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Bipartisan Gosar Bill to Foster Economic Development and Job Creation in Rural Arizona Moves Forward to Committee Hearing

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Washington, D.C. October 11, 2017 -Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after a House Committee on Natural Resources legislative hearing on H.R. 2630, which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to La Paz County, Arizona, to create economic…

Commonsense Wins the Race: AZ Economy Spared from Unnecessary 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Sonoran desert tortoise will be removed from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) candidate list:

Following Congressional Pressure, U.S. Forest Service Withdraws Overreaching Groundwater Directive

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Leslie Weldon announced the decision to permanently withdraw the Proposed Directive on Groundwater Management (Groundwater Directive) during today’s House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans:

Rural Arizona gets $3 million to prevent floods

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Flood control may not be the hottest topic in Washington, D.C. But to Arizonans in the path of potential destruction, the nearly $3 million that U.S. Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Paul  Gosar helped secure in the president's budget to protect communities is big news.Click here to read

House considers Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act

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The Public Lands Council (PLC), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association (ACGA) expressed strong support for the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 (H.R. 1345), reintroduced with bipartisan support by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). Click here to read

Salazar grilled over Resolution Copper bill

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The hearing officially concerned the Department of Interior’s proposed 2013 budget, but most lawmakers instead took turns Wednesday drilling Secretary Ken Salazar on issues from around the country, including one in southeast Arizona. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Flagstaff, was one of themClick here to read

Gosar clashes with Flagstaff environmentalists

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U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Doney Park, wanted to address many topics Friday at a town hall meeting in Flagstaff…"I got to sit at the table for two years, and I got to speak my piece," he said to the audience. For some, it was a chance to tell Gosar they didn't like his policies, particularly in environmental areas…Gosar cited his family's history opposing a proposed use of a…