Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2012) – Western Caucus Vice-Chairman for Energy, Cory Gardner (R-CO), released the following statement in response to news from the Department of the Interior regarding onshore oil and gas lease sales: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2012)- Members of the Congressional Western Caucus joined together Wednesday, December 12, 2012 to unanimously name Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) Co-Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus for the 113th Congress. In addition, former Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) was named Chairman Emeritus, and Congressman Cory Gardner, Congressman Paul Gosar, and Congresswoman Kristi Noem were named Vice Chairman for the upcoming Congress. In addition to announcing the new caucus leadership, Executive Director, Jason Heffley, announced his departure from the caucus after two successful years at the helm. The caucus named Pete Obermueller from the office of Rep. Lummis Executive Director for the 113th Congress. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Stevan Pearce (R-NM), released a new report entitled: “Red Tape Rush: Congressional Action Needed to Cut Red Tape and Stop Agency Overreach.” Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 30, 2012)- Today, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officials announced their plan to initiate the process to have the Lesser Prairie-Chicken as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the announcement: Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (NM-02) today urged the House to consider energy development as a way to increase revenues without having to increase taxes on hard working Americans. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Stevan Pearce (R-NM), and members of the Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses released the "Beyond Belief: The Obama Administration's All Out, None-of-the-Above Energy Strategy" report. Read more »

Hobbs, New Mexico. – Governor Romney released his plan for North American Energy Independence early Thursday morning. Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the Governor’s plan: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the House of Representatives passed critical bipartisan legislation to replace President Obama’s restrictive offshore drilling plan with a more extensive plan to utilize further domestic energy resources. This legislation was introduced after President Obama released his No-New-Drilling, No-New-Jobs plan, which would close off 85 percent of America’s offshore energy resources and deeply diminish energy production and job growth. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers asking for the fiscal year 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to be brought to the floor for consideration. Currently, it is uncertain whether this crucial appropriations legislation will be placed on the House calendar for complete consideration by the full body of the House. Below is an excerpt from the letter: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012. This legislation combined 6 pieces of standalone legislation to create a bill that will reduce energy costs for families and small businesses, spur economic growth, and create jobs for hard-working Americans. Read more »