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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Kristi Noem announced today that she joined a bipartisan group of over 145 House members in signing a letter to President Obama encouraging immediate approval for the Keystone XL pipeline. This letter was sent following Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of the pipeline route. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today applauded the signing of an agreement between the Crow Tribe, Big Metal Company and Cloud Peak Energy allowing for the development of coal reserves located within the borders of the Crow Reservation. Read more »

Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced his subcommittee assignments for the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Science, Space and Technology Committee. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2013) –Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman announced Tuesday his approval of the rerouted Keystone XL oil pipeline path through Nebraska, leaving the final verdict on the construction of this pipeline up to President Obama. Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements urging President Obama to approve this project: Read more »

Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2013) – Today, Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin announced his membership with the Congressional Western Caucus. The Caucus is in its twentieth year of advocating for Western and rural interests in Congress. Read more »

WASHINGTON--Today, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) introduced the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act in both the U.S. Senate [S. 27] and U.S. House of Representatives[H.R. 356]. This legislation would facilitate the exchange of 20,000 acres of state-held mineral rights within the Hill Creek Extension of the Ute Indian Reservation for mineral rights on approximately 20,000 acres of federal land in the northern portion of the reservation in eastern Utah. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), authors of H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s unanimous approval of their bill today. Their legislation would facilitate the development of small hydropower and conduit projects and direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to study the feasibility of a streamlined two-year permitting process. The bill will now be considered by the full House of Representatives. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today commended Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s recent approval of a new route for the Keystone XL pipeline and called on President Barack Obama to expeditiously move forward the final approval of the job-creating project. Read more »

A proposed merger of the Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests has been abandoned by the National Forest Service. The merger was originally proposed to reduce fixed operational costs within the two forests. However objections from area residents, elected officials and forest employees along with no solid evidence of cost reduction led to the decision to call-off the merger. US Representative Cynthia Lummis released the following statement after learning of the decision: Read more »

WASHINGTON,D.C.- In response to Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement Wednesday that he will be leaving his post at the Department of the Interior in March, the Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements: Read more »