Bruce Westerman actually said...

"Those of us who participated in the Committee's September 17 field hearing in Hot Springs were able to experience firsthand the enormous impact that historic leasing--and the Federal historic tax cred..."

"I know you might want to call it a gimmick, but it is a gimmick that had bipartisan support, and President Biden signed it. And the point is, it is the law."

"I want to make the record clear that we not only invited Chair Mallory with plenty of notice, but also allowed her to provide a designee for this hearing."

"That is why it is important for us to have these hearings and to come up with better policy moving forward."