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Lamborn, Bennet, Hickenlooper, and Crow Statement on GAO Report on U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

April 12, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn, Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Congressman Jason Crow, released the following statement after being briefed on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama:

"We have said before that the U.S. Space Command basing decision was the result of a flawed and untested process that lacked transparency and neglected key national security and cost considerations. After reviewing the draft GAO report, we are even more concerned about the questionable decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

"Putin's war on Ukraine and China's space expansion underscores the need for U.S. Space Command to reach full operational capability as soon as possible. We cannot afford any operational disruptions or delays to the mission currently being conducted at Peterson Space Force Base, which is why U.S. Space Command must remain in Colorado.

"We will continue to work on a bipartisan basis to urge the Biden Administration to keep U.S. Space Command at Peterson. Colorado Springs is the best and only home for U.S. Space Command. We look forward to the report's public release in the near future."