doubt the Biden regime is on a woke crusade to remake America in its own image, then look no further than the TSA\u2019s new trans screening policies. Decreasing pat-downs and identity validation measures for people identifying as transgender might validate delusional leftists, but it does nothing for passenger safety. In fact, they are practically inviting terrorists to take advantage of our weak and woke security systems. The TSA literally has one job\u2014and this isn\u2019t it.\u201d\n\nRep. Ralph Norman said, \u201cSecurity is not a gender issue, it\u2019s a safety issue. Allowing woke transgender policy to dictate TSA processes sets a dangerous precedent.\u201d\n\nRep. Byron Donalds stated, \u201cDemocrats are engaging in a relentless crusade against our nation's fabric and the values that make us exceptional. Look no further than promoting biological males competing in female sports, teaching gender fluidity and identity in elementary school, and now removing gender identification from security screening procedures by the TSA. I am proud to stand up against this lunacy and support the Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act to prohibit this extreme ideology that threatens our national security and rejects science.\u201d\n\nRep. Bob Good said, \u201cThe leftist woke agenda is a threat to our national security! First, it was throwing open our Southern Border \u2013 now it\u2019s the security of our airports. Making travel \u2018gender-neutral\u2019 is not only ridiculous and unscientific, it makes it harder to keep us safe. The government\u2019s job is to protect Americans \u2013 not liberal\u2019s feelings.\u201d\n\nRep. Matt Gaetz stated, \u201cThe TSA\u2019s newly announced \u2018gender-neutral screening process\u2019 doesn\u2019t enhance the state of our national security, it diminishes it. Wokeness makes America unsafe. I am cosponsoring Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Dan Bishop\u2019s common-sense bill because the comprehensive safety and security of our country comes first.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn honor of a made-up transgender holiday, the TSA made a mockery of airport security by announcing that \u201ctransgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming\u201d passengers will receive special treatment to make airline screening more \u201cinclusive.\u201d\n\nIn order to make transgender passengers more comfortable, the TSA announced that it will \u201c[reduce] the number of pat-down screenings\u2026for [transgender] passengers who trigger the AIT scanner in a sensitive area.\u201d\n\nAdditionally, the TSA will direct its officers not to consider a traveler\u2019s biologically determined sex when verifying their identity. Furthermore, the TSA PreCheck program will be updated to allow travelers to select their gender as \u201cX\u201d when enrolling.\n\nThe TSA also announced that it will use the full power of the federal government to coerce private air carriers to begin using the \u201cX\u201d gender marker.\n\nCo-Sponsors of Rep. Boebert\u2019s and Rep. Bishop\u2019s Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act include Reps. Bob Good (VA-05), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Brian Mast (FL-18), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Mary Miller (IL-15), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Ben Cline (VA-06), and Louie Gohmert (TX-01).\n\nHeritage Action and the Family Research Council support Rep. Boebert\u2019s and Rep. Bishop\u2019s Securing Americans from Transportation Insanity Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-i-70-detour-act-prevent-harmful-i-70-closures", "REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES I-70 DETOUR ACT TO PREVENT HARMFUL I-70 CLOSURES", "2022-04-14", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the I-70 Detour Act to require the Department of Transportation to study viable local solutions to offset harmful I-70 closures and subsequently fund those important fixes and alternatives once the best solutions have been determined.\n\nRep. Boebert stated, \u201cLiving in Silt, I experience the frustration first-hand when I-70 closes. Left with no viable alternatives, travelers, truckers, and workers are forced to either change their plans, take a five-plus hour detour, or travel treacherous dirt roads to get where they are going. The I-70 Detour Act is a locally-driven solution to ensure commerce, tourism and the West Slope don\u2019t come to a screeching halt the next time a natural disaster or major traffic accident closes down I-70 for an extended period of time. The time is now and we can\u2019t squander another 20 years talking about how we need to fix I-70.\u201d\n\nColorado State Rep. Matt Soper said, \u201cFor years I\u2019ve called for a viable alternative route to I-70\u2019s Glenwood Canyon, I enthusiastically support Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill to study alternative routes for I-70. Closures of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon have not only persisted this past year, but also in prior years. The interstate highway is the only major East-West transportation corridor in Colorado and is critical for public safety, commerce, industry, and farmers. As the son of a truck driver, I can tell you, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s bill is essential for finally being able to create a viable alternative transportation route for West Slope residents affected by the closure of Glenwood Canyon.\u201d\n\nColorado State Rep. Perry Will stated, \u201cI support such a study for alternative routes, from a commerce perspective to safety issues of rerouting traffic up Hwy 13 and over to Steamboat Springs. This cannot wait, the economic devastation to our local communities due to Glenwood Canyon closures must be addressed.\u201d\n\nGrand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Diane Schwenke said, \u201cWe simply cannot afford to wait for the next disruption to occur. Something has to be done.\u201d\n\nGarfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky stated, \u201cWe appreciate and support the Congresswoman\u2019s bill that focusses much needed attention on this important local, regional, and national issue. Specifically, we see the need and importance to immediately fund the already identified local improvements to Garfield and Eagle County roads that serve as an alternative route during a closure as well as to direct significant funding to add resiliency and mitigation to the hazardous sections of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon as a dual approach.\u201d\n\nDelta County Commissioner Wendell Koontz said, \u201cClosures on Interstate 70 have multiple impacts to the citizens of Delta County. We appreciate Representative Boebert and her staff in their efforts on the I-70 projects to maintain this critical piece of transportation infrastructure.\u201d\n\nWine Country Inn General Manager & Controller Ian Kelley stated, \u201cInterstate 70 is the major commercial artery not only for supplying the Western Slope, but also interstate shipments. It quite literally is our business lifeline for supplies on all levels.\u201d\n\nThe Garfield County Commissioners\u2019letter of support said, \u201cWe appreciate and support the intention of this proposed bill that focusses much needed attention on this important local, regional, and national issue\u2026Again, we wish to thank you for your continued efforts to benefit Garfield County and the West Slope.\u201d\n\nThe Moffat County Commissioners\u2019letter of support stated, \u201cDuring an I-70 closure, all too often, the negative impacts to communities along I-70 are the focus of discussion. However, communities two hours north of I-70, such as Moffat County, are directly impacted from overwhelming traffic.\u201d\n\nThe Mesa County Commissioners\u2019letter of support said, \u201cExtended closures affect not only our residents and businesses ability to reach services available on the Front Range and hinder intrastate tourism to Western Colorado, but is also hugely impactful to interstate commerce\u2026Thank you for your efforts to bring attention and funding to this important issue that impacts more than 17,000 drivers per day.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nLast year, I -70 was closed for 16.5 days through Glenwood Canyon due to severe mudslides and flash flooding that buried the interstate in 10 feet of mud. Additionally, between June 26 and July 28, 2021, the Colorado Department of Transportation closed I-70 twelve times due to flash flood warnings. When I-70 is shut down for whatever reason (mudslides, traffic accidents, heavy snow, or wildfires), truckers, tourists, and many of Rep. Boebert\u2019s constituents are forced to travel on dangerous dirt roads with five-plus hour detours.\n\nWhen I-70 was shut down from mudslides in 2021, Rep. Boebert was one of the first officials to inspect the damage and visit the crews working around-the-clock to reopen the interstate. Rep. Boebert worked with the bipartisan and bicameral Colorado Congressional Delegation to immediately secure $11.6 million in initial emergency funding. CDOT continues to do extensive work in the river as a result of the mudslides and damage. Once the initial emergency funding is exhausted, CDOT will start fronting the costs and then submit those for reimbursement to DOT once they have a final accounting. Rep. Boebert continues to stay engaged and support this important work.\n\nIn the weeks after the mudslides, Rep. Boebert met with many regional officials, and they voiced the need for a sustainable alternative when I-70 closes in the future. Rep. Boebert\u2019s bill, the I-70 Detour Act, is the result of input and discussions with local stakeholders on both sides of the aisle that want to find real solutions.\n\nI-70 is one of the most critical east-west arteries in the country, with 4,900 trucks traveling on I-70 on any given day. It is the economic lifeblood for the West, connecting seven of the largest agriculture-producing states producing $81.4 billion of farm goods and 21% of total U.S. commodities. For every hour that I-70 is closed, it costs roughly $1 million in economic impact.\n\nI-70\u2019s closures are especially damaging for communities on the Western Slope. The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce noted that nearly 50% of businesses in the community struggled to get supplies and suffered substantial economic harm due to the mudslides that closed I-70.\n\nEagle and Garfield Counties have identified improvements that would improve safety and help keep Cottonwood Pass functioning during I-70 closures. Rep. Boebert supports these improvements and incorporated them into her bill.\n\nSpecifically, Rep. Boebert\u2019s I-70 Detour Act requires the Department of Transportation, to study and recommend, as soon as possible, future alternatives to mitigate harm when I-70 closures occur, including analyzing an alternative proposed by Garfield County, 6 spot location improvements proposed by Eagle County, an alternative proposed by Eagle County stakeholders and CDOT, an alternative that improves I-70 system resilience and mitigates nearby hazards, and any other significant improvements and alternatives proposed by Garfield County, Eagle County, CDOT, or DOT before the date of enactment of the bill. The bill also includes fast-track provisions that ensure the final recommendations made by DOT will be authorized and funded in a timely manner.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-lauren-boebert-and-tom-tiffany-lead-effort-uphold-gray-wolf-science", "Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany Lead Effort to Uphold Gray Wolf Science", "2022-04-08", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) led 22 additional Members of Congress in a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Haaland encouraging her to appeal a recent decision by an activist California judge that failed to follow the best available science and instead, through his decision, restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf in most states, despite the wolf being fully recovered.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert said, \u201cThe gray wolf is fully recovered, should remain delisted in the lower 48 United States, and should be managed by the States. It\u2019s really that simple. Some activist judge from California shouldn\u2019t be able to overturn the best available science and contradict the law based on his own leftist political beliefs. The same career bureaucrats that worked at the Department of the Interior under the Trump administration that found the gray wolf is fully recovered are still working at the Department. The science hasn\u2019t changed, and Secretary Haaland should appeal the unlawful decision by the California judge. I will continue to fight for our ranchers and to protect their livestock from these dangerous predators.