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May 10, 2023
Committee Republicans Work to Increase Access for Sportsmen, Responsibly Restore Beach Habitat
Rep. Cliff Bentz
May 1, 2023
Members Investigate NOAA's Sudden Policy Reversal Impacting Lower Snake River Dams
Rep. Cliff Bentz
Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Dec. 7, 2022
Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Republican Members Push for Commonsense Northern Long-Eared Bat Regulations
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Risch, Simpson Lead Effort to Prohibit ESA Sage-Grouse Listing
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 21, 2022
Merkley Introduces Legislation to Keep Families and Pets Safe in the Outdoors
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 23, 2022
Merkley, Interior Department Announce $1 Million and Dedicated Pollinator Center to Address Monarch Butterfly Decline
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 7, 2022
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Department of the Interior - Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany Lead Effort to Uphold Gray Wolf Science
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Martha Williams, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Randy Moore, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service - Romney Joins Colleagues in Urging Administration to Finalize Rule to Reverse Disastrous Cottonwood Decision
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
Congressman Bentz Introduces Bill to Limit Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Designation
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Fishery Disaster Declaration in Oregon
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Rep. Rosendale Leads Letter to USFWS on Gray Wolf Review
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
Sept. 9, 2021
Congressman Bentz Introduces Amendments to $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill in U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
Rep. Cliff Bentz
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of US Fishh and Wildlife Service - Huffman, Porter, Strickland Call for Examination of Toxic Chemical Impacts on Endangered Salmon
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the US - Newhouse Joins Call for Answers on Puget Sound Salmon Recovery
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Debra Haaland, Secretary of Interior and Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - As Drought Crisis Grows, Republicans Call on Administration to Take Action
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
July 20, 2021
Congressman Bentz Statement on Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Northern Spotted Owl
Rep. Cliff Bentz
June 24, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling for Investments in Natural Infrastructure Restoration, Resilience in American Jobs Plan
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Pfluger Leads Letter Urging the Biden Administration to Reverse Lesser Prairie Chicken Designation
Rep. Cliff Bentz, ...
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Politician
May 10, 2023
Committee Republicans Work to Increase Access for Sportsmen, Responsibly Restore Beach Habitat
Rep.Cliff Bentz
May 1, 2023
Members Investigate NOAA's Sudden Policy Reversal Impacting Lower Snake River Dams
Rep.Cliff Bentz
Feb. 8, 2023
Letter to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Republicans Seek Immediate Action on Lingering Regulatory Delays
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Dec. 7, 2022
Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Republican Members Push for Commonsense Northern Long-Eared Bat Regulations
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Risch, Simpson Lead Effort to Prohibit ESA Sage-Grouse Listing
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 21, 2022
Merkley Introduces Legislation to Keep Families and Pets Safe in the Outdoors
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 23, 2022
Merkley, Interior Department Announce $1 Million and Dedicated Pollinator Center to Address Monarch Butterfly Decline
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 7, 2022
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Department of the Interior - Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany Lead Effort to Uphold Gray Wolf Science
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Martha Williams, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Randy Moore, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service - Romney Joins Colleagues in Urging Administration to Finalize Rule to Reverse Disastrous Cottonwood Decision
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 19, 2021
Congressman Bentz Introduces Bill to Limit Northern Spotted Owl Habitat Designation
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Nov. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Fishery Disaster Declaration in Oregon
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Rep. Rosendale Leads Letter to USFWS on Gray Wolf Review
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
Sept. 9, 2021
Congressman Bentz Introduces Amendments to $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill in U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
Rep.Cliff Bentz
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Richard Spinrad, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of US Fishh and Wildlife Service - Huffman, Porter, Strickland Call for Examination of Toxic Chemical Impacts on Endangered Salmon
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Aug. 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the US - Newhouse Joins Call for Answers on Puget Sound Salmon Recovery
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Debra Haaland, Secretary of Interior and Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - As Drought Crisis Grows, Republicans Call on Administration to Take Action
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
July 20, 2021
Congressman Bentz Statement on Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Northern Spotted Owl
Rep.Cliff Bentz
June 24, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling for Investments in Natural Infrastructure Restoration, Resilience in American Jobs Plan
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Pfluger Leads Letter Urging the Biden Administration to Reverse Lesser Prairie Chicken Designation
Rep.Cliff Bentz, ...
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