WASHINGTON, D.C. – Western Caucus Members responded to the Biden Administration’s recent Conservation and Landscape Health final rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This rule violates the multiple-use mandate established by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and is a direct threat to rural America.
"This devastating decision threatens the western way of life… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Western Caucus Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04) led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan demanding the EPA withdraw the Vulnerable Species Pilot Project and Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework, renegotiate the Stipulated Settlement Agreement,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus 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 urging a comment period extension on the agency’s Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement… Read more »
The Western Caucus Foundation recently debuted episode 5 of “Champions of Rural America” on RFD-TV. In this episode, Western Caucus Members toured the Southern Border to survey the consequences of the disastrous border policies on farmers, ranchers, and landowners throughout the region. Members also participated in a House Natural Resources Committee field hearing where firsthand… Read more »
Last week, Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) hosted Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), nine additional Western Caucus Members and over 40 Congressional staff for a southern border and mining field tour.
“One of the main missions of the Congressional Western Caucus is putting boots on the ground across the West to show Members the unique issues in our districts firsthand,” said… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Members issued statements responding to the latest report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the dangers of foreign investment and ownership of U.S. farmland.
“This report confirms one of our worst fears: that not only is the USDA unable to answer the question of who owns what land and where, but that there is no plan by the… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
