{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-boebert-and-newhouse-listen-local-stakeholders-keep-bureau-land", "Reps. Boebert and Newhouse Listen to Local Stakeholders: \u201cKeep the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters in Grand Junction.\u201d", "2021-04-06", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "GRAND JUNCTION, CO \u2013 Today, Vice-Chair of the Western Caucus, Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) joined Chairman, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) for a roundtable discussion with local stakeholders about the benefits of keeping the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.\n\nRep Boebert (CO-03) stated: \u201cThe Bureau of Land Management\u2019s successful move West would not have happened without the efforts of so many people at the roundtable. Ninety-nine percent of the 245 million acres managed by the Bureau are in the West, so it only makes sense that nearly all the agency\u2019s employees should also be located there. Step outside and not far from here, you can go hiking, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, ride an ATV, ski, see wildlife, and partake in other important activities taking place on federal lands. Land management decisions are best made by the people who live, work, and raise their families on or near those lands and that are invested in local communities.\u201d\n\nRep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) stated: \u201cWhen it comes to land management, reading something on paper cannot compare to actually getting out on the land, kicking the dirt, and seeing it firsthand. The BLM headquarters being in Grand Junction doesn\u2019t only benefit Mesa County or the state of Colorado, but it benefits the entire West. By bringing our decision-makers closer to the lands they manage, we can ensure that the voices of local communities are being heard. We heard directly from Coloradans today about the positive impacts this move has had, and it is clear that keeping this headquarters in the West is the right decision. I commend Representative Boebert for her steadfast leadership and bipartisan advocacy on this important issue for rural communities \u2013 both in her district and across the West.\u201d\n\nWatch clips of the roundtable HERE.\n\nIn January, Rep. Boebert led an effort supported by 23 Members of the House to ensure the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s headquarters remains in Grand Junction, Colorado.\n\nIn February, Rep. Boebert joined Colorado Governor Jared Polis, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and local stakeholders in a bipartisan roundtable hosted by the Grand Junction Economic Partnership to discuss the importance of keeping the Bureau's headquarters in Grand Junction.\n\nIn March, Rep. Boebert, the Mesa County Commissioners, and the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce formally invited Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to visit the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.\n\nRep. Boebert recently introduced the LOCAL Act to keep the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction and protect 300 jobs that moved West as part of the relocation.\n\nBackground:\n\nOn August 10, 2020, the Department of the Interior formally established the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Bureau manages 245 million acres\u201499% of which is located in the West. As a result of this move, local stakeholders are heard and bureaucrats are located near the people that their decisions impact the most.\n\nThe Western Caucus opposes efforts to strip away rural communities\u2019 voice in government by isolating decisionmakers from the people they serve by moving the Bureau\u2019s headquarters back to Washington, D.C. Local leaders at the roundtable expressed how much they appreciate having the Bureau accessibly located nearby and Bureau employees located in Grand Junction expressed their satisfaction living in a state that boasts four of the five best places to live according to U.S. News and World Report.\n\nThe Department of the Interior estimates that the move West will save more than $2 million in Fiscal Year 2021 in lease costs and $1.9 million in salary savings annually based on locality pay. The agency also reported that it saved $1.9 million on travel costs in Fiscal Year 2020.\n\nWestern states received 328 new good-paying jobs when the Bureau\u2019s headquarters moved West, including: Alaska (4), Arizona (39), California (20), Colorado (85), Idaho (18), Montana/Dakotas (3), Nevada (49), New Mexico (39), Utah (44), Washington/Oregon (5), and Wyoming (15).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-boebert-and-newhouse-listen-local-stakeholders-keep-bureau-land"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.955664087086916, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}