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House Passes Gosar-Hardy Amendment Blocking Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House successfully passed an amendment by a vote of 222-206 that he spearheaded along with Congressman Cresent Hardy (NV-04) to prohibit public land management agencies from carrying out declarations under the Antiquities Act in counties where there is significant local opposition:

House Passes Gosar Amendment Blocking Harmful Sonoran Desert Tortoise Listing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Congressman’s amendment to block the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) from listing Sonoran Desert Tortoise (SDT) as an endangered or threatened species passed the House of Representatives and was successfully attached to the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016:

Rep. Gosar Blocks Amendment that Would Have Allowed EPA Water Grab to Move Forward

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after blocking an amendment introduced by Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) to the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016, that sought to strip the Gosar requested rider included in the base bill which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from using any appropriated funds to carry out the new “Waters of the United States (WOTUS)” regulation:

House Passes Gosar Amendment Blocking Tax Dollars for Wasteful UN Environmental Initiatives

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Congressman’s amendment to prohibit the EPA from providing funds to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) passed the House of Representatives and was successfully attached to the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016:

House Passes Bipartisan Gosar Amendment Cutting $61 Million from EPA Budget

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after his amendment cutting funds from the EPA’s Program and Management account and redirecting a portion of those revenues to the Bureau of Indian Education System Operations and Maintenance account passed the House of Representatives and was successfully attached to the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016:

Reps. Gosar, Pearce Introduce Bipartisan Mexican Wolf Transparency & Accountability Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 2910, the Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act, which would require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to comply with federal law and terminate the new overreaching regulations that established the dangerous “Nonessential Experimental Population” program for the Mexican wolf: