Hageman, Western Caucus Members Demand Answers on Western Solar Plan

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Today, Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) was joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and six Caucus Members in expressing concerns over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed revamp of the 2012 Western Solar Plan.   “President Biden is continuing his war on the American West with this latest attempt to prop up unreliable energy to the detriment of the…

Western Caucus Members Blast BLM’s Coal Leasing Restrictions in Montana and Wyoming

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Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs  Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Representatives Matt Rosendale (MT-02) and Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) resource management plans (RMP) for Montana and Wyoming. These RMPs remove millions of acres of Federal lands from…

House Passes Vice Chair Amodei’s Legislation to Protect American Mining

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Vice Chair Mark Amodei (NV-02) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. This bill corrects a harmful court decision known as the “Rosemont Decision” which threatens America’s mining system and creates more red tape by which American mining operators must…

House Passes Legislation to Unleash Energy Development in Alaska

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Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 6285, Alaska’s Right to Produce Act. This bill overturns the Biden Administration’s anti-energy restrictions in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The…

Western Caucus Members React to the Biden Administration’s Onerous Power Plant Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus members released the following statements on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized greenhouse gas emissions rule, Clean Power Plan 2.0, that will force coal-fired power plants to shutter and makes it more difficult to build new natural gas plants. The Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule was finalized as part of a suite of…

Chairman Newhouse, Rep. Peltola React to Biden’s Alaska Energy and Mining Restrictions

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statements on the Biden Administration’s twin announcements to restrict oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR-A) and cancel the proposed Ambler mining road.   “Another day, another set of egregious anti-American energy…

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…

Chairman Newhouse’s Statement on Biden Administration’s Assault on American Trucking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty truck emissions rule. “The Biden Administration is continuing its attack on vehicle choice for American businesses, consumers, and industries alike with yet another forced transition to electric vehicles,” said…

What They Are Saying: Industry Leaders Applaud Passage of H.Res. 987

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements supporting the passage of H.Res. 987, a resolution denouncing the anti-American energy policies of the Biden Administration. Western Energy Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma: “Since taking office, President Biden’s administration has implemented 200 actions threatening American oil and…

Western Caucus Members Celebrate Energy Week

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This week, the House of Representatives passed numerous bills sponsored by Congressional Western Caucus Members during ‘Energy Week.’   On Wednesday, the House passed two bills under the House Natural Resources Committee’s jurisdiction to increase American energy production: H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), and H.R.…

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