A Voice for Rural America

A Voice for Rural America

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A Voice for Rural America episodes

  • Unlocking Public Lands: The Key to Energy Dominance

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) hosts Executive Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Joel Ferry, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, to discuss the importance of unlocking America’s natural resources to achieve energy dominance.

    31 min
  • Prop 12: Don't California My Bacon!

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts Rep. Mark Alford (MO-04) and Lori Stevermer, President of the National Pork Producers Council, to discuss California's Proposition 12 and its negative impact for producers and consumers across the United States.

    26 min
  • The Endangered Species Act: Hotel California for Wildlife

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law and Policy at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), to discuss efforts in Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This includes the joint Western Caucus-Natural Resources Committee ESA Working Group final product, the ESA Amendments Act of 2024.

    31 min
  • A Tinderbox: Fighting Wildfires & Achieving Success

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Paul Petersen, Executive Director at United Aerial Firefighters Association, to discuss improving forest management, mitigating the damage caused by natural disasters, and effective ways to combat wildfires.

    26 min
  • A Farm Bill That Works for Rural America

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts House Agriculture Committee Chairman, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, and Tom Sell, Managing Partner at Combest, Sell and Associates, to discuss the importance of a comprehensive and effective Farm Bill for rural America.

    30 min
  • The ESA: A Half Century of Failure

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and Rob Gordon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, to discuss the many failures of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) over the past 50 years and ways to reform the ESA moving forward.

    37 min
  • NAAQS: An Attack on American Industry

    In this episode of A Voice for Rural America, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosts Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals, and John Eunice, Deputy Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) rule and its impact on America's economy.

    18 min

About A Voice for Rural America

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Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Rep. Doug LaMalfa chats with fellow Western Caucus members, industry leaders, and advocates on issues important to rural America.