\u201d\n\nRep. Tom Tiffany stated, \u201cUnelected bureaucrats and California judges do not know what is best for Wisconsin\u2019s wolf management \u2013 state officials do. Farmers, sportsmen, and families are tired of being seesawed from listings to de-listings. If the Biden administration truly wants to follow the science, then they need to start by looking at the recovery facts and return gray wolf management back to where it belongs, in states\u2019 hands.\u201d\n\nHouse Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman said, \u201cIt\u2019s high time we trust the science with regard to ESA delisting. The gray wolf is recovered. Despite ample scientific and commercial evidence indicating the gray wolf is truly recovered, a federal court intervened and ignored the evidence. DOI must appeal this decision so that the science can prevail with the gray wolf and into the future.\u201d\n\nChairman of the Western Caucus Dan Newhouse stated, \u201cAs we have said all along \u2014 and as the science dictates \u2014 states, rural communities, and private conservationists have done a far better job at recovering gray wolf populations than the federal government ever could. I am proud to join Reps. Boebert and Tiffany in calling on the Administration to defend the rule created by their own career employees and allow these successful localized recovery efforts to continue.\u201d\n\nRep. Tom Emmer said, \u201cGray wolves are no longer endangered, and pose a very real threat to Minnesota\u2019s more than 16,000 beef farmers and ranchers. Minnesotans have proven that we are responsible stewards of our own wildlife. We urge the Biden administration to trust us to manage the gray wolf population, instead of threatening our agriculture community with a one-size-fits-all approach.\u201d\n\nRep. Russ Fulcher said, \"Relisting of the gray wolf has a long and controversial history, both at the federal and state levels. It is disappointing to see the Trump Administration\u2019s rulemaking decision reversed. Idaho's comprehensive wildlife management policies consider critical economic factors, from big game hunting to ranching, and should not be second guessed by Washington D.C. It is my hope to see that state management plans are honored in regard to management of the gray wolf.\"\n\nRep. Pete Stauber stated, \u201cSecretary Haaland needs to appeal the court decision made in California that ignores science and fact. The gray wolf is recovered. The Biden, Trump, and Obama Administrations all agreed. In fact, these wolves are now a danger to our domestic animals and livestock. It\u2019s more important now than ever to support state led conservation and management of the gray wolves, and not let unelected judges and bureaucrats from D.C. and California decide how we protect our livestock, support our deer herds, and manage our gray wolves.\u201d\n\nRep. Matt Rosendale said, \u201cGray wolves have well surpassed their recovery targets and it is high time we follow the facts and delist the species from the Endangered Species Act. In Montana, Gray Wolf populations were under 100 in the late 1990s. Today, our state is home to more than 1,200 wolves\u2014greatly exceeding federal management objectives. The recovery of wolves in Montana is just one of many examples of state conservation success stories. I urge the Biden administration to allow states to lead conservation and management efforts, which have been proven to be highly successful in the past.\u201d\n\nRep. Ken Buck stated, \u201cAfter 45 years of successful population recovery and rehabilitation, the Trump administration made the right decision when it delisted the gray wolf from federal protections. By caving to radical environmentalists, the Biden administration is hurting farmers and ranchers in Colorado who have to deal with the threats posed to their livelihood by the gray wolf, not to mention undercutting the important work done by state, local, and private conservation groups.\u201d\n\nRep. Michelle Fischbach said, \u201cThe ESA is intended to be a tool for recovery, not permanent protected status for animals that are now thriving. I am proud to join this letter and hope Secretary Haaland will support state-led management of the gray wolf.\u201d\n\nColorado Farm Bureau President Carlyle Currier said, \u201cColorado ranchers know all too well what it means to live alongside predators. Not only are cattle at risk for attacks from mountain lions and bears, wolves are also killing cattle before they've even been officially 'reintroduced' to the state because of a recent citizen-led ballot initiative. It is the perfect example of why science should lead wildlife management decisions, not bureaucrats or politics. Wildlife management is complicated. Ranchers know that because they live it every day and have to face the consequences of these decisions, fighting to protect their livestock and their livelihoods. The ESA wasn't meant to be a tool to hold species hostage through regulatory capture, the data is clear - wolves are recovered and thriving. Delist them.\"\n\nThe Minnesota Farm Bureau stated, \u201cMinnesota Farm Bureau is incredibly disappointed in the ruling to return the gray wolf to the Endangered Species List. The gray wolf is a success story for the Endangered Species List which is intended to be a tool for recovery, not permanent protected status for animals that are now thriving. Management of the gray wolf should remain with the states which can implement specific management plans. It is time for the ESA to work as it was intended and to remove species that no longer warrant its protections.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2020, the Department of the Interior used the best available science and data to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. At over 6,000 wolves in the lower 48 United States at the time of delisting, the gray wolf has been the latest in a strong list of ESA recoveries with populations in the northern Rocky Mountains and across the mountain West and western Great Lakes regions. Gray wolf populations have been managed responsibly by state and tribal efforts since their delisting.\n\nAn activist judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to rereview the rule.\n\nThe California court exceeded its authority by adding additional standards for delisting a species beyond what the statute requires. Congress has never delegated judges the authority to write sweeping policy provisions under the Endangered Species Act, and it is necessary for the Biden regime to appeal this awful decision in order to preserve the Constitutional separation of powers.\n\nIn Congress, Rep. Boebert has been actively leading on the gray wolf issue. In October, Rep. Boebert called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse its decision to study relisting the gray wolf. Additionally, Rep. Boebert\u2019s appropriations request for $1 million for the Wolf-Livestock Loss Demonstration Program to compensate farmers and ranchers whose livestock are killed by wolves reintroduced by federal programs was signed into law. Rep. Boebert will also be introducing legislation in the near future to delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States.\n\nThe following organizations support Rep. Boebert and Rep. Tiffany\u2019s letter to the Department of the Interior: American Farm Bureau Federation, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Wool Growers Association, House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans, Minnesota State Cattlemen\u2019s Association, Minnesota State Farm Bureau, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Washington Farm Bureau, Western Caucus, Wisconsin Cattleman\u2019s Association, Wyoming Farm Bureau, and Alaska Farm Bureau Federation.\n\nRep. Boebert and Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) led the following members in their letter to Secretary Haaland: Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Reps. Pete Stauber (MN-08), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Yvette Herrell (NM-02), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Scott Perry (PA-10), Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Tom McClintock (CA-04), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Bryan Steil (WI-01), and Ben Cline (VA-06).\n\nThe full text of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Secretary Haaland,\n\nWe write to strongly encourage you to support state led conservation and management of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) nationwide and confirm the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s repeated conclusion that the species is recovered and needs no further protection under the Endangered Species Act. Additionally, we urge the Department to appeal a recent decision by the U.S. District Court Northern District of California related to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s (Service) rule de-listing gray wolves in the lower 48 states published on November 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778).\n\nIn 2020, the Service removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States through a process that included the best scientific and commercial data available. In the final rulemaking the Service demonstrated that the scientific data clearly showed that the gray wolf entities in the lower 48 states \u201cdo not meet the definitions of a threatened or endangered species under the Act.\u201d\n\nUnfortunately, in September, the Department found that two petitions to list the gray wolf in the western United States and in the Northern Rocky Mountains may be warranted and that the Service would initiate a 12-month comprehensive status review. While we do not agree with the determination on the petitions and are disappointed that the administration is giving credence to them, we believe this review will show that state management is more than adequate in preserving wolves across the West.\n\nState and private conservation efforts have been shown to be more than adequate in managing gray wolves at sustainable levels since de-listing and gray wolf populations in the areas designated by these petitions\u2014such as Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming\u2014have far exceeded the federal management objectives of 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs per state. There are currently an estimated 3,000 gray wolves in the Rocky Mountain states: 1,543 in Idaho, 1,117 in Montana, and 327 in Wyoming. Each of these states have far exceeded their population goals.\n\nIn its September announcement, the Department cited new regulations put forward in Montana and Idaho as justification for finding that the petitions may be warranted. These assertions are already proving to be false. For example, in Montana, the number of wolves harvested this year is in line with previous years, thus proving that new legislation is not impacting species conservation. Additionally, Idaho Fish and Game announced at the end of January that the wolf population remains stable. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Wisconsin, the Service originally listed the wolf recovery goal as 100 animals. Yet that population had grown to nearly 1,000 \u2013 more than 10 times the initial recovery goal \u2013 by 2017.\n\nIn the interim and with regard to the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado, as required by Proposition 114 that instructs the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to reintroduce and manage gray wolves in the state by the end of 2023, the Service should work with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission and local stakeholders to quickly adopt a 10(j) rule that allows for appropriate state management of wolves to include capturing and translocating, moving to captivity, or lethally taking problem gray wolves that depredate livestock.\n\nThe Northern District of California\u2019s decision included a number of controversial views, which is why we believe it would be appropriate for the Department to appeal. For example, the decision attempts to overturn the Service\u2019s deference when interpreting and implementing the best available science. The decision also sets an unimaginably high bar by requiring the Service to consider the historical range of a species before moving to de-list. For gray wolves, that would mean the entire Continental United States would have to be examined, regardless of habitat realities or occupancy potential. In fact, the term \u201chistorical\u201d does not appear as part of the five criteria to list a species so there is simply no authority to require it as part of de-listing. The Court also fails to reconcile its conclusion that the states with wolves have adequate management plans to ensure that the species does not again become endangered with the conclusion that the species should be listed as threatened or endangered because wolf populations are not viable throughout its historic range. Lastly, the decision would force the Service to consider federal public land management regimes before de-listing, even if they are not viable for the continued existence of the species.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-takes-action-remove-invasive-salt-cedar-and-russian-olives", "Rep. Boebert Takes Action to Remove Invasive Salt Cedar and Russian Olives", "2022-04-04", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is taking action to combat invasive salt cedar and Russian olive trees plaguing the Third District.