Letter from Texas Governor Rick Perry and Texas State Leaders in Opposition to the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) Read more »

Letter from the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission in Opposition to the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) Read more »

CLEAR Act: "House Democrats should ask themselves if they are about to vote for a bill that is simply a setup to enact a cap-and-trade tax into law." White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs kept the dream of a cap-and-trade national energy tax alive this week by confirming that it’s still not too late to exploit the tragedy in the Gulf in order to push through this job-killing measure.… Read more »

Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. A hallmark of this Democrat controlled Congress has been the dramatic increase in spending, and they keep that tradition going strong with the CLEAR Act. The bill includes an over $30 billion increase in new, mandatory spending over the next 30 years for programs that are completely unrelated to the oil spill. Even more egregious, Democrats have added… Read more »

Although the House is expected to vote tomorrow on “oil spill” legislation (The CLEAR Act), things aren’t going as well over on the other side of the Capitol. According to The Hill: “Senate Democrats and Republicans appear on a collision course that would sink chances of passing oil-spill and energy legislation amid disagreements over both substance and process.” House Democrats must be… Read more »

Basic Facts on the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) The CLEAR Act is being sold as a response to the Gulf oil spill crisis, yet the bill itself stretches far beyond addressing this tragedy to include page after page of provisions that are unrelated to the oil spill, will kill American jobs, and are premature by acting before Congress has the full facts from the numerous ongoing investigations… Read more »

Committee Republicans Send Letter to Interior Department Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall Calling For Investigation on DOI Report Recommending Drilling Moratorium Read more »

VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT #2 to SUPPLEMENTAL Amendment #2 Allows Interior Dept. to Divert Money Away from Border Patrol to Buy Up Private Land Democrats attach “extortion” provision to Troop Funding Bill Dear Colleague, Amendment #2 of the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill contains a provision allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer funds to the Department of… Read more »

Dear Chairman Rahall and Chairwoman Napolitano: In light of the direct relationship between job growth, public safety and the construction and use of traditional federal water and flood management infrastructure, we urge you to hold an oversight hearing on a troubling and recently proposed Obama Administration initiative that may hinder current and future water supply, navigation and… Read more »

Rural America Solutions Group Co-Chairs Ask Committee Chairmen for Hearings on Federal Power Grab of Clean Water Act Read more »