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 noticed that a big, mature forest that it was private land. Somebody had apparently sold that, they clear-cut it.
I'm passionate about conserving trees, particularly when it comes to national treasures like our Giant Sequoias.
Instead of bearing the brunt of Federal mismanagement, tribes should be looked at as models of ways we can improve the health and resiliency of our Federal forests.
It also shows that tribal forest management shouldn't be an area of partisan division, but rather, bipartisan compromise.
Earlier this year, the House unanimously passed the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act.
I thank the gentlelady from New Mexico for setting up my question so well by talking about the Tribal Forest Protection Act and the Good Neighbor Authority.
the investments that were secured by House Democrats and President Biden in the last Congress were a downpayment, a downpayment.
Again, I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 5283, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute…
I believe I have about as much time left as the Biden administration put into the permitting process on Floyd Bennett Field. I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.
It sounds like we have bipartisan support for H.R. 2, the Secure our Borders Act, which was passed out of this Chamber that would secure our border and would address the fentanyl crisis. Maybe some of our colleagues weren't paying…





