Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert slammed President Donald Trump Tuesday night after he vetoed her bill to fund a clean water pipeline in the southeastern part of the state.
Boberta checkThe Arkansas Valley Pipeline Act, known as the Arkansas Valley Pipeline Act, aims to complete the long-planned pipeline project in Colorado's Eastern Plains by providing more flexible repayment options to finance construction costs for local communities. The congresswoman said the president's veto is a slap in the face to voters in her district who supported president by double digits in 2024. (RELATED: Republican Women Play the Feminism Card Against Mike Johnson)
“[N]”Nothing says 'America First' more than denying clean water to 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado, many of whom enthusiastically voted for him in all three elections,” Boebert said Tuesday. statement to your local store in Colorado. “I must have missed the rally where he spoke in Colorado and promised to derail critical water infrastructure projects.”
“But hey, if this administration wants to preserve its legacy by blocking projects to bring water to rural Americans, that's their fault,” Boebert continued.
The 130-mile pipeline project, long plagued by funding issues, would open in 2023 and would provide 39 communities with access to safe drinking water, bill sponsors said. This channel was first proposed by former President John F. Kennedy.
The bill was unanimously approved by both chambers via voice vote, a voting method typically reserved for uncontroversial bills. It is unclear whether Senate Majority Leader John Tune and House Speaker Mike Johnson would allow the vote to override Trump's veto.
White House argued The pipeline project wastes taxpayer money and should be funded by local governments.
“Enough is enough,” Trump wrote in a statement posted on X announcing the veto. “My administration is committed to stopping American taxpayers from funding costly and unsustainable policies. Ending the massive spending on taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the nation's financial health.”
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) as he leaves after speaking to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee/POOL/AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Boebert's strong statement marks a departure from her typical praise of Trump's political agenda in Congress. Congresswoman who recently challenged Trump, on the Epstein files, also pondered whether the president's veto of her bipartisan water bill was retaliation.
“[I] I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for exposing corruption and demanding accountability,” Boebert said in a statement. “Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics.”
Colorado lawmaker was among four Republicans who signed the resignation letter launch vote on bipartisan legislation requiring the Justice Department to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in November.
However, the Justice Department began releasing a trove of documents after Trump signed the measure into law. critics argue that the agency is defying Congress by not releasing all files within the legal deadline.
Colorado Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, who sponsored the pipeline bill in the Senate, criticized Trump's veto Tuesday night.
“This is not management. This is a revenge tour,” Bennett. wrote on X.
Duet blocking consideration of the appropriations bill in the upper chamber, citing the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the National Climate and Weather Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. White House Budget Chief Russ Vought argued the facility is “one of the biggest sources of climate panic in the country.”
President swore a “tough crackdown” on Colorado in August if the Centennial State does not release former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, 70, who is serving a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines during the 2020 election. Trump pardoned Peters in December, although the measure was largely symbolic because the former election official was convicted under state law.
On Tuesday, Trump also vetoed legislation that would give more land to the Miccosukee Tribe in Everglades National Park. The bipartisan bill passed by voice vote in the House and Senate.
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