News List

DURANGO, CO—Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued the following statement on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s visit to Craig, CO as she weighs potential endangered species listings for the Greater Sage Grouse and Gunnison Sage Grouse. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—On Thursday, South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan reintroduced The Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand (EXPAND) Act. Duncan’s legislation (HR 3895) is an all-of-the-above energy plan that creates a market based energy strategy for the United States. Read more »

WASHINGTON— The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. The budget resolution passed by both the House and Senate in early December established an agreement to work toward a bipartisan appropriations bill that would fund the operations of the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2014. Congressman Bishop (UT-01) joined with the entire Utah congressional delegation in support of the measure, which passed with 359 votes. Read more »

WASHINGTON—Rep. Scott Tipton voted against consolidated appropriations legislation in the House that excluded funding for the Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILT) program on which many Western counties rely to provide essential services. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steve Daines today secured a commitment from the United States Forest Service that funds allocated to Montana counties through the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program will not be subjected to sequester cuts in 2014. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2014) – Democrats in the House of Representatives are once again asking President Obama to bypass Congress and unilaterally proclaim large swaths of federal lands as national monuments. Congress taking the lead role in proposing national monuments guarantees the opportunity for input from surrounding communities, public hearings , and a full review of the pros and cons of a given designation. The one-sided approach Congressional Democrats are asking for shuts local communities and land users out of the planning process. Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, after continuous pressure from members of the Western Caucus, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has dissolved the National Blueways System created by the controversial Secretarial Order 3321. The Secretary’s action also dissolves the National Blueways Committee, which was composed entirely of federal officials and which claimed the authority to unilaterally designate entire river watersheds as “National Blueways.” These designations held the potential to expand the reach of the federal government over non-navigable waters currently under state jurisdiction. Read more »

WASHINGTON—Today, during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) decision-making process, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) shined light on numerous concerns with the proposed ESA listing of the sage grouse. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2013) – On Monday, the Obama Administration published a rule in the Federal Register that gives wind farms an unlimited 30-year “take permit” to accidentally kill or injure bald and golden eagles. Congressman Steve Pearce, Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, responded to the rule with the following statement: Read more »

Washington, DC- A new study released today takes a deep dive into what energy exploration off the Atlantic coast would mean for South Carolina. The study’s findings: more jobs, more investment, and more revenue. If the federal government would allow South Carolina to pursue energy exploration off its coast the state could expect over 35,500 jobs, $2.7 billion in annual economic activity, and potentially $3.7 billion in cumulative state revenue by 2035. Read more »