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Stop the Madness

May 17, 2016

Congressman Lamborn today issued the following statement after joining 38 of his colleagues on a letter to President Obama following his Administration's executive actions last week directing public schools to provide transgender bathroom access, or potentially lose federal funding.

"The Obama Administration's move to coerce states to embrace this politically correct absurdity is yet another example of blatant federal overreach. By acting simultaneously as all three branches of government, President Obama is forcing the school children of America to serve as pawns in his game of traditional versus progressive values. I will not stand silently by while the President attempts to rule by unilateral decree, bypassing the very reasonable concerns of millions of Americans in pursuit of his radical cultural agenda. As we articulated to the President in our letter, we view his actions as "outside the bounds of the law" and it is critical that we use all of our Congressional authority to push back against this overreach and to preserve a system of decency and decorum that has no legitimate need to change."

- Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)