Washington, D.C., Mar 14 - Today, Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) introduced three pieces of legislation important to Washington state that provide recreational access, tourism and fishing opportunities. The bills will be referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, where Hastings serves as Chairman. All three of Hastings’ bills passed the House of Representatives with broad, bipartisan support in the 112th Congress (2011-2012), but the Senate failed to take a vote on the bills. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today announced the introduction of legislation with Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) to protect public power ratepayers from cost increases by increasing the sources from which public power entities may purchase energy for future needs. The bill, H.R. 1038 – the Public Power Risk Management Act, will eliminate red tape inadvertently imposed on public power entities by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in 2010. Read more »
Washington, DC- Today Congressman Kevin Cramer co-sponsored legislation, introduced by Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), reversing federal agency penalties against fracking related truck drivers. In 2012 the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued regulatory guidance requiring oil and sand delivery trucks to log “waiting time” as “on duty” time. Some stakeholders argue that, due to this new agency position, more drivers will be needed to complete the same task, negatively affecting public safety and infrastructure due to increased traffic. Read more »
Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2013) – As the U.S. Forest Service prepares for the start of fire season, they received bad news from the Senate Democrats today- another round of cuts were proposed in the Senate. The most recently proposed cuts come just weeks after the agency’s budget was affected by the 5% across-the-board cuts known as the sequester, which already posed significant threats to the agency’s ability to successfully fight wildfires in the upcoming year. Read more »
Public comments period ends in April, Mullin stresses need for input from Second District residents. Muskogee – March 13th 2013 - U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) announced today he is making the addresses available for citizens to make public comments on the Keystone XL project. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, held a public hearing to examine how the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is managing the National Forest System (NFS) and how this management affects rural communities. USFS Chief Tom Tidwell and Ken Kane, McKean County, Pa., President of Generations Forestry, were among the witnesses testifying. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s been 1,636 days since the permit for building the Keystone XL pipeline was submitted to President Obama for approval. Congressman Steve Daines today took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to call for President Obama to expeditiously approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Read more »
Washington, DC (March 13, 2013) – Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce announced that he has joined with U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) as a cosponsor of H.R. 818, the Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today announced that he has been selected to join the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), a select group of House members charged with leading House energy policy efforts. Read more »
