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Today, Representative Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 1047, the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Balderson, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 216-206.   “With American power demand… Read more »

Working Families Tax Cuts Package is Great for Farmers and Small Businesses By Vice Chair Michelle Fischbach (MN-07)  As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax and trade policy, among many other things, I was honored to play such a pivotal role in the development of the working families tax cuts package. The committee traveled the country, including… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement supporting the secretarial memorandums from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum outlining reforms to the National Wildland Fire System to improve wildfire response efforts across the United States.   “Today’s orders by Secretary… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior’s proposal to overturn the Biden Administration’s onerous conservation and landscape health rule.   “The Biden Administration’s conservation and landscape health rule was a disaster for rural economies across Western America,” said… Read more »

Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representatives Nick Begich (AK-AL), Troy Downing (MT-02) and Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL) released statements celebrating House votes to nullify three Biden-era Resource Management Plans (RMP) that restrict resource development on federal lands.   “This week, the House supported Western Caucus-led efforts to restore… Read more »

Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released statements following passage of H.R. 4553, the FY25 Energy and Water Appropriations Act. The bill passed by a vote of 214-213.   “American energy dominance is all about utilizing the resources we… Read more »

American Energy is Back in the Driver’s Seat By Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11)  Energy powers more than just our economy – it fuels every part of our lives.   Picture a typical morning in America. You wake up to an alarm clock. Flip on the lights. Start the coffee maker. Grab the milk from the fridge and cook breakfast on the stove. Maybe you turn on the news or start a… Read more »

Pumping the Brakes on Anti-Energy Policies By Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-05)  After four years of heavy-handed government mandates that increased utility bills for consumers and caused pain at the pump, the United States is finally shifting course, and relief is on the way for Americans. On our nation’s 249th birthday, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to revisit the “endangerment finding.”   “This is long overdue. CO₂ is not a pollutant, it’s a basic building block of life. Plants can’t survive without it, and the 0.04% we are currently at is nowhere near a threat to… Read more »

Delivering Real Results for California's Central Valley By Rep. Vince Fong (CA-20)  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a clear sign that real results are possible throughout the Central Valley and all of America. First and foremost, this legislation provides tax relief for working families and small businesses. By making the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, the One… Read more »