Bruce Westerman

Unless we wanted to continue sending money to communist China, who is commanding the production of minerals and elements around the world.

This is not the first time, nor do we expect it to be the last time, that this Secretary refuses to acknowledge us.

How can the Secretary of Interior make a decision that has such an economic impact on our community of Kaktovik without any formal Tribal Consultation through our sovereign relationship with the federal government?

So, the point I am making is, as much as this Administration pushes back, as much as the agencies push back and fail to help U.S. producers produce the energy here, it is doing absolutely nothing to slow down production and consumption…

It is hard to get a permit to do mining there, as well.

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 credit--have had in the park and the…

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.

I must say it is an honor to work with a colleague like Chairman Thompson who cares so much about forest health, and I appreciate the ranking member in the minority for supporting this bill as well, as it did pass unanimously out of both…

It is imperative that we do everything in our power to ensure that our forests are being managed properly. The ACRES Act is one small step in the right direction. It is a commonsense solution to a problem that really shouldn't even exist…

I have no further requests for time. I am prepared to close, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

It seems that reports like this one that came out yesterday fly right in the face of that.

I will say I was obviously very disappointed, but not surprised to hear of several extremely harmful recommendations to change our domestic mining system.

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

The lukewarm response from this administration regarding Russia's menacing behavior has been too slow and insufficient to mount a strong deterrent.

Thank you again to the witnesses.

One hundred percent of 40 percent of the energy in my state is dependent on uranium pellets from Russia. To me, that is unacceptable.

The people in this room know that we will need to mine six times more in the future than what we mine today to meet our mineral demands.

For the sake of our country, I strongly urge the Administration to accept that shutting down domestic mining while increasing demand at the same time will lead the United States to disaster.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has been seeking to increase its influence in the Freely Associated States and other Pacific nations.

Guam has and continues to be strategically important for not only U.S. security, but also peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

It is, again, a pleasure to be here.

Guam is the 'Tip of the Spear' when it comes to the Defense of the United States.

I am in favor of actions that lead to the safety and protection of Guam, an island that I call home.

Congress has an important role in this effort, both by providing equitable funding to Tribes and by creating a legal framework that enables Tribal stewardship not just on Tribal lands, but across the landscape.