« on: January 02, 2026, 09:58:36 am »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/31/boebert-trump-veto-political-retribution/Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Colorado congresswoman long associated with the MAGA wing of the Republican Party, on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump for vetoing bipartisan legislation to support a major drinking-water project in her district, saying she hopes the rejection “has nothing to do with political retaliation.”
The legislation Trump vetoed, known as the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, would have helped complete the final component of the decades-old Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Colorado lawmakers supporting the bill have said the project’s cost estimate has nearly doubled in recent years because of inflation and increased labor costs.
Trump said in a statement Monday that his action was intended to save taxpayer money.
Boebert countered that the veto of the “noncontroversial, bipartisan bill,” which both the House and Senate passed unanimously this year, will deny “clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado, many of whom enthusiastically voted for him in all three elections.” In a statement, she continued, “I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability.”
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The book's open for how long it will now take Boebert to follow MTG out the House door, scorched earth all the way.
Nevertheless, this is clear political malpractice by the Trump administration, at least in not informing her beforehand about his forthcoming veto, that will have tremendous negative consequences in her district.
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