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Today, Congressman David G. Valadao, Congressman Jay Obernolte and members of the California Republican delegation again called on the state to take immediate action to suspend the gas tax, which is now set to increase by 3 cents per gallon on July 1, 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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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.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) has joined U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AK) and committee colleagues in sponsoring a series of six bills to unleash America’s domestic energy potential, restart onshore and offshore lease sales, and require the timely issuance of permits to drill.
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.
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. Army Private First Class Robert Hodgson for wounds sustained during the Korean War, was issued by the U.S.
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.
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. The bill will create a Japanese American World War II History Network administered by the National Park Service to interconnect sites across the country related to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans and to increase recognition of this human rights tragedy which occurred on U.S.
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. Monday, the California State Assembly held a vote on suspending California’s gas tax for half a year, which failed on a party-line vote.
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 H.R.