Bruce Westerman

Studies show planting and restoring one trillion trees globally would sequester 205 gigatons of carbon.

One piece of bipartisan legislation that exemplifies these principles of conservation and innovation is H.R. 2639, the Trillion Trees Act.

I firmly believe that the healthiest, most resilient environment and economy are ones that scientifically balance both the needs of the land with the needs of the people living connected to the land.

As Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, I enjoy working closely with both of you on our mutual goals of conserving the environment and ensuring the prosperity of rural America.

I introduced H.R. 8489, the PRICE Act (Price Reform In Cattle Economics Act), which has a number of things related to transparency.

We have a developing drought which is at really the worst time going to send a message to the market to draw down herd size.

I just want to make sure that we understand this has got to be something we address at the Committee level.

Rural communities cannot continue to be left behind--their voices matter, their stories are important.

It's time we provide rural America the attention it deserves and connect it with the rest of the country and the world.

I hope we can work together to advance policies like the PRECISE Act that will create a healthy economy and a healthy environment.

Farmers, producers, and ranchers in Iowa care deeply about conservation. They are the best stewards of their own land.

It is my highest priority that whatever policies we adopt around this issue be producer-focused, accessible, and not punitive.

In closing, I support this bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In closing, Madam Speaker, again, I urge adoption of H.R. 49, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I recently toured my district to meet members of the community nominated by their fellow residents who served their fellow citizens extraordinarily during the pandemic. During my tour, I had the honor of meeting Mena Police Chief Tommy…

I do see a lot of advantages for that because it is a small footprint.

It would be a great project for SRF funding.

I am asking in a bill to increase title 16 to $500 million. That is how serious I am about it.

It has been 85 days since President Biden halted the Keystone pipeline. We have yet to see those green jobs he promised. Promises won't pay the bills. We stand with the hardworking Americans who were forced out of work and ask this…

Now that Puerto Ricans have publicly and officially asked for statehood, it is time for the United States officially to offer it.

Only one of those options would guarantee U.S. citizenship: statehood.

Puerto Rico is, and always has been, a U.S. territory, and Congress retains plenary power to govern the island.

Congress does not have the power to create a permanent union between Puerto Rico and the United States except by admitting Puerto Rico into statehood.

There are two, and only two, real self-determination options for Puerto Rico: statehood and independence.