Chairman Newhouse, Chair Lummis Denounce Biden Administration’s Conservation and Landscape Health Final Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health final rule. This rule contradicts Congressional intent under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 by elevating conservation as an eligible…

Newhouse, Lummis Call on SEC to Reject Biden Administration’s Latest Western Land Grab Attempt

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging the agency to reject a recent proposal from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to adopt listing standards for Natural Asset Companies (NACs).   The proposal would allow NACs to be listed on the…

Newhouse, Lummis Statements on a Victory for America's Public Lands

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Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) released the following statements regarding the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) withdrawal of the proposed amendment to the Listed Company Manual to adopt a new listing standard for Natural Asset Companies (NACs). The withdrawal followed a letter from Chairman Newhouse and Chairwoman…

Fighting Biden Administration Overreach: the Most Effective Voices for Rural America in Congress

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This piece was originally published in the Washington Times. Thirty years after its inception, the Congressional Western Caucus is working harder than ever for rural America. In the past three decades, we have grown from our humble beginnings to a bicameral caucus of more than 100 members of the House and 20 senators. Our mission of serving the interests of farmers, ranchers,…

Chairman Newhouse, Representative Simpson Applaud Passage of Interior Appropriations Bill

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Streams

Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Mike Simpson (ID-02), Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee on Appropriations, issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of…

Western Caucus Members Call on BLM to Reverse Colorado Land Withdrawal

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Washington, D.C.- Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Members of the Western Caucus in sending a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning urging her to rescind the proposed withdrawal of 1.6 million acres from future oil and gas leasing, as announced in August.   “BLM’s proposal to withdraw 1.6 million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil…

Western Caucus Condemns Biden Administration’s Latest Land Grab

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Desert

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Western Caucus Members released the following statements in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) designation of over one million acres of land outside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona as a national monument to prevent livestock grazing and uranium mining. This designation continues a pattern of shutting down resource development on…

Chairman Newhouse Stops the Biden Administration’s Land Grab

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) offered an amendment to the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to prohibit funds from being used to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed “Landscape and Conservation Health” rule. This rule undermines FLPMA’s multiple-use mandate for BLM lands and would hinder access to public lands for energy and critical…

Western Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Stop the Biden Administration’s Land Grab

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Arches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) joined Western Caucus Vice Chair John Curtis (UT-03) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01) in introducing legislation alongside 10 of their Western Caucus colleagues to direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Conservation and Landscape Health.” This rule undermines FLPMA’s multiple-use requirement…

Newhouse, Lummis Demand Extension of Comment Period on Disastrous Proposed BLM Rule

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Western Cowboy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) sent a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning requesting a 120-day extension of the comment period on their proposed rule, “Conservation and Landscape Health.” "We already know the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rule would be devastating to rural…

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