WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chief Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Western Caucus Members Tom Emmer (MN-06), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), and Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) issued statements following passage of H.R. 3905, the "Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act". Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress, local and national stakeholders, Minnesota State officials and other groups have offered strong public support for H.R. 3905, the "Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act," in anticipation of its scheduled consideration on the floor of the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Western Caucus Members Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Congressman Daniel Webster (FL-11) issued statements after 24 Members of Congress sent a letter to President Trump applauding his monument review and offering recommendations on specific monuments. Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Executive Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03) and Western Caucus Members Tom Emmer (MN-06), Ralph Abraham (LA-05) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) issued the following statements after passage of Majority Whip Scalise’s H.R. 4239 (the SECURE American Energy Act), Rep. Tipton’s H.R. 2907 (the Planning for American Energy Act of 2017) and Rep. Emmer’s H.R. 3905 (the Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act) during a House Committee on Natural Resources’ full committee markup. Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (OR-02), Executive Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03), and Western Caucus Members Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Ralph Abraham (LA-05) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) issued statements after passage of H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI-01), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Chief Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Executive Vice Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chief Rules Officer Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Chief Defense and Interior Officer Chris Stewart (UT-02), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), House Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Members Reps. Doug Collins (GA-09), Kristi Noem (SD-AL), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Mimi Walters (CA-45), Paul Cook (CA-08), Jeff Denham (CA-10), Doug LaMalfa (01), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-05), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Liz Cheney (WY-AL), and Greg Gianforte (MT-AL) issued statements following passage on the House Floor of Rep. Westerman’s H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act. Read more »
This morning - Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the House Natural Resources Committee room, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing discussing the ongoing success of Sage Grouse recovery efforts as well as the need for, and potential of, states and localities to boost recovery efforts with regionally-tailored plans. Read more »
Today, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Western Caucus members Doug Collins (GA-09), Jason Smith (MO-08) and Blake Farenthold (TX-27), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Western Caucus members Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large), Liz Cheney (WY-At Large), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Greg Gianforte (MT-At Large) issued the following press release after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an Agency-wide directive today designed to end “sue and settle” practices within the Agency
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Vice-Chairman for Indian Affairs and Oceans Don Young (AK-At Large), Chairman Emeritus Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Chief Defense and Interior Officer Chris Stewart (UT-02), Western Caucus members Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Aumua Amata Radewagen (AS-At Large), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Paul Cook (CA-08), Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and Tom McClintock (CA-04) released statements after the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 3990, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, legislation that modernizes the Antiquities Act of 1906. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Western Caucus Executive Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), House Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21), and Western Caucus members… Read more »
