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Below are some local and national media stories quoting or written by Congressman Lamborn.
Don't forget to visit Congressman Lamborn's YouTube page for his latest TV interviews and speeches.
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Roadblocks to Energy Production on Federal Lands ( 07/12/11 08:14 AM PST )
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June 30 740 KVOR Interview with Richard Randall ( 07/01/11 08:41 AM PST )
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June 28 KRDO Radio Interview with the Cari and Rob Show ( 06/30/11 02:34 PM PST )
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June 2 740 KVOR Interview with Richard Randall ( 06/03/11 10:17 AM PST )
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March 2 Interview with Secure Freedom Radio ( 03/02/11 03:07 PM PST )
- Congressman Lamborn Discusses Defense Issues with host Frank Gaffney
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Dec 15 KOA Morning Show ( 03/02/11 02:06 PM PST )
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BBC Interview 1-23-11 ( 01/24/11 10:28 AM PST )
- Congressman Lamborn is interviewed about defunding public broadcasting on BBC Radio's Americana series
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The Gazette: A call for transparency when dealing with sequestration
7/18/12By Congressman Doug Lamborn< Read more > -
The Gazette: Debate continues to rage over fracking, energy regulations
5/3/12By John Schroyer< Read more > -
Colorado Energy News: Colorado Congressional Trio: Big Government Holding Up American Energy Production
4/25/12By Congressmen Doug Lamborn, Scott Tipton, and Mike Coffman< Read more > -
The Gazette: Congressional Committee to Take Up the Manitou Incline Tuesday
4/17/12By Scott Rappold< Read more > -
The Daily Caller: Rep. Lamborn demands Holder's resignation, calling Fast and Furious ‘an outrage'
4/12/12By Matthew Boyle< Read more > -
The Gazette: Suthers, Lamborn get a seat at the Supreme Court
3/28/12By John Schroyer< Read more > -
The Denver Post: DeGette, Lamborn get hot tickets to listen to Supreme Court hearings today
3/27/12By Allison Sherry< Read more > -
The Denver Post: Is the Obama administration's energy policy credible? No
3/26/12By Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Cory Gardner< Read more > -
The Denver Post: House GOP, Interior spar over energy production
3/13/12By Allison Sherry< Read more > -
The Gazette: Colorado Springs, Manitou approve Incline agreement
2/29/12By Scott Rappold< Read more > -
The Denver Post: Republicans shift to rising gas prices in effort to beat Obama as economy and his polls grow stronger
2/29/12By Allison Sherry< Read more > -
The Denver Post: Lamborn oil shale bill sails through the House
2/17/12By Allison Sherry< Read more > -
The Hill: Republicans Propose Cuts to Schools That Provide Access to 'Morning After' Pill
2/16/12By Pete Kasperowicz< Read more > -
The Denver Post: Compromise Confuses the Issue
2/13/12An Op-Ed from Congressman Lamborn< Read more > -
The Hill: GOP lawmaker looks to prevent debt limit hikes without budget in place
1/19/12Under Lamborn's bill, it would not be in order to consider any extension of the public debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution were in place.< Read more > -
The Gazette: Budget Before Borrowing Act would end spending madness
1/18/12Op-Ed by Congressman Lamborn< Read more > -
Lamborn: Constitution Dictates a Duty to Protect Our Citizens
11/30/11By Congressman Doug Lamborn Special to Roll Call< Read more > -
The Gazette: Q&A: U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn
10/31/11Congressman Lamborn "Everybody wants to see the troops come home, but I'm concerned that without any military presence at all, there's a risk that Iraq is going to have some serious security problems."< Read more > -
Fox News: Boehner Rips Russia's Soviet-Style Behavior
10/25/11Congressman Lamborn, "If Russia wants to be viewed as powerful, relevant, and influential, it must develop a proper respect for the rule of law."< Read more > -
KRDO: Debt-Ceiling Debate
7/28/11Congressman Lamborn spoke with KRDO and shared my latest thoughts on the debt ceiling debate.< Read more > -
KRDO: Fort Carson Generating New Jobs
6/29/11Future Construction Projects Mean New Opportunities< Read more > -
Denver Post Guest Commentary: The Importance of Domestic Minerals Production
6/8/11By Congressmen Doug Lamborn and Doc Hastings< Read more > -
The Gazette: Lamborn: Release a few bin Laden photos for "closure"
5/13/11Congressman Lamborn "When I looked at these photos, it gave me a sense of finality and closure. You can hear about it, you can read about it, but seeing it with your own eyes is a different level of experience"< Read more > -
The Gazette: Long-Promised VA Clinic Gets Springs Site, Target Date
4/18/11Congressman Lamborn "It will be more convenient and centrally located."< Read more > -
News First 5: Rep. Lamborn Calls For Troops to be Paid
4/7/11Congressman Lamborn "I have co-sponsored a bill to guarantee that our troops get paid during a possible shutdown. H.R. 1297."< Read more > -
The Gazette: Colorado Republicans Push for Continued Military Pay
4/7/11Congressman Lamborn "The last thing troops need is to worry about whether money is getting to their families back home, that bills are being paid and food is being put on the table."< Read more > -
Denver Post: Obama Urges Oil Alternatives as Gas Heads Up
