WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted a field hearing in Odessa, Texas, on the importance of federal energy production for rural communities in the West. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Western Caucus Member August Pfluger (TX-11) participated.
“There’s no reason,… Read more »
Will Gas Stoves be a Casualty of Biden’s War on American Energy?
By Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48)
“We need to be talking about regulating gas stoves, whether that’s drastically improving emissions or banning gas stoves entirely. And I think we ought to keep that possibility of a ban in mind because it’s a powerful tool in our tool belt, and it’s a real possibility here.”
A speech by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress:
“Tonight, President Biden spoke ad nauseam about “finishing the job,” not recognizing he has completely failed the job and the millions of Americans who count on him to lead our country.He talked about the number of jobs he has created,… Read more »
This piece was originally published on Agri-Pulse.
It’s true, for the last two years, rural Americans have been left behind, their concerns ignored, and their voices silenced. All the while, the Congressional and Senate Western Caucuses have been listening to these same men and women who feed and clothe the world. Now, we’re acting.
As Chairs of the Congressional and Senate Western… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, which prevents further abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) by requiring any future non-emergency drawdowns to be accompanied by a plan from the Secretary of Energy to replace the drawdowns with an increase in domestic petroleum production. This legislation was… Read more »
The Voice for Rural America is Louder Than Ever
By Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04)
Over the last two years, Americans have watched as the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress recklessly spent trillions of dollars and led our country into a recession, punished the agriculture industry with unclear and ever-changing federal regulations, and tied the hands of our energy producers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which prevents direct or indirect sales and exports from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party. This legislation was led by Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Western Caucus Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Last week, Vice Chair Yvette Herrell (NM-02) welcomed Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Reps. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) to New Mexico for a Western Caucus… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Co-Chair Jeff Duncan (SC-03) hosted a joint National Clean Energy Week forum with Western Caucus and HEAT Members to discuss clean energy advancements within the American oil and gas industry. The forum titled, “American Energy Dominance: Clean Energy Advancements in the Oil & Gas Sector,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks have been named the 2022 Clean Energy Champions by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES).
“It is an honor to be named a CRES Clean Energy Champion,” said Chairman Newhouse. “In Central Washington, we are not strangers to clean energy innovation, and I have worked… Read more »
