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Our 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.

My top three priorities are water, water, and water. Rural Colorado’s 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.

Back home in Colorado, almost everyone I talk to knows someone who has died from fentanyl. Fentanyl is America’s 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—the 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.

The 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?

Congratulations to Kylee Smith from Walsenburg, Colorado for winning the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Her piece, Momma’s Meadow, beautifully captures Fisher’s 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’s talent even more impressive is that she is a homeschooled student, and her artistic talent is mostly self-taught. Kylee’s grandmother was a painter, and it is amazing to see Kylee carry that legacy on through her amazing artwork.