Recently I have received several emails from Mr. Hurd extolling his accomplishments for our district. In one of them, he commented that he is not a big user of social media and touted his work behind the scenes in Congress. I do want to commend him for his actual vote in favor of extending the Obamacare subsidies, but since he caused the affordability problem in the first place by voting for the budget bill, it seems only fair that he should try to fix it.
My broader concern is Hurd is trying to be an effective congressman in a world that doesn’t exist anymore, where the needs of this political moment don’t have much to do with his attempts at land use regulations or water rights or helping agriculture. None of that matters if Hurd continues to acquiesce in handing over power to our deranged executive branch.
As an example, he could step up and stop this idiocy over Greenland by refusing to support any legislation until the administration stops threatening their sovereignty. Or he could choose to withhold funding for ICE without some serious reforms. Unfortunately for our congressman, we need him to step up on a larger stage and show some moral leadership. I have seen very little evidence that Hurd is capable of doing that but would be very happy if he proved me wrong.
Alan Millar
Durango
