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"I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Regina Sikes from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, on her well-deserved victory in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Her masterpiece, Ghost Ranch, brilliantly captures the beauty of the southwestern skies and landscapes. Regina’s exceptional artwork will hang in the halls of the Capitol Building, where it will be admired by Members of Congress, U.S. Senators, and countless daily visitors who will undoubtedly be captivated by its beauty."

Biden’s Bureau of Land Management just announced two land grabs to kill responsible oil and gas leasing on Colorado’s West Slope. Locking up another 1.6 million acres at a time when gas prices are skyrocketing just shows how out of touch this administration is with rural America. Families in the Third District depend on these jobs to put food on the table and a roof over their heads. I stand with Colorado’s roughnecks against this misguided overreach by federal bureaucrats that seeks to lockup our land and that will further increase pain at the pump.

Congresswoman Boebert’s office has hosted over 181 mobile office hours in every county in the District, helped over 2,315 people, and returned over $4,563,282.17 to constituents.

Space Command will stay in Colorado, its rightful home. I worked in a bipartisan and bicameral fashion with Congressman Lamborn and all Members of the Colorado delegation to set politics aside and put Colorado first. When Russia and China are developing lasers to destroy U.S. satellites, we should not be wasting time considering moving Space Command’s headquarters for political reasons. Our successful effort will keep thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars here in Colorado, including good-paying jobs for people that live in Pueblo.

Today’s hearing means we are one step closer to recovering four endangered fish species and providing long-term security for 1,200 Colorado water and power users. My bill provides legal certainty for 2,500 water projects and ensure future water development in the Upper Colorado River Basin. These projects, including 1,200 in Colorado alone, provide water for local municipalities, tribes, major reservoirs, agricultural, ski areas, power generation facilities, and others that use more than 3.69 million acre-feet of water per year. I look forward to my bipartisan bill that has support in the Senate and from the administration being signed into law.

My support for the members of our military does not end when their service is complete. Colorado is home to one of the largest veteran populations in the Nation—many of whom reside in rural areas. I work every day to deliver results for these heroes who have entrusted me to be their Representative in Congress. I have a strong record supporting our veterans. This week alone, I passed six amendments through the House to increase funding for veterans’ care by $13,000,000 and voted to increase funding for veterans’ benefits by over $1.5 billion. I have also returned over $506,000 to veterans in Colorado’s Third District via constituent casework, voted for the VA Transparency and Trust Act of 2021, voted for the Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act, helped restart Honor Flight after the pandemic, helped reopen the National Personnel Records Center, and voted for and cosponsored legislation that helps our veterans.

By redirecting funds from the bureaucracy towards direct care for veterans, my six amendments that passed the House will deliver real results for veterans across Colorado’s Third District. From increasing funds for prosthetic research to reducing the backlog at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and from increasing suicide prevention resources for a program that has provided significant funding to the Third District to constructing new extended care facilities, my amendments will directly improve the quality of life for veterans across Colorado’s Third District.