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Bruce Westerman: “all Americans should have on the top of their priority list energy security and national security. When we block off…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
all Americans should have on the top of their priority list energy security and national security. When we block off millions of acres of land from any kind of energy development, that is something that should come right up to the top of priorities. I heard mention of balance. To think that there was balance in the RMP that the Biden administration put out, especially on this land in Montana, is no kind of balance that I have ever seen. It is totally unbalanced. It locks things down, shuts things off, and leaves the American people to deal with the ramifications of it, with higher energy prices, less reliable energy, and also less national security.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas
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Discussing energy security and land use policies during a speech on the House floor.

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