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert said, \u201cRussian olive and salt cedars are invasive species, and they hurt our environment, waste precious water resources, and cause big game to leave their habitats. In addition to my letter of support of Montezuma County\u2019s grant application, I am also submitting an appropriations request to secure federal support for noxious weed reduction efforts designed to combat drought in Colorado. The federal government brought the Russian olive and salt cedars to Western states, and now it is needed to help save our ecosystems.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is aggressively working to remove invasive salt cedar and Russian olive trees that are guzzling water in Colorado and the West.\n\nRep. Boebert recently hosted a meeting with approximately 30 environmental, hydrology, and noxious weeds experts from southwest Colorado. They discussed effective strategies to manage water resources, restore native habitats, and preserve Colorado\u2019s unique ecology.\n\nRep. Boebert sent a letter of support for the Montezuma County Noxious Weed Department\u2019s grant application to remove non-native Russian olive and salt cedars from 600 acres of land in the San Juan Watershed while replanting native species in their rightful habitat.\n\nBoth the Russian olive and salt cedar were introduced in the 1900s by the federal government to act as windbreaks and to prevent erosion on streambanks. However, now these plants are known to be invasive and harmful to their ecosystems. These phreatophytes waste water. The roots of the Russian olive tunnel as deep as 40 feet into the ground, enabling it to steal water from all surrounding vegetation. Furthermore, phreatophytes consume vast amounts of water, with the salt cedar consuming about 200 gallons of water per day per plant. With the massive amounts of water they consume, salt cedars increase the risk and severity of wildfires in the riparian ecosystems they inhabit.\n\nThe presence of these phreatophytes has caused a reduction in several animals\u2019 habitats. Many big game species such as deer and elk have started to seek new environments due to the decrease in forage production. Additionally, phreatophytes have decreased the range of suitable habitats for Bald Eagles.\n\nIn 2006, Congress enacted the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act to address the need for removing harmful phreatophytes. However, more action is needed to effectively manage these invasive species.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-april-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases April Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-04-01", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Staff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s office has worked on almost 1,200 cases and returned nearly $650,000 to constituents.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:\n\nAPRIL MOBILE OFFICE HOURS\n\nTUESDAY, APRIL 5\n\nSaguache County Mobile Office Hours\n\nSaguache Road and Bridge\n\n305 3rd Street\n\nSaguache, CO\n\n2:00-3:00 pm\n\nTUESDAY, APRIL 12\n\nHuerfano County Mobile Office Hours\n\nLa Veta Community Center\n\n131 E. Ryus Avenue\n\nLa Veta, CO\n\n2:00-3:00 pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 13\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourt House\n\n925 6th Street\n\nDel Norte, CO\n\n1:00-2:00 pm\n\nRio Grande County Mobile Office Hours\n\nMonte Vista City Hall\n\n95 West 1st Avenue\n\nMonte Vista, CO\n\n3:00-4:00 pm\n\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 14\n\nGunnison County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCourthouse, Downstairs Conference Room\n\n200 E. Virginia Avenue\n\nGunnison, CO\n\n2:00-3:30 pm\n\nDolores County Mobile Office Hours\n\nPioneer Center\n\nLibrary Meeting Room\n\n8540 Road 7.2\n\nDove Creek, CO\n\n12:00-2:00 pm\n\nTUESDAY, APRIL 19\n\nCostilla County Mobile Office Hours\n\nCity Hall\n\n408 Main Street\n\nSan Luis, CO\n\n1:30-2:30 pm\n\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 20\n\nGarfield County Mobile Office Hours\n\nDepartment of Health and Human Services\n\nThe Falls Conference Room\n\n195 West 14th Street, Building A\n\nRifle, CO\n\n2:30-4:00 pm\n\nFRIDAY, APRIL 22\n\nLa Plata County Mobile Office Hours\n\nIgnacio Community Library\n\nCommunity Meeting Room\n\n470 Goddard Avenue\n\nIgnacio, CO\n\n3:00-4:00 pm\n\nMONDAY, APRIL 25\n\nAlamosa County Mobile Office Hours\n\nThe Depot\n\n610 State Street\n\nAlamosa, CO\n\n2:00-3:00 pm\n\nFRIDAY, APRIL 29\n\nSan Miguel County Mobile Office Hours\n\nWilkinson Public Library\n\nMeeting Room #1\n\n100 West Pacific Avenue\n\nTelluride, CO\n\n1:00-2:00 pm", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/delta-health-state-rep-soper-and-rep-boebert-secure-victory-rural-healthcare", "Delta Health, State Rep. Soper, and Rep. Boebert Secure Victory for Rural Healthcare", "2022-03-30", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lauren Boebert, State Rep. Soper and other stakeholders successfully worked together with Delta Health to secure Sole Community Hospital Provider Status, a major milestone for the hospital and Delta County.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert said, \u201cJoining Colorado State Rep. Matt Soper, Governor Polis, Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet, and other local stakeholders in supporting Delta Health\u2019s application to become a Sole Community Hospital was a no brainer. Working together in a bipartisan manner, we were able to deliver a significant victory for rural healthcare in Colorado. I would also like to give a special thank you to Rep. Soper who brought this issue to my attention and for leading the charge after the initial application was rejected. This important new status will increase care and access to important services in rural America and Delta County.\u201d\n\nJean Ceriani, Delta Health Board of Directors Chair, said, \u201cWe just want to thank Governor Jared Polis\u2019 office, Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, and our state representative and fellow board member, Matt Soper for their support. Without their help, insight and advocacy for rural health, we could not have done this.\u201d\n\nMember of the Delta Health Board of Directors and Colorado State Rep. Matt Soper stated, \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic to hear the great news that CMS recognizes the tremendous importance of Delta Health to the people of Delta County by awarding us the status of Sole Community Hospital! I also want to thank the Board and hospital administration for joining me in not giving up on pursuing this status. Today is a big win for Delta, but we aren\u2019t out of the woods yet.\u201d\n\nMatt Heyn, President and CEO of Delta Health, said, \u201cThis is a huge first step forward for Delta Health\u2019s ability to continue to survive as a small, independent rural hospital.\u201d\n\nImage\n\nRep. Boebert Meets with Member of the Delta Health Board of Directors and Colorado State Rep. Matt Soper and Delta Health President and CEO Matt Heyn.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn December, Rep. Boebert met with Colorado State Rep. Matt Soper and Delta Health President and CEO Matt Heyn to offer her support for Delta Health being awarded Sole Community Hospital Provider Status. In their meeting, they also discussed other strategies to ensure that rural healthcare is accessible and affordable.\n\nSecuring Sole Community Hospital Provider Status will enable Delta Health to increase its Medicare reimbursement rate and also receive access to the 340b drug program to stabilize drug prices. These additional resources will help ensure that Delta Health can remain independent, and they will also enable Delta Health to improve its programs to better serve the local community.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-honoring-fastest-female-swimmer-ncaa", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution Honoring the Fastest Female Swimmer in the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle", "2022-03-30", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert led 21 Members of Congress in introducing a House resolution honoring Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cEmma Weyant was the fastest woman competing in the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle, but her first-place win was stolen by a mediocre male athlete who couldn\u2019t cut it in men\u2019s swimming. Emma is a world-class student-athlete whose strong performances in the Summer Olympics and 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship speak for themselves. These victories, coupled with her leadership of other women on her team and her dedication to excellence are worthy of Congressional recognition. I will keep working to save women\u2019s sports from woke ideology threatening to strip women of a level playing field.\u201d\n\nRep. Vicky Hartzler said, \u201cEmma Weyant worked her whole life to compete in the NCAA women's swimming championships \u2014 only to be beaten by a biological male. This is a travesty for women\u2019s sports and sets a horrific precedent for our future generations of female athletes. As a high school athlete and former track coach, I am proud to be a champion for women\u2019s sports and stand up against men stealing their medals and erasing their years of hard work. Emma beat every woman in her race and deserves to be recognized as the rightful winner of the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle.\u201d\n\nRep. Mary Miller said, \u201cNo girl should be robbed of athletic opportunities by being forced to compete with biological males in school sports. These overreaching policies don\u2019t empower women, they threaten our daughters\u2019 safety, education, and opportunities.\u201d\n\nRep. Diana Harshbarger stated, \u201cI am deeply disappointed that far-left ideology has gone so far as to help a man steal a deserved victory from a woman. What a regressive and dangerous lesson to teach our children. The only possible winner of the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-yard Freestyle competition is the woman who finished first, Emma Weyant. I am proud to join many of my colleagues to extend a sincere congratulations to such an important female role model.\u201d\n\nRep. Chip Roy stated, \u201cEmma won. Everyone gets that. So Congress should say it.\u201d\n\nRep. Bob Good said, \u201cIf Emma Weyant had taken testosterone, she would have been disqualified for cheating and disgraced by the media. Instead, the media celebrates a biological man winning a women\u2019s sporting event and praises it as \u2018societal progress\u2019. Let\u2019s follow the science of the God-created two genders, and protect women\u2019s rights, including fair competition. The American people are rejecting these harmful woke policies that are embraced by today\u2019s Democrat Party.\u201d\n\nRep. Andrew Clyde stated, \u201cEmma Weyant was unfairly robbed of her true NCAA title \u2013 all because a biological male, Will \u2018Lia\u2019 Thomas, placed first in a women\u2019s only race. The Left\u2019s war on women is dangerous, illogical, and flat-out evil. We cannot allow woke nonsense to shatter dreams and undermine legitimate women\u2019s accomplishments, which is why I\u2019m proud to join Congresswoman Boebert in correcting this injustice. Congratulations, Emma, on rightfully winning the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle!\u201d\n\nRep. Jeff Duncan said, \u201cThe University of Virginia\u2019s Emma Weyant, a world-class student-athlete and Olympic medalist, is the true winner of the women\u2019s NCAA 500-yard freestyle. Emma\u2019s victory was unfortunately overshadowed by a biological male who took home first place due to an arbitrary, anti-science definition of gender pushed by the radical Left. To deny Emma\u2019s win is to ignore the fact that women have two X chromosomes and certain biological distinctions that disqualify biological males like Lia (William) Thomas from being a contender in a women\u2019s swim meet. Only biological females belong in women\u2019s sports, and it is unethical and unfair for a biological male to rob the prize from the legitimate victor of a women\u2019s race.\u201d\n\nRep. Louie Gohmert stated, \u201cEmma Weyant\u2019s hard work must be recognized by the NCAA. She and other female athletes, like R\u00e9Ka Gy\u00f6rgy who was prevented from racing, deserve a formal apology. Weyant was blocked from receiving the fruits of her efforts, which should have been 1st place in the 500-yard freestyle race. As a swimmer at her level, she has likely swum thousands of laps, endured grueling practices, and made many personal sacrifices to be the best she can be, only to lose due to a biological man who currently identifies as a woman. The NCAA should correct this injustice and make sure their rules are fair to women like Emma, who are paving the way for the future of female swimmers. They should believe women when they say that they want a level playing field to compete on, rather than placing Lia\u2019s desire for inclusion over their desire for fairness in the sport they have devoted their lives and efforts to.