In The News
Today, Congressman Lamborn published an open letter to President Obama, criticizing the Administration's manipulation of facts regarding the Iran Deal. The op-ed states, in part:
DENVER • President Barack Obama appealed for support of universal background checks here Wednesday, holding up Colorado’s recent gun legislation up as a model for the nation, as legislation on Capitol Hill falters.
In a letter to the president, Lamborn wrote increasing funding for Iron Dome is important because "it is saving lives and many of us in Congress would support doing so."
"Such a move would speak volumes about your commitment to the safety and the security of the State of Israel," he added.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Doug Lamborn attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for it Monday. As many as 500,000 people a year had been hiking the incline before it legally opened to the public Feb. 1.
The Manitou Incline is an abandoned cable car route that rises more than 2,000 feet in a mile. Railroad ties serve as makeshift steps.