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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Small, Jeff [Jeff.Small@mail.house.gov] 10/28/2017 6:10:16 PM Small, Jeff [Jeff.Small@mail.house.gov] Hanson, Tanner [Tanner.Hanson@mail.house.gov] Western Caucus Reboot 10.28.17 Week of 10.28.2017 W estern Leaders Join House Letter To Justice Department On Activist Threats To Pipeline Infrastructure O< On Monday, Western Caucus Members Ken Buck (CO-04) and Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) led more than 80 members in sending a bipartisan letter to U S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice requesting information on the Department's plans and actions to prosecute individuals who engage in criminal activity against energy infrastructure. "Environmental activists who choose to use violence against our nation's energy infrastructure and the men and women who work in the energy industry should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00001 Congressman Ken Buck stated. "While I will continue to support their right to protest policies they disagree with, we need to send a strong message to those who destroy property that such dangerous behavior will not be tolerated by the communities who live around and rely on this energy infrastructure." For more information click HE RE. W estern Caucus Member Jeff Duncan Named to Energy and Commerce t#pJeff Durctc Honortd tbit my liigyif cm tbt stttHrig comrmittt rmrmnittci mt; In mom os' 'sri do ofj cm d m "ij - `o tmp 9 IS Ee *rsii'-'Mtti-t* > wtks-'t.' id to it Waldto Welcomes Rep, Jeff Duncan to the Energy and Commerce... ''"HSKHm ' U?, La - Hot.'it L*mru; im j y ou me?-. *:<k vrnr sltee c ? ^rrr in u m y "`VI t t i j j ?.. m u ih e fui-ovs* y ,-t jh.mmn! iltm bm Ht J On Monday, the House Steering Committee selected Western Caucus Member Jeff Duncan (SC-03) to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "Em looking forward to Jeffjoining our exemplary team here at the Energy and Commerce Committee. Jeffs long career in public service, from his work serving as a state legislator back in South Carolina to his time spent here in Congress, and time as a small business owner allow him to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact on the committee with some of the broadest jurisdiction in Congress," said Chairman Greg Walden (OR-02). W hite House OMB Director Mulvaney Meets with the Western Caucus Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00002 Wmmm Caucus ,M Gmat tsummi todav at mM number ra ttin f with On Tuesday, at our Western Caucus Monthly Members Meeting, our Members heard from White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. He walked our Members through the steps that he, President Donald J. Trump and the Administration are taking to reduce government bureaucracy, repeal jobkilling regulations and get our federal debt under control! The Trump Adminstration has already blocked more than 800 Obama Regulations, saving our economy billions of dollars each year. Secretary Zinke Announces Largest Oil & Gas Lease in IJ.S. History Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00003 On Tuesday, Department of the Interior Secretary and former Western Caucus Member Ryan Zinke announced the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States --76,967,935 acres in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. For more information click HERE. The Time for Tax Reform is Now Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00004 W*fcer s$ Bi l l ExetSforit tax reform brttftrrp eday for cmr fAembarr and Staff from id .. fa n ia rriiric a , #C fo and #fomsaraad fo'... On Tuesday, the Financial Services Roundtable j oined us for a special financial services tax reform briefing tailored for Members and Staff. Presenters included: Jim Shea, Chief Tax Officer, Prudential Financial; Art Schneider, Head of Tax Consulting, Transamerica; Bill Rys, Director of Government Affairs for Tax, Citigroup. Resources Examines Obama's Job-Killing Sage Grouse Policies Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00005 Naturai Ruurc UVi - Corrr- ttiC C ?'ftr<HOf *.m *iX,i'd iKijUOhpO ft*rMtmerst & %mphaske tht fu ll e#rriiifct tsvtrilgtst N trli On Wednesday, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing examining state-level solutions to the Sage Grouse problem. Members and expert witnesses testified regarding the compelling need for local and state control over the recovery process. Regional differences and ecosystem variety mean that recovery can not be a topdown, Washington-mandated approach. "[t]he federal government under the Obama administration insisted on managing Greater Sage Grouse recovery with a Washington, D C., one-size-fits-all approach that fails miserably to address the individual management challenges present in each state. The purpose of today's hearing is to provide further evidence that state and local control leads to lasting success. States have consistently proven to be masters at caring for their own lands and wildlife, and sage grouse is no different," Chairman Emeritus Rob Bishop (UT-01) said. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00006 "The Obama administration's de facto sage grouse listing and the 20 year mineral moratorium on ten million acres of land has been one of the greatest threats to the livelihood of western communities. Some of the most stifling consequences of the Obama era regulations were targeted at businesses," Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04) said. "Thankfully President Trump's Department of [the] Interior cancelled the massive proposed withdrawal allowing job creators and hardrock miners to get back to work." Decades of activist litigation and efforts by the Obama administration to circumvent successful state management plans have been "bad for the West, bad for jobs and bad for sage grouse," according to Idaho Speaker of the House and fifth generation rancher Scott Bedke. For more information click HERE and HERE. Wester Caucus H .<<i-' hf'di do a f w tiaat Coogrms m m i act to kill OtjacaaS political Sag grooa plaosr : House Passes Collins Bill to Stop Sue-And-Settle Abuse Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00007 Collins v Clad to Chmt tbt light on ?om* sliacfg priMtktl to wt cm tnuff oof: futur* 'tllso#' Collins 4 oglsttloi pmm% tn* Nous Tne Houtt- of Pei'netonfGhvO';" loot rtonf fo s to d h p , 4t-9, the Sonth^rio for Peguiahanu and tegus atory DotroO't uhd a aftie rfe ?^ Act of l ! I /, which uln Lustr GIOtGttOCi COM On Wednesday, the House of Representatives today passed H R. 469, the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017, legislation introduced by Western Caucus Member Doug Collins (GA-09) to stop federal agencies from establishing regulations through litigation as a means of circumventing the legislative process. "The House took action today to draw back the curtain on federal agencies that have colluded with special interest groups at the expense of American workers and families. The back-room litigation that the EPA, Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies favored throughout the last administration must come to an end. "A government by and for the people has no business allowing unelected bureaucrats to redraft laws behind closed doors, and I introduced the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act to end this practice decisively," said Collins. For more information click HERE. House Passes Budget, One Step Closer to Tax Reform Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00008 On Thursday, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus and the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2018 Budget paving the way for Tax Reform to move ahead through reconciliation. For more information click HERE. Rp<JdFf Du* Budget fws passed! Tima mow V for i t e a me can oeoo r Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (AS-AT Large) discussed how decisions in Washington about a marine monument placed American Samoa traditional fishing waters off limits, despite generations of use. Rep. Radewagen is a new member of the Caucus this Congress and is doing a tremendous job. Click HERE or on the picture below to watch the full video. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00004289-00009 Sierra Club v. 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