Instead of trying to cut spending and curb inflation, Democrats want to pass $350 billion in Green New Deal spending while doubling the size of the IRS by hiring 87,000 new IRS agents.

Here’s a picture of what 87,000 people looks like:

I am a strong believer that conservation must protect private property rights and be community-driven. I introduced H.R. 8601, the House companion to the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act because it threads the needle and protects the environment while also protecting private property rights and the local community.

Nearly two-decades in the making, this legislation will cover almost 69,000 acres in the San Juan National Forest and the Dolores River Corridor. In the 1970s, the Bureau of Land Management began the process to designate this part of the Dolores River as a Wild and Scenic River (WSR).

This bipartisan bill will eliminate the threat of a federal water grab through a WSR designation by instead designating the river corridor as a Conservation and Special Management Area. This is good for conservation, good for private property rights, and good for local communities.

So many other public lands bills trample on local communities and private property owners. I am hoping that this community-led legislation will set the example by showing that protecting property rights and conservation can, and should, go hand-in-hand.

This year, the U.S. Forest Service and Governor Polis suddenly announced that Sweetwater Lake will become a new state park. I am concerned that local elected officials and key stakeholders were not consulted during the decision-making process.

I sent the Forest Service an oversight letter to hopefully address local concerns and open avenues for dialogue.

The Sweetwater Lake proposal has a few problems. For instance, the new state park is incompatible with the Forest Plan for White River National Forest. Additionally, the acquisition did not follow the normal procedure established by federal law.

I am an advocate for local communities left out of the public lands decision-making process. For instance, I am committed to ensuring that rural communities do not lose out on resources due to expansive property tax exempt federal lands in their jurisdictions. In last year’s appropriations bills signed into law, I worked to ensure that the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program was fully-funded. This important program helped fund local rural fire-fighting, law enforcement, wildfire prevention, education, infrastructure, and more. I will continue working on behalf of local communities and ensuring that their interests are represented in Congress.

The Journal, U.S. Rep. Boebert gets on board with protecting Lower Dolores River canyon

“‘This well-crafted legislation ensures traditional uses like grazing, uranium mining and other mineral extraction, and motorized-vehicle use will continue,” stated Boebert, who represents the 3rd Congressional District. ‘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.’ The bill is supported by Republican county commissioners in Montezuma and Dolores counties, and by Democrat commissioners in San Miguel County. It also is supported by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Towaoc, environmental groups and boaters.”

Fox News, Lauren Boebert: Only way Republicans lose in November is if they start acting like Democrats

“Rep. Lauren Boebert: ‘I’m not surprised that America First candidates are winning. No one should be surprised by that because they are wanting to put America first and get our country back on track. That is what is most important. And it is not extreme, it is not far-right to want to do the right thing. It’s okay to say that it’s wrong to mutilate our children. It’s okay to say that parents should be in charge of our children’s education. It’s good to say that we need to lower inflation and not do so by spending another $800 billion. So I’m okay with doing the right thing, and that's what our party needs to get back to. The only way we lose the midterms in November is if Republicans start acting like Democrats and start appeasing them and their voters because they're afraid of a hit-piece.’”

Breitbart, Lauren Boebert: Why Does the IRS Need $700K in Ammunition for Agents?

“The Internal Revenue Service bought nearly $700K in ammunition earlier this year which begs the questions, why do their agents need guns to do their job and who are the IRS arming their agents against?”

Fox News, Boebert to take shot across GOP leadership's bow in CPAC speech: 'Disappointed too many times'

“‘Any member of Congress, from freshmen to those in leadership, who won’t fight with me to end medical tyranny, secure the southern border and fire Anthony Fauci, they will not have my support. Not in their re-election and certainly not for speaker,’ Boebert's speech continues. ‘The Freedom Caucus fired John Boehner, ran off squishy Paul Ryan and we will not tolerate another GOP speaker that works with Democrats more than Republicans. House Republicans must stop funding tyranny. I will not vote to fund a government that mandates the COVID vaccine while allowing our country to be invaded by millions of unvaccinated aliens. End the vax mandate for our hospital workers and service members, build the wall or I’m voting to shut down Biden’s bureaucrats.’”

I have three District offices in Pueblo, Durango, and Grand Junction, but my team understands that sometimes it can be hard to make the drive out to our offices—so we are coming to you! My office has hosted hundreds of mobile office hours in every county in Colorado’s Third District.

My office exists to serve you. If you are having issues with a federal agency or want your voice to be heard, please schedule an appointment at one of my District offices or come to one of our mobile office hours, and a member of my team will be happy to assist you. My team has successfully helped over 1,600 constituents who weren’t getting answers from federal agencies, like veterans seeking to get the care they earned from the VA, travelers needing expedited assistance to receive a passport on short notice, taxpayers being harassed by the IRS, senior citizens having issues with the Social Security Administration or Medicare, and more.

Upcoming mobile office hours will be held at the following times and locations:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022

San Juan County Mobile Office Hours

Grand Imperial Hotel

1219 Greene Street

Silverton, CO

10:30-12:00 pm

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022

Ouray County Mobile Office Hours

Ridgway Public Library

300 Charles Street

Ridgway, CO

1:00-2:00 pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022

Jackson County Mobile Office Hours

River Rock Café, Meeting Room

460 Main Street

Walden, CO

9:00-10:00 am

Routt County Mobile Office Hours

Bud Werner Memorial Library, Project Room

1289 Lincoln Ave.

Steamboat Springs, CO

12:00-1:00 pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022

Pueblo County Mobile Office Hours

Colorado City Metropolitan District

4497 Bent Brothers Blvd.

Colorado City, CO

10:00-11:00 am

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022  

Custer County Mobile Office Hours

Silver Cliff Town Hall

612 East Main Street

Silver Cliff, CO

11:00-12:00 pm