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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 have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 120, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,750,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…
I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your support for the work of the Committee on this project with me.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 6, after the dollar amount insert ``(decreased by $5,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…
I think this is something both sides of the aisle should celebrate as we pass this resolution.
I really believe that this is a good resolution. This is actually a good policy for the United States in making a safe presence of the United States in the Pacific area.
The intent behind this is to ensure greater engagement from these agencies and the U.S. Government in carrying out the COFA agreements.
This Congress, the House Committee on Natural Resources has prioritized the work of renewing the COFAs.
We have the opportunity to build on the success of our alliances and stand up together against the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Yes, and I actually was down there and saw migrants come across with three backpacks full of drugs.
There is presently an acute and immediate need to conduct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States.
This Administration has an all-out attack on domestic energy and on domestic mining, which is illustrated in the policies that you are putting forth and which American consumers are paying the price for.
So, an administrative failure. The Inflation Reduction Act requires the Secretary to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale within a year, before offering a single offshore wind lease.
BOEM's policy is entirely at odds with the OCS Lands Act, the public interest, and common sense.
This Administration hides behind the rhetoric of limited demand for leases or limited interest to develop these resources.
We maintain our demand that, consistent with the spirit and letter of the OCS Lands Act, that this Administration acknowledge that additional leasing is necessary in Alaska and other OCS regions in order to meet our national energy needs.
The decision makers in the Biden administration have proposed the fewest opportunities to extract the cleanest barrels of oil on Earth.
It is not just negligence, it is a calculated move that strikes at the heart of American competitiveness.
I have seen the sites where cartels are operating and the smuggling operations.
I do want to again thank the witnesses for your valuable testimony and for the time that you spent here today.
The caches of illegal weapons that have been found and how they are a threat to local residents just trying to live a good life.
It is overwhelming to have these cartels. California, of course, being a border state, it is not going to slow down very much.
So indeed, it makes me wonder how temporary are these thoughts of housing people in these places, and what term would that look like, then what do you do at the end of that term.
What environmental impacts are being observed as a result of illegal immigration through Forest Service lands?
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