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San Bernardino Sun headline: It's time to fix rising gas prices: Jay Obernolte
May 5, 2022

Over the past several months, gas prices have spiraled to new heights here in California’s 8th District and across the country. I have heard from countless people in our district who are suffering as a result, and countless more who are desperately seeking relief. Some seek to place blame, but most just want to know how we can fix it.

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Rep. Obernolte with Kutzadika'a girl in Lee Vining
April 6, 2022

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) as acting ranking member of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. The late U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) formerly held the position until his passing in March 2022.

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Victorville Daily Press headline: Rep. Obernolte presents Purple Heart to widow of Korean War Army veteran
March 24, 2022

Rep. Jay Obernolte presented a Purple Heart medal to the widow of Army veteran Robert Hodgson who was wounded while serving his country in the Korean War.

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PFC Hodgson widow Carolyn with Rep. Obernolte at Purple Heart presentation
March 23, 2022

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) presented High Desert resident Carolyn Hodgson with her husband’s Purple Heart medal in a ceremony at Rep. Obernolte’s Hesperia office on Monday. The medal, awarded to U.S.

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Smart Home graphic
March 21, 2022

U.S. Representatives Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and Sara Jacobs (CA-53) today introduced the bipartisan H.R. 7138, Protecting Against Compromised IOT Technology Act to protect American consumers and businesses from products that could be manipulated or compromised by foreign actors.

Issues:Technology
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Manzanar
March 18, 2022

Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (R-Hesperia) Japanese American WWII History Network Act (H.R. 6434) passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday with broad bipartisan support after gaining rapid momentum in the House Natural Resources Committee.

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Car pumping gas
March 16, 2022

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) joined Rep. David Valadao (CA-21) and the entire California House Republican delegation on Monday in a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that he temporarily suspend the California gas tax to combat the impact of rising gas prices on California families.

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Capitol dome against blue sky
March 8, 2022

Ranking Member Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Chairman Bill Foster (D-IL) of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight have introduced

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Inside California Politics video screengrab
March 6, 2022

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Big Bear Lake, joined Inside California Politics’ Frank Buckley to discuss President Biden’s State of the Union address and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.