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In case you missed it: The Alaska Journal of Commerce ran an editorial today defending the Alaska Railroad and the work of Congressman Young against Washington D.C. media outlets who continue to label Alaska as "nowhere." Read more »

 During a Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Landshearing on legislation to help combat the pine beetle epidemic, Rep. Kristi Noem questioned Mary Wagner, Associate Chief for the U.S. Forest Service, on the agency’s response to the epidemic. Rep. Noem recently inserted provisions into the House Agriculture Committee-passed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC –Rep. Scott Tipton’s (R-CO) Healthy Forest Management Act (H.R. 6089) continues to gain momentum, passing through the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands today, and garnering the endorsements of CLUB 20, the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, the Colorado Timber Association, several boards of Colorado county commissioners and others. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, held a hearing examining important legislation sponsored by Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ). The bill, the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5744), is a forest health bill that seeks to reduce government bureaucracy and red tape that is leading to widespread destruction of federal forests and a loss of resources. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers asking for the fiscal year 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to be brought to the floor for consideration. Currently, it is uncertain whether this crucial appropriations legislation will be placed on the House calendar for complete consideration by the full body of the House. Below is an excerpt from the letter: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Congressmen Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced The Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act (H.R.6154), legislation that streamlines permitting for renewable energy projects on public lands. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) spoke on the House floor today to honor the brave firefighters, the sheriff's department officials, policemen, and first responders who fought the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, CO. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are leading a bipartisan group of over 75 House members urging House leaders to bring the Farm Bill (H.R. 6083) to a vote before August. The House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm Bill by a strong bipartisan vote of 35 to 11 on July 12th. Read more »

The entire Colorado Congressional delegation today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand the major Presidential disaster declaration to include housing support, small business disaster loans, and other individual assistance for victims of the Colorado wildfires in El Paso and Larimer Counties. The letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate details the destruction caused by the wildfires and the need for additional federal support. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) today added an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, that would reactivate four first-generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units and add two new aerial dispersal units to the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting arsenal. Read more »