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WASHINGTON— Today, the National Park Service (NPS) opened sections of the National Mall for a rally. Upon learning this, Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, is calling on the Administration and Senator Harry Reid to support legislation that would fund national parks while Congress continues to negotiate a budget agreement. The Open Our National Parks and Museums Act[H.J. Res 70] was passed by the House and sent to the Senate on October 02, 2013. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s decision to allow an immigration reform rally on the National Mall while it continues to block public access to the rest of the national park system, including the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem today said she has received an assurance from Speaker of the House John Boehner that he will appoint House conferees within the next week to the House-Senate Farm Bill conference committee. The naming of House conferees will allow formal Farm Bill conference negotiations to begin, bringing the Farm Bill one step closer to completion. Read more »

Washington, DC - Rep. Cory Gardner (CO-04) issued the following statement today on the farm bill: “With the expiration of the continuing resolution last week, few seem to have noticed that one of the most important bills to rural Colorado also expired last week – the farm bill. While many here in Washington, DC are engaged in political theater, I am extremely concerned that a reform-focused farm bill has not been brought to a conference committee. The damage that was done to farms across Colorado from the floods last month compounds the need for negotiations to pass a farm bill. Read more »

In a letter sent this week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson asked the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed actions on regional haze and instead work with the State of Wyoming and other stakeholders on a path forward. Simpson, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over EPA's budget, is concerned with the economic impact on Southeastern Idaho of an overly aggressive federal plan to address regional haze. Read more »

Washington, DC – Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the House passed a bill to fund emergency management and disaster response. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines’ North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013, bipartisan and locally driven legislation to protect the North Fork watershed,today received its first hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today applauded the House passage of a measure to provide necessary appropriations to keep the nation’s National Parks open during the partial government shutdown. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today joined nearly two dozen House and Senate members in condemning President Obama’s recently proposed energy regulations and sharing the detrimental effects that these new rules would have on Montana families supported by coal jobs. Read more »

Washington, DC – Congressman Tom McClintock today introduced HR 3188, the Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act. The measure provides for the expedited salvage of fire-killed timber in the Stanislaus National Forest and the Yosemite National Park by waiving environmental regulations and litigation that often delay salvage operations until the timber becomes worthless. It is estimated that up to one billion board feet of timber could be salvaged if it can be processed in the next 18 months Read more »