Ormat applauds the work of Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN), and members of House Committee on Natural Resources for their leadership in regulatory reform to geothermal development barriers in the United…
Bruce Westerman
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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.
We produce energy with less emissions, cleaner, and safer on our facilities than we do anywhere else.
Every time we refuse to permit a mine here in America, we are depending more on mines that are controlled by Chinese.
I challenge us to work together to come to some kind of reform, so that we can actually get things done.
I do recognize the challenging task that you have in allocating resources among committees and appreciate the opportunity to make the case for the Natural Resources Committee.
Without reforms to ensure reasonable timeliness, crucial investments in American infrastructure will be delayed and in some cases diverted.
Our constituents are paying the price of bad policies that result in high energy prices.
We can have clean energy. We produce energy cleaner in America than anyplace else in the world.
We need all forms of renewable and conventional energy to support our economy and keep our country safe.
When President Biden paused federal oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, our industry faced unprecedented uncertainty leading to record-high gas prices for consumers.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) writes regarding legislation to be considered during the upcoming legislative hearings.





