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Explanation of Hastings Substitute to Wild Horses Bill, Exact Text of Bill Passed in 110th Congress (HR 249)

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague: You may recall that the House passed wild horses and burros legislation last Congress (HR 249 in the 110th). However, there is an enormous difference between this year’s bill and the bill from last Congress. Last year’s bill simply prohibited the commercial slaughter of wild horses and burros – it was one-page in length and CBO estimated the cost was under $500,000 a…

ICYMI: House turns to wild horse conservation bill as GOP protests price tag

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. Dear Colleague, I would like to draw your attention to an article in today’s Energy & Environment Daily regarding Wild Horses and Burros.   Doc Hastings Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources "There are serious issues facing our country right now and it's absurd that Democratic leaders believe that spending $700 million to pamper…

Vote Today to Restore Second Amendment Rights

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague, Since January, House Republicans have simply asked the Democrat Majority for a chance to debate this amendment and vote to allow citizens to carry firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges in accordance with State law. Unfortunately, Democrat Leaders have spent the past five months using every legislative trick in the book to obstruct a fair and open…