Rep. Lamborn prevents Pinon expansion halt

There was a showdown in the House Armed Services Committee late Tuesday night and Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., prevailed in stopping an amendment that would have shut down the Army's effort to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. Lamborn, a member of the panel, said the committee strongly rejected by a show of hands an amendment that came from Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., that would have stopped the Army from expanding any training area in the future without specific authorization from Congress. The debate came late Tuesday night as the full committee was approving the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, which approves Pentagon programs for the coming year. Lamborn's 5th Congressional District includes Fort Carson and Colorado Springs and he supports expanding Pinon Canyon to provide more training area for Fort Carson soldiers...PuebloChieftain