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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, and Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan today all spoke out in support of legislation which will open the South Carolina coast to oil and gas drilling. Read more »

FORT COLLINS, COLO. – As the High Park Fire continues to spread through Larimer County, Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) and the entire Colorado House delegation is asking the United States Forest Service (USFS) for additional resources and assistance. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, chaired by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, held an oversight hearing today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rule on the Universal Service Fund and its impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today thanked the Interior Department for backing H.R. 4606, his legislation to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to issue a right-of-way permit for maintenance of a natural gas pipeline that crosses into Glacier National Park’s southern boundary for 3.5 miles. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Idaho First District Congressman Raúl R. Labrador today had his second bill successfully pass through the Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 4234, also known as the “Grazing Improvement Act of 2012”, passed by a bipartisan vote of 27--15. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), authors of HR 5892, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012, applauded the House Energy & Power Subcommittee’s approval of their bill today. Their legislation would facilitate the development of small hydropower and conduit projects and direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to study the feasibility of a streamlined two-year permitting process. Read more »

WASHINGTON–In an effort to ensure the U.S. Border Patrol focuses all funding resources toward its core mission, Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced the Border Patrol Operations Enhancement Amendment to amend the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013 [H.R. 5855]. The amendment was voted on and passed by the House late Wednesday night with bipartisan support. It will be included in the final appropriations bill expected to be voted on in the House later today. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn’s (CO-05) bill clarifying the legal status of the popular Manitou Incline hiking trail is scheduled for a vote in the House Natural Resources Committee this Thursday, June 7, 2012. The bill, H.R. 4073, faced no opposition in the legislative hearing in April and has the support of the Colorado Springs City Council, the Manitou Springs City Council and Mayor, the Colorado Springs Mayor, and the Manitou Pikes Railway Company. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and his Republican colleagues in the Colorado congressional delegation are taking the lead on the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a package of domestic energy production bills being introduced today. Gardner is the lead sponsor of the legislation, which will be debated and voted on by the House later this month. Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today joined House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (CA-22) and other House Republicans in introducing the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a package of American energy production bills, including five from the Natural Resources Committee, that will create new American jobs by streamlining burdensome government red tape, modernizing energy production processes and planning for American’s energy future production. Read more »