\u201d\n\nRep. Matt Rosendale said, \u201cThe Left\u2019s refusal to address male participation in female sports is lunacy. Female athletes are robbed of life-changing opportunities when their hard work and dedication are derailed by men 'identifying' as women. It is time our society stops ignoring basic biology and returns to empowering women athletes, rightfully acknowledging their prowess and accomplishments.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nEmma Weyant honorably represented the United States in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, winning the Silver Medal in the women\u2019s 400-meter individual medley. Emma is a role model for girls across the country, described by her coach as \u201cdriven, goal-oriented and very thorough, hard-working, processed, focused and resilient.\u201d Emma was named a four-time high school All-American, a four-time Scholar-Athlete, and a Scholastic All-American.\n\nEmma\u2019s incredible record of success continued at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle Final, where she logged the fasted time among all the women competing.\n\nUnfortunately, William Thomas, a biological man who previously competed in men\u2019s swimming, stole Emma\u2019s first-place trophy. As a competitor in men\u2019s swimming in 2018-19, Mr. Thomas ranked 554th in the 200-yard freestyle and 65th in the 500-yard freestyle. After deciding to compete against women, Mr. Thomas ranked fifth in the 200-yard freestyle and \u201cwon\u201d the 500-yard freestyle. Mr. Thomas stole Emma\u2019s championship trophy and took former Olympic swimmer Reka Gyorgy\u2019s spot in the 2022 NCAA Division I Swim Meet.\n\nCo-sponsors of Rep. Boebert\u2019s House resolution include: Reps. Mary Miller (IL-15), Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Andy Harris (MD-01), Jody Hice (GA-10), Bob Good (VA-05), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Alex Mooney (WV-02), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Jeff Duncan (TX-03), Chip Roy (TX-21), Brian Mast (FL-18), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Rodney Davis (IL-13), Ted Budd (NC-13), Randy Weber (TX-14), and Lance Gooden (TX-05).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/boebert-announces-2022-congressional-art-competition", "Boebert Announces 2022 Congressional Art Competition", "2022-03-29", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) announced today that she invites students in grades nine through twelve to participate in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. The winning artist's artwork will be on display for one year in the U.S. Capitol.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m always amazed at how incredibly gifted Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District\u2019s students are,\u201d said Congresswoman Boebert. \u201cColorado has some of the most talented artists in the nation, and I encourage them to take advantage of this remarkable opportunity to showcase their work in a national exhibit.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.\n\nLast year, Arianna from Centennial High School in Pueblo won Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District\u2019s 2021 Congressional Art Competition.\n\nInterested students should review 2022 Rules for Students and Teachers and complete the 2022 Student Release Form.\n\nQualifying Students: Any High School Student in Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District.\n\nHow to Submit Artwork: Students must have mailed or delivered their artwork to their respective Third Congressional District Regional Office by April 27, 2022. (Mailing addresses available at Boebert.house.gov). The 2022 Congressional Art Competition deadline has passed. The 2023 Congressional Art Competition will open next spring.\n\nGrand Junction Regional Office includes schools in: Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, Gunnison, Pitkin, Lake, Eagle, Jackson, Routt, Garfield, Rio Blanco, and Moffat Counites\n\nPueblo Regional Office includes schools in: Pueblo, Huerfano, Costilla, Conejos, Alamosa, Rio Grande, Mineral, Saguache, and Custer Counties\n\nDurango Regional Office includes schools in: La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, San Juan, Dolores, San Miguel, and San Juan Counties\n\nWinners: Winners will be announced in May. The winning artist's artwork will be on display for one year in the U.S. Capitol.\n\nArtwork Requirements: Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, D.C., framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.\n\nAccepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:\n\nPaintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.\n\nDrawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)\n\nCollages: must be two dimensional\n\nPrints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints\n\nMixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.\n\nComputer-generated art\n\nPhotographs\n\nEach entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.\n\nFor questions, or to make in-person delivery arrangements, please call Naomi Dobbs at 970-317-6130.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/nine-boebert-legislative-wins-colorado-signed-law", "Nine Boebert Legislative Wins for Colorado Signed into Law", "2022-03-24", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nMarch 24, 2022\n\nNine of Rep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities for Colorado were signed into law.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert said, \u201cI promised to provide a voice for the people and to fight tirelessly for our communities. Many of these important victories signed into law for Colorado and the Third District were ideas put forth by local stakeholders. These legislative victories will improve the lives of rural Americans and put America first.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nNine of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s legislative priorities for Colorado were signed into law, including: $1.74 billion for Community Health Centers to serve rural communities; $515 million for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program so counties can fund education, law enforcement, and infrastructure; $48 million for the U.S. Forest Service to address the bark beetle infestations ravaging Colorado and to actively manage our forests; $10 million for the Indian Irrigation Fund for the benefit of the Southern Ute Tribe; $1 million to compensate farmers for livestock lost to wolves; important pro-life protections like the Hyde and Weldon amendments; preventing the greater sage-grouse from being listed as an endangered species; important federal resources for NASA and Colorado\u2019s space program; and exempting livestock haulers from burdensome Department of Transportation electronic logging device mandates.\n\nSpecifically, Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislative victories signed into law include:\n\nSecuring $1.74 billion for Community Health Centers that provide medical care to rural communities. Community Health Centers save the health care system $24 billion annually since they cost less than one-sixth of an average visit to an emergency room. In Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District, there are eight Community Health Centers, and Rep. Boebert\u2019s legislative effort will help provide better access to quality medical care, provide more jobs, and strengthen rural communities.\n\nSecuring $48 million for the U.S. Forest Service to actively manage our forests and address high-priority invasive species and pests like the bark beetle infestations ravaging Colorado and creating deadly wildfire hazards. Bark beetle-killed trees are deadly kindling for wildfires, and bark beetles have taken over 1.8 million acres of forest in Colorado since 2000. As the bark beetle epidemic continues to grow, Colorado experienced the largest wildfires in state history in 2020. This victory will help put the Forest Service on the right path to preventing wildfires and responsibly managing our forests.\n\nSecuring $10 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs\u2019 Indian Irrigation Fund to address the deferred maintenance backlog and increase water storage at projects like the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project that provides irrigation to the Southern Ute Indians.\n\nSecuring a legislative rider to prohibit funding for any efforts to list the greater sage-grouse as an endangered species. If the non-endangered greater sage-grouse is listed, 173 million acres of land could be locked up to shut down energy production, critical mineral production, grazing rights, and other multiple-use activities.\n\nSecuring $1 million for the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program to compensate farmers and ranchers whose livestock are killed by wolves reintroduced by federal programs.\n\nSecuring a win for farmers and ranchers by securing a legislative rider that delays the implementation of Electronic Logging Devices for livestock haulers for one year as the industry awaits a determination from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the hours of service for livestock haulers. Each day, nearly 500,000 cattle and 600,000 pigs are transported throughout the United States. Federal bureaucracy shouldn\u2019t be meddling in the complexities of livestock hauling, since it is difficult to load and unload livestock at rest areas. Until workable hours of service rules are established, livestock haulers shouldn\u2019t suffer from burdensome bureaucracy.\n\nSecuring $515 million for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Over 90% of federal lands are in the Western United States and more than 55% of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is federal land. All 29 counties that comprise Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District benefit from the PILT program. PILT payments are critical for county governments to make up for lost revenue due to the large presence of tax-free federal land in their jurisdictions. This victory will help rural counties fund law enforcement, firefighters, schools, infrastructure, wildfire prevention efforts, and other important local priorities.\n\nSecuring important pro-life protections including the Hyde and Weldon amendments. The Biden regime and extreme leftists tried to remove important pro-life language and riders in this year\u2019s appropriations bills. The Hyde Amendment prevents the use of federal funds to pay for abortions. The Weldon Amendment prevents funds from going to federal agencies that discriminate against pro-life hospitals, pro-life health insurance policies, and other pro-life organizations. Both of these pro-life amendments were retained and signed into law in the final bill.\n\nSecuring important federal resources for NASA and Colorado\u2019s space program including $2.6 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Launch System (SLS), $1.4 billion for the Orion Multi\u2010Purpose Crew Vehicle, and $590 million for Exploration Ground Systems. Colorado is home to the nation\u2019s second-largest aerospace economy that supports more than 232,000 jobs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-introduces-balanced-budget-amendment-us-constitution", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution", "2022-03-21", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nMarch 21, 2022\n\nToday, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to eliminate waste and rein in federal spending.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert said, \u201cEveryday Americans are faced with tough decisions on how to balance their checkbooks. Unfortunately, the government shows no such restraint, pummeling all of us with record-setting spending and runaway inflation. Nancy Pelosi and the Biden regime continue to spend like drunken sailors, and their spending addiction has fueled the highest inflation increase in more than 40 years. They have already passed bills into law to spend more than $4.5 trillion and are trying to spend at least another $5 trillion this year alone. Every few months, it seems like Congress comes up with another manufactured spending crisis so they can spend more of your hard-earned money. With annual deficits exceeding a trillion dollars and total debt surpassing $30 trillion, now is the time to take action to rein in wasteful government spending. We need a Balanced Budget Amendment to get our fiscal house in order and help tame inflation, not $1.5 trillion bills that are more than 2,700 pages that Members have less than 22 hours to read.\u201d\n\nRep. Norman stated, \u201cRunaway spending will be the demise of this country if we don't deal with it now. We've eclipsed $30 trillion of debt this year and will double that before we know it at the rate we are used to spending. There is no excuse not to pass a balanced budget amendment.