"Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) issued a pointed rebuke to President Donald Trump for using the first veto of his second term to kill a long-delayed water infrastructure project serving her Colorado district that she had sponsored. The veto halted bipartisan legislation that would have extended federal backing for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline project designed to bring municipal and industrial water to several communities. The bill passed both chambers of Congress unanimously before Trump spiked it on Tuesday night."
"President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial, bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Why? she said. Because nothing says America First' like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado, many of whom enthusiastically voted for him in all three elections. She continued: I must have missed the rally where he stood in Colorado and promised to personally derail critical water infrastructure projects. My bad, I thought the campaign was about lowering costs and"
President Donald Trump vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have extended federal backing for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a long-delayed pipeline to deliver municipal and industrial water to several communities. The bill had passed both chambers of Congress unanimously. A White House memo said the administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable projects. Rep. Lauren Boebert strongly rebuked the veto, called it a betrayal of voters and suggested it might be political retribution linked to her push to release Jeffrey Epstein files. The project would have provided clean drinking water to about 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado, many of whom voted for Trump. Boebert warned, "This isn't over."
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