A conservative leader blasted a plan proposed by Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert, saying that it is “nothing short of fiscal malpractice.”
David Jenkins, president of the Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship organization, published an op-ed in the Colorado Gazette on Friday responding to a resolution by Boebert and Wyoming Republican Representative Harriett Hageman. According to Boebert’s office, the resolution relates to the “Bureau of Land Management’s final Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule.”
In his op-ed, Jenkins wrote that “this rule that Boebert and Hageman want to kill includes bonding reform that finally will address the scourge of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells that are costing us taxpayers billions of dollars.
“The Boebert and Hageman resolution, along with Senator Steve Daines’ [R-Mont.] companion resolution in the U.S. Senate, is nothing short of fiscal malpractice. These lawmakers are siding with industry bad actors and trying to give them license to keep ripping off average taxpayers like you and me. The conservative thing to do is support these fiscally responsible, common-sense reforms that can help keep our tax bills from going up.”
In May, Boebert and Hageman introduced the resolution, which said, “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process’ and such rule shall have no force or effect.”
Announcing the resolution, Boebert said: “Green New Deal activists killed coal and good-paying jobs in Colorado. Now, the Biden Regime is trying to kill responsible oil and gas production through an overreaching new regulation that targets small businesses, undermines the law, discourages production, and will cause gas prices to increase further.
“Biden’s agency minions fail to recognize these benefits or that America is the world leader in emissions reductions because of significant advancements in technology for oil and gas production. Our bill will terminate the latest regulatory attack on the fossil fuel industry while providing relief for American families so they have access to reliable and affordable energy.”
Newsweek reached out to Boebert’s press office via email for comment.
The op-ed by Jenkins went on to state that Boebert “has chosen to do the bidding of special interest cheats who are addicted to evading responsibility and shifting their cost burden onto the rest of us. It’s the worst kind of swamp politics, and there’s nothing remotely conservative about it.”
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