Lauren Boebert's gas problem

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Lauren Boebert’s gas problem: Far-right lawmaker concealed blatant conflict of interest
Colorado congresswoman's husband stands to earn $1.7 million from gas drilling, a fact she didn't mention till now

By ZACHARY PETRIZZO
PUBLISHED AUGUST 24, 2021 6:00AM


(Salon) As the AP and the Washington Post recently reported, Rep. Lauren Boebert, the pro-gun Colorado Republican and Trump loyalist, failed to disclose that her husband worked for an energy consulting firm even as she pushed for looser regulations on oil and gas drilling as a member of the House Natural Resources Committee. If the intention was to conceal the source of the Boeberts' income and the obvious conflict of interest, the Post reports, the failure to disclose could be a criminal act.

Further investigation by Salon reveals just how closely tied both the congresswoman and her husband, Jayson Boebert, are to the Colorado natural gas industry, which raises the question of why Rep. Boebert was assigned to the committee with direct oversight over-regulating that business.

As Salon previously reported, Rep. Boebert's financial disclosure filing earlier this week stated that Jayson Boebert earned close to a half-million dollars working for an energy firm called Terra Energy Productions in 2020, and is on track to earn $768,000 in 2021. That company name appears to be in error: The Post reports that Boebert actually works as a contractor overseeing drilling operations for the Houston-based firm Terra Energy Partners, which operates various subsidiaries in Colorado, including TEP Rocky Mountain LLC and Terra Energy Holdings LLC. Those companies collectively own more than 5,500 natural gas wells in Colorado's Piceance Basin, which is located in Boebert's congressional district.

TEP Rocky Mountain was the largest taxpayer in Garfield County, where Boebert owns a home and a restaurant, according to the county's 2020 analysis, which is public information. ...............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/24/lauren-boeberts-gas-problem-lawmaker-concealed-blatant-conflict-of-interest/

[2naSalit]

1. Lock her up!

And her slimebag husband too.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. LOL!

In America? Not a chance.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. Mmmm, so swampy!!

Starting to understand why this high school dropout was selected to run against Scott Tipton. Makes a lot more sense now.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. This lady is a crook

Lock her up

[ProfessorGAC]

5. As Loathsome As They Are...

...I'm not buying $1.7 million.
The gas drillers could find somebody much more powerful, influential, and discrete for that kind of money.
And, I can't see him as a clever investor type.
If there's $1.7 million involved, somebody else is getting 75% of that.
Somebody else who has more clout & discretion.
She & her husband are dumb enough to become the scapegoats.