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Subcommittee Advances Legislation Supporting Wildlife and Rural Communities

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Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills related to wildlife stewardship, conservation and water project operations. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response: "In today's hearing, we discussed bills that highlight opportunities to conserve habitats, strengthen fisheries and preserve…

Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country

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Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on how federal economic development programs can better serve Indian Country. Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following statement in response: “Congress has created plenty of economic development tools for Tribal Nations. The problem isn’t a lack of programs. It’s a fragmented federal…

Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires

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Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing examining the urgent need for the Senate to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, one year after wildfires devastated the Los Angeles, Calif., area. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:   “Without proactive forest management in the United States, homes,…

Subcommittee Chairman Stauber Testifies in Support of Legislation to Establish American Mineral Dominance

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act. Below are Stauber's full remarks, as prepared:  “Thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to testify today on H.R. 4090, the ‘Critical Mineral…

Westerman Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of House Passage of the Fix Our Forests Act

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Today, January 23, is the one-year anniversary of the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 471, the “Fix Our Forests Act.” House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) made the following statement marking the anniversary and urging the Senate to take up the bill: “A year — and another devastating wildfire season — has come and gone since the House came…

Committee Advances Legislation on Endangered Species, Public and Tribal Lands

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported out eight bills, including legislation to remove the Mexican wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species and several bipartisan bills pertaining to America’s waterways, tribal lands, and national parks. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: “Today, the Committee advanced important…

Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing examining the potential for and challenges of deep-sea mining. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: “As China seeks to corner the global market for critical minerals, we must have an all-the-above mining strategy that includes support for both domestic…

America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining how wildlife trafficking and related environmental crimes threaten U.S. national, resource, and economic security. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “International conservation is a national security issue, as cartels, terrorist organizations,…

One Year of the EXPLORE Act, 250 Years of America

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Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act becoming law and America’s 250th anniversary. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response: “One year ago, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences…

House Votes to Unleash American Mineral Wealth

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 140, introduced by House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), which overturns the Biden administration’s withdrawal of 225,504 acres of land in the Superior National Forest from mineral exploration and development. “Today, the House took an important step…