WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY), and the Western Caucus Foundation hosted a Forestry and Wildfire Policy Forum in Washington, DC, to discuss how we can better manage our forests to prevent wildfires and protect our rural communities while creating an opportunity for dialogue between… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. The legislation reverses the energy crisis caused by the Biden Administration’s failed, America Last energy policies and was formally endorsed by the Congressional Western Caucus. The Lower Energy Costs Act passed… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This legislation was introduced by Western Caucus Members Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and House Committee on Natural Resources Chair and Western Caucus Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) to tackle… Read more »
The Biden War on American Energy – The Process is the Punishment
By Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL)
Joe Biden and his administration are waging a large-scale and aggressive assault on American Energy. Our federal government has gone to war on extraction, development, transport, and use of anything related to fossil fuels – and it’s a war being fought on multiple fronts.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, to reverse the energy crisis caused by the Biden Administration’s failed, anti-American energy policies. The Congressional Western Caucus formally endorsed this legislation earlier this month, which represents House Republicans top legislative priority. The Lower Energy Costs Act passed… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members continued to urge their House colleagues to vote in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, on the House floor. Despite House Democrats’ claims, the legislation is a comprehensive solution to address the Biden Administration’s failed, anti-American energy policies and would actually lower global emissions, reduce energy… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) hosted a Special Order with Congressional Western Caucus Members to talk about our broken permitting process and how it’s impacting folks in rural America.
“As a farmer from Central Washington and as Chairman of the Western Caucus, I see how regulations from the federal government have a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and 29 Congressional Western Caucus Members urged their House colleagues to vote in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, on the House floor. The legislation is a comprehensive solution to address the Biden Administration’s failed, anti-American energy policies.
“H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will finally get… Read more »
Permitting Reform Makes the World a Safer Place
By Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01)
Everyone’s talking about energy these days. Whether it’s the still-high price of gas or the many different alternative fuel sources celebrities are hawking – energy is on everyone’s minds. What it costs, how to access it, and what’s the newest thing.
Energy is as much a part of Oklahoma history as the… Read more »
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… Read more »