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe national debt exceeds $30 trillion. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), that national debt held by the public ($23 trillion) has already exceeded the size of the entire economy. Our debt is fueled by endless deficit spending. In the first five months of this fiscal year, we borrowed an average of $3 billion a day.\n\nCongress has waived existing budget rules time after time and has proved unwilling to do alter its course. We need a Constitutional Amendment to force a Balanced Budget. Congress cannot waive the Constitution to fit its political whims. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Balanced Budget Amendment creates constitutional requirements for:\n\nSpending not to exceed revenue for a fiscal year;\n\nThe debt limit not being increased;\n\nThe president submitting a balanced budget to Congress;\n\nAll tax increases being supported by two-thirds of both Houses of Congress.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s Balanced Budget Amendment additionally contains an exception that these requirements can only be waived for a short period of time for emergency circumstances if two-thirds of both Houses approve.\n\nCo-sponsors of Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s Balanced Budget Amendment include Reps. Ralph Norman (SC-05), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), and Thomas Massie (KY-04).\n\nThe full text of Rep. Boebert\u2019s Balanced Budget Amendment is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-ukraine-assistance-american-energy-acceleration-0", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Ukraine Assistance & American Energy Acceleration Act/Opposes Omni", "2022-03-10", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Boebert stated, \"Inflation is out of control. Gas is sitting at historically high prices. Nancy Pelosi's House just passed a $1.5 trillion bill that no one read. Using aid for Ukraine as the latest 'crisis' in order to pass $4 billion worth of earmarks and other misguided Biden priorities is corrupt. Congress and the American people shouldn't be presented with the false choice that the only way to support aid for Ukraine is to also pass a 2,741-page, drunken-sailor, monstrosity of a spending bill in less than 22 hours.\n\n\"Many Americans struggle with excessive levels of foreign assistance given the federal government's failure to secure the border and address issues here at home. That's why my Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act reins in Pelosi's bloated foreign aid package and provides a targeted amount of military and humanitarian resources for Ukraine without using it as a political pawn. This bill also includes a real ban on oil and gas from Russia, Iran and Venezuela, and allows for responsible American energy production that will reduce gas prices.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nLate last night, the House passed H.R. 2471, a 2,741-page omnibus spending bill consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills and supplemental funding that would provide $13.6 billion to Ukraine. Also, last night the House passed a watered-down bill that had non-binding and weak sanctions and bans on Russia and their oil and gas imports.\n\nThere were a lot of terrible policy provisions and increased spending in H.R. 2471 that will only cause inflation to further increase. These include but aren't limited to:\n\nIncludes $1.5 trillion of inflationary spending, including $730 billion for Democrat's domestic pet programs (a 6.7% increase)\n\nIncludes funding for the Title X program, which provides funding to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood\n\nFails to defund vaccine mandates\n\nIncludes 2,727 earmarks totaling $4.2 billion, including Nancy Pelosi's heinous Presidio Trust earmark for luxury hotels and golf clubs in San Francisco\n\nCuts funding for Border Patrol by $428 million during a historically bad border crisis, includes no new funding for the border wall, and prevents funding for the Remain in Mexico program\n\nIncreases House Member of Congress' budgets by 21% from last year\n\nIncludes significant climate change funding and provisions to \u201cadvance racial justice\u201d\n\nIncludes the largest IRS funding increase in two decades with increased money for enforcement so they can snoop on your bank account\n\nIncludes $100 million for environmental justice activities at the EPA\n\nIncludes radical Green New Deal and environmental policies that will only increase gas prices further\n\nIncludes $3.2 billion for renewable energy and 'energy efficiency' subsidies\n\nIncludes $95 million to target gun owners with excessive background checks\n\nRep. Boebert's Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act:\n\nIncludes Humanitarian and Lethal Aid to Ukraine:\n\nSection 2 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE\n\nIncludes $1 billion to provide a list of weapons requested by the Ukrainian government. This includes small arms, grenade launchers, and ammunition, man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration, night vision goggles, drones, communication equipment, bulletproof armor, rations and medical kits\n\nIncludes $1 billion to provide the governments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and other allies with replacement planes, tanks, munitions, anti-air and anti-tank weaponry to both bolster their deterrence efforts against a Russian invasion and to replace equipment donated to the Government of Ukraine\n\nIncludes $1 billion to procure defense articles to replace those transferred to Ukraine and our allies\n\nSection 3 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE\n\nIncludes $500 million for International Disaster Assistance to provide food and other support for displaced and other vulnerable populations inside Ukraine\n\nIncludes $250 million for Refugee Relocation Assistance \u201cto provide monetary and personnel assistance for the Polish, Moldovan, and European Union member states that are accepting Ukrainian refugees.\u201d\n\nSection 4 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE\n\nIncludes $30 million in funding to integrate the Ukrainian electrical grid with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity\n\nBans Bad Actor Oil and Gas Imports, Including from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela:\n\nSection 5 PROHIBITS IMPORTATION OF RUSSIAN, IRANIAN, AND VENEZUELAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS\n\nAccelerates American Energy Production:\n\nSection 6 AUTHORIZES THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE\n\nSection 7 OVERTURNS THE BIDEN MORATORIUM ON ENERGY LEASES ON FEDERAL LAND & WATERS\n\nSection 8 IMMEDIATELY RESUMES OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASING\n\nSection 9 EXPEDITES APPROVAL FOR NATURAL GAS INTERSTATE PIPELINES\n\nSection 10 INCLUDES THE NEPA REFORM FINALIZED BY THE TRUMP ADMIN\n\nSection 11 OVERTURNS THE NEW FERC POLICY THAT BANS PIPELINES\n\nSection 12 OPENS ANWR FOR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT\n\nSection 13 EXPEDITES APPROVAL OF LNG EXPORTS\n\nRep. Boebert's Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act was cosponsored by Representatives Andy Harris (MD-01), Mary Miller (IL-15), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Dan Bishop (NC-11).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/second-amendment-caucus-co-chair-rep-lauren-boebert-takes-action-end-federal", "Second Amendment Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Lauren Boebert Takes Action to End Federal Gun Registry", "2022-03-09", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cAs co-chair of the Second Amendment Caucus, I am honored to join my friend, Congressman Michael Cloud in introducing the No REGISTRY Rights Act. Even though a federal firearms registry is prohibited by law, today, the ATF has records of nearly 1 billion firearm transactions. Like many law-abiding gun owners, I don\u2019t trust the Biden regime or the federal government with this information. This bill ensures these records are deleted, restores privacy, and defends the Second Amendment.\u201d\n\nCongressman Michael Cloud said, \u201cThe Second Amendment is clear, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. There is no reason for law-abiding American gun owners to be subjected to excessive scrutiny on the firearms they own by the federal government. My bill would dismantle ATF\u2019s record keeping, restore privacy for American gun owners, and reverse the groundwork laid in the creation of a federal firearms registry.\u201d\n\nRep. Thomas Massie stated, \u201cGovernments should not have a list, in any country, of the people who possess the firearms meant to keep those very governments in check. Gun registries are precursors to gun confiscation and should not exist. As Co-Chair of the Second Amendment caucus, I applaud Rep. Cloud for introducing legislation directing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to delete existing transaction records that the Biden Administration is using to create a federal firearms registry.\u201d\n\nRep. Dan Bishop stated, \u201cThere is no excuse for the Biden Administration to violate the law by compiling massive amounts of data on America\u2019s law-abiding gun owners. The casualness with which this Administration abuses constitutional rights is appalling. Every Republican, and every member of Congress for that matter, should be fighting this by cosponsoring Rep. Cloud\u2019s No REGISTRY Rights Act.\u201d\n\nRep. Andrew Clyde said, \u201cAs a steadfast supporter of the Second Amendment and a Federal Firearms Licensee by trade, I find the ATF\u2019s egregious abuse of power deeply unsettling and in need of swift action from Congress in order to protect law-abiding gun owners\u2019 privacy and Second Amendment rights. We cannot allow unelected bureaucrats to blatantly ignore the law and dangerously trample on Americans\u2019 freedoms, which is why this legislation is so important in ensuring the federal government does not maintain a firearm registry. I\u2019m proud to support Rep. Cloud\u2019s bill, and I will never stop defending Americans\u2019 unalienable right to keep and bear arms.\u201d\n\nRep. Paul Gosar stated, \u201cRecent troubling news reports now shine a light on just how far Mr. Biden will go to weaken the rights of gun owners by altering existing federal laws prohibiting the federal government from stockpiling a federal database on gun owners. The government has no business whatsoever maintaining a gun and gun owner registry. Congress must oppose any efforts by the federal government creating a federal firearms registry, and I pleased to be a cosponsor of the No REGISTRY Rights Act.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Firearm Owners\u2019 Protection Act of 1986 explicitly prohibits the federal government from establishing a federal firearms registry. Even so, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has retained 1 billion firearm transaction records from FFLs (Federal Firearms License) that went out of business. The Biden administration is also rolling out a new rulemaking to require FFLs to preserve all firearm transaction records and lay the groundwork for a national firearms registry.\n\nThe No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act directs the ATF to delete all existing firearm transaction records and require FFLs to destroy their firearm transaction records if they go out of business.\n\nSecond Amendment Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Thomas Massie joined Rep. Michael Cloud and other Members of Congress at a press conference introducing the No REGISTRY Rights Act. The full press conference is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-march-staff-mobile-office-hours", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases March Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-03-01", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Representative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.\n\nMobile office hours will be available at the following times and locations:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-supports-san-luis-central-railroads-infrastructure-grant-0", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Supports San Luis Central Railroad\u2019s Infrastructure Grant Application", "2022-02-24", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert wrote a letter in strong support of the San Luis Central Railroad Company\u2019s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant application.\n\nRep. Boebert said, \u201cA CRISI grant will help the San Luis Central Railroad Company fund important infrastructure improvements necessary to reduce the risk of derailment, decrease maintenance costs, and increase overall efficiency. The railroad provides critical services for the San Luis Valley\u2019s agriculture-based economy and agriculture is the lifeblood of the San Luis Valley. I am proud to stand with the San Luis Valley Central Railroad, the farmers and ranchers who depend on it, and with southern Colorado\u2019s agricultural community.