Why Is Lauren Boebert Trolling Her Own Bill? – By Abigail Weinberg (Mother Jones) / Mar 31 2023
Her proposed legislation is about gray wolves. At a hearing, she began by showing photos of aborted human fetuses.
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Last week, a bill introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) received a hearing.
For some congresspeople, this would not be news. For Boebert it is: In her first term, she sponsored 41 pieces of legislation—one set out to impeach President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris; another to require the Department of Homeland Security to treat fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction; a third to prohibit the use of federal funds to research youth gender transitions—and none warranted a hearing.
This turned out to be a problem. Despite being predicted to comfortably win reelection, Boebert prevailed over her Democratic opponent by less than a percentage point. Voters in her district told me the reason was simple: “I don’t think she did shit,” one constituent explained. “She didn’t back one bill, she just talked a lot.”
Now, it seems Boebert has taken that message to heart. In proposing to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, she has taken aim at a serious, complex issue in her home state.
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