Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Stevan Pearce (R-NM), released a new report entitled: “Red Tape Rush: Congressional Action Needed to Cut Red Tape and Stop Agency Overreach.” Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 30, 2012)- Today, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officials announced their plan to initiate the process to have the Lesser Prairie-Chicken as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the announcement: Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) along with Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (NM-02) today urged the House to consider energy development as a way to increase revenues without having to increase taxes on hard working Americans. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Stevan Pearce (R-NM), and members of the Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses released the "Beyond Belief: The Obama Administration's All Out, None-of-the-Above Energy Strategy" report. Read more »

Hobbs, New Mexico. – Governor Romney released his plan for North American Energy Independence early Thursday morning. Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the Governor’s plan: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the House of Representatives passed critical bipartisan legislation to replace President Obama’s restrictive offshore drilling plan with a more extensive plan to utilize further domestic energy resources. This legislation was introduced after President Obama released his No-New-Drilling, No-New-Jobs plan, which would close off 85 percent of America’s offshore energy resources and deeply diminish energy production and job growth. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers asking for the fiscal year 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to be brought to the floor for consideration. Currently, it is uncertain whether this crucial appropriations legislation will be placed on the House calendar for complete consideration by the full body of the House. Below is an excerpt from the letter: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012. This legislation combined 6 pieces of standalone legislation to create a bill that will reduce energy costs for families and small businesses, spur economic growth, and create jobs for hard-working Americans. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As fire season begins and wildfires blaze across the Western United States, safety is the number one concern for the many Americans affected by these wildfires. While many brave firefighters work to extinguish the wildfires currently burning through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming, responsible forest management practices are the best long term solution to ensuring that future wildfires do not cause the same levels of damage seen across the West today. Read more »

Washington, DC (June 13, 2012) Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members Congressmen Steve Pearce (NM-02), Mike Conaway (TX-11), Francisco Canseco (TX-23), and Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) released the following statements regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement that the dunes sage brush lizard will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act: Read more »