\u201d\n\nImage\n\nBackground:\n\nOn February 23, Rep. Boebert visited the San Luis Central Railroad and met with local stakeholders that will be impacted by the grant.\n\nThe San Luis Central Railroad applied for a competitive grant from the Department of Transportation\u2019s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program. The San Luis Central Railroad will use the grant to replace 5.1 miles of cross and switch ties in order to improve safety and reduce the risk of derailment.\n\nImage\n\nCRISI grants are public-private partnerships that require a 25% private matching investment. The San Luis Central Railroad has substantial local support and will provide a $375,000 private sector match if awarded this grant.\n\nThe San Luis Central Railroad has been serving the San Luis Valley for 109 years of continuous service. The San Luis Central Railroad is integral to the San Luis Valley\u2019s nearly $1 billion agricultural economy that supports 28.3% of local jobs. In 2017, the railroad transported upwards of 75 million pounds of potatoes and 82 million pounds of grain.\n\nImage\n\nThe full text of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nI write in strong support of the San Luis Central Railroad Company\u2019s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant application. As you know, CRISI funding requires a 25% private match and provides discretionary, competitive grants for important projects based on merit that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of freight rail.\n\nShould the railroad be awarded this competitive grant, the company plans to complete an important project that will improve short line railroad infrastructure in the San Luis Valley. Specifically, the project will replace 5.1 miles of deteriorated cross and switch ties between Ansel and Center stations in Rio Grande and Saguache Counties in order to improve safety and reduce the risk of derailment, decrease maintenance costs, and increase overall service reliability.\n\nThis San Luis Central Railroad Company has strong project readiness and possesses the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out this project on time and on budget. Importantly, the project also has local support and nearly $375,000 will come from private sector matching funds.\n\nThe completion of this project will enable the railroad to better serve the agriculture-based economy and retain its present workforce throughout the San Luis Valley. In 2017 alone, the railroad transported more than 75 million pounds of fresh and dried potatoes and more than 82 million pounds of grain.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boebert-announces-us-service-academy-nominees-class-2026", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominees for the Class of 2026", "2022-02-16", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert announced the names of the 15 highly-motivated, patriotic, and intelligent students she nominated to attend the U.S. service academies.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe 15 students I nominated to the U.S. service academies are some of the Third District\u2019s best and brightest. I am inspired by their commitment to using their academic strengths, leadership potential, and unique talents in the service of our country. I wish these 15 students the best of success, and I look forward to following their careers as they serve our nation with distinction.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile this year was extremely competitive, I know that each applicant, whether they received a nomination or not, will still go on to serve Colorado in amazing ways, and I\u2019d like to thank everyone for applying. I\u2019d also like to thank the veterans across Colorado\u2019s Third District who served on my Academy Nomination Boards for their time and for traveling to Grand Junction and Pueblo to interview students applying for a highly competitive nomination to the U.S. service academies.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s competitive process to receive an academy nomination is based on the applicant\u2019s academic strength, leadership potential, extracurricular involvement, and interview before the Academy Nomination Boards comprised of veterans from Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District\u2014some of whom graduated from the U.S. service academies.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert nominated the following students to the respective U.S. service academies:\n\nThe U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require congressional nominations for an appointment, and no students from Colorado\u2019s Third District applied for a nomination to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-defends-county-level-emergency-services-encroaching-federal", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Defends County-Level Emergency Services from Encroaching Federal Bureaucracy", "2022-02-11", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert led an effort supported by 11 Members of Congress to protect county-level emergency services from encroaching federal bureaucracy by sending a letter to the U.S. Forest Service questioning its proposed regulation to charge users of emergency communication transponders exorbitant fees to continue using preexisting towers they already have access to.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert said, \u201cThe Forest Service\u2019s proposal to significantly increase fees for communications towers utilized by counties appears to be a top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate drafted by some bureaucrat in Washington that doesn\u2019t understand the West or rural communities. County emergency managers depend on affordable access to their emergency communications towers to assist rural communities when disaster strikes, including helping fight forest fires on Forest Service land. I greatly appreciate Montezuma County Emergency Manager Jim Spratlin for bringing this issue to my attention and the attention of other emergency managers throughout the West. The existing proposal is not well thought-out, needs revised, and the current comment period should be extended as a result.\u201d\n\nMontezuma County Emergency Manager Jim Spratlen said, \u201cMontezuma County has two emergency communications towers that will be affected by the new administrative fees, but we did not know about the proposed changes until after they were published in the Federal Register. This potentially violates the Federal Lands Management Act, which requires prior notification to local and state governments before federal actions are proposed. Additionally, this proposed change disrespects the work we have done to be good neighbors to federal lands. We allow the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to use our Southwest Towers for free, but now they are thanklessly imposing new fees on us. This regulation\u2019s comment period should be extended by 30 days to give emergency services departments across Colorado time to voice their concerns and to give the Forest Service time to find an amicable solution.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nMontezuma County Emergency Manager Jim Spratlen notified Rep. Lauren Boebert of the Forest Service\u2019s plan to institute a new fee structure for communications towers that will cost county-level emergency services departments much-needed resources.\n\nThe Forest Service\u2019s new fee structure could charge each user a $1,400 administrative fee for using a communications tower. Additionally, it will charge users of fiber optic cable $400. Increasing the regulatory burden for communication services falls out of line with the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s stated goal of linking rural areas to broadband connection and highspeed cellular data.\n\nBeyond posing an unnecessary hurdle to developing telecommunications infrastructure in rural communities, the proposed regulation also targets emergency services departments\u2019 communications equipment. The new fee structure is not tailored to the different users of communications equipment, and it adopts an inflexible one-size-fits-all approach that charges AT&T the same rate for a massive telecommunications transponder as a county government\u2019s emergency rescue transponder. While the Forest Service claims that an annual $1,400 fee is minimal for large corporations, it fails to adequately consider its impact on small county emergency services departments, which often struggle to make ends meet.\n\nRep. Boebert met with county emergency services managers in Colorado, and they all shared the same concern that this new regulation may pose an undue burden and impact their ability to provide effective emergency response.\n\nThe Forest Service proposed its regulatory alteration to previously existing usage agreements right before Christmas, leaving county emergency managers little time to analyze the full impacts of these regulations and submit public comments. In order to ensure their voices are heard and help find a solution that makes sense, Rep. Boebert authored a letter to the Forest Service requesting an extension of the comment period and to consider whether specific entities, like counties providing emergency services, should be excluded or exempted from the proposed administrative fees given existing inter-governmental agreements.\n\nThe Montezuma County Board of Commissioners also sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service detailing their concerns about the proposed regulation and requesting a 30-day extension for the comment period.\n\nTen other Members of Congress signed Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter, including: Chairman of the Western Caucus Dan Newhouse, Matt Rosendale, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Doug LaMalfa, Diana Harshbarger, Cliff Bentz, Jody Hice, Jack Bergman, Yvette Herrell, and Tom Tiffany.\n\nThe full text of the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s proposed regulation is available in the Federal Register.\n\nThe full text of Rep. Boebert\u2019s letter is available here and below:\n\nWe write to you today regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service\u2019s Proposed Rule Establishing Annual Programmatic Administrative Fees for Communications Use Authorizations published on December 22, 2021.\n\nWe believe that the current comment period which closes on February 22, 2022, 11-days from today, is much too short for the entities with current use authorizations and those who may seek such authorizations in the future to fully digest the proposed rule and provide USDA with information on the true impact of the proposed rule. We therefore request an additional 30-day extension of the public comment period.\n\nThough USDA projects insignificant economic impacts, we have heard from a number of small businesses and county managers with existing use authorizations, often for use in responding to emergencies, that do not agree. In fact, your estimate of $3,400 \u2013 $4,800 per entity, is only 1/3 of the actual new costs some have calculated the fee will be based on the proposed rule. As you know there were more than 1,400 unique entities and more than 4,000 communications use authorizations in 2019. Many of them qualify as small businesses, small governmental entities, and small organizations.\n\nAs you state in the proposed rule the use of communication services on federal lands is essential in rural areas. They already pay user fees and now you propose to add another administrative fee on top. One that may have a more significant impact on these small entities than you estimate. It should also be noted this new administrative fee is to cover the cost of administering the program, that is salaries and expenses, not exactly maintenance of infrastructure.\n\nBy its own admission, USDA has crafted a one-size-fits-all administrative fee structure without regard to specific use authorizations, service areas, or ability to pay. We ask for clarification on the specific entities or authorizations that should be excluded or exempted from the proposed administrative fees given existing inter-governmental agreements. Given the potential impacts to small entities, including those who provide emergency services that could occur under the proposed fee structure, it is both reasonable and prudent to ensure the public has sufficient time and opportunity to provide meaningful feedback.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-stands-property-rights-and-calls-increased-local-input-sage", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Stands up for Property Rights and Calls for Increased Local Input on Sage-Grouse Landgrab Policies", "2022-02-08", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Vice-Chairwoman Lauren Boebert joined Chairman of the Western Caucus Dan Newhouse, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman, and 20 additional Members of Congress in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Haaland urging an extension of the public comment period to ensure local stakeholders have a voice in any amendments the Biden regime attempts to make to the bipartisan, state-driven land use plans for greater sage-grouse conservation adopted by the Trump administration.