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 On the Keystone XL pipeline’s five-year “Red Tape Anniversary,” Congressman Steve Daines testified before a House Energy and Commerce Committee and left members with one question: “Why are we still waiting?” Daines was among four members of Congress testifying at today’s hearing on “Keystone’s Red Tape Anniversary: Five Years of… Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statement on the 5th Anniversary of the first application to begin construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline: “If President Obama had approved the Keystone Pipeline project when it first came to his desk, we would now be well on our way toward creating 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs for Americans. With millions… Read more »

 Today Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of TransCanada Corporation submitting its first application for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has yet to be approved by President Obama. In the coming days, the House of Representatives intends to pass legislation making Presidential approval of Keystone XL a condition of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Water Resources Reform & Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), a bill which supports water infrastructure needs, reduces the backlog of Army Corps of Engineers projects, authorizes the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion, and ensures better communication of flood risk to the public. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has included critical wildfire suppression funding for the Forest Service and Department of Interior in the short-term continuing resolution.  The CR, which would extend government funding at sequestration levels through mid-December, provides $600 million to the Forest Service and $36 million to the Department of the Interior to restore wildfire… Read more »

Congressman Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, responded to the EPA’s new expensive, job-killing regulation on coal plants. Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 761, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Actby a bipartisan vote of 246-178. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02), would allow the United States to more efficiently develop America’s strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today applauded the House Rules Committee for sending the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526) to the full U.S. House for debate and passage. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted for legislation to streamline domestic mineral exploration and production, ensuring the availability of domestic minerals and mineral materials that are essential for national security, technological innovation, and economic growth. H.R. 761, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, would streamline the permitting process for mineral exploration and development project. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE), Chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning made the following opening statement while chairing the subcommittee’s hearing marking the five year anniversary of the Keystone XL Pipeline titled: “Keystone’s Red Tape Anniversary: Five Years of Bureaucratic Delay and Economic Benefits Denied: Read more »