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The best way to honor and take care of our veterans is to ensure the country they come home to is vibrant, prospering, and ripe with opportunity. Our veterans represent what makes America great, they served their country with honor and distinction.

By Congressman Doug Lamborn

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By Congressmen Doug Lamborn, Scott Tipton, and Mike Coffman

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By Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Cory Gardner

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An Op-Ed from Congressman Lamborn

Under Lamborn's bill, it would not be in order to consider any extension of the public debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution were in place.

Op-Ed by Congressman Lamborn

By Congressman Doug Lamborn Special to Roll Call

Congressman Lamborn "Everybody wants to see the troops come home, but I'm concerned that without any military presence at all, there's a risk that Iraq is going to have some serious security problems."

Congressman Lamborn, "If Russia wants to be viewed as powerful, relevant, and influential, it must develop a proper respect for the rule of law."

Congressman Lamborn spoke with KRDO and shared my latest thoughts on the debt ceiling debate.

Future Construction Projects Mean New Opportunities

By Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Doc Hastings

Congressman Lamborn "When I looked at these photos, it gave me a sense of finality and closure. You can hear about it, you can read about it, but seeing it with your own eyes is a different level of experience"

Congressman Lamborn "It will be more convenient and centrally located."

Congressman Lamborn "I have co-sponsored a bill to guarantee that our troops get paid during a possible shutdown. H.R. 1297."

Congressman Lamborn "The last thing troops need is to worry about whether money is getting to their families back home, that bills are being paid and food is being put on the table."

Congressman Lamborn "I welcome the president's desire to have more energy, but a lot of his plan is based on tried and failed strategies in the past"

Congressman Doug Lamborn announced Monday afternoon that the Mountain Post has been selected by the army to house a newly created Combat Aviation Brigade.

Congressman Lamborn ""This is money that's essential to make sure our soldiers are better trained and better equipped"

Congressman Doug Lamborn said National Public Radio can survive without government backing – if it changes its mindset.

Congressman Lamborn "It is time for American citizens to stop funding an organization that can stand on its own feet"

Congressman Lamborn "They could survive and even thrive"

New restrictions on federal funds for public broadcasting clear the House.

The House on Thursday will debate a bill by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., to take away taxpayer funding of NPR.

Congressman Lamborn "Taxpayers should not be on the hook for something that is widely available in the private market."

Congressman Lamborn "My hope for the sake of the taxpayer and the sake of our budget is that NPR becomes National Private Radio."

Republicans set on eliminating taxpayer funding of public broadcasting would be hard-pressed to write a better script than the recent comedy of errors that reached a dramatic climax today with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's resignation.

Congressman Lamborn "They seem to be viewing themselves as elites living in an ivory tower, and they are obviously out of touch with ordinary Americans."

"Rule changes and regulations have cost billions in lost investment in the West. In Colorado, there's been nearly a 90 percent drop in new leases on federal land."

Congressman Lamborn "We can either save a program or save the nation."

Congressman Lamborn "We have to start somewhere to get our fiscal house in order."

Lamborn said Monday that project plans were finalized in December.

Congressman Lamborn "As chairman of the House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on the House Natural Resources Committee, I will focus on policies to increase production of all types of American energy resources."

Congressman Lamborn supports expanding Pinon Canyon

"This is excellent news," said U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee. "It's a big boost for the whole community."

Doug Lamborn of Colorado wrote in a letter last fall to Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry, urging stronger action.

Lamborn has joined with other representatives to cut spending by $74 billion by the end of the government's current fiscal year.

Lamborn said Fort Carson contributes about $2 billion annually to the state economy and that new military personnel anywhere in Colorado positively affects the entire state

Lamborn spent more than two hours talking politics with roughly 250 Colorado Springs residents

Congressman Lamborn, "This resolution would ensure that all House bills are transparent"

Congressman Doug Lamborn "Before the Juan Williams issue came up, it really wasn't on a lot of people's radar screens. People said, 'Oh you can't go against Big Bird."

Congressman Lamborn "I think there is a limited ideological component to some of NPR's programming, and taxpayers shouldn't have to support any ideology they disagree with - whether liberal or conservative or whatever"

Congressman Lamborn wants to cut public funding to National Public Radio

Fresh on the heals of the 245-189 vote to repeal ObamaCare, pro-life congressional leaders held a Pro-Life Special order to call for protection of the unborn.

Congressman Lamborn "It's not based on honest accounting"

Congressman Lamborn, "I believe removing federal funding from NPR would give the news organization greater, not less, editorial freedom than they currently enjoy."

Congressman Doug Lamborn "I believe removing federal funding from NPR would give the news organization greater, not less, editorial freedom than they currently enjoy."

Congressman Doug Lamborn, "I have nothing against NPR, despite what appeared to be liberal bias in their mishandling of Juan Williams. What I oppose is subsidizing an organization that no longer provides, if it ever did, an essential government service."

Congressman Doug Lamborn "Congressional Republicans must show the American people that we are serious about cutting spending and reducing the size and scope of the federal government"

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) "No American should have to pay for ideology he or she disagrees with. And government doesn't have business funding any ideology, whether we agree with it or not."

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), said, "From my perspective, it doesn't change anything."

Rep. Doug Lamborn was in the House Chambers Wednesday afternoon as Former Speaker of the House, Nancy Palosi, passed the gavel to Republican John Boehner, of Ohio.

By Doug Lamborn, Appeared in the Nov 5 edition of the Denver Post.

Colorado Springs Gazette by Doug Lamborn I have been listening intently to the people all over the Pikes Peak region at town hall meetings, in small businesses, online and on the radio. The message they are sending me is loud and clear – get big government out of the way and allow the free markets to get the economy moving again.

Two Colorado Republican congressmen, Reps. Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman, have also sent letters to DOE in which they noted the proposed ruling would undermine "long-established independent accrediting agencies" (Lamborn) and potentially involve the government "in setting course requirements, quality measures, faculty qualifications and various mandates about how and what to teach." (Coffman).

Government spending is out of control and President Obama's method of throwing more money at our economy is not working. Federal spending cuts need to start somewhere, and there is no better place than a program that can survive on its own.

Nine lawmakers, all Republicans, received perfect scores from the organization: Georgia Reps. Paul Broun and John Linder, Arizona Reps. Jeff Flake and John Shadegg, Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, California Rep. Tom McClintock.

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The good news is that if we reject nationalized health care, there are many free-market reforms that can lower the cost of health care. I support common-sense solutions such as giving the same tax breaks corporations enjoy to everyone who purchases health insurance on their own. I would like to provide immediate and substantial financial assistance, through new tax credits, to low- and modest-income Americans.

Small But Influential Coalition of Hawks Holds Surprising Sway Over International Agreements

Stopping the President's controversial appointment of Harold Koh as legal advisor to the State Department is the first major mission of a newly-formed caucus of House Members devoted to issues of American sovereignty.

Congressman Lamborn's introduced, H.R. 794, To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Colorado, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such location. To see a copy of this legislation, click here.