Vice Chair Hurd Introduces Bill to Reverse Biden Administration Land Lockups

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Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Productive Public Lands Act to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the Trump Administration’s Resource Management Plans (RMPs).   “The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public lands,” said Vice Chair Hurd. “This bill would force the Bureau of Land…

LaMalfa Supports Legislation to Overturn Biden Offshore Restrictions

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) applauded passage of S.J. Res. 11 to overturn the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) rule on “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.” The resolution passed by a bipartisan vote of 221-202-1.   “The Biden Administration spared no creativity in their war against offshore oil and gas exploration,…

House Passes Rep. Pfluger Bill to Protect Domestic Energy Production

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements following passage of the Protecting American Energy Production Act. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Pfluger and passed by a bipartisan vote of 226 - 188.   “Hydraulic fracturing made America the world leader in oil and…

Chairman LaMalfa Statement on Biden Administration’s Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Ban

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Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement following the Biden Administration’s action removing over 625 million acres from future leasing opportunities. The action impacts federal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. “President Biden’s eleventh-hour ban on offshore energy development…

Chairman Newhouse Denounces Costly EPA Rule

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge rule. “The lame-duck Biden Administration will do everything they can to sabotage traditional energy sources in their final days,” said Chairman Newhouse. “The EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge rule will further increase energy…

Chairman Newhouse's Statement on SCOTUS Denial of Stay Request on EPA's Clean Power Plant 2.0 Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to deny a stay request and allow the Biden-Harris Administration's Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant greenhouse gas rule, known as the Clean Power Plant 2.0, to move forward. “I am disappointed with the decision by the…

If You Want to Protect the Environment, Invest More in America’s Fossil Fuels

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If You Want to Protect the Environment, Invest More in America's Fossil Fuels By Rep. John Curtis (UT-03) When I visit constituents in the Uinta Basin, I remind them they are the true environmentalists. This comment always gets some laughs because this isn’t how they would usually label themselves, but there's a serious point behind it: everywhere I go in Utah, I meet people…

Newhouse, Simpson Applaud Passage of Interior Appropriations Bill

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chairman Mike Simpson (ID-02) issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed by a bipartisan…

Vice Chair Maloy Leads Legislation to Modernize Permitting Process

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Today, Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. This legislation will implement a “permit by rule” approach to remove bureaucratic hurdles to permitting while expediting project approvals and implementation.   “A large portion of my career has been…

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…

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