Bruce Westerman

In the course of just one evening 2 weeks ago, that's what I witnessed along a small portion of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector.

We need to ensure that our environmental laws do not compromise Border Patrol's ability to detect, identify, track, and respond to cross-border violations.

This is unacceptable, and I can guarantee that the drug cartels using the tunnel did not care about the welfare of that species.

Seventy-five pounds of marijuana, almost $8,000 of brown heroin, 5 illegal border crossers with unknown intentions, and 11 more illegals who got away.

I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), my friend and colleague, for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3905, the Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act, or the MINER Act…

I thank my friend and colleague from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney) for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule for H.R. 3905 as well as the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I had the opportunity to travel to…

Foresters apply the best science to keep trees and forests healthy.

Again, I support this amendment. I, again, want to say how much I appreciate the gentleman's work and his passion for the forest, not only in his home State of Oregon, but across our country. I also want to add that, as Americans, we are…

Again, this amendment is good for the bill. I am glad that we can work in a bipartisan way to include it in the bill. Mr. Chairman, I urge support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

I think what we have to realize is that what is happening now is not working. Forest management plans are not being implemented. Region 1, alone, of the Forest Service spent $1.23 million on the Equal Access to Justice Act, paying…

I thank Chairman Bishop for his tireless efforts to see our government do better on our Federal lands. Mr. Chairman, I recently made a trip out to Montana to visit some of our National Forests and the rural communities they border. These…

How many more dreams will be ruined before we come together to address this critical issue? Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the rule.

I thank the gentleman from Washington State for not only yielding me this time and for his good work on the Rules Committee, but for his support of my bill, H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act. Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) for his leadership in setting up this Special Order on the importance of proper forest management, proper forest management on our Nation's Federal lands. I would also like to…

The 21st Century AIRR Act gives a voice to rural America on aviation issues. For too long, our aviation assets have been managed with little to no input from the citizens in the real world who are most impacted. The 21st Century AIRR Act…

What, other than Federal funding for discretionary grants, what types of policies would help implement the first mile and last mile improvements to our rail system?

I had a markup in another committee so I wasn't here to hear your verbal testimony.

I would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report by the Dogwood Alliance that details exactly why logging, even when it results in durable forest products, does not result in a net gain in carbon emissions.

Those are the kinds of activities that are not going to make forests resilient. This is going to worsen the problem.

If we are going to get through this period of warming climate, we have to learn how to co-exist with these fires...

If we don't have our treatments and try to do boundary protections, they will actually devastate into our lands and cause damages that are unforeseen or can have a great impact onto both the ecological things that we want protected but…

It is a major problem facing our country, and I am glad that we are continuing to focus on that.

I urge Congress to work together across the aisle and craft viable legislation that can be enacted as soon as possible to help to slow the threat to Federal lands, neighboring private lands, and public health.

We believe the Nation would benefit by looking to Indian forestry as models of sustainability.

Congressman Westerman's bill would improve the TFPA by providing timelines for review, approval and implementation of projects on Federal land.