This piece was originally published in the Spokesman-Review.
Tracy Stone-Manning is an unacceptable nominee to serve as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). More information about her past comes to light every day, each new piece more damning than the last. I have called on President Biden to rescind her nomination immediately, and now our senators must take a stand… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released the following statements after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a proposed rule to withdraw a 2021 Trump Administration rule that would have… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus Members, led by Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Chairman Steve Daines (MT), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Senator Joni Ernst (IA), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04) led a forum on skyrocketing lumber costs and potential solutions to the resulting impacts on American forests and communities.
"Today’s forum highlighted an issue impacting rural communities and forests in the West and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement calling on President Biden to rescind the nomination of Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM):
“Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination must be rescinded. The Bureau of Land Management has an enormous impact on the lives and livelihoods of people… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus Members, led by Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Senator Cynthia Lummis (WY), sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent announcement to initiate a review of land management plans for the… Read more »
This piece was originally published in The Hill.
Although we hail from different regions of the country, we share the belief that land management decisions are most effective when made by local communities using the best available science. This is especially true when considering listing species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Local experts and communities offer important… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosted a Special Order to discuss the successes and failures of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), highlight species recovery efforts across the country, and promote commonsense policies to modernize the landmark species protection law.
Western Caucus Members spoke about the impacts of local ESA listings on local… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hosted a virtual forum titled, “The Impacts of a Weaponized Endangered Species Act: The Case of the Northern Spotted Owl,” to highlight the mismanagement of the Northern Spotted Owl in the Pacific Northwest.
The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) issued the following statement on a U.S. District Court Judge's ruling to issue a preliminary injunction on President Biden's ban on oil and gas leases on public lands and waters:
"Within the first few days of his presidency and by the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden eliminated thousands of jobs, prevented millions -… Read more »
