Forum Outlines Need for Permitting Reform

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Permitting Forum

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosted a forum titled, “Permitting Reform: Unleashing American Energy and the Path Forward.” The forum featured House Natural Resources Committee Chair and Western Caucus Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Western Caucus Member Harriet Hageman (WY-AL). “Time and again, I hear from my constituents in Central Washington—and in…

Western Caucus Unanimously Votes to Endorse H.R. 1

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H.R. 1 Endorse

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Western Caucus formally endorsed the House Republican energy package, H.R. 1, which reverses the energy crisis caused by the Biden Administration’s failed, anti-American energy policies. “Time and time again, the Biden Administration has hampered American energy production while simultaneously begging our adversaries to increase their…

Western Caucus Members Participate in Field Hearing on the State of the Economy for American Workers, Farmers, and Families

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Ways and Means - Yukon, OK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the House Committee on Ways & Means hosted a field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma, examining the state of the economy for American workers, farmers, and families. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Western Caucus Members including House Committee on Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith (MO-08), and Reps. Kevin Hern (OK-01), Frank…

Western Caucus Members Participate in Field Hearing on the Benefits of Expanding American Energy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce hosted a field hearing in Midland, Texas, on the benefits, opportunities, and challenges to expanding American energy from the local energy community perspective. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs John Curtis (UT-03) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Western Caucus Members Cathy McMorris Rodgers…

Western Caucus Members Participate in Field Hearing on the Importance of Domestic Energy Production

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted a field hearing in Odessa, Texas, on the importance of federal energy production for rural communities in the West. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Western Caucus Member August Pfluger (TX-11) participated. “There’s no reason,…

BRANDED: Will Gas Stoves be a Casualty of Biden’s War on American Energy?

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Will Gas Stoves be a Casualty of Biden’s War on American Energy? By Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) “We need to be talking about regulating gas stoves, whether that’s drastically improving emissions or banning gas stoves entirely. And I think we ought to keep that possibility of a ban in mind because it’s a powerful tool in our tool belt, and it’s a real possibility here.” A speech by…

Chairman Newhouse’s Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “Tonight, President Biden spoke ad nauseam about “finishing the job,” not recognizing he has completely failed the job and the millions of Americans who count on him to lead our country.He talked about the number of jobs he has created,…

Leading the West forward

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This piece was originally published on Agri-Pulse. It’s true, for the last two years, rural Americans have been left behind, their concerns ignored, and their voices silenced. All the while, the Congressional and Senate Western Caucuses have been listening to these same men and women who feed and clothe the world. Now, we’re acting. As Chairs of the Congressional and Senate Western…

BRANDED: The Voice for Rural America is Louder Than Ever

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118th Branded Voice for Rural America

The Voice for Rural America is Louder Than Ever By Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) Over the last two years, Americans have watched as the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress recklessly spent trillions of dollars and led our country into a recession, punished the agriculture industry with unclear and ever-changing federal regulations, and tied the hands of our energy producers…

Chairman Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which prevents direct or indirect sales and exports from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party. This legislation was led by Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Western Caucus Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers…

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