Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four House Committee on Natural Resources bills containing a variety of solutions that advance scientific, commonsense resource management policies and counter disastrous decisions from the Biden administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 615, H.R. 764, H.R. 2925, H.R. 3195, H.R. 3397 and H.R. 6285. Westerman laid out how these bills will work to unleash domestic energy production, support the western way of life and increase access for hunters and anglers.
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In recognition of Earth Day, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands hosted the committee's second outdoor field hearing of the 118th Congress in Utah, centered on public land access issues.
"I am grateful to the Utahns who joined us today for our discussion about public lands. Families have cherished these same lands for generations and from the area surrounding our field hearing, it is… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in honor of Earth Day 2024:
"I believe true conservation means we steward our resources well and leave our world in a better state than we inherited it. Republicans are leading these efforts with a commitment to conserve our environment and ensuring our public lands and waters… Read more »
Today, the Biden administration announced decisions to limit energy resource development in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR-A) and deny a permit for an access road to the Ambler mining district.
"American families are struggling to keep the lights on and put fuel in their tanks, while Biden and the activists in his administration are blocking energy development… Read more »
Today, President Joe Biden announced another step in his 30x30 agenda to lock up America’s public lands and waters and remove public land access for local communities. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"President Biden, beholden to radical environmentalists, is blatantly ignoring input from local… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez regarding the process of selecting Floyd Bennett Field within the National Park Service’s Gateway National Recreation Area, to be used as a makeshift camp to house migrants.… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on America's offshore energy reserves and future development. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:
"The United States has an abundance of oil and gas reserves on the Outer Continental Shelf, yet the full potential of these resources remains inadequately… Read more »
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its final so-called “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule that will fundamentally upend the agency's longstanding, statutory multiple use and sustained yield mandate and cede control of federal lands to wealthy elites and environmental extremists.
"This devastating decision threatens the western way of life and is a slap in the… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on a discussion draft of legislation to improve responsible forest management and protect communities from catastrophic wildfires.
“Due to repeated mismanagement and years of neglect, our federal forests are in crisis. The bipartisan conversations we had in today’s hearing are an important step forward in our work… Read more »
