Western Caucus Members Applaud Zinke Proposal to Repeal Job-Killing ONRR Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Executive Vice Chairman Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chairman Emeritus Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chief Forestry Officer Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Chairman Emeritus Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02) and Western Caucus member Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-01) released the following statements following the announcement from…

Western Caucus Members Cheer Keystone XL Permit Approval by President Trump

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Executive Vice Chairman Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chairman Emeritus Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02), and Western Caucus members Rep. Doug Collins (GA-09), Rep. Ralph Abraham (LA-05), Rep. Kristi Noem (SD-At Large), Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17), Rep.…

Western Caucus Members Applaud Administrations Intent to Scrap Duplicative BLM Fracking Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Executive Vice-Chairman Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chairman Emeritus Rep. Steve Pearce (NM-02), and Western Caucus member Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05) released the following statements after the Trump Administration said in a legal filing this week that it is taking action to rescind the Obama Administration’s…

Western Caucus Members Score Victory in Blocking Obamas Final Attack on Coal

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Today, Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Western Caucus member Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03) and Congressman David McKinley (WV-01) released the following statements after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 38 into law, legislation that nullifies the Department of Interior’s Stream Protection Rule: Chairman Gosar said, “President Trump has prevented an…

Western Caucus Members Instrumental in Passing Bill to Reject Costly Venting and Flaring Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Executive Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03) and Caucus Members Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) and Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02) released the following statements after the House successfully passed H.J. Res. 36 by a recorded vote of 221-191, legislation which seeks to block the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management commonly known as the Venting and Flaring Rul

Western Caucus Members Help Pass Bill to Nullify Job-Killing Stream Protection Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04) and Caucus Members Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05) and Rep. Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) released the following statements after the House successfully passed H.J. Res. 38 by a recorded vote of 228-194, legislation which seeks to block the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.

Western Caucus Introduces Barrage of Bills to Block Job-Killing Obama Regulations

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04) and a members of the Congressional Western Caucus will introduce 10 bills to overturn several last minute regulations from the Obama Administration utilizing the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA utilizes an expedited legislative process that requires a simple majority in both the House and Senate as well as a signature by the President in order to nullify an entire regulation.

Western Caucus Slams BOEM Decision to Reject Offshore Energy Exploration

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Today,  in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announcement today denying six pending geophysical and geological permit applications to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean,  the Congressional Western Caucus, which includes members from Atlantic states, reviewed the decision and found it lacking a factual or legal basis.   The decision…

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