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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.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. More than 70 percent of students enrolled in HBCUs are low income, and more than half are first-generation college students. Arkansas'…
I thank the gentleman from Montana. Mr. Speaker, I would like to add that when we passed this bill in the House, we put amendments on it that were offered by Democrats. We were open. We listened. We wanted to do what is best for the…
I thank the gentleman from New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I wish to express thanks to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) for leading this discussion…
I thank the gentleman from California and would also like to thank the gentleman for his tireless efforts on the Natural Resources Committee, the chairman of the Federal Lands Subcommittee. This is something that--I am a freshman, and I…
I thank the gentleman from Alabama. We are from Southern States, but good forestry management is very important to us as well. I have about 2.5 million acres of Federal forest in my district in Arkansas, and we want to see that land…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the topic of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mooney of West…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to wildfires and forest management. Recent headlines show that our forests are in terrible shape: 8.8 million acres have burned this year; $250 million was recently transferred from forest…
I thank the gentleman from California. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Zinke).
I thank the gentlewoman from Wyoming for her comments, and I also thank her for pointing out that forest management is different in different parts of the country. We have trained forestry professionals all over this country. We have good…
Despite efforts to try to minimize the significance of this spill, the facts cannot be ignored that 3 million gallons of acidic, heavy metal-laden water were released into the Animas River.
This was not because of an accident; it was because of mistakes made by the EPA, mistakes caused by neglect because of a culture of arrogance.
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