“Correlation does not imply causation”is certainly a rule President Obama learned while earning his law degree but something he has all but forgotten when it comes to his Administration’s dismal, job destroying energy policies. President Obama’s failed energy policies might correlate with America’s increase of oil and natural gas production but they aren’t the cause, as almost 100% of that increase has come on private and state lands, according to the non-partisan Congressional Research Service. Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) was honored by the Washington Farm Bureau (WFB) with their 2012 Friend of Farm Bureau Award, her office announced today. The WFB is the state’s largest general farm organization, representing the economic and social interests of more than 41,000 member families. The award is presented to members of the state’s Congressional delegation who achieved an 80 percent or greater vote on significant legislation identified by the WFB. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, R-Howard, today received the "Friend of Farm Bureau" award for supporting policies that help farmers attain greater profitability through less regulatory interference, expand farm trade opportunities, and increase demand for U.S. farm products. The award was presented today by members of the Centre County Farm Bureau on behalf of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau, at Thompson's congressional district office. Read more »
(Modesto, CA) — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today stopped by the Vineyard 76 gas station in Salida, CA, for a brief tour and informal discussion to address the concerns of Valley residents about California’s record-high gas prices. Read more »
DENVER, CO –Speaking at the 2012 Forest Summit today, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) focused on forest management and wildfire prevention efforts, and urged ‘cooperative problem solving’ to address the challenges facing Colorado forests. Read more »
(Modesto, CA) — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) will participate in a brief tour and informal discussion on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at a Salida gas station to address the concerns of Valley residents about California’s record-high gas prices. Read more »
Congressmen Scott Tipton (CO-03), Mike Coffman (CO-06), Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and Cory Gardner (CO-04) joined together today to recognize October as Wildfire Awareness Month. Six Front Range Counties announced that they will honor the month in a number of ways including educational programs, conservation efforts, and increased outreach to forested communities about wildfire along the Front Range. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to commit to not designating new national monuments in Montana at the end of his first term. Rehberg and the U.S. House had included bipartisan language requiring state approval of new National Monuments in the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act which passed the House in April. Senator Jon Tester sponsored the legislation in the Senate, and quietly removed this important provision. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) released the following statement today in reaction to the 2008 Farm Bill expiring on September 30, 2012. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar’s (R-AZ) Regional Haze Regulatory Relief Amendment and the Navajo Generating Station Amendment, initiatives aimed at preserving jobs and shielding communities from increased water and electricity costs, were approved as part of the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The act, a package of bills that collectively will scale-back the Obama Administration’s war on coal, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 232 to 175. Read more »