3/31/11Congressman Lamborn "I welcome the president's desire to have more energy, but a lot of his plan is based on tried and failed strategies in the past"< Read more > -
KXRM Fox 21: New Brigade Coming to Fort Carson
3/29/11Congressman Doug Lamborn announced Monday afternoon that the Mountain Post has been selected by the army to house a newly created Combat Aviation Brigade.< Read more > -
The Gazette: Aviation Brigade to Bring Soldiers, Money to Fort Carson
3/29/11Congressman Lamborn ""This is money that's essential to make sure our soldiers are better trained and better equipped"< Read more > -
KXRM Fox 21: Lamborn "NPR can thrive on its own"
3/25/11Congressman Doug Lamborn said National Public Radio can survive without government backing – if it changes its mindset.< Read more > -
The Associated Press: House Votes to Cut Off Funds for NPR
3/18/11Congressman Lamborn "It is time for American citizens to stop funding an organization that can stand on its own feet"< Read more > -
CBS News: House Votes to Defund NPR
3/18/11Congressman Lamborn "They could survive and even thrive"< Read more > -
National Review: For Lamborn, Sweet Victory on NPR Funding
3/17/11New restrictions on federal funds for public broadcasting clear the House.< Read more > -
USA Today: House to Vote on Bill to Kill NPR Funding
3/17/11The House on Thursday will debate a bill by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., to take away taxpayer funding of NPR.< Read more > -
The Daily Caller: NPR on GOP's Chopping Block Again on Thursday
3/17/11Congressman Lamborn "Taxpayers should not be on the hook for something that is widely available in the private market."< Read more > -
Denver Post: Critics hoping to strip federal funding from NPR, pump up the volume
3/10/11Congressman Lamborn "My hope for the sake of the taxpayer and the sake of our budget is that NPR becomes National Private Radio."< Read more > -
The Daily Caller: NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's Ouster May Be Last Straw for Taxpayer Funding
3/9/11Republicans set on eliminating taxpayer funding of public broadcasting would be hard-pressed to write a better script than the recent comedy of errors that reached a dramatic climax today with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's resignation.< Read more > -
Washington Examiner: GOP leader amazed at 'condescension and arrogance' in NPR video, calls on Dems to support defunding
3/8/11Congressman Lamborn "They seem to be viewing themselves as elites living in an ivory tower, and they are obviously out of touch with ordinary Americans."< Read more > -
Gazette Op-Ed: Overregulation Cripples Western Energy Production
3/8/11"Rule changes and regulations have cost billions in lost investment in the West. In Colorado, there's been nearly a 90 percent drop in new leases on federal land."< Read more > -
Denver Post: Gardner, Lamborn Get Ideas Passed in House Resolution to Fund Federal Government
2/22/11Congressman Lamborn "We can either save a program or save the nation."< Read more > -
KRDO: House Cuts Funding for Public Broadcasting
2/22/11Congressman Lamborn "We have to start somewhere to get our fiscal house in order."< Read more > -
Gazette: Springs Site for VA Health Clinic to Be Announced Soon
2/8/11Lamborn said Monday that project plans were finalized in December.< Read more > -
Washington Examiner Op-Ed: Natural Resources Hold the Key to Economy, Creating Jobs
2/8/11Congressman Lamborn "As chairman of the House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on the House Natural Resources Committee, I will focus on policies to increase production of all types of American energy resources."< Read more > -
Pueblo Chieftan: Canyon Crossroads
2/8/11Congressman Lamborn supports expanding Pinon Canyon< Read more > -
The Gazette: Helicopter Brigade Would Keep Boom Going at Fort Carson
2/7/11"This is excellent news," said U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee. "It's a big boost for the whole community."< Read more > -
New York Times: Afghan Rights Fall Short for Christian Converts
2/7/11Doug Lamborn of Colorado wrote in a letter last fall to Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry, urging stronger action.< Read more > -
Pikes Peak Courier View: Lamborn Comes to Woodland
2/7/11Lamborn has joined with other representatives to cut spending by $74 billion by the end of the government's current fiscal year.< Read more > -
The Denver Post: Fort Carson May Land New Combat Air Brigade
2/7/11Lamborn said Fort Carson contributes about $2 billion annually to the state economy and that new military personnel anywhere in Colorado positively affects the entire state< Read more > -
The Gazette: Lamborn Gets Cheers for Slamming Obama
2/7/11Lamborn spent more than two hours talking politics with roughly 250 Colorado Springs residents< Read more > -
Washington Independent: Colorado lawmakers pushing hard for bipartisan reform in Congress
1/28/11Congressman Lamborn, "This resolution would ensure that all House bills are transparent"< Read more > -
Washington Examiner: GOP Gears Up Again to Strip NPR of Federal Funds
1/26/11Congressman Doug Lamborn "Before the Juan Williams issue came up, it really wasn't on a lot of people's radar screens. People said, 'Oh you can't go against Big Bird."< Read more > -
The San Francisco Chronicle: Public Broadcasting's Value
