WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus Members, led by Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Chairman Steve Daines (MT), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Senator Joni Ernst (IA), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) led a forum on skyrocketing lumber costs and potential solutions to the resulting impacts on American forests and communities.
"Today’s forum highlighted an issue impacting rural communities and forests in the West and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement calling on President Biden to rescind the nomination of Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM):
“Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination must be rescinded. The Bureau of Land Management has an enormous impact on the lives and livelihoods of people… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus Members, led by Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY), sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent announcement to initiate a review of land management plans for the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosted a Special Order to discuss the successes and failures of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), highlight species recovery efforts across the country, and promote commonsense policies to modernize the landmark species protection law.
Western Caucus Members spoke about the impacts of local ESA listings on local… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hosted a virtual forum titled, “The Impacts of a Weaponized Endangered Species Act: The Case of the Northern Spotted Owl,” to highlight the mismanagement of the Northern Spotted Owl in the Pacific Northwest.
The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) issued the following statement on a U.S. District Court Judge's ruling to issue a preliminary injunction on President Biden's ban on oil and gas leases on public lands and waters:
"Within the first few days of his presidency and by the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden eliminated thousands of jobs, prevented millions -… Read more »
RICHLAND, WA– Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) welcomed Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) to Central Washington to discuss several priorities facing both the Congressional Western Caucus and the House Natural Resources Committee, from uranium and nuclear energy development to aggregate… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) released the following statements after the Biden Administration announced its intent to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" and rescind the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR):
“Just as predicted, the Biden Administration announced its intent to… Read more »
SANTA BARBARA, CA - Congressional Western Caucus Members participated in a policy roundtable hosted by the Western Caucus Foundation at the Ronald Reagan Center in Santa Barbara, California to discuss important issues facing the West.
Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to provide a keynote address, followed by three policy… Read more »
