Press Releases

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House passed the Senate Amendment to the budget resolution. Passage of this amendment is a critical step in the reconciliation process.   “Runaway spending has driven inflation and pushed costs higher across the board. This budget resolution takes an important step toward… Read more »

Today, Representative Vince Fong (CA-20) was joined by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and 26 additional bipartisan members in re-introducing the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act. This bill will enhance interagency coordination, accelerate forest restoration efforts, and provide important resources to land managers to guard ancient sequoia trees from further… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment Chairman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released statements in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost domestic coal production.   “Coal is a key part of America’s affordable and… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) applauded U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ Secretarial Memo on promoting healthy forests and increasing timber production.   “Catastrophic wildfires are devastating the West, while frivolous regulations and endless lawsuits routinely bog down and block forest management projects,” said Chairman… Read more »

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Western Caucus members introduced three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to 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 Omnibus… Read more »

This week, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) hosted Western Caucus Members for a special order to highlight issues important to rural America and the West.   “I wanted to take the time to highlight some of the work that we're doing in the Western Caucus,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “As a group of over 90 members, we have the opportunity to bring… Read more »

Today, Representative Buddy Carter (GA-01) was joined by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) in introducing a nullification to overturn the Biden Administration’s onerous finalized rule on National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Randy Weber (TX-14) also co-sponsored the… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Western Caucus Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08), Chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, released statements on President Trump’s Executive Order to increase American mineral production.   “The United States… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) applauded the Trump Administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement that the agency will revise the onerous Biden-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The EPA’s announcement will ensure WOTUS regulations more closely follow the guidance of the Sackett decision.   “During the Obama… Read more »

Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Productive Public Lands Act to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the Trump Administration’s Resource Management Plans (RMPs).   “The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public lands,” said Vice Chair Hurd. “This bill would force the Bureau of Land… Read more »