WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-AL) introduced the Science-Based Grizzly Bear Management Act, a bill that would delist the grizzly bear from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) and return management of the fully-recovered species to the states. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte recently petitioned to the U.S. Fish and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, December 9, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Ken Buck (CO-04) joined the Heritage Foundation for a webinar titled, "Major Legislation to Improve Implementation of the Endangered Species Act." Throughout the webinar, they discussed the importance of promoting state and locally-led species recovery efforts, as well as legislation recently… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to new information received regarding the proposal to relocate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Headquarters to Washington, D.C., Vice Chair Lauren Boebert (CO-03) led Congressional Western Caucus Members in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in strong opposition. The flawed reprogramming… Read more »
This piece was originally published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
As Americans from all over the country gather in Las Vegas for one of our greatest cultural traditions, the National Finals Rodeo, Members of Congress are also convening here to discuss important issues facing Nevada and states across the West.
Congressional Western Caucus Members serve as a voice for rural… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of the Interior released their report on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices, a review that has been promised since the Biden Administration issued a moratorium on federal leases over 10 months ago:
“Once again, President Biden’s self-inflicted energy crisis has… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after President Biden announced he would be releasing 50 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve:
"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is meant for emergencies like war and natural disasters — not for lowering gas prices to boost a politician’s poll… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Western Caucus Members released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to redefine “waters of the United States,” an action that will severely impact rural America and the efforts of states, local conservationists, and private landowners who are working to protect clean water:
"Rural America is committed to clean… Read more »
In September 1963, President John F. Kennedy stood behind a podium in front of more than 30,000 people in south central Washington to break ground on the most powerful fission-heated generating plant of its time. “This is a partnership in a very real sense between the national government and the local community for the benefit of our country,” he said of the project at… Read more »
Kicking off the COP26 climate conference, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed, “We are digging our own graves,” through a number of actions, including drilling and mining.
What Guterres and others willfully omit is the fact that we need mining in order to tackle our climate challenges. Mining is not simply a tool to help achieve climate goals — it is a… Read more »
This piece was originally published in the Towanka Daily Review.
Pennsylvania’s natural gas producers are providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy for the United States and setting an example for states across the country. At the invitation of our colleague, Representative Fred Keller, we recently traveled to northeast Pennsylvania to learn how the natural gas industry is… Read more »
