Author: Doug Lamborn
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GUEST COLUMN: Tax reform should grow economy, help middle class
No one in their right mind chooses complexity over simplicity. Taxpayers deserve a simple tax code and a simple way to file taxes each year, instead of the convoluted monstrosity of a tax code we have now. It has been said that although the Internal Revenue Code is twice the length of the Bible, it…
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GUEST COLUMN: Russia continues its interference in many countries
Montenegro is a tiny Balkan country of 600,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic. It is a country emerging from dominance by others – Serbs, Germans, Ottomans. Only 11 years old, Montenegro displays the growing pains of a young economy and a new democracy. It is also, as of June 5, the newest member of NATO. What…
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Carson troops training to deter our adversaries
Fort Carson troops are the tip of the spear of American forces partnering with our European allies. The Third Armored Brigade of the Fourth Infantry Division from Fort Carson has trained since January with NATO troops in ten different countries in Eastern Europe. I have the privilege of leading a Congressional delegation this week to…
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GUEST COLUMN: Observations from the Pacific Rim
Recently, I had the opportunity to join a bipartisan congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to various nations circling the Pacific Rim. We were mostly House Armed Services committee members, focusing on the military status of our friends and possible foes in the region. Here are several key impressions I received: First, China for all…
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GUEST COLUMN: Congressional Review Act empowers the American people
It has been only two weeks since inauguration, and Congress has made strides to reduce the burden of the federal government and restore power to the American people. The people I represent in Colorado are energized about the changes taking place in Washington, and they expect to see real results. Part of giving power back…
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GUEST COLUMN: Freedom of speech includes freedom to preach
On Oct. 2, many congregations around the country celebrated “Pulpit Freedom Sunday.” On this unofficial holiday, reverends, pastors and preachers exercise the same right that should be afforded to all Americans: the right to free speech. Specifically, religious leaders use this Sunday to protest limits to religious freedom that stifle their ability to freely express…
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GUEST COLUMN: Exaggerated problems belong on the sidelines
It wouldn’t be the Christmas season without a Grinch trying to trample on religious freedom and liberty in our community. Religious expression and the First Amendment are intimately intertwined in this country. The Constitution ensures that individuals are able to openly show their religious beliefs. This includes Air Force Academy football players who have committed…
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GUEST COLUMN: The state of Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
We stand poised to make incredible progress this year. Colorado Springs continues to rapidly expand in many areas. New defense companies are spinning off in our direction, new nonprofit organizations and churches are starting up, property groups are acquiring more land for business parks and major tourism projects, local hospitals, medical groups and surgery centers…
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GUEST COLUMN: The high cost of an anti-energy president
We live in extraordinary times. The amazing technological innovations of America’s scientists, researchers, engineers and leading minds have made available to us the technology to free America from dependence on volatile and foreign sources of energy. Yet, everywhere you turn, energy costs are up on everything from home energy bills to prices at the pump.…
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America suffers under do-nothing Senate
When anyone says it’s a “do-nothing Congress,” they are only half right. It’s actually a do-nothing Senate. In this Congress, the House has passed and sent over to the Senate 253 bills. In stark contrast, the Senate has sent to the House 63 bills. The Senate produces only one quarter of what the House does.…