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cThe Biden regime\u2019s sage-grouse landgrab policies are not about saving a mediocre bird that is legally hunted in 7 states, rather, they are about locking up tens of millions of acres of land in the West, closing off mineral and energy development, expanding the federal government\u2019s power over rural Colorado, and destroying American jobs. By attempting to unilaterally ram through sage grouse land landgrab policies, the Biden regime has picked up where the Obama regime left off and shut out the voices of local communities impacted by its one-size-fits all, draconian overreach. Along with many of my Western Caucus colleagues, I have called on the Biden regime to extend the public comment period to allow rural communities in Colorado more time to voice their concerns about changes to federal land use policies that will negatively impact their livelihoods.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert is committed to protecting property rights for farmers, ranchers, families, and businesses across Colorado. During the House appropriations process, Rep. Boebert introduced an amendment and submitted an appropriations request to prohibit funding for any efforts to list the sage-grouse as an endangered species.\n\nFor nearly a decade, extremist environmentalists have tried to use the non-endangered sage-grouse to lockup land across 173 million acres in 11 states. At their behest, the Obama regime even withdrew 10 million acres from mining and mineral exploration and then amended 98 land use plans to impose a de facto listing of the greater sage-grouse in order to impose a massive land grab on tens of millions of acres and shut down oil, gas and mineral production, and grazing.\n\nPrior to these actions and a listing of the Gunnison sage-grouse, Colorado stakeholders were at the forefront of locally-driven conservation, investing at least $150 million to increase the populations of these species. No federal effort on the sage-grouse will ever match those type of benefits.\n\nFortunately, the Trump administration worked with local stakeholders to unwind these landgrabs through bipartisan, state-driven land use plans for greater sage-grouse conservation.\n\nThe Biden regime is picking up where the Obama regime left off and seeking to limit multiple-use and lockup more land in the West.\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nWe write in regard to the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s (BLM) notice of intent to amend land use plans regarding greater sage-grouse conservation in the states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2021. Given the significant public interest in this process and in the preparation of the associated environmental impact statements, we urge you to extend the comment period for the scoping process by 60 days to allow for more participation from states, local governments, tribes and stakeholders.\n\nBefore updating the greater sage-grouse land use plan amendments, the Department of the Interior under the last administration issued Secretarial Order 33521 with the aim of enhancing cooperation with the states, clearly identifying objectives and roles for states and the federal government, and establishing a team to review previous land use plan amendments and revisions. Additionally, during the process for the 2019 Sage-Grouse Plan amendments, the last administration made it a priority to collaborate closely with state Governors, state wildlife managers, and other concerned organizations and individuals. This close relationship with stakeholders allowed BLM to improve its alignment with state plans and management strategies to increase the conservation benefits for the greater sage-grouse. This process also helped build a greater trust between the BLM and western communities. We urge you to strive to replicate these extensive coordination efforts as a part of your review.\n\nIn December, we sent you a letter calling on you to empower states, local government, and private conservation partners as a part of this process. We also called on the Department to meet directly with impacted state and local governments as well as private conservation partners. Specifically, we requested that you host public meetings in all of the impacted states and would like an update on where the Department stands in carrying out that request.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-demands-accountability-biden-regimes-failed-catch-and", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Demands Accountability for the Biden Regime\u2019s Failed Catch and Release Program", "2022-02-07", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nFebruary 7, 2022\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert called on Biden to stop shipping illegal aliens throughout the United States and demanded answers about the Biden regime\u2019s failed Catch and Release program in an effort supported by 81 Members of Congress.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cThe Biden regime has been shipping able-bodied adult men, that crossed our border illegally, by air and ground to their preferred destination. This madness has to stop! The harm that is being done to our families and communities from drugs and violence associated with illegal immigration is unquestionable. There is enough fentanyl currently in the U.S. to kill every American at least seven times over. Catch and release, and now ship, is the latest amnesty policy fueling the Biden Border Crisis. The solution to the border crisis is simple: do the opposite of what Biden is doing right now.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Biden regime is directing ICE to release illegal aliens with unenforceable Notices to Report. Tens of thousands of these illegal aliens have already slipped through the cracks, and they are now in America with no oversight or accountability.\n\nRep. Boebert has a successful record on leading on border security issues and has visited the border three times since being elected to Congress. Additionally, Rep. Boebert introduced the Secure the Southern Border Act to end catch and release, build the wall, defund sanctuary cities, partner with state and local law enforcement to enforce immigration statutes, restore the remain in Mexico policy, and allow the National Guard to defend the homeland by bolstering the Border Patrol\u2019s manpower. Rep. Boebert also introduced a bill and led a pressure campaign that resulted in the Biden administration dropping its plan to give illegal immigrants separated at the border $450,000 checks.\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nWe write with grave concern regarding the alarming number of illegal immigrants that have neglected to check-in with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was reported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a letter responding to our colleague, Senator Ron Johnson on January 11, 2022. Secretary Mayorkas responded two months late and with unanswered questions. This leaves our constituents at risk to acts of terrorism, lack of immigration enforcement, and rising rates of transnational crime\u2014the three pillars your organization claims to focus on.\n\nWe have expressed concerns, many times and in various ways, with how the Biden Administration has handled their self-inflicted crisis at the border. Specifically, when an illegal alien is apprehended by border officials, there are several options if the alien is not detained. In the report submitted by DHS, over 270,000 illegal aliens were disseminated into the United States with over 100,000 aliens being released with a Notice to Report (NTR) and that is just from March 21, 2021, to August 31, 2021. Over half of those given a 60-day NTR have failed to report to ICE and begin their deportation proceedings.\n\nAs the Acting Director of ICE, you are charged with serving as a defender and protector of the United States. These startling numbers under your leadership are unacceptable, and the American people deserve to know the truth. We request a written response to the following questions along with a congressional briefing with top ICE officials.\n\n1) ICE released the 2020 end-of-year report on December 23, 2020; however, we have yet to see a report for 2021. When will the Fiscal Year 2021 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report be available to the public?\n\n2) Based on the data collected and submitted by DHS from March 2021 to August 2021, a NTR was issued to 104,171 individual illegal aliens; 67,010 of those individuals have either not checked-in, checked-in after 60 days, or had not checked-in yet but were still within their 60-day period.\n\na. For the 47,705 that did not check-in, how many of those has ICE apprehended?\n\nb. For the 12,698 that checked-in after 60 days, how many of those have had a hearing and how many have been removed from the U.S.?\n\nc. For the 6,607 that had not checked-in and were still within their 60 days as of August 31, 2021, how many of those checked-in within the 60 days, after the 60 days, and have yet to check in?\n\n3) There were 49,859 aliens that reported to an ICE field office; however, only 16,293 received Notices to Appear (NTA) to begin deportation proceedings for those individuals. What is the status of the proceedings for the 16,293 issued a NTA, and what is the status of the remaining 33,566 that had not received their NTA?\n\n4) Lastly, DHS shared that between March 21, 2021, and December 5, 2021, ICE had issued 50,683 NTAs to aliens previously released on an NTR. Why is it that for over 40,000 of these individual cases, ICE does not have data on which immigration court is overseeing each case, when ICE acts as the prosecutor in deportation proceedings?\n\nWe request that you provide the answers to our questions along with dates and times ICE is available to hold a congressional briefing upon receiving the written response to the above questions. Please provide this information no later than February 25, 2022, and we thank you for your assistance in this matter.\n\nIssues:Border Security", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-introduces-no-taxpayer-funded-lawyers-illegal-aliens-act", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces the No Taxpayer Funded Lawyers for Illegal Aliens Act", "2022-02-07", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert was joined by 18 of her colleagues in introducing the No Taxpayer Funded Lawyers for Illegal Aliens Act, which would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being funneled to illegal aliens for legal services and lawyers to help them stay in the United States and avoid deportation after breaking our immigration laws.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cDemocrats want to treat border detention facilities like an Oprah Winfrey show. You get free education, a free plane ticket, free medical care, free housing, free food, and a free lawyer to avoid the consequences of breaking the law. The American people are tired of America last policies where they are being put behind illegal immigrants and footing the bill for freebies. The law clearly states that illegal aliens facing deportation do not have the right to a free attorney. Open-border extremists shouldn\u2019t be funneling taxpayer dollars through NGO\u2019s to circumvent the law. It\u2019s called America First.\u201d\n\nRep. Scott Perry said, \u201cWhether its donating to bail out domestic abusers, or using taxpayer funds to help illegal aliens break the law, the Biden Administration made it abundantly clear that law-abiding Americans must be treated as second-class citizens. Unacceptable, and it must end now.\u201d\n\nRep. Mary Miller stated, \u201cTaxpayer dollars should never be given to people intentionally breaking our laws and illegally entering our country. We must put the safety of American citizens first.\u201d\n\nRep. Mo Brooks said, \u201cNon-profit entities and the Biden Administration brazenly use taxpayer dollars for lawyers for illegal aliens to abuse American laws and courts and avoid the deportation they deserve. This heinous misuse of tax dollars to undermine the Rule of Law is emblematic of the Biden Administration\u2019s extremely harmful policy of importing as many illegal aliens as they can as quickly as they can. I support doing whatever is necessary to see that no taxpayer funds go to lawyers for illegal aliens, and I thank Congresswoman Boebert for her leadership on this issue.\u201d\n\nRep. Louie Gohmert stated, \u201cThe Biden Administration is once again caught red-handed in their scheme to secretly aid and abet illegal immigration, cheat American taxpayers out of their hard-earned money, weaken our national security, and destroy the fabric of our nation. The people need leadership that will put American health and safety first. This bill helps get our priorities straight.