Bruce Westerman

Ms. Foster, your America Last Socialist Organization has repeatedly attempted to hit the oil and gas industry in Colorado.

Americans, including those in the energy and environmental policy space, are rightfully troubled by the growing threat that their speech will be shut down by those who sit in politically powerful positions.

Today's approach by Democrats threatens the exercise of First Amendment rights . . . This committee should be wary of any attempt to stifle the exercise of free speech.

Let's be clear on who's misleading the American people. The Biden administration, acting as though their energy strategies are resulting in lower emissions and addressing climate change.

Thanks to American's innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, we've demonstrated we can develop our resources wisely, provide clean, safe power, and be energy dominant free from independence on hostile regimes that may threaten our national…

We have a global . . . gas catastrophic event going on in Ukraine right now with Russia, the evil empire that they are.

Again, I support the amendment. It is going to be needed as these fires continue to rage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I claim time in opposition to this amendment, even though I might not necessarily oppose it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Arkansas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

More and more of or forests are going up in flames. More forests are being categorized as subject to catastrophic wildfire. We are losing this fight. We need a new game plan. We need work on this in a bipartisan manner. There are a lot of…

This is a commonsense, good amendment that the leader has offered. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman). The…

I appreciate the gentleman's kind words about the amendment. Madam Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Conway).

I know the distinguished gentleman, Mr. Hoyer, has left the Chamber, but I did want to personally thank him for putting the Senate NEPA streamlining bill on the suspension calendar today. I hope we can work on more issues like that in the…

Many of the water and power users in the Colorado basin were not consulted on this $500 million Colorado River provision and don't even know what it would be used for. That is another reason why we should actually work on these issues in…

I just want to point out those weren't my words. That was the information we got from the U.S. Forest Service that said there is no funding in this bill. If this bill passes without additional funding in the future, they will have to lay…

I have had the opportunity to visit Skamania County. It is a beautiful place, and I know that the people there will be great stewards of this land. It will be good for Skamania County, for Washington, and for the United States, and I urge…

I have no other speakers. I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Count me among one of those Members of Congress who didn't vote for what I would call the world's largest infrastructure spending package in the history of the world.

In conclusion, I will strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, which has no place in a bill that is supposed to bolster our national security, not harm it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Our current national debt is not only huge, it is astronomical. As of today, the national debt exceeds over $30 trillion. To put that in perspective, that amount in $100 bills laid side by side would circle the Earth over 1,167 times. If…

I again encourage adoption of these amendments, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Again, I support this group of amendments en bloc and encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage the majority to put their estimates to the test. Let's make this a bill with a 7-year sunset like the amendment that I proposed. Let's come back, look at it, and see if it really did save money. If it really did save species…

This report does show that it will cost over $12 billion in the first 10 years and $1.4 billion thereafter. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Stauber).

I will point out that even though there is a reporting requirement in the legislation, once you approve mandatory, permanent spending, then Congress loses our leverage. Creating a permanent program doesn't bode well for oversight from…

Trees are by far the largest scale, they are the most pragmatic, proactive solution that we have to atmosphere carbon.