Dear
Friends,
I hope you have a great weekend! This week concluded a
busy legislative session, and I’m excited to share what I was able
to get done for Colorado’s Third District.
Protecting Energy Jobs
President Biden took away
the American people’s voice when—with the stroke of a
pen—he unilaterally locked-up our federal lands and targeted our
energy jobs. Now, Speaker Pelosi is continuing to silence Americans by
refusing to bring my bill, the Protecting American
Energy Jobs Act, to the House Floor for a vote.
If passed, my
bill would save 16,000 high-paying energy jobs in Colorado over the
next 4 years, restart construction on the Keystone Pipeline, add $640
billion to our economy over the next two decades, and keep energy prices
stable and affordable. Leftist energy policies don’t work for
Colorado, but I promise to keep working for you by fighting against
them every step of the way.
Representative Chip Roy and I joined
together and filed a petition to bring my bill to
the House Floor for a vote so we can get Members of Congress on the
record to see if they stand for American energy jobs or if they stand
for outsourcing our jobs to China and other nations that hate America.
Watch our statement on our petition HERE.
Supporting Rural Law
Enforcement and Firefighters
I introduced the MORE PILT Act (or the Making Obligations Right by
Enlarging Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act) to help rural counties fund law
enforcement, education, firefighting, search and rescue operations, and
real infrastructure. More than 55% of our District is federal land, and
it hurts our rural counties’ economies since federal land is
tax-exempt.
The Payment in Lieu of Taxes program was designed to
narrow this gap by disbursing money to counties affected by the
presence of federal land, but last year, the average PILT payment per acre
was only $2.71—far less than the value of the land if it was
eligible to be put on the market for taxable purposes. This inequity causes
rural communities to struggle funding roads, bridges, firefighting,
law enforcement, schools, and other essential services.
My MORE PILT Act directs the Secretary of the Interior
to come up with a new model of distributing PILT payments in a way
that’s more in-line with the land’s true value. This will
re-energize our rural communities, fund essential services, and put rural
America on equal footing with the rest of the Nation.
Keeping the Bureau of Land Management in Grand
Junction
Every time I’m home, people are excited to
hear about the work I’m doing for the District. One of the
projects I’m most passionate about is keeping the
Bureau of Land Management in Grand Junction, because it gives rural
Coloradans a voice, saves taxpayers money, and provides jobs in the
community.
Watch the highlights of my Bureau of Land Management
roundtable with Chairman of the Western Caucus, Congressman Dan
Newhouse, and local leaders HERE.
Defending the Right to
Life
I was proud to deliver a video message to
Mesa County Right to Life encouraging them for their great work serving
pregnant mothers and fighting against abortion. Two things have
shaped my convictions about the right to life: being a mother and being a
follower of Jesus Christ. I will keep fighting against abortion in
Congress, and more importantly, by supporting women in my
community.
Attention
High School Artists!
The 2021
Congressional Art Competition is open for submissions. The winner
will receive two roundtrip tickets to D.C. as well as the honor of
having their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. I
can’t wait to see the talent from Colorado’s Third Congressional
District!
Qualifying Students: Any High School Student
attending school in Colorado’s Third Congressional District.
How to Submit Artwork: Students must mail
their artwork to their respective Third Congressional Regional
Office. (Mailing addresses for each of these three offices can be found at
Boebert.house.gov)
- Grand Junction
Regional Office includes school districts in: Mesa, Delta, Montrose,
Ouray, Gunnison, Pitkin, Lake, Eagle, Jackson, Routt, Garfield, Rio
Blanco, and Moffat Counites
- Pueblo Regional Office includes
school districts in: Pueblo, Huerfano, Costilla, Conejos, Alamosa, Rio
Grande, Mineral, Saguache, and Custer Counties
- Durango Regional
Office includes school districts in: La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma,
San Juan, Dolores, San Miguel, and San Juan Counties
Important Dates: Artwork must be received by the
student’s respective regional office no later than April
30th.
Theme of
Artwork: America the Beautiful
Contact:
Devin Camacho at 970-317-6130 or [email protected]
with any questions.
Sincerely,
Lauren Boebert