\u201d\n\nRep. Paul Gosar said, \u201cFrom airline and bus tickets, to payouts, hotel rooms, promises of amnesty and tax-payer funded lawyers, Joe Biden has done everything he possibly can to bring lawbreakers into our country through our southern border. Providing lawyers to the invading hordes of lawbreakers in nonsensical and this lunacy must end. I am proud to cosponsor this legislation that puts a stop to taxpayer-funded lawyers for illegal immigrants.\u201d\n\nDale L. Wilcox, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Immigration Reform Law Institute stated, \u201cThis investigation brings to light a problem that is plaguing our country. Illegal aliens are not entitled to legal services at federal government expense for civil actions, and the majority of Americans want greater immigration enforcement. Yet, progressive local politicians and anti-borders activists have found a way to go around the law and stick taxpayers with the bill to help keep aliens in the country. This should not be allowed to take place.\u201d\n\nRosemary Jenks, Director of Government Relations, NumbersUSA said, \u201cNumbersUSA applauds Congresswoman Boebert for introducing the No Taxpayer Funded Lawyers for Illegal Aliens Act. Hard working American taxpayers should be able to expect that their tax dollars are being used to enforce our immigration laws and keep our communities safe. It is an affront to the rule of law to instead use that money to fund legal services for illegal aliens who have violated our laws.\u201d\n\nRJ Hauman, Head of Government Relations and Communications at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) stated, \u201cProviding taxpayer-funded legal representation to illegal aliens is an insult to every law-abiding American citizen and legal resident. Not only are numerous city and county governments providing free legal representation to illegal aliens fighting deportation orders, countless NGOs who are bankrolled by the federal government are using taxpayer funds to prolong the border crisis and prevent illegal aliens from being deported. Congresswoman Boebert\u2019s legislation seeks to properly address this and we\u2019re thrilled to support her effort.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Biden Border Crisis is a disaster. Over two million illegal aliens have been caught trying to jump the border since Biden took office. Instead of enforcing the law, the Biden regime is using the growing immigration crisis as an opportunity to funnel illegal aliens into America\u2019s interior with unenforceable Notices to Report. Almost 50,000 of those illegal aliens have slipped through the cracks, and they are now in America with no oversight or accountability.\n\n$5.6 million in taxpayer money is slated to go to legal defense programs in 2022 to help illegal aliens stay in the country after breaking our laws. This taxpayer money is funneled through state and local governments and leftwing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like the Vera Institute of Justice, to lawyers that provide legal services for illegal aliens. Media outlets have reported these NGOs have received at least $137 million in federal grants.\n\nAdditionally, the Biden regime recently created the \u201cLegal Access at the Border\u201d program to provide legal services to illegal aliens who are in DHS or CBP custody, in removal proceedings, seeking entry across the Southern Border, or in the Migrant Protection Protocols program.\n\nRep. Boebert\u2019s No Taxpayer Funded Lawyers for Illegal Aliens Act defunds Biden\u2019s Legal Access at the Border contract program and prohibits laundering taxpayer dollars through faceless NGOs that provide lawyers to illegal aliens. The left is trying to hide where it is spending taxpayer dollars through obscure contracting and NGO laundering, but Rep. Boebert\u2019s bill gives a simple answer: no taxpayer dollars can go to lawyers or legal services for illegal aliens facing deportation, with the exception of lawyers representing child trafficking victims.\n\nRep. Boebert has a successful record on leading on border security issues and has visited the border three times since being elected to Congress. Rep. Boebert introduced the Secure the Southern Border Act to end catch and release, build the wall, defund sanctuary cities, partner with state and local law enforcement to enforce immigration statutes, restore the remain in Mexico policy, and allow the National Guard to defend the homeland by bolstering the Border Patrol\u2019s manpower. Rep. Boebert also introduced a bill and led a pressure campaign that resulted in the Biden administration dropping its plan to give illegal immigrants separated at the border $450,000 checks.\n\n18 Members of Congress were original cosponsors of Rep. Boebert\u2019s No Taxpayer Funded Lawyers for Illegal Aliens Act including: Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Mo Brooks (AL-05), Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Tom McClintock (CA-04), Bill Posey (FL-08), Scott Perry (PA-10), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Mary Miller (IL-15), Jody Hice (GA-10), Alex Mooney (WV-02), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), David McKinley (WV-01), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), Ted Budd (NC-13), and Ralph Norman (SC-05).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-votes-no-america-concedes-act", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Votes NO on the America CONCEDES Act", "2022-02-04", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against the America CONCEDES Act\u2014aka the so-called America \u201cCOMPETES\u201d Act.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cNancy Pelosi\u2019s China bill does exactly what she has told American Olympians to do while at the games\u2014it plays nice with the CCP. Instead of competing with China, the COMPETES Act sends $8 billion of taxpayer money to Beijing after being laundered by an unaccountable U.N. climate change slush fund that has already given over a hundred million dollars to China. Republicans tried to fix the problem through commonsense amendments preventing China from accessing that money, but Democrats voted them down. Instead of addressing concerns through bipartisan cooperation, Democrats\u2019 tired solution was the same as it always is: just throw more money at the problem with no accountability. This rushed spending bill is a disaster for America, and will further bankrupt our economy, allow more Chinese spies to infiltrate American universities, and shift our military\u2019s focus from combatting Chinese threats to instead combatting climate change. This wasteful legislation looks more like the Green New Deal than a serious national security bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf Democrats were serious about competing with China, they would reverse Biden\u2019s decision to cancel energy leases and critical mineral mining leases. Instead of importing our natural resources from countries under China\u2019s malign influence, America should take the lead and produce American minerals and American energy in America. My top goal on the House Committee on Natural Resources is to put Colorado and America first\u2014and that starts with using domestic resources.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe $325 billion America CONCEDES Act contains too many awful provisions to list them all fully, but for starters, the bill:\n\nAllocates an unlimited number of green cards for foreign professors and researchers\u2014already a well-known source of Chinese espionage.\n\nDirects the military to focus on training to go to battle against climate change.\n\nFunnels $8 billion of taxpayer money to the unaccountable U.N. Green Climate fund, which has already sent at least $100 million to China.\n\nCreates $3 billion of Solyndra-style government waste to go to useless solar panels.\n\nIn this time of crisis around the world, puts so-called \u201cClimate Change Officers\u201d on the front lines at embassies throughout the world, distracting our diplomats\u2019 focus on national security.\n\nMentions \u201ccoral reefs\u201d more times than \u201cChina.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-office-releases-february-staff-mobile-office", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert\u2019s Office Releases February Staff Mobile Office Hours", "2022-02-01", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Representative Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cServing the people of Colorado\u2019s Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you.\u201d\n\nStaff from Rep. Boebert\u2019s office will be available to help constituents who aren\u2019t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers that need expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, and senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare. Additionally, constituents are invited to come to the office hours to express their viewpoints on legislative issues or request special Congressional Commendations from the Congresswoman recognizing outstanding public achievements.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-elected-house-freedom-caucus-communications-chair", "Rep. Boebert Elected as House Freedom Caucus Communications Chair", "2022-01-20", "2022", "2022-01", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Earlier this week, Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-3), Warren Davidson (OH-8), and Chip Roy (TX-21) were elected by members of the House Freedom Caucus to serve as Communications Chair, Whip, and Policy Chair, respectively.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated: \u201cThe House Freedom Caucus is the most influential group on Capitol Hill. These members fight every day to preserve the rights and liberties of hard-working Americans. I am honored to be selected as the Communications Chair for the caucus, and I\u2019ll work diligently to make sure the caucus\u2019s message, and the powerful messages of each member, are delivered to the American people.\u201d\n\nRep. Chip Roy (TX-21) stated: \u201cI am honored to serve my House Freedom Caucus colleagues as Policy Chairman. The American people expect us to lead the fight against the woke agenda and tyranny the federal bureaucratic state and corporate cronies are forcing upon them. We must lead an unapologetic rededication to liberty and re-empowerment of the people.\n\nI look forward to working with my HFC colleagues to craft and put forward an agenda not focused on taking back political power for the sake of it, but on taking back this country for the sake of our children and grandchildren.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:50:39Z"], ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-calls-secretary-haaland-stop-undermining-american-energy-dominance", "Rep. Boebert Calls on Secretary Haaland to Stop Undermining American Energy Dominance", "2022-01-14", "2022", "2022-01", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lauren Boebert joined House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman and 19 additional Republican Committee members in a letter demanding accountability for the Biden regime\u2019s decision to delay domestic energy leasing and instead rely on foreign oil.\n\nRep. Boebert stated: \u201cI put the American roughneck ahead of OPEC, but Joe Biden can\u2019t say the same. Biden is importing dirtier oil and gas from countries that hate America, emitting tons of CO2 importing energy on ships and tankers, and jacking up prices at the pump for middle-class families. Rather than draining our strategic oil reserve and increasing our dependency on foreign countries, there is a simpler solution: responsibly develop American energy. I support American energy dominance and stand with American energy workers and American families who are tired of paying a higher price at the pump. One of my first acts in Congress was to introduce the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act to nullify and defund Biden\u2019s job-killing energy executive orders, and I will keep defending the people of Colorado from the heavy hand of the Biden regime.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nOne of Biden\u2019s first mandates was to place a moratorium on energy leasing on federal lands. Rep. Boebert responded with the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act to nullify and defund Biden\u2019s executive orders targeting energy leasing, reinstate the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and defend energy workers from future attacks.\n\nWith the stroke of his pen, Biden harmed American energy workers, and Nancy Pelosi has continued to silence Americans by refusing to bring the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act to the House Floor for a vote. In response, Rep. Boebert and Congressman Chip Roy began a discharge petition on the Protecting American Energy Jobs Act to force a vote and put Democrats in Congress on the record to see if they stand with OPEC or the American roughneck.\n\nThe U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocked Biden\u2019s illegal unilateral action, but the Biden regime is only nominally complying with the injunction. 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