Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response:
"Congress has an important role in overseeing… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing on preserving U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific and countering Chinese influence in the region.
"China's threat looms large over the national security interests of the United States and the world. In the Indo-Pacific, recent aggressions make our territories more important than ever before. As China routinely… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on two bills focused on unleashing Minnesota's untapped mineral potential. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response:
"It’s unacceptable that the Biden Administration continues to look abroad for minerals instead of mining domestically. Mining is our past, our… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing to examine the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
"The IHS stated mission is 'to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Biden administration's executive overreach and how these policies have crippled America's energy independence. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) released the following statement in response:
"The unwieldy growth of the federal government has resulted in an abusive concentration of power with… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act.
"Nearly twenty percent of all Giant Sequoias have been destroyed since 2017, and if we continue on this path without change, these natural wonders are at risk of extinction. I am grateful to Chairman Westerman for recognizing the immediate need to protect these iconic trees, and I… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on bills promoting hunting and fishing access and legislation to aid in beach habitat restoration. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
"Today’s Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Legislative Hearing focused on promoting hunting and… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Senior Advisor Katie Westfall and U.S. Department of Commerce General Counsel and Designated Agency Ethics Official Leslie Kiernan, reviewing Westfall's potential ethics violations. In part, Gosar wrote:
"Prior to joining the… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) led members of Congress on field tours and conducted a hearing to learn more about mineral resources in northern Minnesota and hear from local community members. Stauber issued the following statement in response:
"It was my pleasure to welcome my fellow members of the House to the Iron… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad regarding NOAA's recent reversal on supporting continued operations of the dams on the Lower Snake River. In part, the… Read more »
