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Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today issued this statement following Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement halting exploration activities off the coast of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea for 2014: Read more »

Washington, DC – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Senate approved a proposal to provide short-term flood insurance relief to Louisianans. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steve Daines is continuing his fight to protect and preserve Montana’s outdoors heritage by working toward bipartisan solutions that promote access to public lands for Montana sportsmen. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer today announced record high federal oil and gas leasing bids submitted at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auction. The sale yesterday of 40 Federal leases netted a total of $17,504,250 in revenues totaling 2,260 acres in North Dakota. A record high per-acre bid for the Montana/Dakotas region of $34,000 and a record single-parcel bid of $5,049,000 for a 152-acre parcel were received for land in Mountrail County. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen David Valadao, Devin Nunes, and Kevin McCarthy led the entire California GOP delegation in introducing a comprehensive bill in Congress to resolve the water crisis in California. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen David Valadao, Kevin McCarthy, and Devin Nunes led the entire California GOP delegation in introducing a comprehensive bill in Congress to resolve the water crisis in California. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Chair of the House Republican Conference, continued her efforts to strengthen Eastern Washington’s agriculture community by supporting the Agriculture Act of 2014, which passed the House with bipartisan support. This bicameral agreement saves taxpayers money, while providing the necessary safety net for Eastern Washington’s farmers and agriculture community. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued the following response to the Obama administration’s statement of opposition to S. 1926, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. The legislation would delay enactment of certain parts of the 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which altered the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and is causing large flood insurance rate increases across the country. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his efforts to preserve the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse original foundation stones, which are engraved with the names of each past keeper of the lighthouse and dates of their service. In December, Congressman Jones expressed concern to the National Park Service (NPS) that the stones, left in place after the lighthouse itself was moved further inland to prevent it from being damaged, were not being properly maintained. Read more »

Congressman Doc Hastings (R-WA) released the following statement on the final five-year Farm Bill, which passed the House of Representatives today with strong bipartisan support: Read more »