Press Releases
Mar 25, 2014
Neugebauer Criticizes EPA Power Grab
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement today criticizing a draft rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would dramatically expand the agency’s jurisdiction. The rule redefines what constitutes “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Mar 24, 2014
Neugebauer Introduces Bill to Reform Endangered Species Act
Issues: Endangered Species Act Reform
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) introduced legislation today that will improve the Endangered Species Act (ESA). H.R. 4284, the ESA Improvement Act of 2014, empowers state and local agencies to protect and restore species and prevent costly listings.
Mar 14, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Neugebauer Questions Experts on EPA Regulations and Job Loss
Issues: Government Accountability, Regulations, Science
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), a senior member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, questioned witnesses at a joint hearing held by the Subcommittees on Energy and Environment.
Mar 13, 2014
Neugebauer Acts to Preserve Constitutional Checks and Balances
Issues: Government Accountability, Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement after voting to rein in an increasingly domineering executive branch.
Mar 7, 2014
Neugebauer Announces New Abilene Staffer and a Promotion in Washington Office
Lauren Sanders has been hired as the District Representative in Abilene, and Libby Hambleton, the Legislative Correspondent in Neugebauer’s Washington office, has been promoted to Press Assistant.
Mar 3, 2014
FWS Signs Key Component of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation Agreement
Friday evening, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) quietly signed the Range-wide Oil and Gas Industry Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (CCAA), along with an accompanying environmental assessment.
Feb 28, 2014
Science Committee Passes Neugebauer Bill to Reduce Windstorm Damage
Issues: Science
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement after the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to pass H.R. 1786, a bill he authored to coordinate federal research into windstorm damage prevention.
Feb 27, 2014
House Passes Bill Incorporating Neugebauer Legislation to Hold CFPB Accountable
Issues: Government Accountability, Financial Services
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act. The bill includes critical reforms that increase accountability and transparency at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency with massive authority created by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Feb 26, 2014
Neugebauer Votes to Protect Americans From IRS Targeting
Issues: Government Accountability
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 3685, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act.
Feb 20, 2014
Neugebauer Spearheads Letter Urging Texas Participation in Pilot Program for Food Stamp Reform
Issues: Agriculture
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), a senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture and a member of the Farm Bill Conference Committee, spearheaded a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission, requesting that Texas take part in a pilot program to help families on food stamps find employment.
