Congressman misses hearings on VA because he had other things to do?

Lamborn defends Veteran's Affairs committee attendance record
The Gazzette
By Megan Schrader
July 21, 2014

Halter, a retired Air Force two-star general, said that's unacceptable in a congressional district that has nearly 100,000 veterans.

DENVER - U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn says he must juggle his time sitting on three committees and six subcommittees at Capitol Hill, but his opponents are questioning why he's missed more than half of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs meetings in the past two years.

"Sometimes three will meet at the same time," Lamborn said. "There is a constant allocation of time."

Democrat Irv Halter, who is challenging Lamborn in November, says Lamborn's attendance record reflects the congressman's priorities.

"He claims he's the ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and yet when there were hearings . he either wasn't there or he didn't have anything to say," Halter said.

"Everybody has to make choices. Congressman Lamborn has shown through his actions that veterans are not his top priority."
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