WESTERN WEEKLY
Updates from the Western Caucus Foundation
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House Appropriations Victory
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACONGRESSIONAL WESTERN CAUCUS IN MONTANA FOR PUBLIC LANDS FIELD TOURCongressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Ryan Zinke (MT-01) hosted Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and seven other Congressmen in the...
NOLA Field Tour Highlights
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICANEW ORLEANS ENERGY & CONSERVATION FIELD TOURThe Western Caucus Foundation was proud to host more than 70 Western Caucus members, staff, and stakeholders for a field tour in New Orleans where...
You didn’t know this about Bald Eagles…
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAChairman's Chat: MIKE SIMPSON (ID-02) ON UNDERSTANDING THE AMERICAN WEST AND OVERSIGHT OF DOIChairman of the Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02) joined Western...
259 Years of the U.S. Army | American Energy Victory
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL PRE-GAME RECEPTIONWCF was glad to host more than 450 stakeholders, staffers and Members of Congress for our annual Congressional Baseball Pre-Game Reception at Tom’s Watchbar...
Honoring Memorial Day
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSSpirits are still high from last week’s passage of the 2024 Farm, Food, and National Security Act, commonly known as the Farm Bill. In a time when...
Telly Awards | Farm Bill Passed
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICA"CHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICA" WINS TWO TELLY AWARDSOn May 21, 2024, the fifth episode of the T.V. show “Champions of Rural America” co-produced by RFD-TV and the Western Caucus Foundation won two...
Congressional Western Caucus in Bakersfield
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACONGRESSIONAL WESTERN CAUCUS FIELD TOUR - BAKERSFIELD, CAMembers of the Congressional Western Caucus visited Bakersfield, CA to learn about agriculture, food production, water infrastructure, and...
Ag on the Mall
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAAG ON THE MALLMembers of the Western Caucus attended an agriculture event on the National Mall this past Tuesday where they learned about farm technology and advancements made to help those in the...
Lake Tahoe Field Tour
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICALAKE TAHOE FIELD TOURLast week members of the Western Caucus, staff, and supporters participated in the Lake Tahoe Field Tour & Policy Discussion in South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV. Industry leaders...
Another Federal Land Grab…
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAA NEW BLM RULE - ANOTHER FEDERAL LAND GRAB The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a new rule, and it’s bad for rural America. The Conservation and Landscape Health final rule will destroy the...
Explore Act Passes the House
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICABIPARTISAN EXPLORE ACT PASSES THE HOUSEThe Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act passed the House earlier this week. Introduced by House Natural Resources (HNR)...
Visiting Rural America in Recess
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICANEW EPISODE OF "CHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICA"The 6th Episode of “Champions of Rural America” produced by the Western Caucus Foundation aired on RFD-TV on Monday night and is now available on YouTube....
Energy Week
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSYesterday, the House of Representatives passed three items sponsored by Western Caucus Members: Res. 987 sponsored by Western Caucus Chairman Rep....
Amendments to Improve Western and Rural America
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICA - EPISODE 6RFD-TV flew in this week to film the sixth episode of “Champions of Rural America,” produced by the Western Caucus Foundation. This episode will feature...
America’s Wildlife Conservation Act
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICA: BORDER EPISODEThe 5th episode of our T.V. show, “Champions of Rural America,” is now available on YouTube. This episode features the recent Western Caucus Field Tour to...
Western Caucus College | CoRA Border Episode
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICACHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICA: BORDER EPISODE The 5th episode of our T.V. show, “Champions of Rural America,” is now available on YouTube. This episode features the recent Western Caucus Field Tour to...
American Mining Victory
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICADIGITAL CONNECT ON LNGWCF hosted last week’s DC Digital Connect on the Benefits of Natural Gas Energy and LNG Exports. We’d like to thank Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01),...
Energy Crises | ESA Action
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAENERGY CRISISIn a recently published resolution, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) lists multiple instances of the White House’s anti-American energy mania. Read Rep....
This is NOT Good for LNG…
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAEPISODE 4: CHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICAThe fourth episode of Champions of Rural America, our TV show airing on RFD-TV, is out! Learn about the battle against rodeo bans, efficient water allocation...
Protecting Western and Rural Land
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSWe have a huge Western Caucus victory to share! On Wednesday, January 17th, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) and Congressional Western...
Another Year, Another Policy Battle
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER POLICY BATTLEWelcome to 2024! We hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are adjusting well to the new year. WCF is hitting the ground running with events, and we hope to...
Vegas Field Tour | New WCF ESA Report
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAVEGAS FIELD TOURThe Western Caucus Foundation hosted its 9th annual Field Tour and Roundtable during the National Finals Rodeo earlier this month. Nearly 200 friends of the Western Caucus were in...
Seriously, a Dirt Tax?
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICASeriously, a Dirt Tax?Yep. That’s right. The Interagency Working Group (IWG) wants to add a dirt tax to mining leases for both public and private lands. Even if you want to move your own dirt, you...
VICTORY: Interior Appropriations Bill
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSThe Western Caucus is making stellar moves in D.C. The passage of the new Interior Appropriations Bill is a true compilation of several victories for...
Rodeos Are Under Attack
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICARODEOS ARE UNDER ATTACKThe Western way of life is under a direct attack. Radical animal right activists in the city of Los Angeles want to ban rodeos, and they’re making significant headway. If...
Watch our New Show for Free!
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAINTRODUCING CHAMPIONS OF RURAL AMERICAGood news! Champions of Rural America is now accessible through the Western Caucus Foundation’s YouTube channel! We have a new landing page for the show where...
We’re Growing on Socials!
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSThe Foundation is growing on social media too - especially on Instagram. In my time here, we’ve earned over 730,000 views on Instagram Reels and...
Fat Bear Week 2023
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAFARM BILL HIGHLIGHTS FROM WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERSOctober 4-10 marks Fat Bear Week – a time to celebrate and raise awareness about the remarkable physical transformations that the brown bears in...
Celebrating 30 Years of the Western Caucus
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICA30TH ANNIVERSARY GALAThe premier caucus in Congress representing Western and Rural America celebrated its 30-year anniversary at a Gala Warner Theater on Tuesday, September 19. The Western Caucus...
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAWESTERN CAUCUS REACTS TO THE ANWR DECISIONCongressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK at-large) expressed disappointment at the Biden...
Premiere of Champions of Rural America
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAChampions of Rural America - CoRA ClipCongressional Western Caucus Chairman Rep. Dan Newhouse and Senate Western Caucus Chairwoman Cynthia Lummis Interviewed with RDF-TV’s Christina Loren during...
Yosemite Field Tour Recap
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAON THE GROUND IN YOSEMITEThe Western Caucus Foundation was proud to bring around 130 Western Caucus members, staffers and stakeholders to Yosemite National Park for a Policy Roundtable and Field...
We’re talking about Gas Stoves Again…?
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAWE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GAS STOVE BAN AGAIN?Even after two Western Caucus member-sponsored bills were passed to protect your gas stoves, Bureaucrats in Washington, DC are still trying to come after...
WC Members in Arizona
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAESA WORKING GROUP The Congressional Western Caucus and the House Natural Resources Committee has created the Endangered Species Act Working Group as a joint effort to recommend policy solutions to...
Introducing the Endangered Species Act Working Group
WEEKLY UPDATE ON WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS TAKING ACTION FOR RURAL AMERICAESA WORKING GROUPEarlier this week, the Congressional Western Caucus and House Committee on Natural Resources have launched an Endangered Species Act Working Group. The Endangered Species Act (ESA)...