There is simply no excuse for allowing millions of Americans to remain in harm's way as our forests become more overgrown.
Bruce Westerman
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Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Westerman has focused on issues such as natural resources, forestry, and environmental policy during his time in office. He has been an advocate for sustainable forestry practices and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the management of public lands. Westerman has also been involved in discussions around economic development and job creation in Arkansas.
I urge Congress to work together across the aisle and craft viable legislation that can be enacted as soon as possible to help to slow the threat to Federal lands, neighboring private lands, and public health.
We believe the Nation would benefit by looking to Indian forestry as models of sustainability.
Congressman Westerman's bill would improve the TFPA by providing timelines for review, approval and implementation of projects on Federal land.
It is imperative that we identify and remove barriers to implementing critical risk reduction projects.
Today, we will discuss one of the most serious threats currently facing our country--catastrophic wildfire.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my colleague from Arkansas Congressman French Hill's bill, H.R. 2611, that will modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National…
Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Calvert and Chairman Frelinghuysen for their hard work on this bill. On November 17, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management released a final rule titled: ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil…
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert).
Mr. Chairman, 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 of division A (before the short title) insert the following: limitation on use of…
Mr. Chairman, another way the BLM has ignored their obligations under the rulemaking process is by discounting the practical difficulties for both industry and the agency associated compliance. Mr. Chairman, the BLM ignored their…





