Bruce Westerman actually said...

"Congress advanced funding to decrease the $17 billion maintenance backlog in our national parks and public lands."

"Our public lands belong to every single American, and we want to make careers in this public service available to as many people as possible."

"The way we push back against China and the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] is we produce our energy and minerals here. And we for sure don't let China come to America and own any kind of lease on federa..."

"Yet, in 3 years since then-President Trump signed this legislation into law, DOI's backlog has ballooned by more than $14 billion to roughly $31 billion."