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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and a bipartisan coalition of 52 representatives called for an end to the wind production tax credit (PTC) in 2013. In a letter to Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, Congressman Jones and his colleagues explained that the PTC “is now more valuable than the price of the electricity the plants actually generate” and costs the American taxpayers roughly 6 billion dollars per year. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) voted for three bills, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week, to enhance our nation’s energy security and create a better environment for job creation. Congresswoman Jenkins released the following statement after votes today: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today released the following statement after the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 697, the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, by a voice vote. Read more »

Congressman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement today to delay the final rule on the status of two plants, the Umtanum desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod, which are found on thousands of acres in Franklin and Benton Counties: Read more »

WASHINGTON—Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO), today, testified in support of the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 in the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Tipton and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced companion bills in the House (H.R. 1839) and Senate (S.841) to protect the Hermosa Creek Watershed--an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango--as well as protect multiple use of the land. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Today, the House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support Congressman Scott Tipton’s (R-CO) Planning for American Energy Act (H.R. 1394), which would increase responsible American energy production by establishing a true all-of-the-above energy strategy. Tipton’s bill passed as part of the Federal Lands and Energy Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 1965—listed as Title II), a legislative package that also seeks to eliminate bureaucratic red tape that is hampering responsible energy development on federal lands. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Two pieces of Alaskan energy legislation introduced by Congressman Don Young were included today within a larger House energy bill, H.R. 1965 the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013. The two bills would help promote energy development for Alaska Native Corporations and Indian tribes as well as expedite exploration and production in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A). The combined energy package focusing on domestic onshore energy production and leasing passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 228 - 192. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today supported legislation to expand onshore domestic energy production by establishing an efficient and responsible process for producing energy on federal lands. H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013, aims to reverse recent declines in domestic oil and natural gas production on federal lands, creating jobs and moving our nation closer to energy independence. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 228-192. Read more »

Washington D.C. – Congressman Kevin McCarthy released the following statement after sending a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker demanding they take action to increase water supplies for Central and Southern California: Read more »

An adequate and stable water supply is vital to our community and our state’s livelihood and prosperity. While this is an unusually dry year, it is unacceptable that our residents, farmers, and small businesses pay 100% but only receive 5% of the water they contract and pay for. Read more »