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Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Westerman has focused on issues such as natural resources, forestry, and environmental policy during his time in office. He has been an advocate for sustainable forestry practices and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the management of public lands. Westerman has also been involved in discussions around economic development and job creation in Arkansas.
Running down any kind of animal and running over it with a vehicle is not considered hunting in any jurisdiction that I know of. That is illegal, it should not be tolerated, and it shouldn't be used as an example of why wolves shouldn't be…
The Biden administration's recent actions to restrict access to this treasure trove of vital and increasingly scarce minerals simply does not make sense for our national security, for the people of northern Minnesota, or even for President…
Despite the Administration's inclusive claims, their actions paint a different picture, one that is causing real harm to our fellow Americans.
The way your agency continues to ignore local voices in pursuit of vague, undefined goals dictated by a radical agenda.
When you think of the great State of Montana, we think of Yellowstone and Glacier and all the beautiful places there. I also think of the gentleman from Montana, who was not only the Secretary of the Interior, but also represents the great…
A few years ago I had an opportunity to go to northern Minnesota and actually drive a vehicle out onto a lake and fish through a little hole on the ice when it was minus 22 degrees. There are all kinds of unique outdoor recreation…
I, again, want to show my appreciation to the other gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Stansbury) for her work on this bill and for the great bipartisan support that we have had. I know every speaker that comes up will talk about the…
My goodness, that might be enough just to end the hearing right there. That is horrible, to think that an American citizen has been threatened by a foreign cartel if they come to Congress and testify about what that cartel is doing on…
You testified before Congress that there are tribal members who have been threatened with death if they come to Congress and testify against the cartels.
We are no longer dealing with an illegal immigration problem, we are dealing with an organized crime problem
I am concerned that we are getting behind, and we are allowing people who don't have our best interests at heart to develop these standards, where the US has generally been a leader in standards development around the world.
And I do want to make a clarification here. The idea of valuing our natural assets I don't think is a bad idea, and I think the US is probably behind in that, in creating standards.
The distinction between developing standards and using those standards in a nefarious way
Clawing back $700 million of Inflation Reduction Act funds designated for coastal resilience funding at NOAA, as Rep. Westerman's bill attempts to do, would move us in the wrong direction toward preparing our coastal communities for…
Chair Westerman's bill would repeal $700 million in funding allocated to the NOAA under Section 40001 of the Inflation Reduction Act.
This is actually extremely more innovative than just saying, oh, we are going to pull $1.3 billion out of the air from our kids and our grandkids and shove it down to the states with no responsibility.
So, it is really not about a species, it is about habitat. And this bill is focused on restoring habitat, not somehow magically waving a wand and recovering a species. It all comes back to habitat.
We are borrowing it from our kids and our grandkids. And with no offsets to it, that is pretty irresponsible.
Congress dedicate up to $1.3 billion annually in existing revenue from the development of energy and mineral resources on Federal lands and waters to the Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program.
I think under RAWA you would have about $13 million a year, but you probably have the potential to generate $30 or $40 million a year to do wildlife management where you don't have something like a timber resource to pay it back.
I would like to thank Congresswoman Dingell and the other Members of the Subcommittee who supported that legislation for your efforts on this important issue.
It was once said some of my colleagues across the aisle aren't always trying to mislead people or mis-state facts, they just know so much about just what isn't so.
However, we greatly appreciate Chairman Westerman's commitment, and his passion for voluntary cooperative conservation.
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