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Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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November 30, 2010
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Washington - Today, Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT), Western Caucus Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Public Lands Subcommittee, released a statement in response to Secretary Salazar’s announcement that the Department of Interior is considering imposing new bureaucratic hurdles on ou...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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September 30, 2010
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Washington - Today, Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), and members of the Senate and House Western Caucuses released the “War on Western Jobs” report. The report outlines the Administration’s policies and their negative impact on jo...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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August 13, 2010
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Washington - In response to the recent U.S. District Court decision that overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove gray wolves in the Northern Rockies from the endangered species list, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) pledged today to work toward a common-sense so...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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August 11, 2010
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Washington - Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, today announced that he recently obtained the preceding 14 pages previously missing from an internal Department of Interior (DOI) memo leaked last February. The original document obtained in February by Bishop detail...
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July 15, 2010
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Washington - During today’s House Natural Resources full committee markup of the CLEAR Act [H.R. 3534], Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) voiced concern for the numerous unrelated provisions included in the legislation that impose new regulations and restrictions on onshore energy develop...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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July 13, 2010
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Washington - Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), along with Members of the Senate and House Western Caucuses, hosted a bicameral hearing entitled the “War on Western Jobs.”
Caucus Members and witnesses examined the Administration’s policies and their negative impact on jobs and com...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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July 07, 2010
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Washington - Chairmen Rep. Bishop and Senator Barrasso Invite Secretary Salazar to Explain Administration’s Policies Senate
Senate Western Caucus Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) will host a bicameral House and Senate Caucus hearing entitled “The War on...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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July 02, 2010
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Washington - The Congressional Western Caucus released a report today entitled “Salazar: The New Sheriff in Town,” that details the events taking place at the Department of Interior (DOI) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) leading up to the April 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. The timeline ...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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July 01, 2010
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Washington - President Obama today delivered remarks on immigration reform that failed to clearly provide a plan or path forward on border security. Ongoing violence occurring throughout the U.S.’s southern border region continues to be a primary concern for many Americans. A majority of the criminal activity ...
Posted by Melissa Subbotin
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July 01, 2010
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Washington - Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill that contains a provision allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer an unlimited amount of funds to the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the form of environmental mitigation payments...
