Bruce Westerman

I write in support of the legislative hearing the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold on Congressman Rosendale's Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act.

We appreciate Chairman Graves getting this provision in the 2018 FAA Reauthorization bill.

I'm especially concerned with the safety of General Aviation (GA) pilots who are routinely flying to and from small, regional, non-commercial airports.

The generational investments that we enacted last Congress are financing projects literally across the Rocky Mountain West.

Through President Biden's Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, we passed historic levels of funding to promote resilience, restoration, and conservation across public lands.

It is very clear that we have a crisis on our hands.

I challenge us to work together to come to some kind of reform, so that we can actually get things done.

It is baffling that many of my Democratic colleagues seem content to let the status quo choke out American innovation and ingenuity.

Yes. We have--tradition has been we divide the resources up two-thirds and one-third, and that is the plan to do that going forward.

We do intend to use that like we did on the first field hearing that we did.

It is always a challenge when you are dealing with the issues that we are talking about inside a building here in D.C. to see the real effect that is happening out in the real world.

I do recognize the challenging task that you have in allocating resources among committees and appreciate the opportunity to make the case for the Natural Resources Committee.

The TAP American Energy Act also provides Gulf coast energy producing states with a larger share of revenue from offshore energy development.

We need all forms of renewable and conventional energy to support our economy and keep our country safe.

The Biden Administration has implemented policies that put significant mineral and fuel resources off-limits to exploration and development.

The TAP American Energy Act would build on the leasing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure lease sales will continue in the Gulf of Mexico.

When President Biden paused federal oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, our industry faced unprecedented uncertainty leading to record-high gas prices for consumers.

As the leading trade association representing the entire value chain of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, API supports policies that strengthen our nation's energy security and our economy, and that protect our environment.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) writes regarding legislation to be considered during the upcoming legislative hearings.

The American people are going to get a fair return for the minerals that they are providing to companies.

This is not to say that mining doesn't promote economic development in some communities.

The failure to provide the American people with a fair return on their minerals is wrong.

It is good that Congress is back at work. A lot of us have been not just slipping out and taking a break.

This bill would require the Department of the Interior to hold annual lease sales for geothermal development.

Ormat applauds the work of Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN), and members of House Committee on Natural Resources for their leadership in regulatory reform to geothermal development barriers in the United…