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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 »

WASHINGTON, DC –On Wednesday, Congressman Jeff Duncan successfully introduced an amendment in the House Natural Resources Committee to include South Carolina in the Department of the Interior’s five-year plan for offshore drilling. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rick Berg today announced that he has sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (R – Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R – Virginia) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R – California) to call for the prompt consideration of the House Farm Bill. Read more »

With over 900 wildfires burning throughout the United States, especially in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, Congressman Gosar is pleased to announce that on Friday, July 20 the House Natural Resource Committee will take up his Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5744). Read more »

As firefighters contain the historic wildfires in southeast Oregon, I wanted to take a moment to update you on the situation. I’d first like to offer thanks to the local citizens who banded together to protect their homes, ranches, and livelihoods by initially taking on these fires with limited resources. Read more »

FORT COLLINS, COLO. – Congressman Cory Gardner is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider Larimer County’s request for additional disaster aid in the aftermath of the High Park Fire. Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Today, Congressman Steve Pearce voted in favor of H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012. The legislation, which preserves access to hunt and fish on federal lands, passed the House of Representatives today with bi-partisan support. Read more »