Bruce Westerman

I believe this is low, but it is a start.

I know from previous service with you on this Committee that justice for Indigenous people is very important to you.

How can this Administration claim to support Indigenous peoples at home, when one of your main priorities is based on a global initiative that has sparked serious human rights issues and concerns over Indigenous peoples around the world?

40 percent of the land along the Southern border is Federal land that falls under the management of DOI.

I know you understand how important it is to be responsive to congressional oversight inquiries.

I am deeply disappointed with what this Administration is passing off as transparency.

Instead of a misguided preservationist land designation, we must promote access through true conservation.

This Administration canceled the Keystone XL pipeline permit, yet it supports foreign pipelines like Nord Stream 2.

The Administration has taken unprecedented steps to cut off access to critical minerals and vital energy sources, putting Americans out of work, and jeopardizing our energy security.

Committee Republicans are focused on access, conservation, innovation, and transparency, all of which should be bipartisan and a priority.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for the testimony today.

What America needs now is a comprehensive plan for managing and permitting U.S. offshore aquaculture.

I am writing to express concern with aquaculture provisions of H.R. 3764, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act.

The issue of status, the issue of the economic and human life in Puerto Rico, is of tremendous consequence.

I get really frustrated with the hearings on the issue of status in Puerto Rico, whether it is PROMESA.

I thank the gentleman from Washington not only for holding this important forum tonight but also for his tremendous leadership with the Western Caucus, where we look at real solutions for rural America. Madam Speaker, America is blessed…

As a Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, I look forward to working with the House Agriculture Committee to advance trade policy that prioritizes American producers.

Unfortunately, anti-growth tax proposals have also become a formidable threat for agriculture families.

I believe one of the greatest threats facing our producers and their livelihoods are extreme and unscientific environmental policies, like the Green New Deal and Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which target the agriculture industry.

With worldwide demand for food on the rise, we must ensure there is no one better equipped to lead the charge of feeding a hungry world than American producers.

Third, H.R. 2562, the 'SOS for Seedlings Act,' introduced by Representative Bentz, addresses the significant U.S. seedling shortage by providing critical direction to the U.S.

Next, H.R. 2500, the 'Forest TECH Improvement Act,' introduced by Representative Moore of Utah, aims to improve the pace and scale of reforestation efforts via new technologies like drones and advanced GIS mapping technologies.

The first is H.R. 2477, the 'Urban Forests Act of 2021,' a bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Malliotakis.

I am committed to working with you to advance meaningful, bipartisan conservation and forestry legislation.

The 2018 Farm Bill was the greenest farm bill in history.