Dear Roni,

Thank you for contacting me regarding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and Congressional oversight. I appreciate you taking the time to write. It is an honor to serve you in Congress and I hope you will continue to write with your thoughts and ideas on moving our country forward.

Colorado is blessed with great beauty and an abundance of resources. It is our job as stewards of our environment to be responsible with what has been given to us. In Congress, I will work to enact responsible policies that allow our economy to grow while providing responsible protection to the environment. It is also important to carefully examine federal rule changes that have the potential to impact various sectors of our economy and negatively affect Colorado businesses and jobs.

It is of the utmost importance that we find ways to promote clean energy solutions and I can assure you that I will work to find balance in our energy portfolio. In the Colorado State Legislature, I developed the Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority to create clean jobs and energy. However, the EPA is placing mandates on states and energy sectors that will increase costs for consumers and eliminate jobs.

Federal government regulation is not always the answer. States must have the autonomy to do what is best to suit their individual needs, and if the federal government does have a role, Congress should be able to take time to explore the issue in depth.

Again, thank you for contacting me with you concerns regarding this issue, and do not hesitate to do so again when an issue is important to you.

Sincerely,

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