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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has helped secure a one year extension of county payments today in the final House and Senate agreement on a long-term transportation reauthorization. A member of the House Republican Leadership, Walden has worked with his colleagues in the House to secure the funding for rural counties. Read more »

Washington, DC (June 26, 2012)—Yesterday, Congressman Steve Pearce introduced HR 6017, which removes the 30-day waiting period for newly purchased National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies in areas affected by wildfires on federal lands. Read more »

COLO. - In light of the severe drought affecting Colorado, U.S. Reps. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Scott Tipton (R-CO) are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to open up additional land for emergency livestock grazing. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) visited the Colorado Springs Fire Department Mobile Command Center for the Waldo Canyon Fire this afternoon. He met with city, county, and federal officials to assess the situation. The Congressman stands ready to assist if federal resources are required. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today released the followings statement after the White House extended the comment period for new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic fracturing rules for 60 days. Earlier this week, Rehberg joined House National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop and 56 other members of the U.S. House in sending a letter requesting an extension. Read more »

Washington, DC (June 22, 2012) Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands announced that a hearing on HR 4334, the Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act, sponsored by Congressman Steve Pearce, will be held on June 28th at 10 AM. Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed HR 460, legislation sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) that addresses hydro power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. HR 460, the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act passed the House as Title II of HR 2578, the Conservation and Economic Growth Act by a vote of 232 - 188. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Continuing its focus on creating jobs and expanding American-made energy, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act – a bill that includes, among other things, a provision co-sponsored by Alaskan Congressman Don Young which would cut the red tape and streamline production in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The bill passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 248 to 163. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ) voted in favor of the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (H.R. 4480). The act included seven bills that would address the high energy costs hurting American families by investing in domestic energy, and creating thousands of jobs. Furthermore, the legislative package removes the federal government’s economic roadblocks that hinder on-shore oil, natural gas and renewable energy production in an effort to utilize the country’s full energy production potential. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Idaho First District Congressman Raúl Labrador today introduced new legislation that if enacted would serve as a model to replace the expired Secure Rural Schools program in certain rural communities. Labrador’s legislation would authorize pilot programs, in partnership with states, to encourage local forest management in order to generate revenues required to fund local services. The concept was first brought to Mr. Labrador’s attention by a bi-partisan group of county commissioners in Idaho. Read more »