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Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, by a bipartisan vote of 244-173. Rep. Kristi Noem voted in favor of the legislation which renews the federal government’s commitment to rural schools and healthy forests. Read more »

Today Congressman Markwayne Mullin marked the five year anniversary of when TransCanada first applied for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “It’s been five years,” said Mullin. “This administration talks about job creation, but they are letting Americans sit by for years and wait for this President’s political agenda to play out. I am pretty sure the… Read more »

WASHINGTON– The U.S. House today approved a historic forestry bill, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526), on a bipartisan basis. The bill renews the federal government’s commitment to actively manage federal forests to create jobs in the woods, improve forest health, reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, and generate revenue for local communities to provide essential local services like schools and law enforcement. Read more »

WASHINGTON–Today, the House passed Reps. Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Doc Hastings’ (R-WA) legislation to immediately address the hazardous conditions of Western forests by establishing a plan for healthy forest management to reduce the occurrence and severity of wildfire, protect watersheds, species habitats and ecosystems, and prevent the loss of life and property. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today issued the following statement criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to prevent construction of new coal-fired power plants, the result of the agency’s New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) rule: Read more »

 On the Keystone XL pipeline’s five-year “Red Tape Anniversary,” Congressman Steve Daines testified before a House Energy and Commerce Committee and left members with one question: “Why are we still waiting?” Daines was among four members of Congress testifying at today’s hearing on “Keystone’s Red Tape Anniversary: Five Years of… Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statement on the 5th Anniversary of the first application to begin construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline: “If President Obama had approved the Keystone Pipeline project when it first came to his desk, we would now be well on our way toward creating 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs for Americans. With millions… Read more »

 Today Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of TransCanada Corporation submitting its first application for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has yet to be approved by President Obama. In the coming days, the House of Representatives intends to pass legislation making Presidential approval of Keystone XL a condition of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Water Resources Reform & Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), a bill which supports water infrastructure needs, reduces the backlog of Army Corps of Engineers projects, authorizes the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion, and ensures better communication of flood risk to the public. Read more »

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has included critical wildfire suppression funding for the Forest Service and Department of Interior in the short-term continuing resolution.  The CR, which would extend government funding at sequestration levels through mid-December, provides $600 million to the Forest Service and $36 million to the Department of the Interior to restore wildfire… Read more »