WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 213-203.
American Petroleum Institute Vice President of Federal Relations Lance… Read more »
This piece was originally published in Fox News.
Time and again, President Biden and his administration have ignored the will of rural America to impose their misguided environmental agenda on our communities. The latest egregious example is their planned introduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem against the wishes of central… Read more »
Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Mike Simpson (ID-02), Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee on Appropriations, issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of… Read more »
Today, Western Caucus members Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01), along with Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), introduced the Urban Canal Modernization Act. This legislation allows the Bureau of Reclamation to authorize a 35 percent non-reimbursable cost share to help repair and rehabilitate “urban canals of concern,” canals through urban areas that would cause… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries hosted a hearing on several legislative bills that include reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), species management improvements, water resource support, and the elimination of regulatory delays. Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) along with… Read more »
Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) issued the following statement upon the election of Western Caucus member Mike Johnson (LA-04) as Speaker of the House.
“I would like to congratulate Mike Johnson on his election as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Chairman Newhouse. “As a member of the Western Caucus, our new Speaker knows the importance of… Read more »
The piece was originally published in The Sacramento Bee.
In 2021, the Caldor Fire swept through Northern California and devastated parts of El Dorado, Alpine and Amador counties. The fire, which decimated the town of Grizzly Flats, blazed for over two months and destroyed over 200,000 acres of land in the region. Many residents in the town of Grizzly Flats are still trying to rebuild… Read more »
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 »
Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced legislation which would withdraw the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed 10(j) rule and the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Draft Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan.
“Central Washingtonians have consistently voiced their concerns and opposition over the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Caucus members in demanding the National Park Service (NPS) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) extend the public comment period on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and accompanying 10(j) proposal under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on the Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental… Read more »
