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Today U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte was appointed to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, known in the halls of Congress as E&C, is among the longest-standing and most prestigious in the House, having responsibility for matters including energy policy, environmental stewardship, public health and research, interstate and foreign commerce, consumer protection, and telecommunications.
The world recently witnessed a major breakthrough in the development of fusion energy. The announcement that U.S. scientists have produced the first-ever successful fusion reaction with a net energy gain puts America in the lead of the race for an energy revolution and establishes the likelihood that this technology can and probably will achieve commercial deployment within our lifetimes.
Reliable and affordable energy should be a fact of life in our country. And for most of America, it is. But under California ’s Green New Deal experiment, reliable power has become uncertain, with millions of people experiencing emergency power usage warnings across the state last month.
While U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar proudly lists local projects that will benefit from the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill, U.S. Rep Jay Obernolte voted against the Omnibus spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday, citing objections to the bill’s high top-line spending number and failure to address the nation’s skyrocketing national debt.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) voted against the Omnibus spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, citing objections to the bill’s high top-line spending number and failure to address the nation’s skyrocketing national debt.
Evan Meyer welcomes U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte on this episode of Meyerside Chats.
HESPERIA, Calif. (KABC) -- The fentanyl crisis in the High Deserts of the Inland Empire has been on a steady rise, and Congressman Jay Obernolte is pushing for change to help fight the growing concerns.
The congressman represents Hesperia and several other communities within San Bernardino County, where he says reports of fentanyl-related overdose deaths are becoming a regular and heartbreaking occurrence for families.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) joined Congressman Jeff Duncan to release a Blueprint for Nuclear Innovation and Competitiveness on Friday to help chart the course for the nuclear energy agenda in the next Congress and facilitate policy discussions among both lawmakers and industry leaders. The blueprint highlights policy priorities in the nuclear energy industry in the realm of fuel, licensing and NRC modernization, financing, and spent nuclear fuel.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) joined Congressional Republicans on Friday in celebrating the unveiling of their Commitment to America, the forward-looking policy agenda culminating from the work of Congressional task forces over the past two years. Rep. Obernolte helped to lead the crafting of technology provisions included in the plan as part of the Big Tech Task Force.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) has introduced H.R. 8811, the Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act. This legislation, known as the SAFE Veterans Act, would enable veterans who qualify for vocational flight training through the Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (VR&E) the ability to complete flight training through a flight school. This will increase flexibility for veterans seeking vocational flight training outside of a college degree program while simultaneously working to address the U.S.