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Members of the Congressional Western Caucus Executive Committee celebrated passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with the following statements. “This bill is the course correction we desperately needed. For years, taxpayers have been footing the bill for wasteful programs, unchecked spending, and handouts to people gaming the system. It delivers a significant tax cut, providing relief... Read More »

Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House passed the budget reconciliation package. “This bill is the course correction we desperately needed. For years, taxpayers have been footing the bill for wasteful programs, unchecked spending, and handouts to people gaming the system,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “It delivers a significant tax cut... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representative Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL) released these statements following House passage of S.J. Res. 31. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution overturns the Biden Administration’s “Once-In, Always-In” rule which permanently classified industrial facilities as “major sources” of emissions under the Clean Air Act regardl... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gets Washington out of the way and lets rural America do what it does best—produce,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “It restarts oil and gas lease sales that the Biden Administration shut down, brings back reasonable royalty rates, a... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) reacted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s release off its Response to Comments on the 2024 Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Export Study. “The Department of Energy’s updated LNG Export Study proves what Republicans have been saying all along,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “America produces natural gas better and cleaner than anywhere else in ... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment Chairman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released these statements following the successful markup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s portion of the budget reconciliation package. “The budget resolution will deliver domestic energy dominance for the American peopl... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) released these statements following the successful markup of the House Agriculture Committee portion of the budget reconciliation package. “The Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation package is a win for rural America,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “This generational leg... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released these statements following the successful markup of the House Natural Resources Committee portion of the budget reconciliation package. “The Natural Resources section of the budget reconciliation bill is critical to unleashing American energy dominance,”... Read More »

Last week, the Western Caucus Foundation hosted a Field Tour and Policy Discussion in Colorado Springs with seven Congressional Western Caucus Members, congressional staff, and partner organizations. Members attending included Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Vice Chairs Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Representatives Jeff Crank (CO-05), Troy Balder... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn California’s de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandates. Specifically, the resolutions overturn the Biden administration’s approval of California’s vehicle emissions mandates, including the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, and the Omnib... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of H.J. Res. 78. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, introduced by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), repeals the Biden Administration’s listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Once enacted into law, this resolution will halt the proposed designation of c... Read More »

This piece was originally published in the Colorado Springs Gazette. Colorado is blessed with vast natural resources that can help power the United States and the world. As global energy demand is expected to double by 2050, Colorado has a huge role to play in President Donald Trump and House Republicans’ American energy dominance agenda. This week, the Congressional Western Caucus, a group of U.S... Read More »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of H.J. Res. 60. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, introduced by Executive Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02), overturns a Biden Administration rule banning the use of off-road vehicles and ATVs on 24 miles of road in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA), home to Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona. The resolution passed ... Read More »

President Trump Restores Pacific Fishing Waters By Vice Chair Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (American Samoa- at large) On April 17th, millions of Americans watched President Trump in a White House signing ceremony, surrounded by a small group of happy Samoans, who closed by singing ‘Ua Fa’afetai’, a beloved Samoan hymn of gratitude, and presented him with a red ula fala, worn by only those of high... Read More »

Mine, Baby, Mine By Vice Chairman Pete Stauber (MN-08) As China’s communist regime continues to halt the export of critical minerals necessary for our way of life, it has become abundantly clear that the United States can no longer tolerate their tight grip over these key supply chains. Fortunately, the United States is blessed with an abundance of critical minerals that could end our reliance on ... Read More »