Trump ally Boebert decries Colorado water bill veto

Driving the news: Trump cited cost concerns in a statement on his veto of the bill on the decades-long plan to ensure safe drinking water is provided to communities in Colorado's eastern plains, where the groundwater is high in salt and where radioactivity has been detected in wells.

• "My Administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies," Trump said. "Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the Nation."

What they're saying: "President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial, bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously," she said in her statement to 9News Wednesday.

• "If this administration wants to make its legacy blocking projects that deliver water to rural Americans; that's on them."

• The firebrand lawmaker added she hopes "this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability," adding: "Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics."
• A White House spokesperson referred Axios to Trump's statement on the veto when asked for comment on Boebert's statement.
• Representatives for Boebert did not immediately respond to Axios' Wednesday evening request for comment.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a response from the White House on Boebert's statement.