Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior publicly released the report on the proposed 30x30 Initiative, "Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful." Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response: “While I’m pleased this report is finally being released to the public, it is clear the Administration still has a lot of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize May 5th as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls." The resolution was introduced with the support of Western Caucus Members Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), Yvette… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “It is unfortunate - in just 99 days of his tenure - how much uncertainty President Biden has created for rural America. From killing good-paying jobs to gutting the American energy sector, rural communities are no better off today than we were at… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Western Caucus and House Energy Action Team (HEAT) participated in a roundtable hosted by the Western Caucus Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma to discuss the importance of Oklahoma’s all-of-the-above energy approach and the state’s contributions to American energy independence. The roundtable’s panel featured Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the Green New Deal, a radical climate change proposal: “The Green New Deal is a radical wish list that will decimate our economy, destroy good-paying American jobs, and exacerbate the damage already done to our energy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) introduced a resolution to uphold the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), expressing the sense of the House that clean water is a national priority and that the NWPR should not be withdrawn or vacated. The resolution was introduced with the support of 114 Members of Congress, including 57 Members of the… Read more »

Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Vice Chair Lauren Boebert (R-CO) were joined by local stakeholders for a roundtable to discuss the benefits of the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters being located in Grand Junction, Colorado. “When it comes to land management, reading something on paper cannot compare to actually getting out on the land, kicking the dirt, and seeing it… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s first official press conference:  “It has been 64 days since President Biden signed his executive order canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline, devastating the livelihoods of thousands of hard-working Americans in the middle of a pandemic that has already wreaked havoc on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairmen Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) of the Congressional & Senate Western Caucuses led 12 Senate Members and 50 House Members of the respective Caucuses in sending a letter to President Biden asking important clarifying questions about the Biden Administration’s Executive Order establishing a directive to put restrictions on at least 30%… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) spoke on the House floor to urge a no vote on H.R. 803, a partisan package of eight wilderness bills affecting lands and waters in Colorado, Arizona, California, and Washington. The package creates 1.5 million acres of new wilderness, which is the most restrictive federal land use classification. It permanently withdraws 1.2… Read more »