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U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) voted against the job killing stimulus bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. The package is one of the largest spending bills to be enacted in the history of Congress, but unfortunately only 9 percent of spending goes towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic.The other 91 percent of the package is appropriated for relief and stimulus spending at a rate that puts the economy in danger of overheating.

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) argued against passage of H.R. 803 on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would classify over one million additional acres of federal land as “wilderness” in California and other states, increasing federal control over wide swaths of land and restricting forest management and wildfire mitigation measures.

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R – Hesperia) has named Amy Ritter of Lewis Center’s Academy for Academic Excellence as teacher of the month for her work bringing STEM education to students across the region with local outreach field trips and the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) Radio Astronomy Project.

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) sponsored a resolution requiring accounting of unspent COVID-19 stimulus funds this week in a move to support businesses and families still awaiting desperately needed COVID-19 aid. He discussed the resolution at a roundtable meeting of his Small Business Advisory Committee on Tuesday focused on changes still needed to rebuild California’s 8^th District economy.

The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) has released their report on the Barstow Veterans Home in response to a hard-fought initiative by Congressman

U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) was awarded positions on the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Natural Resources, Budget, and Science, Space and Technology this week, in addition to his leadership role as the freshman class representative to the House Republican Policy Committee. As a member of these committees, Congressman Obernolte will be in a unique position to defend the vast public lands that make up California’s 8th District, control federal spending, and take on major issues such as technology policy reform and digital privacy.

U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) released the following statement on Wednesday’s impeachment vote in the U.S. House of Representatives:

On Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020, U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (CA-08) released the following statement regarding Wednesday's certification of electoral college results for the 2020 presidential election: