WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Chair of the Senate Western Caucus, Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY) participated in the Western Caucus Foundation’s annual presentation to outline their agenda and legislative priorities for the 118th Congress. Click here to watch.
“My priority as Chairman is to ensure our Members, and the men and women they represent, are guiding our… Read more »
WASHNGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Reps. Mike Bost (IL-12) and David Rouzer (NC-07), and Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) led 192 other House Republicans in a letter blasting the Biden Administration for its premature and reckless “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) final rule.
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WASHNGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a 20-year moratorium on mining in Northern Minnesota. This unscientific announcement is devastating for the local economies and the future of mineral development in America, even as it opens the door for additional reliance on foreign, adversarial nations.
“What is this… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) announced the following Congressional Western Caucus Executive Committee Members for the 118th Congress:
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01)
Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02)
Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05)
Rep. James Comer (KY-01)
Rep. John Curtis (UT-03)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07)
Rep. Garret Graves (LA-06)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which prevents direct or indirect sales and exports from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party. This legislation was led by Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Western Caucus Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Chris Stewart (UT-02), and Reps. James Moylan (GU-AL), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore requesting they immediately halt the proposed plan to aerially shoot cattle in the Gila National Forest.
“There is no direct statutory authority… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the Biden Administration’s publishing of a final “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that will negatively impact farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the United States:
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “AFBF is extremely disappointed… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s final rule—quietly released on the last business day of the year before a major holiday—regarding the definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS:
“This rule is yet another bureaucratic attack on rural America,” said Chairman Dan Newhouse… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Western Caucus Foundation hosted the annual Winter Field Tour and Policy Roundtable in Las Vegas, Nevada, with over a dozen Western Caucus Members, nearly 40 congressional staff, and numerous stakeholders.
“Over the past two years, Western Caucus Members have served as a voice for rural America, and we have had the opportunity to travel… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rejection of a request by livestock and agriculture groups for an exemption to federal driving time regulations that would have provided necessary flexibility during certain times of the year:
“This decision by the Department… Read more »
