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WASHINGTON – Representative Kristi Noem and the U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional $1 million has been provided to the Black Hills National Forest to help combat the pine beetle epidemic. Noem said the funds were made available to the Forest Service as a result of excess carryover funds from previous years and directed to the Black Hills National Forest Service. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-1) introduced bi-partisan legislation, the Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 (HR 4198), that protects tourism jobs and preserves natural quiet at the Grand Canyon National Park. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Members of Congressional Western Caucus from Arizona held a hearing entitled “Washington Barriers to Prosperity and Property Rights in the Arizona” at the Arizona State Capitol. Read more »

By Rep. Don Young http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74072.html President Barack Obama, in his recent “energy speech,” declared that a key to lower gasoline prices “starts with the need for safe, responsible oil production here in America. We’re not going to transition out of oil anytime soon.” It was a bold statement and should be commended.… Read more »

(LONE TREE, CO)– U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-CO, chairman of Congressional Rare Earth Caucus, praised a decision today by the Obama administration to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China’s unfair trade policy that illegally limits the export of rare earth elements. Read more »

BEND, Ore. — Following up on the missed opportunity to secure a car commercial filming in the Deschutes National Forest, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has asked U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell how he plans to ensure that a similar economy opportunity is not missed again. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) delivered the Congressional and Senate Western Caucuses’ weekly address. In his remarks, Congressman Gosar discusses specific regulatory actions taken by the Obama Administration which will devastate the Arizona economy. Specifically, he addresses halting the safe withdraw of Uranium in northern Arizona, new regulations which have the potential to shut down existing jobs related to air tourism over the Grand Canyon, and the development of new Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technique (MACT) Read more »

WASHINGTON—Illustrating the urgent need to address ongoing criminal activity occurring on federally owned and managed land located along the U.S. border, Congressman Bishop (R-UT) recently delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rick Berg condemned President Obama for waging a “personal campaign” against Senate John Hoeven’s proposal to grant Congress authority to approve the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on four bills. At the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) took the opportunity to question Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Michael Pool about the recent discovery of credit card abuse and possible time-card fraud by Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employees in the West. Read more »