WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hosted a hearing on the Biden Administration’s unprecedented obstruction of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) offshore leasing program. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) along with House Natural Resources… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus members released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of the smallest five-year offshore leasing plan in program history. The plan contains only three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico during the five-year period, and none on the Alaskan OCS until at least 2030.
“The… Read more »
Washington, D.C.- Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Members of the Western Caucus in sending a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning urging her to rescind the proposed withdrawal of 1.6 million acres from future oil and gas leasing, as announced in August.
“BLM’s proposal to withdraw 1.6 million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil… Read more »
Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential
By Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06)
Earlier this year, I introduced the “Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act,” legislation that would help preserve the future of American energy, protect American energy jobs, lower energy costs, advance our global diplomatic leverage, and strengthen our national security. As I said about this legislation… Read more »
Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s proposed restrictions on oil and gas development in Alaska’s North Slope, including lease cancellations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
"Today’s disappointing announcement by the Interior Department is yet another salvo in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Western Caucus Members released the following statements in response to a new, problematic resource management plan (RMP) proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that would remove more 1.6 million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Western Caucus hosted a field tour of Northern Wisconsin, with five Western Caucus Members, congressional staff, and stakeholders.
Members attending included Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23) as well as Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02).
Congressional Western Caucus Members… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Member Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) led 12 Members of the Western Caucus in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting a 120-day extension of the comment period on their proposed New Carbon Rule as well as a series of public hearings in areas significantly affected by the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, a federal judge ordered Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 pipeline within three years. The pipeline carries 540,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada through the Great Lakes region and is a major source of energy for rural Wisconsin.
“Once again, American energy security is being held hostage by radical environmentalist groups who would rather pursue their… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which prohibits the use of federal funds to ban gas stoves, and H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which prohibits the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation… Read more »
