Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) announced that he would be bringing Chad Hathaway, owner and founder of independent oil company Hathaway, LLC headquartered in Bakersfield, California as his guest to the State of the Union. The oil and gas industry is the backbone of the Kern county economy and is responsible for billions of dollars in state and local tax revenue that funds vital community services like public schools, hospitals, and law enforcement. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act. During the past two years, the Biden administration has approved the release of nearly 40% of our Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) – totaling over 250 million barrels of crude oil. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. Rep. Valadao is an original co-sponsor of the bill, which prohibits the sale or export of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to any entity that is owned, controlled, or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and other members of the California republican delegation in a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Liane Randolph regarding the August 2022 mandate that requires 100% of new car sales in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Bruce Westerman (AR-04) introduced H.R. ____ the Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21) in their weekly press conference to highlight what he heard from constituents during the August district work period. Read more »

Read the Op-Ed in the Bakersfield California Taking a drive through Bakersfield, you’re almost sure to pass at least one oil derrick pump. For the city that’s home to the Bakersfield High School “Drillers,” it doesn’t come as a surprise that Kern County is the seventh largest oil-producing county in the nation. The oil and gas industry in Kern County accounts for a quarter of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON  – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) sent a letter to Governor Newsom regarding the recent settlement between the State of California and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The settlement places a federal moratorium on new oil and gas leases in Central California until BLM… Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) offered a motion during floor debate to immediately consider legislation that would prohibit the sale of oil drawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities under the control of the Chinese Communist Party or for export to China. Read more »

This week, the average price of a gallon of gas in California reached $6.38. Central Valley families are feeling the impacts of rising costs at the grocery store, on their monthly energy bills, and at the gas pump. With many here in the Valley packing their cars for summer road trips, the upcoming gas price hike is going to make that holiday road trip for the Fourth of July even more expensive. Read more »