Lauren Boebert, Republican House member from Colorado, has released a video pledging to carry a loaded handgun to and from the Capitol every day. A strong advocate for the second amendment and the presidency of Donald Trump, Boebert has yet to begin her term and is already facing a $5,000 fine for refusal to go through a metal detector before entering House Chambers. The use of metal detectors on congress members is a new rule Pelosi implemented following the violent mob attack on the Capitol the first week of January, which the FBI suspects could have been an inside job. This is her second refusal to comply, as on January 13, she refused Capitol Police from searching her bag after setting off a metal detector. A second offense would cost Bobert another $10,000.
Boebert is also under immense backlash for reportedly giving a large tour of the Capitol days before the insurrection occurred. Claiming it was her family members, Boebert attacked Rep. Steve Cohen, accusing him of spreading an extreme left-wing conspiracy. Rep. Cohen made a statement about the tour, saying both him and congressman John Yarmuth saw Boerbert and a group of people making their way out of the Cannon Tunnel on January 3rd or 4th.
On top of this scandal, Boebert has released her top three bills to push on the House floor, all aimed at President Biden’s executive orders. The first bill would prohibit the U.S. from spending any money on rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement. The second would prevent funds to the World Health Organization. The last bill aims to overturn Biden’s federal mask mandate.
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