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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the middle of a swing through four counties in Eastern Oregon, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) offered the following comments. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Youngreleased the following statement today praising the State of Alaska for its rejection of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) extension of the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) into the southeastern and southern coasts of Alaska. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 by a bipartisan vote of 256 to 160. Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) introduced the legislation, which is his second bill to pass the House since he was elected in September 2011. He released the following statement. Read more »

Even as gas prices decline, we must not relent in our pursuit of free market energy solutions. Gas prices will continue to spike every few months as long as we refuse to increase supply to meet our energy needs. Moreover, $3.40 per gallon of gasoline – or even $3 per gallon – is too much. We must not let Obama off the hook for continuing to lock up over 90% of our energy resources. Read more »

Rep. Kristi Noem offered an amendment during Farm Bill debate to permanently establish an Office of Tribal Relations in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the Secretary is advised on policy impacting Native Americans and Tribal access to USDA programs. This would not cost the federal government any additional money. Instead, it directs USDA to manage its… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) voted today to pass the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act out of the House Agriculture Committee. The farm bill passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 35 to 11. Read more »

Washington - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, issued the following statement regarding House Agriculture Committee passage of the farm bill today: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Although Wyoming is taking the biggest financial hit from a recent Congressional raid on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund, more than 20 other states are likely to lose money, according to Wyoming’s Congressional delegation. Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) successfully amended the 2012 Farm Bill (H.R. 6083) with unanimous support during a House Agriculture Committee markup. Tipton’s amendment would help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better meet the water system needs of rural communities, creating local construction jobs and improving the safety of drinking water for rural Colorado families. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Congressmen Paul Gosar (R-AZ) voted in favor of the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R.4402), legislation that will allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals (i.e. rare earth elements and copper). H.R. 4402 passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support by a vote of 256 to 160. Read more »