Press Releases

Today, the Congressional Western Caucus Executive Committee unanimously elected Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) to serve as the Caucus’ Chairman for the 119th Congress. Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Chairman-Elect LaMalfa released the following statements after the election.   “I want to offer my sincere congratulations to my good friend Doug LaMalfa on his election… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01) released the following statements celebrating the passage of H.R.1449 – Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act (CLEAN Act). This legislation requires the Department of the Interior (DOI) to increase lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) released the following statements responding to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Final Environmental Impact Statement and amendments to 77 resource management plans on sage grouse habitat, which impacts up to 69 million acres across several Western… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) released the following statements celebrating the passage of H.R.8446 – the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024. This legislation simplifies and streamlines interagency coordination between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Department of Energy (DOE)… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge rule. “The lame-duck Biden Administration will do everything they can to sabotage traditional energy sources in their final days,” said Chairman Newhouse. “The EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge rule will further increase energy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to deny a stay request and allow the Biden-Harris Administration's Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant greenhouse gas rule, known as the Clean Power Plant 2.0, to move forward. “I am disappointed with the decision by the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Members participated in a Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries field hearing on the need to protect water supplies, address water shortages for farmers and ranchers in the region and throughout the country, and the importance of reforming the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair… Read more »

Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02), and Representatives John Curtis (UT-03), Blake Moore (UT-01) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statements responding to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Bears Ears National Monument, which… Read more »

Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and five Members sent a letter to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in response to the Council’s request for public input on America’s groundwater challenges. The letter reiterates that groundwater should remain regulated by states and tribes, not the federal government.   “Americans deserve… Read more »

Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) led nine additional Western Caucus members on a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting the agency withdraw their proposed updated Western Solar Plan.   “The proposed Western Solar Plan is another Biden-Harris Administration policy that is detrimental to communities across the… Read more »