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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released these statements following the successful markup of the House Natural Resources Committee portion of the budget reconciliation package. “The Natural Resources section of the budget reconciliation bill is critical to unleashing American energy dominance,”... Read More »

Last week, the Western Caucus Foundation hosted a Field Tour and Policy Discussion in Colorado Springs with seven Congressional Western Caucus Members, congressional staff, and partner organizations. Members attending included Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Vice Chairs Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Representatives Jeff Crank (CO-05), Troy Balder... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn California’s de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandates. Specifically, the resolutions overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s vehicle emissions mandates, including the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, and the Omnib... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of H.J. Res. 78. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, introduced by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), repeals the Biden Administration’s listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Once enacted into law, this resolution will halt the proposed designation of c... Read More »

This piece was originally published in the Colorado Springs Gazette. Colorado is blessed with vast natural resources that can help power the United States and the world. As global energy demand is expected to double by 2050, Colorado has a huge role to play in President Donald Trump and House Republicans’ American energy dominance agenda. This week, the Congressional Western Caucus, a group of U.S... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of H.J. Res. 60. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, introduced by Executive Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02), overturns a Biden Administration rule banning the use of off-road vehicles and ATVs on 24 miles of road in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA), home to Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona. The resolution passed ... Read More »

President Trump Restores Pacific Fishing Waters By Vice Chair Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (American Samoa- at large) On April 17th, millions of Americans watched President Trump in a White House signing ceremony, surrounded by a small group of happy Samoans, who closed by singing ‘Ua Fa’afetai’, a beloved Samoan hymn of gratitude, and presented him with a red ula fala, worn by only those of high... Read More »

Mine, Baby, Mine By Vice Chairman Pete Stauber (MN-08) As China’s communist regime continues to halt the export of critical minerals necessary for our way of life, it has become abundantly clear that the United States can no longer tolerate their tight grip over these key supply chains. Fortunately, the United States is blessed with an abundance of critical minerals that could end our reliance on ... Read More »

Restoring Common Sense to Species Management By Vice Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) If a football team were only making first downs on 3 percent of their possessions, it would be foolish to blindly continue running the same plays while expecting a different result. Instead, the team would re-evaluate their strategy and find a new path forward. Similarly, there are times when Congress passes legi... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House passed the Senate Amendment to the budget resolution. Passage of this amendment is a critical step in the reconciliation process. “Runaway spending has driven inflation and pushed costs higher across the board. This budget resolution takes an important step toward reversing that damag... Read More »

Today, Representative Vince Fong (CA-20) was joined by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and 26 additional bipartisan members in re-introducing the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act. This bill will enhance interagency coordination, accelerate forest restoration efforts, and provide important resources to land managers to guard ancient sequoia trees from further destruction. The ... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment Chairman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released statements in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost domestic coal production. “Coal is a key part of America’s affordable and reliable energy mix,” s... Read More »

Keeping the Lights On—Before It’s Too Late By Representative Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL) A few weeks ago, I gave a speech on the House Floor, and I wanted to start with a real-time exercise by having all the lights suddenly go out. Unfortunately, Capitol Police wouldn’t have liked that. So, I asked everyone to imagine the chaos that would ensue. Now let’s imagine losing power in my state of North Dako... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) applauded U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ Secretarial Memo on promoting healthy forests and increasing timber production. “Catastrophic wildfires are devastating the West, while frivolous regulations and endless lawsuits routinely bog down and block forest management projects,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “I want to thank S... Read More »

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Western Caucus members introduced three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s vehicle emissions mandates, including the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, and the Omnibus Low-NOx Em... Read More »