Doug Lamborn

The record is disappointing, at best, and misses an opportunity to provide the nation with an all-of-the-above energy approach that will benefit all Americans.

The Biden administration's actions to block or endlessly delay coal projects deprives the United States and our allies of energy security.

Without reliable baseload power, we risk rolling blackouts, like those that have threatened California in recent years.

Rather than demonizing coal, we should recognize it as an important part of our energy mix.

Simply put, if the coal doesn't come from us, it will come from somewhere else, somewhere else with far inferior environmental and labor standards.

If the dams were to be breached, the higher transportation costs could drive many family farms out of business.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, Congressman Doug Lamborn and Congressman Ken Buck are working toward a common-sense solution...

I implore you to look at the disposal process, and make it more streamlined, and cut back the red tape.

I implore you to support this legislation and move it forward.

I do appreciate the opportunity and the hard work that Congresswoman Boebert has done to get us where we are today.

I think that a lot of people here in Washington don't understand the West, or they wouldn't make the kind of rules that they are proposing.

I believe this proposed rule is an inappropriate expansion of the BLM's Congressional mandate and statutory authority.

The authority to make management designations of BLM land of this magnitude must be made by Congress and not left to unelected officials.

This rule seeks to circumvent State authority to define, analyze, and manage wildlife within our borders.

I am committed to being an active partner in conservation management and have a vested interest in the health and future of the recreational fishing industry and the marine resources.

NOAA's proposal would also threaten safe navigation of large vessels in narrow offshore channels.

According to NOAA's own data, there has never been a right whale strike by a pilot boat.

Pilot boats must approach large moving ships at speeds sufficient to provide a stable platform for the transfer.

These women and men are the most skilled mariners in the world, and they know best the challenges of handling large commercial ships.

If NOAA's proposed changes are adopted, it will endanger pilots and pilot boat crews.

Are there better alternatives than essentially shutting down ocean commercial activity along the entire East Coast to commerce to protect the species? I sure hope so.

The issue is not should these whales be protected, but rather are NOAA's proposed changes rooted in science and in practical application.

Without an adequate safety deviation clause, men and women will be unnecessarily put in dangerous situations that can threaten the navigational safety of the Federal navigational channels.

Safety is of paramount importance to my operation.

I view this issue as one where we don't have to pick a side, boats versus whales.