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Rep. Gosar Statement on Disastrous Rosemont Mine Ruling

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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement on U.S. District Judge James Soto’s ruling halting the planned Rosemont Mine: “The Rosemont Mine would be the third largest copper mine in the United States, an industry critical to Arizona’s economy. This ruling, from an Obama-appointed judge, undermines the scientifically-based decision made by the…

Reps. Gosar, Levin, LaMalfa, Lowenthal, Tipton, Huffman, and Bishop Introduce Bill to Increase Renewable Energy on Public Lands

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U.S. Congressmen Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04), Mike Levin (CA-49), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Scott Tipton (CO-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Rob Bishop (UT-01) and key stakeholders released the following statements after introducing H.R. 3794, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019, which will increase production of wind, solar, and geothermal energy on public lands while also establishing a revenue sharing mechanism that ensures a fair return for states, counties, sportsmen, conservation and taxpayers. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva has also signaled his support for the bill.

Gosar Slams Massive Land Grabs, Energy Sabotage

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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Democrat-led House Committee on Natural Resources rammed through three partisan bills that attack American energy and national security: "Democrats continue to put the interests of well-funded environmental extremists above the interests of the American people. H.R. 1373, a million-acre…

Gosar Statement on Passage of his Critical Minerals Amendment

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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after House passage of Gosar Amendment #165 to the National Defense Authorization Act eliminating American dependency on critical minerals from China by 2035: "The supply of critical minerals are essential to our economy, vital defense systems, and national security. There is no good reason we should…

ICYMI: Our View: Uranium mining ban, Russian cash, and a little bit of sense

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By: Today's News-Herald Did you hear the one about the Russians meddling in U.S. public policy? No, that’s too broad. To pin it down, we’re talking here about allegations that U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva’s effort to permanently ban uranium mining in a huge chunk of Northern Arizona is really meant to serve Russian interests in cornering the uranium market. Grijalva’s…

House Authorizes Bipartisan Drought Relief for the West

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-05) released the following statement applauding the bipartisan passage of H.R. 2030, the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act: "I applaud Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman and Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke for all their hard work and leadership in bringing the Drought…

Green New Deal Laid to Rest in the U.S. Senate

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Democrats can try to run and hide but with more than 100 Members of Congress cosponsoring the bill, more than a dozen Democratic presidential candidates endorsing the proposal and 43 Members refusing to vote against the bill, the stench associated with the Green New Deal isn't going away anytime soon.