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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today asked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to immediately end the invasive policy of using unmanned drones to monitor private farms and ranches. Rehberg cited privacy concerns, government overreach and possible violations of the Constitution in his strongly worded letter. Read more »

McCarthy on Tuesday made it clear that for Republicans, energy, the economy and jobs are inextricably tied together and that the GOP will make gas prices a central theme of its messaging throughout the summer. “This legislation has the potential to spur the economic growth that will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and bring down gas prices from the ‘new normal’ of $3.50 per gallon, the current national average,” McCarthy said. Read more »

The House Energy Action Team will unveil the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a package of domestic energy production bills, that will not only reduce energy costs that hard-working families and small businesses currently face, but also spur badly-needed economic growth and job creation. As part of a Republican energy agenda that embraces a true “all of the above” approach, this bill will drive a manufacturing renaissance that will be a catalyst to America’s overall economic recovery. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In November of last year, Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting additional funding for the fight against the mountain pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). Read more »

Phoenix, Arizona– Yesterday, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (R-AZ), a member of the House Subcommittee on Water and Power, was joined by subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) and Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) for an oversight field hearingin Phoenix, Arizona. Read more »

WASHINGTON - As the House of Representatives continues to pass legislation that would put more Americans back to work, Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today applauded House passage of H.R. 2512, the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act. Read more »

Today, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight field hearing in Phoenix, Arizona entitled, “Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans High and Dry.” At the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Arizona Congressmen Paul Gosar and David Schweikert heard from witnesses about how federal actions and regulations are threatening Arizona’s jobs and economy, and driving up the costs of water and power in the State. Read more »

Today, Congressman Doc Hastings voted against an amendment offered by Representative Jim Moran (D-Virginia) that would drastically expand the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ reach over U.S. waters. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31, 2012 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a series of letters to the Obama Administration requesting further information on how much the federal government spends on Endangered Species Act (ESA)-related litigation and settlement costs. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) today introduced common sense legislation to encourage good land stewardship practices and preserve habitats for pheasants, ducks and other wildlife on native sod and on grasslands that haven’t been farmed in the past. Read more »