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Washington D.C. – Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), chaired the Subcommittee on Environment hearing to provide Members an overview of the most important scientific, technical and economic factors that should guide climate-related decision-making. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2013) – Thursday, May 2, 2013, Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairmen Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), along with the Colorado Members of the Congressional Western Caucus will hold a hearing entitled “Seeking State Solutions: Forest Health, Wildfires, and Habitat Protection” in Denver, CO. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) voted in favor of a bill to move forward with completion of the Keystone XL pipeline today and delivered the following prepared remarks in the House Natural Resources Committee markup session of HR 3, "The Northern Route Approval Act." Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today joined the House Natural Resources Committee in approving legislation to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, bypassing the need for President Obama’s approval. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 3, the “Northern Route Approval Act” by a bipartisan vote of 24-17. This legislation would remove roadblocks to allow for the approval and construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline energy project. The bill was approved last week by the Energy and Commerce Committee with bipartisan support. Read more »

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced the re-introduction of his "Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act" (H.R. 1633) to accelerate the process for transferring small parcels of federal land to local communities. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2013) – Last week, Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Holt (D-NJ) introduced a bill that would designate 9.1 million acres in Utah as wilderness . These 9.1 million acres, referred to as the ill-named Red Rock Wilderness Act, would designate large swaths of land as wilderness without the support of the people that actually live there. While we admire the Senator from Illinois and the Congressman from New Jersey for their efforts to involve themselves in the local land-use planning process, it is not their job to step on the people of Utah in the process. This bill does not have the support of any members of Utah’s Congressional delegation, the governor, or locally elected officials. Nevertheless, Eastern Democrats introduce this bill year after year, and it has become yet another example of Eastern Democrats viewing the West as their playground without any regard for the people who live there. Read more »

In 1973, I would guess that most car owners could recite their license plate number from memory. When the oil embargo struck, Americans faced a shortage of gasoline, leading to hour-long lines at gas stations where drivers could only fill up on certain days based on the last number of their license plate. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – TodayCongressman Kevin Cramer participated in a hearing for a bill designed to improve the permitting process for livestock grazing on public lands. The Grazing Improvement Act, cosponsored by Cramer, will grant greater economic certainty to ranchers and landowners by extending the longevity of grazing permits and decreasing the wait period for permit renewals. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2013) – Thursday, May 2, 2013, Congressional Western Caucus Co-Chairmen Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), along with the Colorado Members of the Congressional Western Caucus will hold a hearing entitled “Seeking State Solutions: Forest Health, Wildfires, and Habitat Protection” in Denver, CO. Read more »