Chairman LaMalfa Congratulates EPA Administrator Zeldin on Confirmation

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) congratulated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on his confirmation.   “I would like to congratulate my friend Lee Zeldin on becoming the Administrator of the EPA,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “Under his leadership, private landowners, farmers, and the American economy as a whole will be…

Western Caucus Members Applaud Passage of Fix Our Forests Act

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus members celebrated the House passage of the Fix Our Forests Act, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 279-141.   “I’m glad to see the House move swiftly to pass the Fix Our Forests Act,” said Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01). “There is no time to waste on implementing measures to combat catastrophic wildfires. The Fix Our Forests Act is a big step…

Chairman LaMalfa Commends President Trump’s Actions to Promote Energy Dominance

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) issued the following statement reacting to President Donald Trump’s energy-related executive orders.   “President Trump’s executive actions to promote domestic energy production will have vast benefits for rural America and the West,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “By unlocking our resource rich lands for extraction and…

Chairman LaMalfa Statement on President Trump’s Inauguration

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement on the swearing in of President Donald J. Trump.   “I would like to congratulate President Trump on his swearing in,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “Today, the assault on our Western Way of Life ends. I look forward to working with President Trump, administration officials and my colleagues…

Chairmen LaMalfa, Westerman Statements on Re-Introduction of Fix Our Forests Act

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statements on the re-introduction of Chairman Westerman’s Fix Our Forests Act.   “As wildfires rage across my home state of California, the need for proactive forest management to reduce wildfire risk has never been more…

LaMalfa, Lummis React to Biden’s Sage-Grouse Lands Lockup

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released statements following the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announcement that records of decision to prioritize greater sage-grouse habitat over other land uses have been signed in Colorado and Oregon, with additional plans nearly completed in California,…

Chairman LaMalfa Announces Western Caucus Executive Committee for the 119th Congress

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Today, Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) announced the following Congressional Western Caucus Executive Committee Members for the 119th Congress: Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02) Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) Rep. Jay Obernolte…

LaMalfa, Westerman, McClain Issue Joint Statement on Los Angeles Fires

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (MI-09) issued the following statement: “Our prayers are with the victims of the dangerous fires today in California. We must aggressively increase the pace and scale of our forest management to…

Western Caucus Members React to Withdrawal of Proposed Old Growth Amendment

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Vice Chairs Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07), released the following statements about the U.S. Forest Service’s withdrawal of their proposed updates to the National Old Growth Amendment.   “The Forest Service’s decision to withdraw the National Old Growth Amendment proposal is great news for…

Chairman LaMalfa Statement on Biden Administration’s Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Ban

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Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement following the Biden Administration’s action removing over 625 million acres from future leasing opportunities. The action impacts federal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. “President Biden’s eleventh-hour ban on offshore energy development…

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