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Washington, D.C. – Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD) joined two of her colleagues on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor questioning the agency’s decision-making process as they revise labor regulations for youth hired as farm workers. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn's (CO-05) PIONEERS Act, H.R. 3408, overwhelmingly passed the House today with bipartisan support. The final vote was 237 to 187. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –As oil prices continue to rise amid turmoil in the Middle East, the House of Representatives, led by Alaskan Congressman Don Young, passed sweeping energy legislation today that would, among other things, open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to energy development. The bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 237-187. Read more »

WASHINGTON–Today during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing to review and consider legislation that would address revenue shortfalls in public lands states and restrictions placed on access to water in California’s Central Valley, Congressman Bishop spoke about the impact that federal lands have on communities, and especially public education. Read more »

WASHINGTON–U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar appeared before the House Natural Resources Committee today to address questions regarding the Interior’s portion of the President’s FY2013 budget. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) today led the floor debate on H.R. 3408, the PIONEERS Act. The newly-expanded energy bill would open up access to energy reserves in the Western United States, Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and off-shore. It also includes language requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the permit for the Keystone Pipeline projet within 30 days. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Chairman of the House subcommitee on Energy and Mineral Resources, today questioned Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar over the Administration's continued efforts to block access to American energy reserves. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget for the Department of the Interior. Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S. (R-AZ) vigorously questioned Secretary Salazar on the administration’s recent actions that have stifled economic development in rural Arizona. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –During today's debate on H.R. 3408, the PIONEERS Act, Alaskan Congressman Don Young took to the House floor to urge his colleagues to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to development for the good of this nation. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Paul Gosar’s (AZ-01) major job legislation, H.R. 1904, which passed with bipartisan support by the U.S House of Representatives last year, made progress in the U.S. Senate being heard in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 facilitates a land exchange that will bring nearly 3,700 jobs equating to $220.5 million in annual wages to the state of Arizona. Read more »