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Westerman Announces New Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the new Subcommittee Ranking Member for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. "I’m pleased to announce Congressman Blake Moore as the new Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Since day one, he has been…

Republicans Urge Interior to Consider Military Tensions, Reassess Critical Minerals List

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This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter signed by members of the House Committee on Natural Resources to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland urging DOI to consider the impacts of current international crises on mineral supply chains as it develops the upcoming 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals in light…

Westerman Slams Democrats' China First, America Last Bill

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules on the America CONCEDES Act, Democrats' sham bill that suppresses our own domestic energy capacity and increases our reliance on foreign adversaries like China for critical resources and products. "The…

Westerman, Stauber on the Biden Administration's Disastrous Mine Leasing Decision

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EMR Subcommittee

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its decision to cancel federal leases held by Twin Metals Minnesota. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Peter Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statements in response:  "Today’s decision by the Department of…

Westerman Calls for Audit of Interior's Departmental Ethics Office

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, requesting the Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit DOI's Departmental Ethics Office (DEO) citing concerns that DOI is failing to meet federal ethics requirements. In…

Westerman Demands Clarity of BLM Director's Ethics Compliance

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning and U.S. Department of the Interior Departmental Ethics Office Director Heather Gottry, expressing concern over Stone-Manning's compliance with ethical standards. In part, the ranking member wrote:  "Ms.…

Committee Passes Four Republican Bills

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  Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup that included four Republican bills, all of which passed with bipartisan support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement: "While we were unable to come to…

Republicans Hold Forum Highlighting the Importance of Domestic Mining

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EMR Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.)along with Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) led a Republican forum titled "Minnesota Mining and American Potential: An Opportunity for a Brighter and…

Committee Republicans Question Lack of Transparency, Politically Motivated Lease Sale Delays

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, requesting answers on why the administration is continuing its politically motivated delays of oil and gas lease sales, even at the detriment of state and local economies. In part, the members…

Republicans Call Out Biden for Reversing NEPA Reforms

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) was joined by every committee Republican in a letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, highlighting the necessity of streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act in a timely manner. In part, the members wrote: "President Biden’s decision to reverse reforms to the…