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RAPID CITY, S.D. — Calling the mandated use of electronic identification tags an "unnecessary burden" on cattle producers, R-CALF USA and the United States Cattlemen’s Association hosted a Livestock Producers Freedom Rally on Oct. 7 that focused on their issues about the tags soon to be mandated for use in cattle and bison sold across state lines.
“This is a completely unnecessary burden upon the independent U.S. cattle producers to essentially begin control of this industry,” said Bill Bullard, CEO of R-Calf USA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis as well as U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-Wyo.) recently joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and a large congressional coalition in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on alarming recent reports of illegal aliens registering to vote in the United States.
Rapid City, SD – Today, Congresswoman Hageman spoke to livestock producers from South Dakota, Wyoming and the region to discuss the truth behind mandatory electronic identification (EID) eartags.
An emerging and dangerous issue which should be of concern to everyone in the Western U.S. is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) implementation of the Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions (SUSTAINS) Act of 2021.
The USDA’s news release on this bill notes the SUSTAINS Act will use private donations to “expand implementation of conservation practices to sequester carbon, improve wildlife habitat, protect sources of drinking water and address other natural resource priorities.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined 10 of her Judiciary Committee colleagues in a letter, led by Rep. Massie (R-KY), warning Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to not block the release of the Inspector General’s report focusing on the extent to which federal assets, primarily Confidential Human Sources (CHS), were involved in the events of January 6, 2021.
Cheyenne, WY – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman slammed the Biden/Harris administration and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for their anti-American energy policies in light of the BLM’s offering of just 159 acres at a recent lease sale in Wyoming–netting only $27,000.
Washington, DC – On Friday, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and nine additional Congressional colleagues, sent a letter to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning on the Biden-Harris administration’s so-called “Western Solar Plan.” On August 29th of this year, the BLM announced its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and corresponding Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for its Western Solar Plan.