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 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,…

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…

Western Caucus Condemns Biden Administration Move to Block Critical Mineral Mining in Minnesota

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Twin Metals

WASHNGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a 20-year moratorium on mining in Northern Minnesota. This unscientific announcement is devastating for the local economies and the future of mineral development in America, even as it opens the door for additional reliance on foreign, adversarial nations. “What is this…

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, Rep. Miller-Meeks Named 2022 Clean Energy Champions

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks have been named the 2022 Clean Energy Champions by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES).   “It is an honor to be named a CRES Clean Energy Champion,” said Chairman Newhouse. “In Central Washington, we are not strangers to clean energy innovation, and I have worked…

BRANDED: Our commitment to affordable, clean American energy

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BRANDED: Our commitment to affordable, clean American energy By Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) “Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of ensuring the safety and continuance of the nation.” President Theodore Roosevelt uttered these famous words during a speech titled Conservation as a National Duty in 1908. He was well ahead of his time, and…

Western Caucus, Oversight Republicans Rebuke Interior, EPA for Incentivizing "Sue and Settle" Agreements

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Vice Chair James Comer (KY-01), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, led 36 Western Caucus Members and Oversight Republicans in sending letters to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding the Biden…

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