Bruce Westerman

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.

Doing so would not only be a benefit to our environment, but would also tremendously help our rural economies.

Many people claim that conservation and economic success are mutually exclusive. However, I believe the two do go hand in hand.

Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.

We are trying to do something that is actually good for wildlife management and fiscally responsible.

I would be remiss today if I did not thank Representative Dingell for her support for state fish and wildlife agencies.

I thank Chairman Graves for yielding and for his leadership on the FAA reauthorization bill and on the full committee. {time} 1245 This summer, under the leadership of Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Aviation Subcommittee…

Because there was a clear consensus and prior historical evidence demonstrating that NEPA would not apply to the development of the campus after the administrative jurisdiction transfer, the legislative text did not include superfluous…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7176. Of all their incoherent energy policies, the Biden administration's de facto ban on all pending approvals for LNG exports is among the very worst ideas…

But in the interest of time, the poster behind me... outlines how natural capital accounting aligns and supports DOI and BLM priorities in the Biden administration.

How much progress has been made towards the 30x30 goals so far?

I have seen preservation cloaked as conservation many times, and I have a real problem with that.

The idea of valuing our natural assets I don't think is a bad idea.

In the name of making things better for the wood products industry, this bill would actually do the opposite.

I don't see who benefits from that.

The facts are when President Biden came into office, he undid every policy that was there that was aimed at securing our border and opened up the border.

Thank you for what you do. Much of what our Committee works on deals with rural America.

These are hearings that we try to do across the country, in many different places, to address the concerns of the Natural Resources Committee.

I have no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I have no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I have experienced what Mr. Wittman was talking about; you know, excited to be reeling in a fish, and you get it to the boat, and you maybe have a couple of lips and an eyeball and part of a gill. That is all that is left. I don't get to…

I have no further requests for time and continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I again thank the gentleman from Arizona for sponsoring this important legislation. I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Once again, this is important legislation to reauthorize the Udall Foundation to continue supporting Native American congressional interns, as well as the research and study that goes along with that. As I mentioned earlier, it also works…