Right. So, when you build this battery plant, where are you going to get the lithium, the metals, the rare earths that are needed to build the batteries? Where will they come from?
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.
I am bewildered and disappointed when the Department of the Interior and many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle take actions and support bills--like the bill we are discussing today--to kill some of the most promising mining…
This looks like something you would see on a comedy skit. But, unfortunately, it is the sad reality of what it takes to permit a mine in Nevada.
Is there a danger of doing prescribed fire without mechanical thinning first?
To think that we have apprehended enough fentanyl to give a lethal dose to every American citizen is just outrageous.
If we come back in a year or 2 years, and there are not any results to show for the money that's being spent...
Sometimes it might seem like we are negative about the agencies, but I have traveled across the country...





