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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act to secure a domestic supply of critical minerals. The bipartisan legislation is also supported by Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15). The bill strikes the “non-fuel” requirement from the critical… Read more »
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: The Need for Domestic Mining
By Reps. Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Debbie Lesko (AZ-08)
When it comes to President Biden’s domestic mining policy, it’s important to watch his actions and not just listen to his words.
During October 2020, in the throes of the presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden told U.S. miners he supports domestic… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Vice Chair Mark Amodei (NV-02) hosted a Congressional Western Caucus virtual forum titled, “Nevada’s New Lithium Mine: Securing America’s Independence.” The forum featured local leaders who discussed the bureaucratic and regulatory delays that result from broken permitting processes while celebrating the recent permitting of the Thacker… Read more »
