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Representative Harriet Hageman has introduced her first bill as Wyoming's Congresswoman.
That's according to a press release from Hageman's office, which stated that Rep. Hageman introduced the POWER Act.
"This legislation would require the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or delaying new energy, coal, or mineral leases or permits on federal lands," the release stated. "This bill is a direct response to President Biden’s ban on new energy leases."
This op-ed was first published in The Daily Caller on Febuary 8, 2023. Click here to view it on their site.
Under Joe Biden’s leadership, the state of our Union is anything but strong. No matter what the topic, America is worse off now than it was the day before his 2021 inauguration.
Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced that she will be hosting four additional town hall meetings during her first week back home in Wyoming.
Tonight President Biden will deliver his annual State of The Union address to Congress and the nation. The SOTU has the historical purpose of giving a President the opportunity to recap successes of the prior year and to lay out his priorities for the upcoming year.
Congresswoman Hageman issued the following statement ahead of tonight’s address:
Some politicians in the Mountain West are renewing calls to transfer federal lands to state and local governments as a way to ease the affordable housing crisis. They argue that such transfers could provide much-needed space in fast-growing communities hemmed in by public lands, while critics say these proposals threaten what makes these areas appealing to begin with.
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), named Representative Harriet Hageman as the Chair of the Subcommittee for Indian and Insular Affairs. This subcommittee oversees all matters regarding Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives, including the 574 federally recognized Indian tribes with approximately 2 million members. It also has jurisdiction over the US Territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
Today, it was announced that Rep. Harriet Hageman was appointed by Speaker McCarthy to the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.