Western Caucus Members Rebuke Passage of Reckless Spending Package

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Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released statements in response to House passage of H.R. 3055, legislation that attempts to fund the Commerce-Justice-Science, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills for fiscal year 2020

Western Caucus Supports President Trump's Official Nomination of David Bernhardt for Secretary of the Department of the Interior

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the Congressional Western Caucus and the Senate Western Caucus released statements of support for David Bernhardt's nomination for Secretary of the Department of the Interior after his nomination was officially transmitted from the White House to the United States Congress.

Western Caucus Urges Leadership and Farm Bill Conferees to Include Active Forest Management Provisions in Final Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements after 40 Members of the House sent a bipartisan letter to the Farm Bill Conference Committee urging them to include important forestry provisions in the final conference report

Trump: 'I will be CANCELLING the Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal'

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Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Members Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) released statements after President Trump announced at a rally last night in Duluth, Minnesota that he would be cancelling the Obama Administration's political mineral withdrawal in the Superior National Forest.

In Case You Missed It: Rep. Don Young's Amendment to Boost Alaska Forestry Passes House Floor

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Today, Western Caucus Member Don Young (AK-At Large) released the following statement after his Amendment #69 to H.R. 2 - which would exempt Alaska from the 2001 'Roadless Rule' and thereby boost forestry in several National Forest System units in which it has been artificially suppressed - passed the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 208-207.

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