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U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) joined with the Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus on Wednesday to introduce the “Western Conservation Principles,” a holistic, outcome-based conservation proposal to serve as a counterpoint to the Biden Administration’s controversial “30 by 30 initiative” and America the Beautiful Report.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (R-Hesperia) bill to establish career pathways in computer science within the federal government passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday – the first legislation introduced by Rep. Obernolte to pass as a stand-alone bill. The Federal Career Opportunities in Computer Science Work Act, H.R. 3533, improves national security and speeds technological advancement by improving the federal government’s ability to recruit and retain computer technology experts.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should never be counted out when it comes to finding common ground with Sen. Joe Manchin on the final price tag for the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending bill, but Republicans are holding out hope that the moderate Democrats will hold firm on paring the bill back, Rep. Jay Obernolte said on Newsmax Thursday.
early three years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced before the Chinese Communist Party’s policy-making elite that artificial intelligence “is a vital driving force for a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and accelerating AI development is a strategic issue to decide whether we can grasp opportunities.” This statement set in motion a plan that was announced just a year earlier, wherein the CCP laid out its&nb
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) introduced H.R. 5355, the Desert Community Lands Act, on Thursday to convey a total of approximately 8,200 surface acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to the Town of Apple Valley and Cities of Twentynine Palms, Barstow, and Victorville.
During today’s U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee markup of the over $4.3 trillion partisan reconciliation package, U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) asked the committee to include his Finding Federal Savings Committee Act in the committee’s reconciliation report. The addition was rejected on a party-line vote, but would have created a select committee in the House and Senate to reduce wasteful federal spending and make federal programs more efficient.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday night, forwarding key initiatives led by U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for military installations in California’s 8th District. The bill includes $45 million requested by Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms to construct the long-awaited wastewater treatment plant that will serve both the base and the Twentynine Palms community.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) is inviting middle and high school students from California’s 8th District to participate in the 2021 Congressional App Challenge. The annual competition is a non-partisan congressional initiative to encourage middle and high school students to pursue an interest in STEM and computer science.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky to publicly lay out the science behind their decision to recommend children wear masks in school.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) released a statement on Friday following a call with U.S. Forest Service leaders to address community concerns regarding the Labor Day weekend closure of all Region 5 national forests, including most national forests in the state of California: