Bruce Westerman

So, we just cannot see what the holdup with this program amendment is.

I am doing a little tally of agencies that are following the law and breaking the law.

Are you following the law?

And Mr. Wendtland, I know that you would think reclaiming abandoned mines would be a bipartisan issue.

Again, I thank the gentlewoman from New York for her excellent bipartisan work on this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, in honor of Veterans Day and in honor of the hallowed history that we have, I urge adoption of this bill which will…

The Ocean Policy Committee should focus on addressing the issues that it was actually created to address--most importantly, streamlining Federal coordination. This administration's push of this ocean justice strategy is just another…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, before the short title, insert the following: ocean justice strategy Sec. ___. None of the…

In closing, I would say the only thing slowing down and providing blockades for projects across the country is CEQ and the influence they are having across other organizations. They are unresponsive to Congress. We should stand up for our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 120, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,750,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your support for the work of the Committee on this project with me.

I will again point out that this funding is for the administrative part of the Bureau of Reclamation. It has nothing to do with functions that are chargeable directly to a specific project or program. The Bureau of Reclamation does oversee…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 6, after the dollar amount insert ``(decreased by $5,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

I think this is something both sides of the aisle should celebrate as we pass this resolution.

I really believe that this is a good resolution. This is actually a good policy for the United States in making a safe presence of the United States in the Pacific area.

The intent behind this is to ensure greater engagement from these agencies and the U.S. Government in carrying out the COFA agreements.

This Congress, the House Committee on Natural Resources has prioritized the work of renewing the COFAs.

We have the opportunity to build on the success of our alliances and stand up together against the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.

Yes, and I actually was down there and saw migrants come across with three backpacks full of drugs.

There is presently an acute and immediate need to conduct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States.

This Administration has an all-out attack on domestic energy and on domestic mining, which is illustrated in the policies that you are putting forth and which American consumers are paying the price for.

So, an administrative failure. The Inflation Reduction Act requires the Secretary to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale within a year, before offering a single offshore wind lease.

BOEM's policy is entirely at odds with the OCS Lands Act, the public interest, and common sense.

This Administration hides behind the rhetoric of limited demand for leases or limited interest to develop these resources.

We maintain our demand that, consistent with the spirit and letter of the OCS Lands Act, that this Administration acknowledge that additional leasing is necessary in Alaska and other OCS regions in order to meet our national energy needs.

The decision makers in the Biden administration have proposed the fewest opportunities to extract the cleanest barrels of oil on Earth.