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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.

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Feb 14, 2018

Scapegoating the victims and building walls is simply not the solution to our border security issues.

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Feb 14, 2018

Without that access, and without us being able to stop those people from entering into the country, we will never be able to secure the border.

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Feb 14, 2018

We need to ensure that our environmental laws do not compromise Border Patrol's ability to detect, identify, track, and respond to cross-border violations.

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Feb 14, 2018

Seventy-five pounds of marijuana, almost $8,000 of brown heroin, 5 illegal border crossers with unknown intentions, and 11 more illegals who got away.

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Nov 29, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), my friend and colleague, for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3905, the Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act, or the MINER Act…

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Nov 29, 2017

I thank my friend and colleague from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney) for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule for H.R. 3905 as well as the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I had the opportunity to travel to…

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Nov 28, 2017

Foresters apply the best science to keep trees and forests healthy.

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Nov 1, 2017

Again, this amendment is good for the bill. I am glad that we can work in a bipartisan way to include it in the bill. Mr. Chairman, I urge support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank Chairman Bishop for his tireless efforts to see our government do better on our Federal lands. Mr. Chairman, I recently made a trip out to Montana to visit some of our National Forests and the rural communities they border. These…

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Nov 1, 2017

I think what we have to realize is that what is happening now is not working. Forest management plans are not being implemented. Region 1, alone, of the Forest Service spent $1.23 million on the Equal Access to Justice Act, paying…

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Nov 1, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Washington State for not only yielding me this time and for his good work on the Rules Committee, but for his support of my bill, H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act. Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak…

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Nov 1, 2017

How many more dreams will be ruined before we come together to address this critical issue? Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the rule.

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