Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (January 29, 2015) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Keystone XL Pipeline with a bi-partisan vote of 62-36. After reconciling the amended legislation with the House version or House passage of the amended bill, it will move to the President’s desk. In response, Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued the following statement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2015) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act with a bipartisan vote of 277-133. This bill would expedite the approval process for liquefied natural gas export terminals to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic delays that have held up construction. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 27, 2015) – Today, the Obama Administration announced its Draft Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017 to 2022. Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) released the following statement in response to the announcement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 26, 2015) – Yesterday, President Obama announced that he would unilaterally seize more than 12 million acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness. Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) along with Western Caucus Member Don Young (AK-At Large) released the following statements in response to the announcement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2015) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act with a bipartisan vote of 253-169. This bill would expedite the approval of much needed energy infrastructure projects across the country. Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large), Western Caucus member and bill sponsor Mike Pompeo (KS-04), and Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02) released the following statements in response to the passage of the bill: Read more »

Washington, D.C.—In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address before Congress, Western Caucus Chairman U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis issued the following statement: Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline with a bipartisan vote of 266-153. The bill would put an end to the lengthy and unnecessary delay of the project that has gone on for over six years. Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) and Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02) along with Western Caucus member and bill sponsor Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) released the following statements in response to the passage of the bill: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2015) – Members of the Congressional Western Caucus announced today that Congressman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) will Chair the caucus for the 114th Congress. Former Chairman Steve Pearce (NM-02) will step into the position of Chairman Emeritus along with Representative Rob Bishop (UT-01). In addition, Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03), Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04) were named Vice Chairmen for the upcoming Congress. Congressman Pearce, Lummis, Tipton, Amodei, and Gosar released the following statements in response to the announcement: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2014) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 with a bipartisan vote of 229-182. The bill temporarily reduces government red tape in order to supply the maximum quantity of water to agriculture, municipal industrial and refuge service contractors and State Water Project contractors. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2014)– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act with a bipartisan vote of 378-46. The bill implements a one year extension of tax provisions that would otherwise expire and are essential to businesses, jobs, and families in the west. Read more »