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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 thank the gentleman from Alaska for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle proclaim that they are concerned about the environment, but that does not mean that I am not concerned about the environment or that…
In the face of increasing belligerence from Russia and China and an unstable Middle East, Members of this House have a choice. We can choose dirtier foreign energy over responsibly developing a tiny parcel of land already set aside for…
Healthcare cannot and should not be a political issue if we truly hope to help all Americans.
Our current system of healthcare is failing them. As Members of Congress with the ability to address this broken system, we are failing them every day we do not take action.
In the United States of America, we can do much better in healthcare. We can cover more people. We can cover preexisting conditions.
I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 501. ____________________
We can either fight and bicker about trivial political matters or we can work together to make progress and actually address the healthcare crisis.
Health insurance premiums are spiraling out of control, patients can barely afford essential medications that keep them alive, and costs to obtain care are outrageously unaffordable.
I thank the gentleman, my friend from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), for yielding. Madam Speaker, I want us to take a moment to reflect tonight, reflect where our country has been and where our country is going. I think about my grandparents…
If you look at my rural district in Arkansas, the Fourth Congressional District, there are zero projects going on.
I'm proud to be able to work on this Committee that has been able to pass three major, transformational WRDA laws in the last three Congresses to improve our Nation's water resources infrastructure.
We can't afford another year of flooded homes and washed out farmlands. This is a sight that none of us want to see and the American people deserve better than this.
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