1/24/11Congressman Lamborn "I think there is a limited ideological component to some of NPR's programming, and taxpayers shouldn't have to support any ideology they disagree with - whether liberal or conservative or whatever"< Read more > -
Colo. Representatives Pushing Creative Ideas to Cut Trillions from Federal Budget
1/24/11Congressman Lamborn wants to cut public funding to National Public Radio< Read more > -
SBA List: Congressional Pro-Life Leaders Speak at Special Order
1/21/11Fresh on the heals of the 245-189 vote to repeal ObamaCare, pro-life congressional leaders held a Pro-Life Special order to call for protection of the unborn.< Read more > -
Colorado Public News: House Passes Health Care Repeal 245-189
1/20/11Congressman Lamborn "It's not based on honest accounting"< Read more > -
Fox News: NPR Launches Offensive Against Congressman Trying to Cut Its Public Funding
1/14/11Congressman Lamborn, "I believe removing federal funding from NPR would give the news organization greater, not less, editorial freedom than they currently enjoy."< Read more > -
Daily Caller: Lamborn Responds to NPR Attacks
1/12/11Congressman Doug Lamborn "I believe removing federal funding from NPR would give the news organization greater, not less, editorial freedom than they currently enjoy."< Read more > -
The Hill: NPR: A good place to start cutting federal spending (Rep. Doug Lamborn)
1/12/11Congressman Doug Lamborn, "I have nothing against NPR, despite what appeared to be liberal bias in their mishandling of Juan Williams. What I oppose is subsidizing an organization that no longer provides, if it ever did, an essential government service."< Read more > -
Denver Daily News: Lamborn again seeks PBS cut
1/7/11Congressman Doug Lamborn "Congressional Republicans must show the American people that we are serious about cutting spending and reducing the size and scope of the federal government"< Read more > -
LA Times: Top NPR official stepping down
1/7/11Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) "No American should have to pay for ideology he or she disagrees with. And government doesn't have business funding any ideology, whether we agree with it or not."< Read more > -
WaPo: Editor who fired Juan Williams resigns after NPR review
1/7/11Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), said, "From my perspective, it doesn't change anything."< Read more > -
KRDO: Republicans Vow To Make Cuts, Repeal Bill
1/5/11Rep. Doug Lamborn was in the House Chambers Wednesday afternoon as Former Speaker of the House, Nancy Palosi, passed the gavel to Republican John Boehner, of Ohio.< Read more > -
Why are we paying for NPR?
11/5/10By Doug Lamborn, Appeared in the Nov 5 edition of the Denver Post.< Read more > -
GUEST COLUMN: Pledge is just the beginning of new direction in governing
10/4/10Colorado Springs Gazette by Doug Lamborn I have been listening intently to the people all over the Pikes Peak region at town hall meetings, in small businesses, online and on the radio. The message they are sending me is loud and clear – get big government out of the way and allow the free markets to get the economy moving again.< Read more > -
Cal Thomas: State control kills 'academic freedom'
9/22/10Two Colorado Republican congressmen, Reps. Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman, have also sent letters to DOE in which they noted the proposed ruling would undermine "long-established independent accrediting agencies" (Lamborn) and potentially involve the government "in setting course requirements, quality measures, faculty qualifications and various mandates about how and what to teach." (Coffman).< Read more > -
Tough Choices on Spending
7/13/10Government spending is out of control and President Obama's method of throwing more money at our economy is not working. Federal spending cuts need to start somewhere, and there is no better place than a program that can survive on its own.< Read more > -
Politico: Club For Growth Ratings
5/18/10Nine lawmakers, all Republicans, received perfect scores from the organization: Georgia Reps. Paul Broun and John Linder, Arizona Reps. Jeff Flake and John Shadegg, Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, California Rep. Tom McClintock.< Read more > -
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COLUMNIST: Health proposal too expensive, intrusive to be good for nation
8/12/09The good news is that if we reject nationalized health care, there are many free-market reforms that can lower the cost of health care. I support common-sense solutions such as giving the same tax breaks corporations enjoy to everyone who purchases health insurance on their own. I would like to provide immediate and substantial financial assistance, through new tax credits, to low- and modest-income Americans.< Read more > -
GOP ‘Sovereignty Caucus' Battles Obama on Treaties
7/1/09Small But Influential Coalition of Hawks Holds Surprising Sway Over International Agreements< Read more > -
House 'Sovereignty Caucus' Aimed at Koh
5/9/09Stopping the President's controversial appointment of Harold Koh as legal advisor to the State Department is the first major mission of a newly-formed caucus of House Members devoted to issues of American sovereignty.< Read more > -
Lamborn Speaks Out on Guantanamo Detainees
2/5/09Congressman Lamborn's introduced, H.R. 794, To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Colorado, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such location. To see a copy of this legislation, click here.< Read more >