WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) offered an amendment to the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to prohibit funds from being used to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed “Landscape and Conservation Health” rule. This rule undermines FLPMA’s multiple-use mandate for BLM lands and would hinder access to public lands for energy and critical… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Western Caucus and House Committee on Natural Resources launched an Endangered Species Act Working Group. The Working Group will seek to examine how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is being implemented by federal agencies, the practical impacts on the American people, how litigation is driving ESA decision making, and how success is defined… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means hosted a field hearing in Kimball, Minnesota, to hear from folks in that community about trade in America and the implications of critical supply chains on agriculture in rural America. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Western Caucus… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted a field hearing in Richland, Washington, to discuss the importance of the Federal Columbia River Power System, in particular the Lower Snake River Dams, to the region and their impacts on commerce, agriculture, and reliable energy production. Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse, and Western Caucus… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Member Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) led 12 Members of the Western Caucus in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting a 120-day extension of the comment period on their proposed New Carbon Rule as well as a series of public hearings in areas significantly affected by the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed several burdensome rules related to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response:
“The Endangered Species Act has long been weaponized by special interest groups to halt projects and economic development in rural… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) hosted a forum titled, “The Importance of Hydropower for Rural Communities.” The forum featured Western Caucus Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Western Caucus Members Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), and Jim Baird (IN-04).
“It’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, a federal judge ordered Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 pipeline within three years. The pipeline carries 540,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada through the Great Lakes region and is a major source of energy for rural Wisconsin.
“Once again, American energy security is being held hostage by radical environmentalist groups who would rather pursue their… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Western Caucus Foundation hosted a Field Tour and Policy Discussion in Salt Lake City, Utah, with seven Western Caucus Members, congressional staff, and stakeholders.
Members attending include Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Vice Chairs Pete Stauber (MN-08), John Curtis (UT-03), and Chris Stewart (UT-02), as well as Reps. Burgess Owens… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which prohibits the use of federal funds to ban gas stoves, and H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which prohibits the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation… Read more »
