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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced his office is accepting entries from high school students for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition. Students grades nine through 12 are encouraged to submit original works of art, which will be judged by a

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will hold a veterans' town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 3, at 11:30 a.m., in the Nannini Administration Building, 540 Court Street, Suite 102, Elko, Nevada.

Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller and Representatives Shelley Berkley, Joe Heck and Mark Amodei will jointly host this year's Academy Information events. These annual events gives high school sophomores and juniors interested in a military education

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today took issue with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to reduce the size of an upcoming oil and gas lease in deference to the local sage grouse population in the Elko and Ely areas.

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will return $86,800 in unspent office funds to the U.S. Treasury to be applied toward the national debt. This represents 18% of Amodei's prorated budget for 2011. He was sworn in on September 15, 2011

The bill would ensure the lands are managed in a way sensitive to the needs of local community stakeholders, including traditional and historic uses, such as ranching, access for fishing, hunting, camping, and other forms of outdoor recreation, as well a

IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             Contact:        Brian Baluta, 202-225-6155
March 8, 2012     

WASHINGTON, D.C. --Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today issued the following statement in support of his H.R. 3377, the Pine Forest Range Recreational Enhancement Act, which was heard before the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands:

"The bill would ensure the lands are managed in a way sensitive to the needs of local community stakeholders, including traditional and historic uses, such as ranching, access for fishing, hunting, camping, and other forms of outdoor recreation, as well as fire management. It keeps open roads important to off-highway vehicle users and it conserves the pine forest for future generations. 

"Hunters will always have a place in the pine forest to hunt mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, chukar partridge, and other game. The Blue Lakes complex, as well as the Onion Valley and Knott Creek reservoirs, will continue to be a destination for the thousands of anglers who visit each summer and fall. 

"H.R. 3377 is a testament to what can be accomplished when people are focused and committed to a desirable outcome for all. The working group had its disagreements, but it pushed through them and came to a consensus. I am proud of the work that was done by my constituents in Humboldt County and I was honored to bring this legislation before the subcommittee today."

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On Monday, March 12th the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight field hearing on "Explosion of Federal Regulations Threatening Jobs and Economic Survival in the West" in Elko, Nevada.

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