The piece was originally published on The Hill.
It has been 50 years since Congress enacted the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and a clear philosophical difference has emerged in those monitoring its enforcement. Some believe the goal of the ESA should be to protect listed species by affirmatively taking actions to recover them and get them off the list. And those people are right. The… Read more »
This piece was originally published on Agri-Pulse.
It’s true, for the last two years, rural Americans have been left behind, their concerns ignored, and their voices silenced. All the while, the Congressional and Senate Western Caucuses have been listening to these same men and women who feed and clothe the world. Now, we’re acting.
As Chairs of the Congressional and Senate Western… Read more »
This piece was originally published on Fox News.
If you live in rural America, odds are that hearing the phrase "waters of the United States" – more commonly known as WOTUS – gives you some unease.
We don’t blame you. For years, farmers, ranchers, small business owners, landowners and families throughout rural America have faced the possibility of thousands of dollars in fines… Read more »
Representamos distritos en extremos opuestos de los Estados Unidos, uno en el norte de California y la otra Puerto Rico, tenemos una misión común de promover políticas que ayuden a crear comunidades rurales resilientes, con la capacidad y recursos de resistir desastres naturales -desde incendios forestales hasta huracanes. Como miembros del Caucus Congresional del Oeste, que une a casi 80… Read more »
This piece was originally published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
As Americans from all over the country gather in Las Vegas for one of our greatest cultural traditions, the National Finals Rodeo, Members of Congress are also convening here to discuss important issues facing Nevada and states across the West.
Congressional Western Caucus Members serve as a voice for rural… Read more »
In September 1963, President John F. Kennedy stood behind a podium in front of more than 30,000 people in south central Washington to break ground on the most powerful fission-heated generating plant of its time. “This is a partnership in a very real sense between the national government and the local community for the benefit of our country,” he said of the project at… Read more »
Kicking off the COP26 climate conference, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed, “We are digging our own graves,” through a number of actions, including drilling and mining.
What Guterres and others willfully omit is the fact that we need mining in order to tackle our climate challenges. Mining is not simply a tool to help achieve climate goals — it is a… Read more »
This piece was originally published in the Towanka Daily Review.
Pennsylvania’s natural gas producers are providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy for the United States and setting an example for states across the country. At the invitation of our colleague, Representative Fred Keller, we recently traveled to northeast Pennsylvania to learn how the natural gas industry is… Read more »
This piece was originally published in The Hill.
Conservation is engrained within our western way of life. Our livelihood and quality of life out West is reliant upon healthy landscapes which is why we take pride in stewarding the land for current and future generations. Western land users should be seen as partners for accomplishing our conservation goals, not… Read more »
This piece was originally published in the St. George News.
Over the past several days, leaders from across Utah’s public, private and non-profit sectors have gathered at Southern Utah University to analyze the challenges and opportunities facing rural communities at Governor Cox’s “One Utah Summit.” To build upon these collaborative discussions, we are continuing the effort this… Read more »
